CHBE 401: Transport Phenomena Fall 2012 Syllabus

Meeting time and location Tuesday and Thursday, 9:25-10:40 Herzstein Hall 212 Instructor Sean Hartig, Ph.D. Rice: sean.m.hartig@rice.edu, Abercrombie Hall B-242 BCM: hartig@bcm.edu, Debakey M822 Teaching Assistants Vida Jamali (vj4@rice.edu) Zhao Tang (zt5@rice.edu) Amin Haghmoradi (ah26@rice.edu) Office Hours Sean Hartig: Vida Jamali: Zhao Tang: Amin Haghmoradi: Course webpage: https://owlspace-ccm.rice.edu/ Main text: Wilkes, J.O. Fluid Mechanics for Chemical Engineers, 2nd ed. Prentice Hall, 2006 NOTE: Other references will be available at Fondren Library, TBA. Assignments and grading schedule-Assignments will be posted on the course webpage and are due Wednesdays by 5:00 pm, to be submitted to Keck Hall. A box will be set up near Keck Hall 231. Cumulative course grades will be based on the following four components, each weighted equally: 9-10 homework sets take-home midterm take-home final semester project Homeworks-Homework assignments will be completed in groups of 3-4. We will assign groups based on residential college. The first homework assignment will be completed individually. Subsequent homework assignments must be completed in groups. Each group member must have an active role in completing problem sets. The same groups will submit the semester project (see below). Take home exams-Exams will be take-home format with the following guidelines: three-hour time limit individual work; communication with instructor and TA only open book; solutions of previous CHBE 401 exams cannot be consulted at any time enforcement is only by your honor Tuesday Monday Thursday Thursday 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm Abercrombie B-242 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Keck Hall 231 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Abercrombie B-239 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Abercrombie B-239

Semester project-The semester project is a literature review, which will allow everyone to identify an interesting aspect of fluid mechanics. Students will be assigned groups of 3-4 based on residential college. Each group will select a topic of interest and appropriate scope. This is an opportunity to polish technical writing and presentation skills. Further details and group assignments will be announced soon. An outline of the project assignment is detailed below: Title and abstract (one or two paragraphs) for proposed research topic which must be approved by instructor and TAs. Research proposal will be due in mid-October A final written report (5 pages) 10-15 minute presentation during the last week(s) of class which will be judged by instructor and guest colleagues from TMC and Rice. Each group member must take an active role in presenting material to the audience. Any idea is on the table so do something which the group finds interesting. Groups are urged to consult with instructor and TAs if help is needed to identify an appropriate project. Academic honesty-Working in groups on homework assignments is permitted and encouraged. However, solutions submitted for grade must represent individual efforts and understanding of the problem. For the takehome midterm and final exams, all work must be done individually. Communication is only allowed with the instructor and TAs. Consultation of homework and exam solutions from previous years is not permitted. For the semester project, the work must represent the group effort. References to literature sources must be properly cited. In all aspects of course assignments, exams, and project, plagiarism is absolutely prohibited. Disability statement-Any student with a documented disability needing academic adjustments or accommodations should speak with the instructor as soon as possible. I will be happy to help you, and all communications will remain confidential. As a reminder, you will also need to contact Disability Support Services in the Ley Student Center (http://www.dss.rice.edu). If you believe that you have an undocumented disability, you are encouraged to talk to the instructor and Disability Services so appropriate resources can be identified. Course objectives By the conclusion of the course students should have learned the following concepts: Understand macroscopic and differential formulations of equations for conservation of mass, momentum, and mechanical energy Understand dimensional analysis and its use in developing correlations for friction factors and drag coefficients Apply the above concepts to determine flow rates, pressure drops, pumping power requirements, etc. in piping systems Derive ordinary differential equations for the velocity distribution in simple flows of Newtonian fluids and solve these equations subject to suitable boundary conditions Find sources of information on a topic of interest involving fluid mechanics and effectively present a discussion of the topic. Course Outcomes Students will be challenged to meet course objectives at the highest professional level by Solving problems in fluid and interfacial statics including the use of Archimedes Principle Solving problems using macroscopic conservation equations and Bernoullis Principle Solving problems of flow in piping systems using friction factors Solving problems involving flow around immersed objects with application to solid/liquid separation processes and fluidized beds Solving for velocity distributions in simple flows of Newtonian fluids and certain non-Newtonian fluids and in boundary layers Improving skills in group interaction, oral presentation, and technical writing.

CHBE 401 Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ~Date 0821-0825 0827-0831 0903-0907 0910-0914 0917-0921 0924-0928 1001-1004

Transport Phenomena

Fall 2012

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1008-1012 1015-1019 1022-1026 1029-1102 1105-1109 1112-1116 1119-1123 1126-1130

Subject Reading: Wilkes Introduction, Fluid Statics Chapter 1 Fluid Statics Chapter 1 Fluid Flow, Shear Stress, Momentum Flux, Newtons Law of Viscosity, Types of Fluid Flow Chapter 1 Macroscopic Mass Balance and Continuity Conservation Laws for Mass and Momentum Chapter 2 Labor Day: 09/02 Conservation of Energy-First Law Total Energy Balance in Open System Chapter 2 Mechanical and Thermal Energy Balances Bernoullis Equation Chapter 2 Laminar and Turbulent Flow in Pipes Compressible Flow Frictional coefficients Chapter 3 Macroscopic Flows Centrifugal pumps/pump curves Drag coefficients on particles DArcys Law Chapter 4 Filtration, fluidization, fluidized beds Chapter 4 Rice Centennial: 1010-1014 (No Class 1011) Differential Microscopic Balances Vector Operations Balances for Newtonian Fluids Chapter 5/6 Differential Momentum Transfer Navier Stokes Flow Between Parallel Plates Chapter 5/6 Boundary Layer Analysis Drag coefficients, Prandtl equation Blasius Solution Chapter 8 Turbulent flow Chapter 9 Non-Newtonian Fluids Chapter 11 Student Presentations Thanksgiving: 1122-1123 (No Class 1122) Student Presentations Final Questions, Review

Exams Mid-term: Assigned 1002, Due 1008 Final: Assigned 1205, Due 1210