MCCCD Program Description

Introduction to Fluid Transport Phenomena

Course: ECE231

First Term: 2018 Fall

Lec + Lab 3 Credit(s) 5 Period(s) 5 Load
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: T Lab Load

Description: Fundamental skills and principles of fluid transport on both macroscopic and microscopic scales using mass balances, momentum balances and energy balances to analyze and/or design fluid systems of interest in the chemical engineering profession.

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Explain technical terms and fundamental laws used in fluid mechanics. (I, II) 2. Measure material, energy, and momentum balance given appropriate parameters or data for a model flow process. (II) 3. Analyze the flow of compressible and incompressible fluids in pipes, nozzles and noncircular ducts. (III) 4. Estimate the flow of gases, liquids, or suspensions through typical chemical process industrial equipment. (IV) 5. Create a micro-scale mathematical description of non-viscous flow in a model system. (V) 6. Create a micro-scale mathematical description of viscous flow in a model system. (VI) 7. Evaluate flow problems including rotational flow, flow past obstructions, flow in porous media, two-phase flow, and wave motion in deep channels. (VII) 8. Assess flow problems for laminar and/or turbulent boundary layer systems. (VIII) 9. Predict flow problems for turbulent flow in smooth or rough piping systems or jets. (IX)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Introduction to Fluid Mechanics A. Definition of a fluid B. Stresses, pressure, velocity and basic laws C. Density, viscosity, and surface tension D. Hydrostatics II. Mass, Energy, and Momentum Balances A. Conservation laws B. Mass balances C. Energy balances D. Bernoulli`s equation E. Momentum balances F. Measuring pressure, velocity and flow rate III. Fluid Friction in Pipes A. Reynolds number B. Laminar flow C. Shear stress D. Piping and pumping E. Flow in noncircular ducts F. Compressible gas flow in pipelines G. Compressible flow in nozzles H. Complex piping systems IV. Flow in Chemical Processing Equipment A. Pumps and compressors B. Drag force on suspended solids C. Flow through packed beds D. Filtration E. Fluidization F. Bubble-cap distillation column G. Cyclone separator H. Sedimentation I. Dimensional analysis in solving fluid flow problems V. Differential Equation of Fluid Mechanics A. Introduction to vector analysis B. Vector operators C. Coordinate systems D. Convective derivatives E. Differential mass balance F. Differential momentum balances G. Newtonian stress components (tensor notation) VI. Solution of Viscous-Flow Problems A. General approach B. Solution of the equations of motion in rectangular coordinates C. Shell balance approach D. Poiseuille and Couette flows in polymer processing E. Solution of the equations of motion in cylindrical coordinates F. Solution of the equations of motion in spherical coordinates VII. Laplace`s Equation, Irrotational and Porous-Media Flows A. Rotational and irrotational flows B. Steady two-dimensional irrotational flow C. Physical interpretation of the stream function D. Planar irrotational flow E. Axially symmetric irrotational flow F. Doublets and flow past a sphere G. Single-phase flow in a porous medium H. Two-phase flow in a porous medium I. Wave motion in deep water VIII. Boundary-Layer and Other Nearly Unidirectional Flows A. Simplified treatment of laminar flow past a flat plate B. Simplification of the equations of motion C. Blasius solution for boundary-layer flow D. Turbulent boundary layers E. Boundary-layer separation F. The lubrication approximation G. Polymer processing by calendaring H. Thin films and surface tension IX. Turbulent Flow A. Physical interpretation of the Reynolds stresses B. Mixing-length theory C. Determination of eddy kinematic viscosity and mixing length D. Velocity profiles based on mixing-length theory (Prandtl vs. von K?rm?n) E. The universal velocity profile for smooth pipes F. Friction factor in terms of Reynolds number for smooth pipes G. Thickness of the laminar sublayer H. Velocity profiles and friction factor for rough pipe I. Blasius-type law and the power-law velocity profile J. A correlation for the Reynolds stresses K. Computation of turbulence by the k/ method L. Analogies between momentum and heat transfer M. Turbulent jets

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: April 26, 2016

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