Module 03

Transport Phenomena

Heat, mass, and momentum transfer are the same equation wearing three different outfits.

Conceptual Spine

A gradient drives a flux. Resistance controls the rate.

Lessons

01
The Transport Analogy

Flux = −(conductance) × gradient

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02
Momentum Transport: Newton's Law of Viscosity

τ = −μ(dv/dy)

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03
Laminar Flow and the Navier-Stokes Equations

Simplified cases

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04
Energy Transport: Fourier's Law

q = −k∇T

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05
Convective Heat Transfer

h, Nu, Re, Pr

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06
Mass Transport: Fick's Law

J = −D∇c

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07
Convective Mass Transfer

k_c, Sh, Sc

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08
The Boundary Layer

Velocity, thermal, concentration

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09
The Transport Analogy Unified

Chilton-Colburn, j-factors

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Common confusions this module addresses

  • ×Not seeing that heat, mass, and momentum transport share the same structure
  • ×Dimensionless groups feel like arbitrary combinations of variables
  • ×Boundary conditions (again) — which to apply and why

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