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Calendar

This page shows the overall schedule of lectures, assignments, readings and exams for the course.

'P & G Chapters' refers to the required text for the course: Poirier, D. R. and G. H. Geiger. Transport Phenomena in Materials Processing.

LEC # TOPICS MOTIVATING PROCESS P & G CHAPTERS
1 Introduction
Diffusion
2 1-D, Cylindrical Steady-State Diffusion Helium in Glass 12.1
3 Homogeneous Chemical Reaction Carbon-Carbon Composite 13.2 - 13.5
4 Unsteady Diffusion Galvanizing Steel 13.2 - 13.5
5 Boundary Conditions, Biot Number Silicon Oxidation 13.1
6 Dimensional Analysis Silicon Oxidation Handout
Heat Conduction and Radiation
7 Introduction: Energy Conservation Various 6.1, 9.1
8 Spherical 1-D Solutions Ceramic Thermal Spray 9.2
9 Transient Dimensional Analysis, Graphs Ceramic Thermal Spray 9.3
10 Finite Differences and The Heat Equation Polymer Extrusion
Mathquiz
11 Thermal Conductivity, Convection Vacuum Arc Remelting
12 Radiation Heat Transfer BOF Steelmaking 11.1 - 11.9
Test 1: Diffusion and Heat Conduction
Fluid Dynamics
13 Intro, Viscosity Various 1.1 - 1.2
14 1-D Laminar Momentum Diffusion Polymer Injection Molding 2.1 - 2.4
15 Navier-Stokes Equations None 2.5 - 2.7, Handout
16 Using the Navier-Stokes Equations Drag in Blood Vessels Handout
17 Drag Coefficient on a Tube, Sphere Ceramic Particle Precipitation 3.1, 3.3.2
18 Boundary Layer on a Flat Plate 2.7.1, BSL4.4
19 Drag Coefficient on a Flat Plate 3.3.1
20 Heat/mass Flat Plate Boundary Layer Chemical Vapor Deposition 7.2
21 Natural Convection, Boundary Layers Ladle Metallurgy 7.3
22 Stream Function, Vorticity Tundish, Artificial Heart
Test 2: Radiation, Fluid Flow
23 Turbulent Flow Phenomena Multi Phase Mixing 3, BSL5.1 - 5.3
24 Inviscid Flow, Bernoulli Equation Tank Draining 4.1.3
25 Batch and Continuous Flow Reactors
26 Process Cost Modeling Polymer Injection Molding 4.2 - 4.6
Final Review
Final Exam Period