I. Course Title: Transport Phenomena

II. Course Objective:
This is an introductory course to the basic principles of momentum, heat and mass transport, with emphasis on the development of a physical understanding of the underlying phenomena and upon the ability to solve the real problems in materials processing.

III. Text and Reference Books:
1. Sindo Kou, “Transport Phenomena and Materials Processing”, 1st Ed., Wiley, 1996
2. R.B. Bird, W.E. Stewart & E.N. Lightfoot, “Transport Phenomena”, 2nd Ed., Wiley, 2002.
3. C. E. Wicks, R. E. Wilson, and J. R. Welty, “ Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer”, 4th Ed., Wiley, 2000.
4. W. M. Deen, “Analysis of Transport Phenomena”, 1st Ed, Oxford University Press, 1998.

IV. Course Outline:
Part 1: Momentum Transport
1. Basic Concept and Mechanism of Momentum Transport
2. Overall and Differential Momentum Balance
3. Inviscid and Viscous Flow
4. Dimensional Analysis
5. Turbulent Flow
6. Momentum Transfer Correlation
7. Overall Mechanical Energy Balance

Part 2: Heat Transfer
1. Basic Concept and Mechanism of Heat Transport
2. Overall and Differential Energy Balance
3. Steady and Unsteady State Conduction
4. Convective Heat Transfer
5. Heat Transfer Correlation
6. Boiling and Condensation
7. Heat Exchanger
8. Radiation

Part 3: Mass Transfer
1. Basic Concept and Mechanism of Mass Transport
2. Overall and Differential Mass Balance
3. Steady and Unsteady State Molecular Diffusion
4. Convective Mass Transfer
5. Inter-Phase Mass Transfer
6. Mass Transfer Correlation

Part 5: Similarities and Coupling
1. Similarities among Different Type of Transport
2. Coupling of Different Types of Transport

Part 6: Selected Materials Processing
1. Liquid-to-Solid Processing
2. Solid-to-Solid Processing
3. Gas-to-Solid Processing