COURSE #: ChE 342		COURSE TITLE: Mass and heat transfer
TERMS OFFERED: Fall		PREREQUISITES: ChE 230 Material and Energy Balances: ChE 341 Fluid Mechanics Math 216 Introduction to Differential Equations
TEXTBOOKS/REQUIRED MATERIAL: Geankoplis, Transport Processes and Unit Operations, 4^th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ, Prentice Hall, 2003 ISBN: 0-13-101367-X		COGNIZANT FACULTY: Eniola-Adefeso, Lahann, Linderman, Thompson
INSTRUCTOR: Eniola-Adefeso		FACULTY APPROVAL: 04/29/08
CoE BULLETIN DESCRIPTION: Theories and applications of mass and heat transport phenomena. Fick’s law. Steady and unsteady diffusion. Mass transfer coefficients. Simultaneous heat and mass transfer. Fourier’s law. Steady and unsteady thermal conduction. Heat transfer coefficients. Heat exchangers. Condensation and boiling. Radiation, Kirchoff’s law and view factors..		COURSE TOPICS: (number of hours in parentheses) 1. Heat/mass transfer analogies (1) 2. Mass transfer mechanisms (2) 3. Mass balance equations (2) 4. Mass transfer by diffusion (6) and convection (3) 5. Mass transfer with chemical reaction (3) 6. Mass transfer equipment (1) 7. Heat transfer mechanisms (2) 8. Energy balance equations (2) 9. Heat transfer by conduction (6), convection (3) and radiation (4) 10. Heat transfer equipment (2)
COURSE STRUCTURE/SCHEDULE: Lecture: 3 per week @ 1 hour; Discussion: 1 per week @ 1 hour
course objectives	Links shown in brackets are to course outcomes that satisfy these objectives. 1. Teach students heat and mass transfer required to be an effective chemical engineer [1-3, 5] 2. Highlight relationships between heat, mass, and momentum transport [1,2] 3. Encourage creativity in problem solving [4] 4. Introduce students to heat and mass transfer equipment [1-3] 5. Assist students in developing ability to make engineering judgments [5] 6. Show students how material in fluid mechanics is related to heat and mass transfer [1-2]
COURSE OUTCOMES	Links shown in brackets are to program educational outcomes. 1. Ability to solve problems involving steady and unsteady heat conduction, convection, and radiation. [1,5,11,13] 2. Ability to solve problems involving mass transfer due to diffusion, chemical reaction, and convection [1,5,11,13] 3. Ability to size some basic heat and mass transfer equipment [3,13] 4. Ability to apply engineering judgment including an appreciation of cost [5, 8] 5. Ability to solve mass transfer problems involving biological systems [12,13]
ASSESSMENT TOOLS	Links shown in brackets are to course outcomes. 1. Weekly home problems [1-5] 2. Quizzes [1-4] 3. Hourly examinations and one final examination [1-4] 4. Open-ended problem [1-4] 5. End of term course evaluation provides student self-assessment of outcomes [1-4]