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The document provides a course outline for the subject "Ch.E-206 Mass Transfer Fundamentals" taught in the spring 2020 semester at the NFC Institute of Engineering and Fertilizer Research. The course covers principles of mass transfer including diffusion, mass transfer coefficients, and applications to separation processes like distillation over 18 weeks. Student learning outcomes include identifying mass transfer mechanisms, estimating rates, and performing distillation column calculations. The class is graded based on assignments, quizzes, a midterm, and endterm exam.

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NFC Institute of Engineering and Fertilizer Research, Faisalabad

The document provides a course outline for the subject "Ch.E-206 Mass Transfer Fundamentals" taught in the spring 2020 semester at the NFC Institute of Engineering and Fertilizer Research. The course covers principles of mass transfer including diffusion, mass transfer coefficients, and applications to separation processes like distillation over 18 weeks. Student learning outcomes include identifying mass transfer mechanisms, estimating rates, and performing distillation column calculations. The class is graded based on assignments, quizzes, a midterm, and endterm exam.

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NFC Institute of Engineering and Fertilizer Research, Faisalabad

Section Course Outline Report

Department: Chemical Engineering (IEFR) Printed Date: 21-Jan-2020

Section Course Detail

Semester SPRING 2020

Department Chemical Engineering (IEFR)

Section A

Subject Title Ch.E-206 Mass Transfer Fundamentals

Contact najafawan@hotmail.com

M easureable Student Learning Outcomes

CLOs Description PLOs Level

CLO1 Identify basic principles and practical examples of steady state mass transfer PLO01 Medium
mechanisms

CLO2 Estimate mass transfer coefficients and mass transfer rates for PLO02 Medium
internal/external flows and across phase boundaries

CLO3 Perform theoretical design calculations for distillation columns PLO03 Medium

Grading Policy

ASSIGNMENT 10.0% , QUIZ-1 10.0% , QUIZ-2 10.0% , MID-TERM 30.0% , END-TERM 40.0%

Class Timings

Section Content

Week Topics
(Lec)

week1 1. Introduction to mass transfer


2. Separation processes based on gas–liquid, liquid–liquid, solid–liquid, and gas–solid contact
3. Introduction to molecular diffusion
4. Concentration, velocity, and flux

week2 1. Fick's law of diffusion


2. Steady-state molecular diffusion through a constant area in a binary gas mixture
3. Diffusion of A through non-diffusing B
4. Equimolar counter diffusion of A and B
5. Non-equimolar counter diffusion of A and B

week3 1. Multicomponent diffusion


2. Measurement and prediction of gas-phase diffusion coefficients
3. Molecular diffusion in liquids
4. Measurement and prediction of liquid-phase diffusion coefficients
week4 1. Concentration dependence of liquid-phase diffusivity
2. Diffusion through variable-area geometries
3. Knudsen diffusion; Self-diffusion; Surface diffusion
Quiz 1

week5 1. Introduction to mass transfer coefficients


2. Diffusive and convective mass transfer coefficients
3. Interconversion of mass transfer coefficients

week6 1. Dimensionless groups in mass transfer


2. Correlations for the convective mass transfer coefficient
3. Turbulent diffusion
4. Wetted-wall column

week7 1. Theories of mass transfer; Film theory; Penetration theory; Surface renewal theory; Boundary-
layer theory
2. Momentum, heat, and mass transfer analogies

week8 1. Introduction to interphase mass transfer and equilibrium between phases


2. Raoult's law; Henry's law
3. Two-film theory and determination of interfacial concentration
4. Overall mass transfer coefficient

week9 Mid-Term Exam

week10 1. Introduction to vapor-liquid equilibrium


2. T-XY, and X-Y diagrams
3. Partial pressure; Dalton's law
4. Calculation of bubble- and dew-point temperatures

week11 1. Relative volatility


2. Raoult's law for non-ideal systems
3. Differential distillation
4. Flash distillation

week12 1. Fractionating column


2. Material and energy balance on a plate
3. Lewis–Sorel method

week13 1. McCabe–Thiele method


2. Q-line
3. Minimum reflux ratio
Quiz 2

week14 1. Fenske–Underwood–Gilliland method


2. Relation between reflux ratio and number of plates
3. Economic reflux ratio

week15 1. McCabe–Thiele method for distillation columns with multiple feeds and side-streams
2. Varying overflow in non-ideal binary distillation
3. Ponchon–Savarit method
4. Batch distillation; Operation at constant product composition; Operation at constant reflux ratio

week16 1. Types of trays and their characteristics


2. Plate efficiency
3. Types of packings and their characteristics
4. HETP and HTU

week17 1. Distillation column design using the method of transfer units


2. Operational problems in distillation columns

week18 Final Exam


Chairman Signature: _________________

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