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School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Now offering two distinct diplomas: Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering

Transport Phenomena I

1. COURSE INFORMATION:

SchoolChemical and Environmental Engineering
Course LevelUndergraduate
Direction-
Course IDCHENVE 202Semester4th
Course CategoryRequired
Course ModulesInstruction Hours per WeekECTS
Lectures and Tutorials3
Th=2, E=1, L=0
4
Course TypeScientific Area
Prerequisites 
Instruction/Exam LanguageGreek
The course is offered to Erasmus studentsNo
Course URLhttps//www.eclass.tuc.gr/courses/MHPER226/ (in Greek)

 

2. LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learning Outcomes
 
  • Understanding the basic principles of mass transfer
  • Understanding the basic principles of heat transfer
  • Understanding the various mass and heat transfer mechanisms
  • Understanding the similarities between mass and heat transfer
  • Understanding Fick's law of diffusion
  • Understanding mass diffusion without and with convection
  • Understanding the importance of boundary conditions
  • Understanding steady-state and transient mass diffusion without and with chemical reaction
  • Structure of the Generalized Transport Equation
  • Understanding mass transfer from a non-aqueous phase pool

Skills

  • Ability to process engineering problems in the real world
  • Ability to develop and solve transport phenomena
  • Capacity to solve problems associated with mass transfer
 
General Competencies/Skills
 
  • Work autonomously
  • Design and Project Management
 

3. COURSE SYLLABUS

 
  1. Basic concepts, Introduction to transport phenomena,Concentration,
  2. Similarities in momentum, heat and mass transfer,
  3. Mass transport, Mass transfer mechanisms,
  4. Diffusion, Diffusion coefficient, Diffusion in liquids, Steady state diffusion,Diffusion in non-steady state.
  5. Diffusion with chemical reaction, Diffusion with chemical reaction in Porous media,
  6. Mass balances, , Elementary control volume, One-dimensional steady-state diffusion.
  7. Equimolar counterdiffusion in a binary mixture of gases,
  8. Diffusion in stationary gas at steady state,
  9. Evaporation, Film theory,
  10. General transport equation,
  11. Analytical solutions,
  12. Applications, Forced convection,
  13. Mass transfer from non-aqueous phase.
 

4. INSTRUCTION and LEARNING METHODS - ASSESSMENT

Lecture MethodDirect (face to face)

Use of Information and Communication Technology

 
  • Support learning process via the e-class platform
  • Creation and use of mathematical models
 
Instruction OrganisationActivityWorkload per Semester
(hours)
- Lectures26
- Tutorials13
- 4 sets of assignments (10 exercises each)30
- Study and analysis of the literature31
Course Total100

Assessment Method

(Ι) Written final examination (70 %):
- Questions of theoretical knowledge.
- Theoretical problems to be solved.

(II) Assignments (30 %).

5. RECOMMENDED READING

 
  • ΦΑΙΝΟΜΕΝΑ ΜΕΤΑΦΟΡΑΣ στο Υπέδαφος και σε Περιβαλλοντικά Συστήματα, Χρυσικόπουλος
 

6. INSTRUCTORS

Course Instructor:Professor C. Chrysikopoulos (Faculty - ChEnvEng)
Lectures:Professor C. Chrysikopoulos (Faculty - ChEnvEng)
Tutorial exercises:Dr. A. Papadopoulou (LTS - ChEnvEng)
Laboratory Exercises: