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Fundamentals of Mass Transfer I: Department of Chemical Engineering

This document provides an overview of the Fundamentals of Mass Transfer I course. The course objectives are to introduce students to separation processes, diffusion concepts using Fick's law, calculating diffusion coefficients, convection concepts using dimensional analysis, the two resistance theory for mass transfer between two phases, and different mass transfer equipment. The topics covered include concepts of mass transfer operations, mass transport laws, estimating diffusion coefficients, mass transfer theory, convective mass transfer correlations, and interface mass transfer. References for the course are listed. Student grades are based 70% on a final exam, 15% on tests, 10% on homework, and 5% on tutorials.

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Fundamentals of Mass Transfer I: Department of Chemical Engineering

This document provides an overview of the Fundamentals of Mass Transfer I course. The course objectives are to introduce students to separation processes, diffusion concepts using Fick's law, calculating diffusion coefficients, convection concepts using dimensional analysis, the two resistance theory for mass transfer between two phases, and different mass transfer equipment. The topics covered include concepts of mass transfer operations, mass transport laws, estimating diffusion coefficients, mass transfer theory, convective mass transfer correlations, and interface mass transfer. References for the course are listed. Student grades are based 70% on a final exam, 15% on tests, 10% on homework, and 5% on tutorials.

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Fundamentals of Mass

Transfer I
(ChE31104)

Dr. Momin Elhadi Abdalla


Department of Chemical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
University of Khartoum
Lecture 1 [Link]. Program
Course Objectives
1. Introduce student to separation processes and its role in
chemical industries.
2. Explain the diffusion concept and use Fick’s law to predict
flux.
3. Calculation of diffusion coefficient for real and ideal gas as
well as mixture of gases, in liquid and the effect of solid
presence on flux and diffusion coefficient for the above cases.
4. Explain convection concept and its law using dimensional
analysis to obtain mass transfer correlations, analogy between
heat, mass and momentum transfer.
5. Defining overall mass transfer coefficient and apply the two
resistance theory for two phases.
6. Explain the different mass transfer equipment and their
advantages and disadvantages.
Course outcomes

1. Understand the concept of mass transfer.

2. Estimate the mass transfer coefficient.

3. Mass balance of operations.


Topics
1. Concept of mass transfer operations and its role in
separation processes: Definition of separation process
(Separation phase, separation agents, concept of
absorption, stripping, adsorption, distillation,
extraction, leaching, membrane separation etc...).
2. Mass transport: molecular and convective flux. Ficks
law. Mass transfer across stagnant film. Equiomolar
counter diffusion. Mass transfer with heterogeneous
and homogenous reaction. Falling film. Mass Transfer
in variable area.
3. Diffusion coefficient: Estimation of diffusion coefficient
for gases and liquid. Correlation for mass transfer
coefficient.
Topics
4. Mass transfer theory. Two film. Renewable surface,
etc…

5. Convective mass transfer: General convection


equation, mass transfer coefficient concept,
dimensionless analysis, mass transfer correlations,
analogy between heat, mass and momentum transfer.

6. Interface mass transfer: Two resistance theory,


Relationship between overall and individual mass
transfer coefficients.
References

1. R. E. Treybal, "Mass Transfer Operations", 3rd


Edn., McGraw Hill Book Co., New York, 1981.

2. W .L. McCabe, J.C Smith and P. Harriot, "Unit


Operations of Chemical Engineering", 6th Edn.,
McGraw Hill Book Co., New York, 2001.
References
1. J. M. Coulson and J. F. Richardson, "Chemical
Engineering.", 4th Edition Vol. III, Pergamon
Press, New York, 1991.

2. [Link], “Transport Processes and


Separation Process Principles,”IV edition,
Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, 2004.

3. N. Anantharaman and [Link] Sheriffa


Begum, “Elements of Mass Transfer-Part I”,
Printice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2005.
Grades

Final Exam 70
Tests 15
Homework’s 10
Tutorial 5
Lab. Experiments 0
Field Works 0
Design Assignment 0
Seminars 0

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