B.E. (Chemical Engineering) Transport Phenomena Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

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Syllabus for Transport Phenomena

Semester 5 · Third Year BE Chemical

Module 1: Introduction to Transport Phenomena

1.1Introduction to differential equations (1st and 2nd order) 1.2 vector tensors (Gradient, Divergence and Curl) 1.3 Importance of Transport Phenomena (Macroscopic and Microscopic approach) 1.4 Introduction to analogies between momentum, heat and mass transfer, Defining Dimensionless numbers 1.6 Temperature and Pressure dependency of viscosity, thermal conductivity and mass diffusivity in gases and liquids. 1.7 Eulerian and Lagrangian approach, Equation of continuity, Equation of motion and Equation of energy. 1.8 AI & advanced computional techniques in transport phenomena (Numerical problem solving based on all the above topics) Self-Learning Topic: Application of AI/ML in predicting transport properties

Module 2: Governing laws and fluxes for Transport Processes

2.1 Newton’s law of viscosity 2.2 Fourier’s law of heat conduction 2.3 Fick’s law of diffusion 2.4 Momentum, heat, and mass flux concepts (Numerical problem solving based on all the above topics) Self-Learning Topic: Experimental methods for measurement of viscosity, thermal conductivity, and diffusivity

Module 3: Mechanism of momentum transport: Velocity distribution in laminar flow

3.1Mechanism of momentum transport 3.2Newtonian & Non-Newtonian fluids 3.3 Velocity distribution in laminar flow: Shell momentum balances and boundary conditions 3.4 Flow of falling film (Vertical and Inclined) 3.5Flow through the circular tube (Numerical problem solving based on all the above topics) Self-Learning Topic: Application of non-Newtonian fluids in industries (food, pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals)

Module 4: Application of Momentum Balance to Special Flow Systems

4.1 Flow through an annulus 4.2 Flow in a narrow slit 4.3 Coaxial rod and cylinder (Numerical problem solving based on all the above topics) Self-Learning Topic: Flow behavior in packed beds and porous media

Module 5: Mechanism of energy transport: Temperature distribution in solids and in laminar flow

5.1 Mechanism of energy transport: 5.2 Temperature distribution in solids and in laminar flow, shell energy balance and boundary conditions a) Heat conduction with electrical heat source b) Heat conduction with a viscous heat source c) Heat conduction in composite wall and cylinder d) Heat conduction in a cooling fin (Numerical problem solving based on all the above topics) Self-Learning Topic: Heat transfer enhancement techniques (fins, turbulators, nanofluids)

Module 6: Mechanism of mass transport: Concentration distribution in solids and in laminar flow

6.1 Mechanism of mass transport: Definitions of concentrations, velocities. 6.2 Concentration distribution in solids and in laminar flow, Shell mass balances and boundary conditions a) Diffusion through stagnant gas film b) Diffusion with heterogeneous chemical reaction C) Solvent–Solid Concentration and Mass Flux in Leaching through a Pyrex Tube (Numerical problem solving based on all the above topics) Self-Learning Topic: Advanced separation processes (membrane separation, adsorption)

Textbooks

1 Bird, R.B., W.E. Stewart and E.N. Lightfoot, Transport Phenomena, Wiley, New York, 2nd ed.,
2 William J. Thomson, Introduction to Transport Phenomena, Prentice Hall, 2000
3 Ismail Tosun, Modelling In Transport Phenomena A Conceptual Approach, Elsevier Science
1 Christie J. Geankoplis, Transport Processes and Separation Process Principles, 4th Edition, 2004.
2 Brodkey, R.S. and H.C. Hershey, Transport Phenomena: A Unified Approach, McGraw-Hill,
3 Bodh Raj, Introduction to Transport Phenomena (Momentum, Heat and Mas), PHI Learning
4 Grewal B.S., Higher Engineering Mathematics, Khanna Publisher 44th Edition
1 https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ch06/preview

Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.E. (Chemical Engineering) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.

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