Undergraduate - UnitCHE3167 - Transport phenomena and numerical methods

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering
Organisational Unit	Department of Chemical Engineering
Offered	Clayton First semester 2014 (Day) Malaysia First semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Ravi Jagadeeshan (Clayton); Dr Irene Chew Mei Leng (Malaysia)

Synopsis

Fundamental principles of transport phenomena, Newton's law of viscosity, Fourier's law of heat conduction and Fick's law of diffusion. Transfer coefficients (viscosity, thermal conductivity and diffusivity). Newtonian and Non-Newtonian fluids, conservation laws (mass, momentum and energy) and steady state shell mass, momentum and energy balances. Numerical solution of partial differential equations, classification of equations (finite differences and finite elements) and incorporation of boundary conditions into numerical solutions. Utilise computer packages to solve complex, realistic chemical engineering problems in fluid flow and transport phenomena.

Outcomes

At the end of this unit, students should be able to:

identify and describe mechanisms of transport phenomena present in given processes
construct simple models relating the conservation of energy, species, or momentum to temperature, composition and velocity fields
solve selected partial differential equations (one-dimensional and two-dimensional transport problems) by applying numerical methods such as finite element and finite difference
develop approximate models of practical chemical engineering systems and solve problems based on them
utilize software packages (MATLAB and COMSOL Multiphysics) to solve more complex problems commonly encountered in practice

Assessment

Individual Tests and Assignments: 50%
Examination: 50%
Students are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component (assignments, tests, mid-semester exams, laboratory reports) and at least 45% in the final examination component and an overall mark of 50% to achieve a pass grade in the unit. Students failing to achieve this requirement will be given a maximum of 45% in the unit.

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Karen Hapgood

Workload requirements

2 hours lectures, 3 hours of practice sessions/laboratories and 7 hours of private study per week.

Prerequisites

CHE2161, ENG1060 and ENG2091 or (MTH2010 and MTH2032) or (MTH2015 and MTH2032)

Co-requisites

N/A

Prohibitions

CHE4163