Transport Process Modelling

LECTURE/TUTORIAL 30 October 2013

The following are examples we covered in class and explained thoroughly the
approach. Here I give almost full derivation but you are required to check in the
book of Bird, Stewart and Lightfoot Transport Phenomena.
What is important for you to grasp:
1. The power of the technique in modelling complex situations and giving first
approximation results that would require very expensive experiment.
2. Once you get the technique, it will stay with you. All you need is the
Continuity, Motion and Energy equations, also known as the Navier-Stokes
equations.
3. Remember:
a. Define your flow, try to understand it as if you are doing the
experiment.
b. Situate it within an appropriate coordinate system.
c. Go to your data book and pick the appropriate equations.
d. Reduce them as much as possible. But dont over do it! You have to
be sure you have retained the terms that are important.
e. Then solve the equations which are all differential equations requiring
integration.
f. Solve the one that look easy first and then substitute in subsequent
equations.
g. You will bewanting to calculate velocities and temperatures
essentially.
h. Remember that to calculate flow rate you need to integrate the
velocity across the area of flow.
i. WITHOUT PRACTISING YOU WILL NEVER GET IT SO NO POINT
READING THE NOTES DO THE EXERCISES USING THE
APPROACH.
j. IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM I AM HERE!!!!!