Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer

Learning Outcomes

• At the end of the course the students are expected to be able to:
  
• Understand the working principles of different particle size measurement techniques
  
• Determine various mean particle sizes from a measured particle size distribution
  
• Calculate drag force on single particles (solid, liquid or gas) in order to determine terminal velocities and unsteady motion
  
• Understand how cohesive forces affect flowability of powders
  
• Explain the flow behaviour of various non-Newtonian fluids
  
• Measure the viscosity of non-Newtonian fluids
  
• Calculate pressure drop in capillaries and pipes for various non-Newtonian fluids
  
• Size various industrial unit operations common to chemical engineering including the       mixer, packed bed and fluidised bed
  
• Conduct momentum balances for simple fluid flows
  
• Provide a basic explanation for the derivation of the Navier-Stokes Equations
  
• Find analytical solutions to simple flows using the Navier-Stokes Equations as a starting point
  
• Understand the principles of Computational Fluid Dynamics
  
• Predict convective heat transfer from finned surfaces
  
• Find analytical and numerical solutions to practical unsteady conduction problems in one and more dimensions including Cartesian and polar coordinates
  
• Explain the nature of thermal radiation and its transfer through space
  
• Calculate multi-surface radiation interchange using concepts of emissivity, shape factor and the electrical analogy

Prerequisites

Restrictions

For further information see Chemical and Process Engineering .