Transport processes I- Heat and Mass Transfer

By Prof. Kumaran V | IISc Bangalore

Learners enrolled: 498

Physical and chemical transformations of raw materials to products are accomplished in unit operations which involve mixing, heating/cooling, reactions and flow. The efficiency of these processes is critically dependent on the transport of heat and mass carried along with flowing fluid, and across solid/fluid interfaces. The transport across interfaces is entirely due to molecular diffusion, which is the transport in a stationary fluid due to gradients in concentration or temperature. The combination of convection (transport by flowing fluids) and diffusion determine the rate of transport, and the overall efficiency, in unit operations. In this course, we will obtain a physical understanding of how the balance between convection and diffusion determines the overall transport rates in chemical processes, and gives rise to many of the empirical correlations used in chemical engineering design.

INTENDED AUDIENCE : Chemical Engineering undergraduates & postgraduates equipment.

PRE-REQUISITES : Engineering mathematics including ordinary differential equations, complex variables. Undergraduate course in Unit Operations.

INDUSTRY SUPPORT : Nil

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Elective
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Chemical Engineering
Credit Points :	3
Level :	Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date :	27 Jan 2020
End Date :	17 Apr 2020
Enrollment Ends :	03 Feb 2020
Exam Date :	26 Apr 2020 IST

Note: This exam date is subjected to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1: Dimensional Analysis

Week 2: Diffusion.

Week 3: Transport in one dimension.

Week 4: Spherical & cylindrical coordinates

Week 5: Pressure & body forces in fluid flow

Week 6: Conservation equations.

Week 7: Diffusive transport I.

Week 8: Diffusive transport II.

Week 9: Forced convection.

Week 10: Forced & natural convection.

Week 11: Natural convection.

Week 12: Transport in turbulent flows.

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Instructor bio

Prof. Kumaran V

IISc Bangalore

Prof. V. Kumaran completed his B. Tech in Chemical Engineering at IIT Madras in 1987, and received his PhD from Cornell University, USA, in 1992. After a two year postdoctoral assignment at the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA, he joined the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, where he is now a Professor. His areas of research are fluid mechanics, statistical mechanics and dynamics of complex fluids.

Course certificate

• The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.
• The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).
• Date and Time of Exams: 26th April 2020, Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.
• Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
• The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.
• Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE:
• Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the course.
• Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100
• Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75.
• If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.
• Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IISc Banglaore. It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.
• Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

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