Course Information

Course Code:
Course Number:
Code Course Name Language Type
MET 317E Fundamentals of Transport Phenomena English Compulsory
Local Credits ECTS Theoretical Tutorial Laboratory
2.5 4 2 1 0
Course Prerequisites and Class Restriction
Prerequisites None
Class Restriction None
Course Description
Introduction and basic concepts, Dimensions and units of measurement, General overview of transport phenomena including various applications, Types of fluid flow and Reynolds number, The concept of viscosity & kinematic viscosity and viscosity calculations of fluids, Newton's law, Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, Applications of differential equations of flow, Laminar Flow & Momentum Balance, Equation of continuity and the momentum equation, Application of Navier-Stokes' equation, Turbulent and complex flows, Heat transfer mechanisms, Fourier's law of heat conduction, Thermal conductivity of materials, Conduction of heat in solids, Definition of fluxes-Fick's laws, Diffusion in different media (solids, ceramics materials, liquids, etc.)