Syllabus

Module 1: Fluid Flow: Classification of fluids, ideal & real, Newtonian & Non-Newtonian, Newton’s law of viscosity. Types of fluid flow – streamline & turbulent, continuity equation for incompressible and compressible fluid and its application. Concept of velocity bounds layer. Bernoulli’s equation and its application for flow measurement by venturi meter, orifice meter, pilot tube, and rotameter. (10 Hours)

Module 2: Dimensional analysis is done using Rayleigh’s method of indices and Buckingham’s pie theorem. Example of pressure gradient analysis, mass transfer co-efficient & convective heat transfer coefficient, concept of similar and dimensionless criteria. Dimensionless groups & their significance. Derivations, Problems. Pressure drop & friction factor in various configurations, flow in packed bed & fluidized bed. Free and partially restricted jets, high-velocity fluid jets. (10 Hours)

Module 3: Mass Transfer: Law of diffusion, Fick's 1 & 2 law, its derivation with their application, the concept of mass transfer co-efficient & concentration boundary layer, Interfacial mass transfer, overall mass balance. Numerical Problems. (10 Hours)

Module 4: Heat Transfer: Internal & External modes of heat transfer, steady state heat conduction in monolayer and composite flat walls & cylinders. Unsteady state heat conduction, thin & massive body heating & cooling.Finite difference method in solving unsteady state heat conduction. Natural and forced convection, heat transfer coefficient, and thermal boundary layers are some examples of connective co-relations. Law of radiation – Steffan-Boltzmann’s law, Kirchoff’s law & Lambarth’s law, Black & grey body concepts, view factor, Radiation from flames & gases. Radiation between simple surfaces with & without absorbing gas media. Radiation shields. Overall Heat transfer coefficient. (10 Hours)

To provide the student a sufficient background to be able to understand the fundamentals of transport phenomena related to metallurgical processes

To provide to conceptual knowledge to the student for comprehending governing equations and assumptions used in the analysis of transport processes

To transfer knowledge to the student regarding three fundamental transport processes such as momentum, heat and mass, including conservation and constitutive equations

To provide to the student a sufficient background of solution methods to be able to solve a variety of problems related metallurgical transport phenomena

1. Understand the basic concepts of heat, mass, and energy transfers.
2. Analyze laminar and turbulent fluid flow types with flow derivations.
3. Understanding modes of heat transfer with their mechanisms.
4. Understanding modes of mass transfer with their mechanisms.
5. Understanding the concepts of dimensional analysis, dimensionless Numbers, complex equation-solving criteria, etc.
6. Applying theoretical knowledge to address metallurgical industry-oriented problems involving heat, mass, and momentum transfer.

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Snehanshu Pal, Anshuman Patra, P R Padhee, Process Modeling For Steel Industry, IK Publishers