Lahore University of Management Sciences

ChE340 – Transport Phenomena I

Fall 2020

Instructor Qasim Imtiaz

Room No. SBASSE 4th Floor, Bird Wing, 9-443A
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Course Basics
Credit Hours 03
Lecture(s) Nbr of Lec(s) Per Week 02 Duration 75 min
Recitation/Lab (per week) Nbr of Lec(s) Per Week Duration
Tutorial (per week) Nbr of Lec(s) Per Week 01 Duration 60 min

Course Distribution
Core Core
Elective
Open for Student Category BS Students
Close for Student Category

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Transport phenomena comprise three topics: fluid dynamics, mass transfer and heat transfer. As the name implies, fluid dynamics involves the
transport of momentum, mass transfer is concerned with the transport of mass of various chemical species and heat transfer deals with the
transport of energy. This course is designed to study and analyze transport of momentum and provides the students with a basic understanding
of fluid properties, fluid statics and dynamics, and fluid flow. Topics covered are: the mathematical description of fluid flow in terms of Lagrangian
and Eulerian coordinates; the derivation of the Bernoulli’s equation and the Navier-Stokes equations from the fundamental physical principles of
mass and momentum conservation; use of dimensional analysis to identify the important non-dimensional parameters that describe any given
flow problem; and analytic and numerical solutions of the Navier-Stokes equation. The knowledge of fluid dynamics gained in this course is a
foundation for many other courses studied in the Chemical Engineering degree program as well as other disciplines, such as renewable energy,
atmospheric and oceanic circulation, and biological processes such as the flow of blood.

COURSE PREREQUISITE(S)

 Math 101 (Calculus I)

 Math 120 (Linear Algebra with Differential Equations)
 ChE 260 (Principles of Chemical Engineering)

COURSE OBJECTIVES

 Give students an understanding of conservation laws and constitutive equations as they apply to convective and viscous
transport of momentum.
 Train students to solve (analytically and numerically) fluid flow problems using the transport equations.
 Develop the technique of dimensional analysis of problems and illustrate its importance

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Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, the students will be able to:
 Use microscopic momentum balances to derive steady and unsteady differential equations for fluid flow.
 Use macroscopic balances to obtain simple solutions to larger-scale problems such as Lift and drag on an airfoil.
 Have a qualitative understanding of turbulent flow phenomena.
 Develop the Bernoulli equation for “inviscid” flow in high Reynolds number situations.
 Use the Navier-Stokes equations to solve 1-D (Cartesian or cylindrical) steady state fully-developed laminar flow
problems.
 Use dimensionless numbers to condense transport behavior involving five or more parameters to simple expressions
with just two or three parameters.
 Understand the use of dimensionless numbers in physical modeling.
 Understand the role of each of the terms in all of the transport equations presented in the subject, and how each
affects the solution to a problem.

Grading Breakup and Policy

Assignment(s):
Home Work: 40 % (10 in total, 4 % each)
Quiz(s):
Class Participation: 5 %
Attendance:
Midterm Examination: 25%
Project:
Final Examination: 30%

Examination Detail

Yes/No: Yes
Combine Separate:
Midterm
Duration: 24 h
Exam
Preferred Date:
Exam Specifications: Take home, open book

Yes/No: Yes, comprehensive

Combine Separate:
Final Exam
Duration: 24 h
Exam Specifications: Take home, open book

COURSE OVERVIEW
Week/
Recommended Objectives/
Lecture/ Topics
Readings Application
Module
a. Course overview and its importance, the
Study of fundamental aspects of
Week # 01 nature of fluids, stresses in fluids A. J. Smits, Chapter 01
fluids and fluid flow
b. Pressure and viscous stresses
a. Boundary layers, laminar and turbulent flow,
A. J. Smits, Chapter 01
surface tension
Week # 02
b. The hydrostatic equation and its applications Study of fluids in static equilibrium
A. J. Smits, Chapter 02
motion
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a. Hydrostatic forces on vertical walls, sloping
walls and curved surfaces
Week # 03 A. J. Smits, Chapter 02
b. Archimedes’ Principle, fluids in rigid body
motion
a. Fluid particles and control volumes,
conservation of mass, flux Derivation of the general equations
Week # 04 A. J. Smits, Chapter 03
b. Continuity equation, conservation of of motion expressed in integral form
momentum
a. Viscous forces and energy losses, energy A. J. Smits, Chapter 03
Week # 05 equation Description of fluid motion inside the
b. Streamlines and flow visualization A. J. Smits, Chapter 04 control volume
a. Derivation of Bernoulli’s equation
Week # 06 A. J. Smits, Chapter 04
b. Applications of Bernoulli’s equation
a. Rate of change following a fluid particle and
Derivation of a set of differential
continuity equation in differential form
Week # 07 A. J. Smits, Chapter 05 equations describing the detailed
b. Momentum equation for inviscid flow in
motion of the fluid
differential form
a. Momentum equation for a Newtonian
Week # 08 viscous fluid in differential form A. J. Smits, Chapter 05
b. Midterm exam
a. Dimensional homogeneity and its
Identification of important non-
applications
Week # 09 A. J. Smits, Chapter 07 dimensional parameters that
b. Non-dimensionalizing problems and
describe any given flow problem
equations
a. Boundary layers and fully developed flow,
Examination of viscous flows through
Week # 10 transition and turbulence, Poiseuille flow A. J. Smits, Chapter 08
pipes and ducts
b. Poiseuille flow cont’d., turbulent pipe flow
a. Energy equation for pipe flow
Week # 11 A. J. Smits, Chapter 08
b. Worked examples
a. Laminar boundary layer: control volume
Consideration of external flows
analysis and velocity profile
Week # 12 A. J. Smits, Chapter 09 where boundary layers and wakes
b. Turbulent boundary layers, flow separation,
are important
reattachment and wakes
a. Drag of bluff and streamlined bodies A. J. Smits, Chapter 09
Week # 13 b. Small amplitude gravity waves and waves in
a moving fluid A. J. Smits, Chapter 10
a. Tsunamis, hydraulic jumps and drops Examination of flows where there is a
Week # 14 A. J. Smits, Chapter 10
b. Flow through a smooth constriction free surface.
a. Worked examples
Week # 15
b. Course summary
Week # 16 Final Exam

Textbook(s)/Supplementary Readings
Textbook
Alexander J. Smits. A Physical Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 2th Edition, eFluids, 2019.

Additional reading
R. Byron Bird, Warren E. Stewart, Edwin N. Lightfoot. Transport Phenomena, 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2002.

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