Module Outline 2012-2013

Nazarbayev University

Module Code: CEFM209 Department: Chem. Engg.

Title: Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics

Weighting: 3 credits Coordinator: Rachid Babaa

Year of Study: 2 Other lecturers: Hella Tokos

Pass mark: 40%

Aims: The aims of this course is to (i) formulate chemical-engineering

fluids problems in mathematical terms by employing the

appropriate balances and/or correlations, (ii) to solve the resulting

equations using an appropriate solution method, (iii) to analyse

experimental and theoretical results in both a qualitative and

quantitative manner (vi) to provide basic methods for the analysis

of a variety of problems encountered in practical chemical

engineering situations

Learning

Outcomes: On completion, the students will be expected to be able to:

• Apply fluid mechanics knowledge to the chemical engineering

systems.

• Apply fluid mechanics knowledge to chemical engineering

equipment operation, performance, sizing, and selection.

Synopsis:

• Review of basic Fluid Mechanics

• Introduction to turbulence

• Viscous flow in a pipe/duct: Head loss, friction factor, frictional

loss in high Reynolds no. flow, Effect of wall roughness, the Moody

chart, illustration by examples

• Losses in pipe systems: pipe entrance/exit,

expansion/contraction, Fittings, valves

• Pumps and Compressors: Pump types and characteristics,

isothermal compression, isentropic compression, Staged operation,

efficiency

• Compressible flows: Isothermal flow, adiabatic flow, choked flow

• Fluid Meters: Local velocity measurement, volume flow

measurement, thin-plate orifice, flow nozzle, venture meter

• Flow through packed and fluidized beds

• Flow in porous media

• Notions of rheometry:

Rheology, Strain, strain rate, solids and fluids, the circular

cylindrical rheometer

• Introduction to CFD

• Mixing and chemical reactions:

Characterization of the mixture, dynamics of mixing, diffusion and

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chemical reactions, macromixing, micromixing, stirring, emulsions

and foams

• Flows and Chemical Reactions:

Reactive mixtures, fuels and combustion, theoretical and actual

combustion

processes, enthalpy of combustion, first law analysis of reacting

systems, adiabatic flame temperature

• Notions of nanofluids: Elaboration, characterisation methods,

thermo-physical properties.

Applications of nanofluids

Textbooks:

- Mathieu Mory, Fluid Mechanics for Chemical Engineering.

Wiley (2011).

- Ron Darby, Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics, second

Edition (2001). Marcel Dekker, Inc.

- B.S. Massey revised by John Ward-Smith, Mechanics of

Fluids, Taylor & Francis 8th Edition (2005).

- Roger Prud’homme, Flows and Chemical Reactions

Willey (2012).

- Sarit K. Das, Stephen U. Choi, Wenhua Yu, T. Pradeep

Nanofluids, Science and Technology, Wiley (2007).

Contact Time: Lecturers:24 hours in total (12 sessions of 2 hours)

Tutorials: 8 hours in total (1 hours/week) in groups no greater

than 20 students. 4 labs, each 4 hours

Coursework: 3 written tests, 4 tutorial sheets each with 10 questions

Examination: 3 hours

Breakdown: 3 in-class tests: 15%, lab reports: 15%, homework

(tutorials):10%, final exam: 60%