Transport Phenomena

Description

Students obtain insight into the continuum description of mass, momentum, and energy transport in fluids and solids. They are able to derive transport equations in integral and differential form, starting from basic physical laws. Students are also capable of simplifying the general transport equations to classical laws from fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and mass diffusion. Within each of these disciplines, they have an understanding of physical models and empirical correlations for describing transport, and they can formulate simplified equations for one- and two-dimensional systems leading to analytical solutions. Finally, students are able to solve simple problems related to applications in fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and mass transport