TRANSPORT PHENOMENA
ChE 319 – Fall 2020
Unique # - 14310
Meets ONLINE on TTh from 8:00 am – 9:30 am
Instructor - Prof. C. B. Mullins, CPE 4.418, mullins@che.utexas.edu
TEXTBOOK:
OPTIONAL - R. B. Bird, W. E. Stewart and E. N. Lightfoot, Transport
Phenomena, 1st Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1960. [The first edition is
fairly cheap in case you would like a hard-copy: Transport Phenomena, 1st
Ed.]. You may also use the second edition of the book, but it is not as easy
to follow as the first edition. Purchase of the book is not necessary.
PREREQUISITES:
ChE 317-Introduction to Chemical Engineering Analysis and M 427KAdvanced Calculus for Applications I.
RECITATION SESSIONS:
M 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
OFFICE TIME:
To Be Announced
TEACHING ASSISTANT:
Yoon Jun Son, consultation by appointment: yjson0212@utexas.edu
Yongtak Kwon, consultation by appointment: ytkwon79@utexas.edu
HELP SESSIONS
To Be Announced
MATERIALS:
Classroom lecture materials and homework assignments will be posted on
Canvas in a timely fashion.
LECTURES:
It is important and expected that you will attend all lectures. I will try to
do my part to make the lectures worth attending.
However, there are several important concepts and techniques in this
course that I will not be able to discuss in great detail in lecture. You will
be expected to learn about these techniques outside of class from reading
or studying other provided materials. I will assign homework problems
and generate quiz questions that will deal with some or all of these
concepts to provide practice!
Further, study of the appropriate materials prior to lecture enhances the
learning experience for you. Such advanced preparation also allows us to
rapidly cover the rudiments so that we may address the finer points of the
subject more thoroughly.
HOW TO LEARN:
A book for lay people entitled Make it Stick by scholars Peter C. Brown,
Henry L. Roediger, III, and Mark A. McDaniel, suggests the following for
optimal learning:
Mullins
(i) learning is more durable and lasting when we put effort in to it (after
all, the brain needs to physically change for us to learn new things),
(ii) re-reading text and cramming are ineffective (these are typically low
activity (or passive) practices),
(iii) recalling information (or simple self-testing) is more effective than rereading (self-testing is very active learning). For example, (a) try to
summarize or outline what you have read and/or (b) work example
problems from books or lecture without assistance, (c) work (or re-work) a
homework problem without using your notes or the book.
(iv) several “short” intense study sessions spread out over an extended
period (many days or weeks) is more effective than one “long” study
session (I recommend turning off electronic devices and other
distractions), and
(v) trying (really hard) to solve a problem prior to being taught the
solution leads to much better learning (again, this is very active learning
and what you will be expected to do once you are on the job in industry).
I have found the book Make it Stick to be quite interesting and useful and
some portions of the book are available for free on http://books.google.com/.
You may also wish to check out the free Coursera online course entitled
“Learning How to Learn”: https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn. In
this course the so-called “Pomodoro Technique” is described and this may
be helpful to you.
How the pomodoro technique works:
1.
Choose the task you will work on from your priority list.
2.
Set your timer (the pomodoro – tomato in Italian) for 25 minutes.
Turn off your cell phone (and eliminate other distractions).
3.
Immerse yourself in the task for 25 minutes. If you think of
something you need/want to do in the future make a quick note of
it so that you can remember to address this at the end of 25
minutes.
4.
When the pomodoro buzzes feel free to take a break (or continue
with work if that feels right).
5.
Start over after your break.
HOMEWORK POLICY:
There is a homework assignment for nearly every week during the term.
In addition to the traditional mathematically-oriented problems I will also
have some readings for you regarding “soft-skills” which is discussed
next. Homework will not be collected, however, you will have a quiz over
the homework set (typically on a problem related to the homework but not
identical – typically about 30 minutes in length) that will be administered
during the recitation. The recitation homework quiz grades will
contribute 70% to your final grade. Recitation quizzes cannot be made
up, however your two lowest recitation quiz scores will be dropped. If
more than two recitation quizzes are missed the additional missed quizzes
will be scored as a zero.
You may work together with your classmates on homework but don't deny
yourself the opportunity to "struggle" with difficult concepts and problems
(by having friends "spoon-feed" you – again, think “active” learning). It is
my opinion that one learns a great deal in this endeavor .... homework
problems are your means of "practicing" engineering just as an athlete
practices to improve his/her athletic ability. If I can help you meet other
people in the class to form a study group please let me know.
Many of the assigned homework problems will be very challenging ....
indeed, the subject of this course involves rich and powerful intellectual
machinery for solving tremendously important technological problems.
Most of you will have to work very hard to become competent in
Transport Phenomena ... as has everyone that I know. One of the common
myths of students is that "they are not talented enough or smart enough" to
learn this subject well (in addition to other myths) .... I believe that each of
you are plenty bright enough to master this subject beyond your wildest
expectations if you have the desire and will to work at it very hard.
This is an extremely important course in the Chemical Engineering
Curriculum. Many of my colleagues that are practicing engineers cite a
course such as this one as a key element in the development of their own
engineering skills. Many of you will learn a very new way to think about
describing physical phenomena .... one of the important components of the
course is to attain the ability to "derive," based on engineering balances, a
differential equation that describes a situation of interest and to solve this
equation for use in design or understanding of engineering equipment.
SOFT SKILLS READINGS
As mentioned in the section regarding “Homework,” part of the
homework assignment involves a short reading (5 pages or less) on “Soft
Skills.” These are optional. These readings involve other skills that you
will find important and useful on the job in the future and so I hope you
will look at these and try to figure out ways to incorporate their lessons
into your professional life.
RECITATION MEETINGS:
In addition to administering the recitation homework quizzes during these
meetings, on days following a recitation quiz there may be an (optional)
lecture over some of the materials that I have asked you to read. I have
noticed in the past that sometimes these topics are not so straightforward
so I have prepared notes and will lecture about these notes for those that
wish to attend.
EXAMS:
The Final Exam will be challenging and you will need to study extensively
to perform well. You can use any book, your notes, old homeworks,
and any internet site for the final exam. However, I believe that you will
do your best on this exam if you study and work hard throughout the
semester. I will be doing my best to synthesize original problems and
questions for the final exam that most likely cannot be found in books,
internet sites, etc. You are not allowed to consult or collaborate with
another person on the final exam.
EVALUATION:
Recitation HW Quizzes*
70%
- Drop 2 lowest rec. quiz grades*
Final Exam
30%
100%
- Possible Final Percentage
*If
you must miss a recitation quiz or two then that will be the quiz
grade(s) that you will drop. Additional missed quizzes (beyond two) will
be scored zero.
Final grades in the class will be determined as follows:
100-90%
<90-80%
A
B
<80-70%
<70-60%
<60%
C
D
F
DO NOT USE THE AVERAGE CALCULATED BY CANVAS TO DETERMINE YOUR STANDING
IN THE CLASS – THIS IS CALCULATED AUTOMATICALLY IN SOME ARBITRARY MANNER
If you fail to score nearly perfectly on the first two recitation quizzes I
strongly encourage you to drop the class. Poor performance on these
initial two quizzes by previous students has almost always led to a
final course grade of D or F. The secret to performing well in this
course is to study actively and work very hard early in the semester.
The University of Texas at Austin provides, upon request, appropriate academic adjustments for qualified
students with disabilities. For more information, contact the Office of the Dean of Students at 471-6259, 4714241 TDD or the College of Engineering Director of Students with Disabilities at 471-4382. Finally, scholastic
dishonesty will not be tolerated and incidents of dishonesty will be reported to the Dean of Student Affairs.
COURSE CONTENT:
Heat Transfer:
Conduction - 1-Dim., Transient, Rectangular Coord.,Cylindrical Coord.
Convection - Laminar Flow, Turbulent Flow, Detailed analysis and
balances, Use of Heat Transfer Correlation's, Development of Heat
Transfer Correlation's
Fluid Mech.:
Macroscopic balances, microscopic balances.
Laminar and turbulent flow.
Mass Transfer:
Ficks law, simple diffusion problems, mass transfer correlation's.
IMPORTANT DATES: (see UT-Austin Calendar)
Aug. 25 – Tuesday - 4-6 pm Optional Help Session over Mathematics (TBD).
Aug. 27 – Thursday - First class period for ChE 319 (Meeting Tuesdays and Thursdays thereafter)
Aug. 31 – Monday - First recitation period for ChE 319 –Homework Quiz #1 (over Homework #1)
Aug. 31 – Monday – Last day of the official add/drop period; after this date changes in registration require the
chairman's and deans approval. Indeed, the Dean has stated in a memo that a student may not
drop a course after the fourth class day except for good cause (health or serious personal
problems). This problem cannot have existed on or before the fourth class.
Sept. 7 – Monday - Labor Day Holiday
Sept. 14 – Mon. – Homework Quiz #2 over Hw#2
Sept. 21 – Mon. – Homework Quiz #3 over Hw#3
Sept. 28 – Mon. – Homework Quiz #4 over Hw#4
Oct. 5 – Mon. – Homework Quiz #5 over Hw’s #2, #3 and #4
Oct. 12 – Mon. – Homework Quiz #6 over Hw#5
Oct. 19 – Mon. – Homework Quiz #7 over Hw#6
Oct. 26 – Mon. – Homework Quiz #8 over Hw#7
Nov. 2 – Mon. – Homework Quiz #9 over Hw’s #5, #6 and #7
Nov. 9 – Mon. – Homework Quiz #10 over Hw#8
Nov. 16 – Mon. – Homework Quiz #11 over Hw#9
Nov. 23 – Mon. – Homework Quiz #12 over Hw#10
Nov. 25-27 – Wed. – Fri. – Thanksgiving Holiday
Nov. 30 – Mon. – Homework Quiz #13 over Hw#11
Dec. 7 – Mon. – Homework Quiz #14 over Hw’s #8, #9, #10 and #11 – Last Day of Semester
Dec. 16 – (Wednesday) 7 pm – 10 pm - Final Exam over all lecture materials and HW’s 2-11.
POTENTIALLY USEFUL BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY:
Engineering Library
J. P. Holman, Heat Transfer, 5th Ed.,QC 320, H64, 1981.
J. P. Holman, Heat Transfer, 6th Ed.,QC 320, H64, 1986.
S. Whitaker, Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, QA 911, W38.
M. N. Ozisik, Heat Transfer: A Basic Approach, TJ 260, O96, 1984.
R. B. Bird, et al., Transport Phenomena, QA 929, B5, 1960.
H.S. Carslaw and J. C. Jaeger, Conduction of Heat in Solids, QC 321, C28, 1959.
W. M. Kays, Convective Heat and Mass Transfer, 2nd Ed., QC 327, K37, 1980.
W. M. Kays and M. E. Crawford, Convective Heat and Mass Transfer, 3rd Ed., QC 327, K37, 1993.
E. Kreyszig, Avanced Engineering Mathematics, 7th Ed., QA 401, K7, 1992.
W. E. Boyce and R. C. DiPrima, Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems, 5th Ed.,
QA 371, B773, 1992.
J. R. Welty, C. E Wicks and R. E. Wilson, Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer, 3rd Ed., TA
357, W45, 1984.
J. R. Welty, C. E Wicks and R. E. Wilson, Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer, 2nd Ed., TA
357, W45, 1976.