Transport Phenomena in Metallurgy

At the end of this course, the students should be able to: 1. exhibit the scientific understanding that metallurgical processes are provided by transport phenomena; 2. explain the interplay of fluid, mass and momentum transfer in metallurgical systems; 3. appreciate metallurgical engineering within engineering-technology family, differentiate between the three types of fluid flow; and 4. apply the principles covered in the design of specific metallurgical systems.

Viscosity: definition, kinetic viscosity, dynamic viscosity and Reynolds constant. fluid Flow: laminar, transitional and turbulent flow. Mechanical flow: Bernoulli equation, flow jet kinetic and kinematics; thermal conductivity, steady and transient conduction problems, forced and natural convection, heat transfer and radiative heat transfer. Definition of binary diffusivity, convection mass transfer and mass transfer coefficient. The application of the principles covered in the design of specific metallurgical systems.