CM3110: Transport/Unit Operations 1

Prerequisites: Differential Equations (MA3520 or MA3521) and Chemical Engineering Fundamentals II CM2120 and Physics II PH2100
Class hours: MW 3-4:30pm, Bldg 19 (Chem Sci) room 211
Office hours: posted on web; other times by arrangement - request by email.
TA: Felix Adom fkadom @mtu.edu office Chem Sci; office hours TBA.

Course Content: Principles governing the transport of momentum (fluid flow) and energy (heat transfer) in chemical engineering systems. Includes momentum and energy balances and applications to simple systems, applications of the general differential equations to steady- and unsteady-state problems, and dimensional analysis and applications of semiempirical methods. Applications areas include pump analysis, sedimentation, fluid meters, heat-exchanger design, and evaporator design.

SYLLABUS The subjects to be covered are indicated in a general way in the syllabus. The timing of the subjects is approximate and is subject to change.

READING The reading assignment for each class is indicated on the course syllabus. It is expected that this material will be read prior to class time.

Four evening mini-exams: 45%
Midterm (also in the evening): 25%
Final: 30%
Computer Project (Comsol): extra credit

Example:
((mini1+mini2+mini3+mini4)/4)*.45 + (midterm)*.25 + (final)*.30=final grade
The midterm will cover momentum transport. The final will be cumulative, i.e. it will cover heat and momentum transport. The mini-exams will cover the material introduced since the last exam or mini-exam.

HOMEWORK All the homeworks are on the web along with their solutions; they are the same as previous years. Homeworks will not be graded, but they will be discussed in class. Some of the assigned problems are my own; many are from Geankoplis 3rd edition. All problems are listed in full on the web, so you do not need the 3rd edition to do the homeworks. I will be updating the homeworks and web pages throughout the term as necessary. Consult the syllabus to see when you are meant to have done the homeworks.

STUDY GROUPS You are encouraged to work together in study groups to trade ideas on how to solve problems and to help to teach each other the subject.

EXAMS There will be four mini exams (1/2 hour in duration), a midterm (1 hour), and a final exam (2 hours). These will be OPEN-BOOK and OPEN-NOTES. An exam may include any topic covered in the course up to the section indicated in the syllabus for that exam. Make-up exams will not be given except under extraordinary circumstances. Check your final exam schedule early and report any conflicts as soon as possible. Check the syllabus for any conflicts with the scheduled exams and inform the instructor the first week of the term.

COMPUTER PROJECT The Department has the software Comsol Multiphysics 3.3 (www.comsol.com/), which is a state-of-the art program for solving differential equations. It is therefore ideal for calculating solutions to the equations of motion and energy that we study in CM3110 and CM3120. We will introduce a computer project midway through the term which will count for extra credit (details to be announced).

CHEATING Cheating of any form will not be tolerated. Any student found to be cheating would be reported to the Dean of Students. The punishment for plagiarism ranges from an F in the course to expulsion.

RECOMMENDED READING
CM3110 only covers the most basic aspects of fluid mechanics and heat transfer. If you are at all interested in pursuing graduate school upon graduating from Michigan Tech, I encourage you to pursue additional readings on fluid mechanics and heat transport while taking this course. Two excellent texts are Denn’s book on Process Fluid Mechanics and Bird, Steward and Lightfoot (BSL), Transport Phenomena:

M. M. Denn, Process Fluid Mechanics (Prentice-Hall, Inc.: Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1980).

R. B. Bird, W. E. Stewart, and E. N. Lightfoot, Transport Phenomena, 2nd edition (John Wiley and Sons: New York, 2001).

R. B. Bird, W. E. Stewart, and E. N. Lightfoot, Transport Phenomena (John Wiley and Sons: New York, 1960).

I would also encourage you to take the graduate transport course CM5300, if possible. If you are interested in learning more about non-Newtonian fluids, consider taking CM4650 Polymer Rheology (www.chem.mtu.edu/~fmorriso/cm4650/cm4650.html); which I teach in the spring. CM4650 also gives additional background on Newtonian fluid mechanics.

UNIVERSITY POLICIES
Academic regulations and procedures are governed by University policy. Academic dishonesty cases will be handled in accordance the University's policies.

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