CHE131

MOMENTUM TRANSFER
ORIENTATION
1ST TERM. 2013-14
MCL Mission Statement
To educate students to have the entry-level
technical competencies, soft skills and global
perspective as to be the most sought-after
graduates by industry worldwide.

To produce social wealth from the

generation of new knowledge.

To help solve industry’s and society’s

problems by the expert application of
existing knowledge.
MCL Vision
 After graduation, where does a ChE work?
• Only about a
quarter of ChE
grads go to work
in the chemical
industry
• Many of our
recent graduates
have gone to
work in new and
emerging areas
of importance
• ChE 111P/112P – Introduction to Chemical Engineering (CHE Calculations)
– conservation of mass and energy
• ChE 123/124– Thermodynamics
– thermo (heat), dynamics (flow)
• ChE 131– Viscous Flow
– flow through pipes, etc.
• ChE 131/132/134P– Unit Operations
– components in a typical manufacturing facility
• ChE 130/133 – Molecular Transport Processes
– diffusion vs. heat
• ChE 134P – Separations
– over 75% of the production costs for chemicals/synthetic materials
• ChE 171/172– Chemical Kinetics
– reaction rates, enzymes, etc.
• ChE 180– Process Control
– automation
• ChE 141D/142D/143D– Equipment and Plant Design
– putting it all together…

What courses do students take?

 USC FLUID MECHANICS

Fluid Mechanics is
• A knowledge of fluid mechanics is concerned with statics and
essential for CHE since majority of dynamics of gases and
manufacturing operations are conducted liquids.
in the fluid phase.
• TWO MAJOR AREAS:
1. FLUID STATICS – which treats fluids in
the equilibrium state of no shear stress
2. FLUID DYNAMICS – which treats when
portions of fluids are in no motion
relative to other parts. Madman: And these should give you
1. the grounding you'll need in fluid
mechanics, mathematics, etc etc and
of course microcalifragilistics.
 Course description
This course deals with
•The fundamental concepts of the two branches of fluid
mechanics (statics and dynamics) which are important in unit
operations.
•The combined mass, energy and momentum balances are
applied in compressible or incompressible fluid flow, branching
of fluids in transport, steady or unsteady flow, including
metering of fluids that are important in the design of fluid flow
piping network.
•The course ends with the design of different types of filtration
equipment operated at constant pressure, constant rate or a
combined constant pressure preceded by constant rate. The
design of continuous rotary vacuum filter is also discussed.
 Course Objectives
After taking this course, the students shall be able to:
•describe such fundamental concepts as fluid statics, viscosity,
incompressible and compressible fluids, steady/unsteady flow,
branching of fluids in transport, constant pressure and constant
rate filtration.
•apply the equations of continuity (mass), over-all energy,
momentum, mechanical energy in solving problems on friction
losses, pressure drop, transportation/metering of fluids,
branching and unsteady flow.
•illustrate the various types of filtration equipment.
•solve problems involving filtration such as determining the rate
of filtration, time of washing, and filter area calculations.
1. Principles of Fluid Mechanics
• Fluid Statics and applications
• Pressure Concept
• Hydrostatic Equilibrium
• Applications of Fluid Statics

2. Fluid Flow Phenomena

• Newton’s Law of Viscosity
• Newtonian vs Non-Newtonian fluids
• Reynold’s Number
• Dimensional Analysis in Fluid Flow
3) Mass, Energy and Momentum Balances
• Continuity Equation (mass equation)
• Over-all energy equation
• MEB equation
• Momentum equation
• Shell Momentum and Velocity Profile
4) Flow of Incompressible Fluids
• Skin Friction (friction factor)
• Friction Loss due to Contraction and
Expansion
• Effects of Fittings and Valves
5) Branching and Unsteady Flow of Fluids
• Branching: Tee and Parallel
6) Flow of Compressible Fluids
• Subsonic Isothermal Flow
• Subsonic Non-isothermal flow
7) Metering of Fluids
• Flow meters (Venturi, Orifice, Pitot tube,
Rotameter)
• Weirs
6) Transportation of Fluids
• Pumps
• Characteristic Curves
• Series and Parallel Pumps
• Fans, Blowers and Compressors
9) Filtration
• Filtration Rate
• Constant Pressure Filtration
• Constant Rate Filtration
• CPF preceded by CRF
• Continuous Rotary Vacuum Filtration
 COURSE POLICIES
Policies:
• All major exams will be announced; sometimes minor quizzes may be
given right after a discussion of topic. So it is your duty to come in class
prepared.
• Excuse for missed exam must be submitted in writing with proper
clearance no more than 1 week after the missed date for exam. A
makeup exam may be given at a designated time near the end of the
term and expect it to be challenging. 
• Any form of cheating will not be tolerated. The penalty for cheating in
an exam is zero in that exam, the second time caught, the course
grade shall be 5.0. (Remember our core values: EXCELLENCE AND
VIRTUE)
 COURSE POLICIES
Policies:
• For group work, submit on the due date with the following format:
-Problem statement
-Given
-Required
-Schematic diagram (if any)
-Physical properties and other data
-Assumptions
-Analysis
-Final Answer/Justification
 Problem solving:
 All written work should be neat & clear, i.e. , professional quality.
 Suggested procedure:
• It is always essential to draw a simple diagram illustrating the main
features of the problem. Diagrams help you understand & solve
problems easily.
• Write down or derive the relevant equations in symbolic form. Where
appropriate, relate the terms & symbols to the diagram.
• Write down explicitly the numerical value of each physical quantity to
be substituted into the equations—with its correct units. Errors could
be minimized if only consistent units & values in basic units (e.g.
10x103 N, not 10 kN) are used.
• Calculate the numerical answer. All physical quantities must have
stated units, except the dimensionless nos.
• Specify the final answer to the problem.
 Textbook

• McCabe, Warren, et.al. (2005). Unit

Operations of Chemical Engineering,
7th ed. McGraw-Hill International Edition.
 References
• Coulson, J. M. et.al. (2009). Coulson & Richardson’s Chemical Engineering, 6th ed. Elsevier.
• Crowe, Clayton T. (2010). Engineering Fluid Mechanics, 9th ed. John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
• Giles, Ronald V. et.al. (2008). Schaum’s Outline of Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics, 3rd ed.
McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
• Mott, Robert L. (2006). Applied Fluid Mechanics, 9th ed. Pearson Prentice Hall.
• Munson, Bruce R., et.al. (2006). Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, 5th ed. John Wiley and Sons,
Inc.
• Munson, Bruce R., et.al. (2004). A Brief Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 3rd ed. John Wiley and
Sons, Inc.
• Klemetson, Stanley L. (2004). Fluid Mechanics Exam File. Kaplan AEC Education.
• Olano, Servillano S.B. Jr. Reviewer for Chemical Engineering, 2nd ed. Manila Review Institute.
• Potter, Merle C., et.al. (2009). Fluid Mechanics Demystified. McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
• Staff of Research & Education Association (1999). The Handbook of Chemical Engineering.
Research & Education Association.
• Subramanya, K. (2008). 1000 Solved Problems in Fluid Mechanics, 9th ed. McGraw-Hill Higher
Education.
• Green, Don W. Perry’s Chemical Engineers Handbook, 8th ed. McGraw-Hill Companies.
• Volk, Michael. (2005). Pump Characteristics and Applications. Taylor and Francis.
 Units
An important component to the solution to any
momentum transfer problem requires the proper
use of units.