BE 373 - Transport Phenomena
Department: Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering
Number: BE 373
Title of Course: Transport Phenomena
Designation: Required
Course Catalog Description
Fundamental principles and applications relating to mass, momentum, and energy transfers in biosystems and other systems for engineers and scientists.
Prerequisites
- CHEM 161
- PHYS 170
- MATH 242 or MATH 252A
- Or consent
Course References
- Geankoplis, C.J., 1993, Transport Processes and Unit Operations, Prentice Hall (course textbook).
- Course notes.
- Transport Phenomena-A Unified Approach by R.S. Brodkey and H.C. Hershey (reference text).
- Biological and Bioenvironmental Heat and Mass Transfer by A.K. Datta (reference text).
Course Objectives:
This course seeks to provide engineering students the fundamentals to solve problems involving transport of momentum, energy, and mass in biological, mechanical, and chemical systems, using a unified approach.
Topics Covered
- Introduction and Basic Concepts
- General Property Balance
- Heat Transport
- Mass Transport
- Momentum Transport
- Transport Properties - Molecular and Biological Bases
Grading
| Item | Weight |
| Quizzes (three) | 40% |
| Final Examination | 30% |
| Computational Project | 10% |
| Experimental Projects (two) | 15% |
| Homework | 5% |
| Total | 100% |
