- UCAS course code
- H800
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)
BEng Chemical Engineering
Duration: 3 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: H800 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Scholarships available
Accredited course
- Typical A-level offer: AAA including specific subjects
- Typical contextual A-level offer: AAB including specific subjects
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: ABB including specific subjects
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 36 points overall with 6,6,6 at HL, including specific requirements
Course unit details:
Momentum, Heat & Mass Transfer
| Unit code | CHEN20112 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 10 |
| Unit level | Level 2 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 2 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
The unit is broken up into 6 parts. The introduction provides a basic review for fundamentals prerequisites to the module including vector and tensors, general balances, and dimensional analysis. The next 3 parts cover momentum, mass, and energy transport. In each of these sections is covered the corresponding mechanisms for diffusive transport (Newton’s law, Fick’s law, Fourier’s law) and the generation terms. The generalized transport equations (including the Navier Stokes equation) are derived from shell balances. Example problems are given in each section demonstrating the application of shell balances to solve transport problems. The last two section cover turbulence and analogies in momentum, heat, and mass transfer.
Pre/co-requisites
| Unit title | Unit code | Requirement type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Mathematics 1 | CHEN10011 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
| Process Fluid Flow | CHEN10031 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
| Process Heat Transfer | CHEN10092 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
| Engineering Mathematics 3 | CHEN20041 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
Aims
The unit aims to: To advance the knowledge of momentum, heat and mass transfer as covered in CHEN 10031 and CHEN 10092 to obtain a fuller, more comprehensive understanding of these fundamental concepts, principles and analytical techniques related to transport phenomena in a unified and quantitative manner.
Learning outcomes
ILO: 1.Perform scalar, vectorial and tensorial calculations in momentum balances.
ILO 2: Recognize and use the laws for diffusive transport.
ILO 3:Apply the Navier Stokes equations and Newton’s law of viscosity to derive velocity profiles under laminar flow.
ILO 4: Derive temperature and mole fraction profiles from their relevant differential balances and laws.
ILO :5 Understand the concept of material versus substantial derivative.
ILO :6 Apply dimensional analysis to simplify transport problems, interpret their solutions and generalize the results
ILO : 7 Describe the meaning of dimensionless numbers relevant for transport phenomena.
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching Activities
Assessment (Exam) - 4 hours
Tutorial - 9 hours
Lecture - 9 hours
Independent Study - 20 hours
Assessment (Revision/Preparation) - 28 hours
Work-based Learning - 30 hours
Assessment methods
Assessment Types | Total Weighting |
Mid-semester exam style assessment | 20% |
| Final Exam | 80% |
Please note that the exam style assessments weighting may be split over midterm and end of semester exams.
Study hours
| Scheduled activity hours | |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 9 |
| Tutorials | 9 |
| Work based learning | 30 |
| Independent study hours | |
|---|---|
| Independent study | 20 |
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Robin Curtis | Unit coordinator |