Transport Phenomena I

ChEE 6550 / 8550
3 credit hours
Course Description
This is the graduate level course on fluid dynamics. We discuss the development of the equations of momentum transfer and present solutions to technologically important examples.
Syllabus

Vector and Tensor Analysis
        notation and definitions
        vector and tensor algebra
        vector calculus
Kinematics and the Continuum Basis of Fluid Flow
        Lagrangian and Eulerian coordinates
        Reynolds’ transport theorem
Foundations of Momentum Transfer
        conservation of mass
        stress tensor
        Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids
        Navier-Stokes equation for incompressible fluids
        jump balances at an interface
Applications of Momentum Transfer
        creeping flow
        potential flow
        boundary layer theory

Who Teaches It ?
Dr. M.R. Cameron will be the instructor for the Fall 2006 semester.