Contents

 

PREFACE      vii

NOMENCLATURE  ix

Greek Letters        xiv

Overbars               xvi

Subscripts             xvi

Superscripts         xvii

PART I - Molecular Transport         1

CHAPTER 1 - The Nature of Transport Phenomena          3

1-1 Why Transport Phenomena?      3

1-2 Mechanisms of Transport Processes         5

1-3 Driving Forces For Transport Processes                7

CHAPTER 2 - Transport Phenomena Laws 11

2-1 The Definition of Fluxes              11

Energy   13

Mass      14

Momentum            14

2-2 The Phenomenological Laws     15

2-2.a Phenomenological Laws in One-Dimension           15

2-2.b Analogies    18

2-2.c Extension of the Phenomenological Laws to Other Coordinates and Dimensions          19

2-3 Differential Balances and the Conservation Laws                21

[INPUT], [OUTPUT]            22

[SOURCES], [SINKS]          24

[ACCUMULATION]           25

PROBLEMS          28

CHAPTER 3 - One-Dimensional Molecular Energy Transport     33

3-1 Modeling Physical Systems        33

3-1.a The Adequacy of the Model    33

3-1.b Boundary Conditions                34

3-2 Steady-State Molecular Energy Transport             38

3-2.a Axial Energy Transport in a Rod              38

3-2.b Composite Materials: Energy Loss Through a Furnace Wall             42

3-2.c Radial Temperature Distribution in a Wire             46

3-3 Steady-State Energy Transport in a Cooling Fin  48

3-3.a General Considerations             48

3-3.b Cooling Fin Temperature Profile              53

3-3.c Fin Effectiveness        58

3-4 Unsteady-State Molecular Energy Transport        59

3-4.a Unsteady-State Heating of an Al-Sphere               60

3-5 Non-Linear Energy Transport Problems 66

3-5.a Cooling Fin with Nonlinear Cooling        66

3-5.b Radiant Heating          68

PROBLEMS          73

CHAPTER 4 - Molecular Mass Transport  87

4-1 Component Fluxes       88

4-1.a. Diffusion Fluxes         88

4-1.b System Fluxes             89

4-2 Stagnant Film Diffusion              91

4-3 Diffusion in a Cylindrical Pore 96

4-4 Mass Transport across a Cylindrical Membrane  101

4-5 Dissolution of a Sphere in a Quiescent Fluid         105

4-6 NonLinear Mass Transport - Ternary Film Diffusion            108

PROBLEMS          112

CHAPTER 5 - Molecular Momentum Transport    127

5-1 Momentum Flux as a Surface Force         128

5-2 Momentum Transport in Couette Flow    131

5-3 Film Flow over a Solid Surface 136

5-4 Laminar Pipe Flow      139

PROBLEMS          146

CHAPTER 6 - The Transport Coefficients  155

6-1 Transport Property Predictions in Dilute, Pure Gases         155

6-1.a Predictions Based on the Elementary Kinetic Theory          156

6-1.b Predictions Based on the Chapman-Enskog Theory            165

6-1.c Prandtl Number Predictions.     168

6-2 Transport Properties in Liquids and Solids           170

6-2.a Liquids         170

6-2.b Transport Properties of Solids 174

6-3 Transport Coefficients in Multicomponent Mixtures            175

6-3.a Viscosity and Thermal Conductivity       175

6-3.b Diffusivity   176

6-4 Non-Newtonian Fluids               177

PROBLEMS          180

CHAPTER 7 - Similarity Analyses   185

7-1 Dimensionless Groups in Molecular Transport     185

7-2 Dimensionless Differential Balances        187

7-3 Similarity Transforms  191

PROBLEMS          201

PART II - Convective Transport      211

CHAPTER 8 - Convective Transport in Laminar Flow       213

8-1 Developing Flow in a Pipe        214

8-1.a The Continuity Equation           215

8-1.b The Boundary Layer  220

8-1.c Inviscid Flow               225

8-2 Energy Transport in a Shell and Tube Condensor                228

8-3 Plug-Flow Chemical Reactor    231

PROBLEMS          233

CHAPTER 9 - Turbulent Transport 239

9-1 The Nature of Turbulent Flow   239

9-2 Time-Averaged Momentum Equation       243

9-3 Semi-Empirical Methods            247

9-3.a Eddy Viscosity and the "Universal Velocity Profile"           248

9-3.b Surface Renewal Theory           253

PROBLEMS          256

CHAPTER 10 - Transfer Coefficients          259

10-1 General Definitions   259

10-1.a Energy: Heat Transfer Coefficients       260

10-1.b Mass: Mass Transfer Coefficients        261

10-1.c Momentum: The Friction Factor            262

10-2 Transfer Coefficient Predictions in Laminar Flow              265

10-3 The "Phoney Film" Theory      268

10-3.a Applications to Energy and Momentum Transport            269

10-3.b Mass Transport in Gas-Liquid Films     272

10-4 Transfer Coefficients and Differential Balances  279

10-5 Transfer Coefficients and Turbulence    283

10-5.a Surface Renewal Theory         283

10-5.b Surface Renewal vs. Phoney Film theory             286

PROBLEMS          289

PART III - Macroscopic Calculations          299

CHAPTER 11 - Macroscopic Calculations: Momentum Transport           301

11-1 Applications of Bernoulli’s Equation    301

11-1.a Piping Systems         301

11-1.b Pressure Losses in Pipes and Fittings  306

11-1.c Optimum Pipe Diameter           312

11-2 Flow in Packed Beds                315

11-2.a Pressure Losses: Single-Phase Flow     316

11-2.b Pressure Losses: Countercurrent Two-Phase Flow            320

11-3 Flow in Fluidized Beds             325

PROBLEMS          329

CHAPTER 12 - Macroscopic Calculations: Energy Transport      335

12-1 Overall Heat Transfer Coefficients         335

12-2 Individual Heat Transfer Coefficients    342

12-2.a Correlations for Tubes and Ducts: "Free" (Natural) Convection     343

12-2.b Correlations for Tubes and Ducts: "Forced" Convection 344

12-2.c Correlations in Packed and Fluidized Beds          350

12-2.d Correlations for Boiling and Condensation         354

12-3 Heat Exchanger Design            359

12-3.a Double-Pipe Heat Exchangers                359

12-3.b Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers           362

12-3.c Extended Area Heat Exchangers            371

PROBLEMS          372

CHAPTER 13 - Macroscopic Calculations: Mass Transfer           377

13-1 Interfacial Mass Transfer Coefficients   378

13-1.a Overall Mass Transfer Coefficients       378

13-1.b Correlations for Known Interfacial Areas            382

13-1.c Correlations for Complex Interfacial Areas           385

13-2 Mass Transfer in Gas Absorbers and Strippers    388

13-2.a Mathematical Description of Mass Transfer Rates            389

13-2.b Simplified Mass Transfer Equations     396

13-2.c Specification of Gas Absorber Diameters             403

13-2.d Design Procedure for Gas Absorbers   406

13-3 Mass and Heat Transfer in Cooling Towers         414

13-4 Gas Absorption with Chemical Reactions            419

13-5 Fluid-Solid Systems (Adsorption)          424

13-6 Membrane Separation              434

PROBLEMS          447

APPENDIX A - Generalized Equations of Change  455

Momentum, Energy and Species Conservation Equations in Cartesian,

Cylindrical, and Spherical Coordinates        455

Derivation of the Momentum Equation            456

Derivation of the Energy Equation   459

Conservation of Species Equation  465

APPENDIX B - Using MATLAB ODE        475

The M-file              475

The Command-file               479

The Differential Equation Solvers   480

APPENDIX C - Lennard Jones Parameters and Collision Integrals          485

APPENDIX D - The Error Function 489

 

 

APPENDIX E - Viscosity and Thermal Conductivity Data 491

Viscosity Data for Gases    491

Viscosity Data For Liquids               494

Thermal Conductivity Data              496

Gases     496

Liquids   496

APPENDIX F - Conversion Factors 497

INDEX           501