The mandatory course "Transport Phenomena II" is taught in the 5th Semester of the School of Chemical Engineering.
The course is taught by Prof. D. Assimacopoulos and supported by faculty members and postgraduate students of the Environmental and Energy Management Research Unit.
Aims
The course constitutes the continuation of the courses on Thermodynamics and Transport Phenomena I, and aims at presenting the basic principles, laws and design methods applicable in heat and mass transfer processes.
The course offers the theoretical background for the courses on Physical and Chemical Processes Design, which are taught in subsequent semesters of the curriculum.
Syllabus Description
The syllabus focuses on heat and mass transfer and their applications. In particular, the course covers the following aspects:
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Heat transfer:
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Conduction (one-dimensional, with heat source, in fins, multidimensional, unsteady state).
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Convection (boundary layer theory, similarity parameters, external flow, internal flow, natural convection).
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Mass transfer:
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Molecular diffusion (in solids, in binary gas mixture, with chemical reactions, transient).
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Convection (boundary layer equations, analogies, interphase transfer).
Other Information
Knowledge requirements: Mathematics, Thermodynamics and Transport Phenomena I.
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Course duration: Minimum duration as described in the decisions of the Senate of the National Technical University of Athens.
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Studying requirements: 5 hours per week for studying and completing exercises.
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The course involves non-mandatory lessons on computational aspects at the Personal Computers Laboratory.