King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
Chemical Engineering Department
CHE 304 – Mass Transfer
Term 212
Course Instructors:
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Dr. Nadhir A. Al-Baghli (nabaghli@kfupm.edu.sa) (Section 4/Coordinator)
Online Office Hour: UTR 11:00-12:00 am (Zoom ID:5452852528, Password: 277646)
Dr. Halim H Redhwi (hhamid@kfupm.edu.sa) (Section 6), Room 63/121, 12:00 – 12:50
Office Hour: UTR 12:50 to 13:50 63/121 (Zoom ID:3689436058, Password: 975542)
T: 0138607200, 0138603810, M: 0556454597
Catalog Description:
This course covers fundamentals of mass transfer, differential equations of mass transfer,
steady-state and unsteady-state molecular diffusion, convective mass transfer, interface mass
transfer, mass transfer theories, mass transfer equipment.
Prerequisite:
CHE 204 Fluid Mechanics
Co-requisite:
CHE 300 Heat Transfer
Textbooks:
Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer, by J. R. Welty, G. L. Rorrer, D.
G. Foster, 6th Ed., John Wiley & Sons, New York (2015).
Course Objective:
Develop student’s concepts of diffusion and convection mass transfer in chemical and
biological systems.
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to:
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Estimate values of molecular diffusion coefficients and predict effect of temperature
and pressure on it
Develop the differential equations of mass transfer
Estimate molar/mass flux and concentration profiles for steady state and unsteady
state molecular diffusion
Apply suitable correlations to calculate individual convective mass transfer
coefficient between fluid and solid with different geometries
Apply two-resistance theory to calculate overall convective mass transfer coefficient
for situations involving convective mass transfer between gas and liquid phases.
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Course Outline: CHE 304 – Mass Transfer
Topic
Number of
Lectures
Chapter
Materials to study
Fundamentals of Mass Transfer
7
22
From beginning up to
end of example 6
HW1 Deadline / Thursday, February 3
Differential Equations of Mass
Transfer
23
2
Sec 23.2 - 23.4
HW2 Deadline / Thursday, February 10
Class Test I/ Thursday, February 17
Steady-State Molecular Diffusion
24
8
Sec 24.1 - 24.2
HW3 Deadline / Sunday, February 27
Midterm Exam /Tuesday, March 15
Unsteady-State Molecular
Diffusion
25
6
Everything, except solution
using the series method
(i.e. except example 2)
HW4 Deadline / Thursday, March 24
Convective Mass Transfer
26
4
Sec 26.1 - 26.5
HW5 Deadline / Wednesday, March 30
Class Test II/ Thursday, March 31
Convective Mass Transfer Between
Phases
27
6
Everything
HW6 deadline / Friday, April 1
Convective Mass Transfer
Correlations
28
8
Sec 28.1 - 28.6
HW7 Deadline / Thursday, April 21
Process Safety
2
Handout
Final Exam/May
Grading Policy:
Description
Attendance and Participation
Homework
Two Class Tests
Midterm Exam
Final Exam
%
05
10
20
30
35
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Exam Policy:
All exams and class tests are open-book unless otherwise stated. It is not allowed to write a
solution (or part of it) of any problem on any page of the textbook. If during an exam the
instructor found any attempt of cheating, student will get “zero” in that exam plus he will
report this cheating to the administration. Mobile phone should be turned off and put inside
the bag.
List of Homework’s
Topic
Fundamentals of Mass Transfer
Differential Equations of Mass Transfer
Steady-State Molecular Diffusion
Unsteady-State Molecular Diffusion
Convective Mass Transfer
Convective Mass Transfer Between Phases
Convective Mass Transfer Correlations
HW
HW # 1
Chapter 22 [22.4, 22.5, 22.8, 22.10]
HW # 2
Chapter 23 [23.4, 23.6, 23.7]
HW # 3
Chapter 24 [24.3, 24.5, 24.6, 24.15]
HW # 4
Chapter 25 [25.4, 25.6, 25.9, 25.12]
HW # 5
Chapter 26 [26.4, 26.7, 26.8]
HW # 6
Chapter 27 [27.2, 27.5, 27.7]
HW # 7
Chapter 28 [28.2, 28.7, 28.12]
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