Syllabus

JNTUK B.Tech Transport Phenomena for R13 Batch.

JNTUK B.Tech Transport Phenomena gives you detail information of Transport Phenomena R13 syllabus It will be help full to understand you complete curriculum of the year.

Learning Objectives
The student will be able to learn:

  • The estimation of transport properties like mass diffusivity, thermal conductivity and viscosity.
  • To identify and solve various momentum transport problems based on shell momentum balance approach.
  • To identify and solve various heat transport problems based on shell energy balance approach.
  • Concepts of concentration distribution in solids and in laminar flow based on shell mass balance approach.
  • The derivation of the equation of continuity & equation of motion in Cartesian coordinates and curvilinear coordinates.
  • The unsteady state velocity profile, temperature profile and concentration profiles for laminar flow conditions.
  • Basic concepts of turbulent flow transport.

UNIT-I: Viscosity and the mechanisms of momentum transfer: Newton’s law of viscosity (molecular momentum transport), generalization of Newton’s law of viscosity, pressure and temperature dependence of viscosity, molecular theory of the viscosity of gases at low density, molecular theory of the viscosity of liquids. Thermal conductivity and the mechanisms of energy transport: Fourier’s law of heat conduction (molecular energy transport), temperature and pressure dependence of thermal conductivity, and theory of thermal conductivity of gases at low density. Diffusivity and the mechanisms of mass transport: Fick’s law of binary diffusion (molecular mass transport), temperature and pressure dependence of diffusivities, theory of diffusion in gases at low density.

UNIT-II: Shell momentum balances and velocity distributions in laminar flow: shell momentum balances and boundary conditions, flow of a falling film, flow through a circular tube, flow through annulus, flow of two adjacent immiscible fluids, creeping flow around a sphere.

UNIT-III: Shell energy balances and temperature distributions in solids and laminar flow: shell energy balances; boundary conditions, heat conduction with an electrical heat source, heat conduction with a nuclear heat source, heat conduction with a viscous heat source, heat conduction with a Petrochemical heat source, heat conduction through composite walls, heat conduction in a cooling fin, forced convection, free convection.

UNIT-IV: Concentration distributions in solids and laminar flow: shell mass balances; boundary conditions, diffusion through a stagnant gas film, diffusion with a heterogeneous Petrochemical reaction, diffusion with a homogeneous Petrochemical reaction, diffusion into a falling liquid film (gas absorption), diffusion into a falling liquid film (solid dissolution), diffusion and
Petrochemical reaction inside a porous catalyst.

UNIT-V: The equations of change: Derivation of the equation of continuity in Rectangular and Polar coordinates, the equation of motion, the equation of energy, the equation of continuity of a component in multi component mixture (in rectangular coordinates only), the equations of change in terms of the substantial derivative. Use of equations of change to solve one dimensional steady state problems of momentum, heat and component transfer.

UNIT –VI: Unsteady state one-dimensional transport of momentum, heat and component transfer. Introduction to Turbulent transport, Time smoothing of equation change, Models for turbulent flux (explanation of equations only).

Outcomes
After completion the course, the student will be able to

  • Determine diffusivity, thermal conductivity and viscosity at low and high pressure.
  • Derive momentum flux and velocity distribution for typical geometries.
  • Derive heat flux and temperature distribution for typical geometries.
  • Derive mass flux and concentration distribution for typical geometries.
  • Derive unsteady state velocity profile, temperature profile and concentration profile.
  • Derive equation of change for turbulent transport.
  • Analyze the momentum, heat and transport problems involved in process equipment.

Text Books

  • Transport Phenomena by Bird R.B., Stewart W.C., Lightfoot F.N., 2nd ed. John Wiley, 1960.

Reference Books

  • Transport Processes: Momentum, Heat and Mass, C. J. Geankoplis, PHI, Allyn and Bacon Inc., 2 Revised Edition, 1983.
  • Transport Phenomena for Engineers by L. Theodore, International text book company, 1971.
  • Transport Phenomena- A Unified Approach, Robert S. Brodkey, Harry C. Hershay, McGraw-Hill International Edition, 1988.
  • Transport Phenomena and Unit Operations-A combined Approach, Richard G. Griskey, John Wiley, 2002.
  • Mass Transport Phenomena, Christie J. Geankoplis, Ohio State Univ Bookstore, 1984.
  • Modeling in Transport Phenomena: A Conceptual Approach, Ismail Tosun, Elsevier, 2002.

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