Course Details in 2027/28 Session

Module Title	Advanced Transport Processes
School	Chemical Engineering
Department	Chemical Engineering
Module Code	CENG 20545
Module Lead	Dr Adriano Sciacovelli
Level	Masters Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
Pre-requisites	Mass, Heat and Momentum Transport - (04 17125)
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Exclusions
Description	This module provides in-depth fundamentals of fluids rheology and heat, mass and momentum transfer phenomena in Newtonian and Non-Newtonian fluids. [A] Analysis and development of boundary layers around solid surfaces and drag forces exerted by different type of fluids on large surfaces and particles are discussed. Non-Newtonian fluids are discussed and classified according to their rheological behaviour. Rheometry techniques are described and their theory reviewed. Simple Non-Newtonian flows are solved analytically and visco-elastic fluids are studied using different mechanical models. [B] The principles of continuum mechanics are introduced to describe mass, momentum and energy transfer. The mechanisms of momentum, mass and energy transfer in flows are discussed and Navier-Stokes equation is solved in a simple geometries. 3D unsteady state momentum, mass and energy balances are introduced and solved in simple geometries. Basic concepts of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) are introduced and applied using Comsol Muliphysics
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module the student should be able to: Describe transport properties and fluxes in the context of continuum mechanics. Analyse boundary layers problems and their effect on transport phenomena. Describe the behaviour of non-Newtonian fluids and their rheological models. Explain the laws of momentum, mass and energy conservation and their relevance in chemical engineering problems. Solve momentum, mass and energy transfer transport problems involving Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids. Apply computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to simple problems involving momentum, mass and energy transfer
Assessment
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	2 x 25% online class tests, 50% 1.5 h written examination (can be online if required).
Other	None
Reading List	RW Whorlow, Rheological Techniques; Bird, R.B, Stewart, W.E., Lightfoot, E.N.,2002, Transport Phenomena, John Willey&Sons; Kay, J. M. and Nedderman, R. M., 1985, Fluid mechanics and transfer processes, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge; Barnes, H. A., Hutton, J. F. and Walters, K., 1989, An introduction to Rheology, Elsevier; Welty, R.W., Wicks, C.E., Wilson, R.E., Rorrer, G., 2001, Fundamentals of momentum, heat and mass transfer, John Willey&Sons;