Transport Phenomena

Catalog description

Heat transfer and diffusive transport in continuous media (solids, liquids, and gases) are examined over differential length scales. Heat and mass transfer coefficients used in engineering design are extracted from a precise description of local transport. Exact solutions of the differential equations governing fluid mechanics are examined under both steady state and transient conditions, and these analyses are used to determine forces on bodies and friction factors in pipe flows. The important interplay between differential and larger-scale analyses in engineering is emphasized.