ADVANCED TRANSPORT PHENOMENA II 16:155:502:61545 SPRING 2012

Tuesday, 5:00 –8:00 pm, SEC-207

Instructor: Prof. Alex Neimark, http://sol.rutgers.edu/~aneimark/
Instructor Contact: aneimark@rutgers.edu
Office: Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, C258
Course Website: http://sol.rutgers.edu/~aneimark/course_502

Teaching Assistant: Ming-Tsung Lee, mtlee@rci.rutgers.edu

Office Hours: Monday 4:00 – 5:00 pm, C254/258; sign-up by email is mandatory

 

Grading Policy: Two Tests (70%); Homework (10 sets) and Class Participation (20%); Term Paper (10%).

Homework: Set1; Set2; Set3; Set4; Set5; Set6; Set7; Set8; Set9; Set10

Homework Solutions: Set1; Set2; Set3; Set4; Set5; Set6; Set7; Set8; Set9; Set10

Tests: Test1, Test2

Test Solutions: Test1, Test2

 

Additional notes: Topochemical Reactions Notes 2012

 

Books Recommended:

·  Diffusion, Mass Transfer in Fluid Systems, E.L. Cussler, Cambridge University Press (Third Edition highly desirable, available in the Rutgers Bookstore)
·  Transport Phenomena, R.B. Bird, W.E. Stewart, and E.N. Lightfoot, John Wiley & Sons, (Second Edition)

Topics Covered

Ø  Molecular mechanisms of mass and heat transfer. Basic equations of diffusion and thermal conductivity.

Ø  Archetypal models of diffusion. Mathematical methods of diffusion (combination of variables, separation of variables, Laplace transform).

Ø  Diffusion in dilute and concentrated solutions. Diffusion engendered convection. Diffusion with moving interfaces. Unsteady diffusion in different geometries.

Ø  Brownian motion. Stokes-Einstein and Langevin equation. Convective diffusion and dispersion. Taylor dispersion. Convective diffusion in porous media. Chromatography.

Ø   Fundamentals of mass/heat transfer through interfaces. Diffusion in moving films. Penetration and surface renewal models.

Ø  Diffusion in flowing systems. Film theory. Boundary layer theory (BLT). Gratz-Nusselt problem.

Ø  Mass transfer equations based on BLT. Dimensionless relationships for typical systems. Examples.

Ø  Diffusion-controlled chemical reactions. Heterogeneous reactions. Topochemical reactions.  Second order reactions. Reactions in concentrated solutions.

Ø  Homogeneous chemical reactions. Thiele modulus. Dissolution due to homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions. Effectiveness factor of porous catalysts. Fast reactions.

Ø  Energy and heat transport in static and flowing systems. Generalized mass and energy balances. Steady state heat conduction. Heat transfer coefficient. Film and BLT models. Dimensionless relationships. Analogies between mass and heat transfer.

Ø  Coupled mass and heat transfer. Diffusion and thermal boundary layers. Viscous dissipation as a heat source. Forced and free convection. Heat production in chemical reactors.

Important Dates

              Jan. 17 – 1st class

              Mar. 6 – Midterm test (open notes); assignment of term paper projects

              Mar. 12 – 20 – Spring break

              Apr. 17 – Final test (open notes)

Apr. 24 – Final review, presentation of term paper projects

May   1 – Reserved day