ENCH393-12S1 (C) Semester One 2012

Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 20 February 2012
End Date: Sunday, 24 June 2012
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 4 March 2012
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 20 May 2012

Description

Advanced fluid mechanics, particle technology, transient conduction and radiation.

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

ENCH353, ENCH354

Course Coordinator

For further information see Chemical and Process Engineering Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Heat transfer 10%
Industrial Processes 20%
Particles 20%
Final exam 30% Final exam
Non-Newtonian fluids 5%

Notes

Course Description
This is a key course in chemical engineering covering fluid mechanics, particle technology and heat transfer. These topics provide the knowledge and tools which enable the design and analysis of many chemical engineering processes. The course includes the following key topics:

Fluid Mechanics
• Non-Newtonian Flow
• Momentum, Navier-Stokes Equations and an introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Particles (size distribution, size measurement, single-particle fluid mechanics)
• Industrial processes (mixing, fluidisation, packed beds)

Heat Transfer:
• Heat transfer from finned surfaces
• Unsteady conduction
• Thermal radiation theory

It builds on the fluid mechanics and heat transfer taught in ENCH293 and ENCH292.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $777.00

International fee $4,375.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Chemical and Process Engineering .

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