Module Details

Module Code: CHEP7010
Title: Transfer Processes
Long Title: Transfer Processes
NFQ Level: Intermediate
Valid From: Semester 1 - 2023/24 ( September 2023 )
Duration: 1 Semester
Credits: 5
Field of Study: 5240 - Chemical & Process Eng
Module Delivered in: 1 programme(s)
Module Description: The behaviour of fluids in pipes and other equipment and basic Heat Transfer encountered in Chemical Process and other facilities.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Quantify the behaviour of fluids under various conditions of motion and rest.
LO2 Predict pressure losses in piping system and subsequently determine an appropriate pump rating.
LO3 Determine the relationship between flow phenomena and fluid flowrates and associate these relationships with appropriate flowmetering devices.
LO4 Perform simple heat transfer calculations involving conduction, convection and radiation.
LO5 Analyse the performance of a simple heat exchanger.
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Module Recommendations

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Requirements

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Indicative Content
Introduction to Units and Dimensions
Definitions and descriptions of units and terms commonly encountered in the study of fluid mechanics and heat transfer.
Gases
Charles's law, Boyle's law, ideal gas law, determination of atmospheric pressure, barometers. Properties of gases from steam tables.
Static Pressure and Head
Pressure intensity, pressure and depth, pressure at a point, pressure and head, barometers.
Pressure measurement in fluids
Piezometer, U tube manometer, bourdon guage, U tube with two liquids, inverted U tube.
Liquids in motion
Continuity equation, bernoulli equation, venturi meter, orifice meter, pitot tube, weirs.
Piping systems
Determination of pressure losses in piping systems. Networks of pipes, series, branched and parallel. Pumps and pump sizing, Basic equations for centrifugal machines, NPSH and cavitation, matching of pump and system. Basic equations for turbines.
Heat Transfer Basics
Basic heat flow rate equations for conduction, convection and radiation. Heat transfer through a simple wall, through composite walls and in parallel. Thermal resistance, natural convection, combined convection and conduction, conduction through a circular pipe, optimum insulation thickness.
Simple Heat Exchangers
Parallel flow heat exchangers, co-current and counter-current flow. Log mean temperature difference. Three operating equations of heat exchangers, temperature profiles, condensers, boilers. Multi-pass heat exchangers, temperature correction factors. Rating a heat exchanger.
Forced Convection
Flow plast a flat plate, velocity and thermal boundary layers, laminar and turbulent flow. Dimensional analysis; Nusselt number, Prandtl number and their physical significance, heat transfer correlations.
Natural Convection
Grashoff number, horizontal surfaces, vertical surfaces, laminar flow, turbulent flow.
Heat Exchanger Selection and Design
Double-pipe, gasketed-plate-and-frame, shell-and-tube; construction features, material selection, layout options and flow arrangements, fouling factors, heat transfer correlations.
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Coursework40.00%
End of Module Formal Examination60.00%

Assessments

Coursework
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 40
Timing Week 8 Learning Outcomes 1,2,3
Assessment Description
Simple Pipe Design
End of Module Formal Examination
Assessment Type Formal Exam % of Total Mark 60
Timing End-of-Semester Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4,5
Assessment Description
End-of-Semester Final Examination
Reassessment Requirement
Repeat examination
Reassessment of this module will consist of a repeat examination. It is possible that there will also be a requirement to be reassessed in a coursework element.

The University reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Theory Every Week 4.00 4
Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) Non Contact Study Every Week 3.00 3
Total Hours 7.00
Total Weekly Learner Workload 7.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 4.00
This module has no Part Time workload.
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Holland and Bragg. (1995), Fluid Flow for Chemical Engineers, Butterworth-Heinemann, [ISBN: 9780340610589].
  • Cengel and Ghajar. (2015), Heat and Mass Transfer Fundamentals and Applications, 5th. McGraw Hill, United States, p.960, [ISBN: 9780073398181].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
This module does not have any other resources
 
Module Delivered in
Programme Code Programme Semester Delivery
CR_ECPEN_8 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Chemical and Biopharmaceutical Engineering 3 Mandatory