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This is a key course in chemical engineering covering fluid mechanics and industrial applications, particle technology and heat transfer. These topics provide the knowledge and tools which enable the design and analysis of many chemical engineering processes.
The following topics are taught in this course:Heat Transfer (6 lectures):o Thermal radiation heat transfer.o Heat transfer from finned surfaces.o Unsteady heat conduction.Momentum Conservation (9 lectures):o Microscopic mass and momentum balances; the Navier-Stokes equations.o Simple applications of microscopic balances; fluid statics and unidirectional flow.o Flow at small Reynolds number (creeping flow).o Flow changes at increasing Reynolds number; inviscid flow.o Boundary-layer theory and drag.o Computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Non-Newtonian Fluids and Flows (4 lectures):o Qualitative features and types of non-Newtonian fluids.o Flow profiles and friction factors for non-Newtonian flow in tubes.o Measurement of viscosity and non-Newtonian properties.Filtration (3 lectures)o Types of industrial filters and basic operating principles.o Cake filtration.o Depth filtration.Gas-liquid two phase flow (4 lectures)Mixing and agitation (2 lectures)Particles and fluidisation (8 lectures):o Particle size distribution and measurements.o Single-particle fluid mechanics.o Fluidisation.o Cyclone.
Sound understanding of fundamentals of fluid mechanics and heat transfer. Application of fluid mechanics fundamentals to complex flows including Non-Newtonian fluids, two-phase flow, filtration and mixing/agitation. Understanding of fundamentals of particle fluidisation and challenges of particle processing. Applying technics for particle characterisation.Understanding of thermal radiation heat transfer and applications.Evaluating heat transfer problems to determine significant heat transfer resistances and simplifications of the problems. Applying numerical methods to complex heat transfer problems.
ENCH292, ENCH293
Students must attend one activity from each section.
36 lectures plus 3 tutorials.Students are expected to spend 3 hours per week reviewing lecture content and preparing for tutorials.
Shusheng Pang
Robert Davis (Erskine Visitor, University of Colorado Boulder)
Chhabra, R. P. , Richardson, J. F; Non-Newtonian flow in the process industries : fundamentals and engineering applications ; Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999.
De Nevers, Noel; Fluid mechanics for chemical engineers ; 3rd ed; McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2005.
Holland, F. A. , Bragg, R; Fluid flow for chemical engineers ; 2nd ed. ; Edward Arnold, 1995.
Rhodes, M. J; Introduction to particle technology ; 2nd ed; Wiley, 2008.
This is a compulsory course for Chemical and Process Engineering. This course builds on the heat transfer and fluid mechanics concepts and knowledge introduced in ENCH292 and ENCH293 in the 2nd Year of studies.Course Requirements: Completion of all assignments.
Domestic fee $1,122.00
International fee $6,238.00
* 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 .