CHEN20009: Transport Processes

A mid-semester test worth 15% held in or around Week 6 of the semester (1.5 hrs).
Two lab-based assignments spread throughout semester and worth a total of 10% (250 words each, not including equations, graphs and diagrams)
Five minor assessable questions spread throughout semester and worth a total of 5% (50 words each, not including equations, graphs and diagrams)
An end of semester examination worth 70% (3 hrs)

This subject was a definite step-up from any previous subjects I had undertaken. The difficulty can be extremely daunting for the first few lectures, but with enough practice, you will find that the problems can become simpler and even repetitive in a sense. This is since the course covers momentum, heat and mass transfer which involve the exact same concepts just from another perspective. So by the nature of the course, you will be doing revision in a sense with each new section.

Lecturers: Dalton is a great lecturer who knows the subject extremely well. He does record the lectures, but he simply records the lecture note and his voice while he writes out solutions for the problems you will work through in class. These problems will take up a significant amount of time out of the allotted lecture times, and I cannot stress enough that you should attend lectures. As I wrote before, you will most likely fail the class if you do not attend. That is harsh to write, but I feel it is the truth. Keeping up with the tutorial questions is also extremely important as content will continue to pile up and can become overwhelming quickly.

Assessment: The assessment for this class involves:
- 15% mid semester test that covers momentum transfer and a small part of heat transfer (depending on how far you get in the course). I found that doing the relevant tutorial questions and past exam papers was the best way to prepare for this. Something to note about the MST and exam is that Dalton separates "standard" questions which account for 80% of that assessment, and "diamond" questions which account for 20% of that assessment. These diamond questions are of a higher difficulty.
- 2 lab question sheets based on the experiments you will be doing that account for 10% in total. These questions are not your typical lab questions, rather they will require a good amount of time to think about which is why the due date for these can often be around 1 month or more after you complete the experiment. Note that this due date is set for everyone, so if you complete the experiment a month before the due date or 1 week before the due date, they will be due at the same time. Be careful when you timetable your pracs for this class if possible!
- 5 "diamond" questions from each tutorial sheet worth 5% in total. Even though each question is only worth 1% each, it is important to take these seriously so you can get feedback on what is expected of you in terms of working out for the exam and general feedback on what you could improve on.

Recommendation: I have given this subject such a high rating since if you put in the work to understand what Dalton is talking about, the types of problems you can work through by yourself are very interesting like analysing the mass transfer of oxygen through contact lenses and the cornea. Even though this is by far the most difficult subject I have come across so far, it is very satisfying and intellectually stimulating once you understand it. For Chemical Systems majors, you will have to do this subject as a prerequisite, but for others, I believe this can be taken as a breadth(?)/science elective. If you are considering doing this subject, be prepared for a significant workload and I would suggest you have a good background in mathematics (integration mainly).

Yes, with screen capture. BUT, YOU CANNOT RELY ON THESE. DO NOT TAKE THIS LIGHTLY, YOU WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY FAIL IF YOU DO THIS. THIS IS SINCE THE LECTURER ONLY RECORDS THE LECTURE NOTES, BUT THE CRUCIAL INFORMATION YOU WILL HAVE TO COPY DOWN IS WRITTEN ON THE WHITEBOARD AND IS NOT RECORDED.

Dr Dalton Harvie.

Yes, 10+ available WITH NUMERICAL SOLUTIONS provided by lecturer.

5 Out of 5

Recommended texts are as follows:
Bird, R.B., Stewart, W.E., and Lightfoot, E.N., Transport Phenomena, second edition, Wiley, 2002 and onwards

Coulson, J.M., and Richardson, J.F., Chemical Engineering Volume 1, sixth edition, Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999

However, these are not important for success in the class. The notes, and CRUCIALLY, the problems you work through in the lectures and tutorials are enough to do well.

3 x 1 hour lectures per week, 1 x 1 hour tutorial per week, 2 x 3 hour lab sessions per semester.

2013/S2

H1