Course - Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer - TKP4100
TKP4100 - Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer
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Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades
| Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Examination aids |
|---|---|---|---|
| School exam | 100/100 | 4 hours | D |
Course content
Fluid flow and heat transfer play a key role in engineering process design. Many similarities exist in how entering feed material is modified or processed into final products in chemical and biological processing industries. For example, the flow of liquidized biomethane in a pipe and milk flow in a dairy plant is treated using the same theoretical flow principles. Similarly, heat transfer is equally vital in producing materials, chemicals, and in many biological processes.
The course is split in two. The first part comprises fundamental fluid mechanics, and the second part practical fluid flow and heat transfer.During the semester, the theory will be applied to relevant (bio)chemical, environmental and material engineering problems.
The first part starts with an introduction to statics and forces in motionless fluids. Further, force balances and potential flow is described, the Euler and Bernoulli equations are deduced and used in examples. The viscosity concept and friction are introduced in practical fluid flow calculations for pipes, valves, and flow meters in incompressible media. Compressible fluid flow in pipes and nozzles is treated and equations for critical, sub- and supersonic flow are developed.
We start with Fourier's law for conduction in planar and cylindrical coordinates and for single or multiple layers in the heat transfer part. Convective heat transfer is introduced, coupled with conduction, and heat transfer coefficients are defined for various geometries. Empirical correlations for forced convection inside and outside various geometries are discussed and used in examples. Their basis in the dimensional analysis is developed. Heat transfer based on natural convection, boiling, and condensation is discussed, and correlations are presented. Introduction to radiative heat transfer is given, and the concept of view factor is introduced. An equation describing the radiative heat transfer between two bodies is developed and used for simple geometries. Furthermore, an introduction to radiative heat transport in gases is given. Unsteady-state heat transfer is introduced and applied when the lump-capacity-method or semi-infinite solids approach can be used.
The heat transfer theory is used throughout the semester to solve heat transfer problems in industrially relevant applications, like high-temperature reactors and heat exchangers.
Learning outcome
At the end of the course, the students should know:
- How to use force balances on control volumes.
- How to calculate pressure drop, friction loss, and velocities in pipe networks for both incompressible and compressible flows.
- The basis for and the development of the Euler and Bernoulli equations.
- The various mechanisms for transport of heat, including boiling and condensation.
- The operation and dimensioning of industrial heat exchangers, their limitations, and typical uses.
- How to calculate heat transfer coefficients and total heat transfer numbers for planar, cylindrical, and spherical geometry.
- how to dimension selected heat exchanger types.
- Use programming in Python to solve simple heat transfer problems.
Learning methods and activities
Problem-based activities and lectures with worked through examples. In order to get access to the exam 8 out of 13 compulsory exercises must be passed (4 of these must be exercise nr 8-13).
Expected workload for this course for one week: 6 hours of lecture, 2 hours with exercises, and 5 hours of self-study. The course is lectured in Norwegian.
Compulsory assignments
- Exercises
Further on evaluation
If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may change from written to oral.
Recommended previous knowledge
Basic knowledge of thermodynamics, mass and energy balances and physical chemistry.
Course materials
C. Geankoplis: Transport processes and unit operations, 4 ed., Prentice-Hall, 2003.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIK2005 | 7.5 | ||
| TMAK2007 | 7.5 | AUTUMN 2018 | |
| TMT4206 | 7.5 | AUTUMN 2019 | |
| KP3150 | 7.5 | AUTUMN 2020 |
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Version: 1
Credits:
7.5 SP
Study level: Intermediate course, level II
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: SPRING 2022
Language of instruction: Norwegian
Location: Trondheim
- Technological subjects
Department with academic responsibility
Department of Chemical Engineering