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School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Now offering two distinct diplomas: Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering

Heat and Mass Transfer

Course Information:

Course ID: ENVE 331
Type of course: Required course
Semester: Fall
Credits: 3
ΕCTS: 4
Teaching Hours: Th=2, E=1, L=0

Instructor: Professor C. Chrysikopoulos (Faculty Member - EnvEng)

Tutorial exercises: A. Papadopoulou

Textbooks (Eudoxus):

  • Book [32997961]: ΜΕΤΑΦΟΡΑ ΘΕΡΜΟΤΗΤΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΖΑΣ, Bergman, Lavine, Incropera, Dewitt 

Recommended reading:

  • Brodkey Robert S., Hershey Harry C.,Φαινόμενα Μεταφοράς, ΕκδόσειςΤζιόλα και Υιοί ΟΕ

Eclass:

  •  Registration required

Course contents:

  • Introduction to transport phenomena – Fundamentals
  • Mass transfer mechanisms
  • Concentration, rate of transfer & diffusion
  • Diffusion coefficient
  • Mass balance
  • Steady and non-steady diffusion
  • Diffusion with chemical reaction
  • Similarities between momentum, heat and mass transfer
  • Dimensional analysis
  • Analytical solutions for simple heat and mass transfer systems
  • Applications

Assessment and grading method:

  • Problem Sets (optional), 30% of the grade
  • Final closed-book written exam, 100% of the grade

Last modification: 03-09-2018