CHE 596U Fundamentals of Transport Phenomena

Advanced course in heat and mass transfer and fluid mechanics, including conservation and constitutive equations, scaling and solution methods for handling boundary value problems, and coupling of chemical reaction/adsorption with diffusion and fluid flow. 3 credit hours.

 
   
   
Prerequisite
 

Undergraduate transport courses or instructor permission.

 

Course Objectives  

The objective of the course is to provide to the student a sufficient background to be able to understand and analyze the fundamental phenomena and governing equations related to solving problems in transport processes.

 

Course Requirements  

HOMEWORK: 16%

EXAMINATIONS (3): 84%

 

Textbook  

Deen, William M.  Analysis of Transport Phenomena.  Oxford University Press, 1998.
ISBN-10: 0195084942; ISBN-13: 978-0195084948 

 

Computer and Internet Requirements  

NCSU has recommended minimum specifications for computers used for classes. Depending on your computer needs, we recommend your computer meet or exceed the following minimum specifications below.

PCs must have an Intel-compatible 1 GHz processor, 512 MB RAM, 60 GB hard drive with 1 GB free space available, 256 Color Display, CD-ROM drive, 1024x768 (min.) video adapter, sound card, and speakers. The operating system should be Windows XP Pro. Real One Player Basic (available free online) and high speed Internet connection such as cable, DSL, T1 or LAN will be required for EOL courses.

MAC users must have a G4 processor with firewire and USB factory built-in, 512 MB RAM, 60 GB with 1GB free space available, 256 Color Display, CD-ROM drive, 1024x768 (min) video adapter, sound card, and speakers. The operating system must be MacOS 10.4 (minimum) along with the above RealOne and Internet specifications above.

For more detailed information on computer specifications and recommendations, please refer to our website at: http://engineeringonline.ncsu.edu/currentstudents/computeraccess.htm

 

Instructor  

Dr. Saad A Khan, Professor & Director of Graduate Program
Engineering Bldg I (COE I) 2034, Box 7905
NCSU Campus
Raleigh, NC 27695

Phone: 919-515-4519
Fax: 919-515-3465
EMail: khan@eos.ncsu.edu