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Transport I

Lecture: Mon&Wed&Fri: 1200-1250 SHLBY 1103

CHEN 2610: TRANSPORT I (3). Pr: MATH 2630 or MATH 2637, PHYS 1600 or PHYS 1607, and completion of CHEN 2100 with grade of C or better; P/C: ENGR 2010. Introduction to fluid statics and dynamics; dimensional analysis; compressible and incompressible flows; design of flow systems; introduction to fluid-solids transport including fluidization, flow through process media and multiphase flows.

Course Description: Introduction to fluid statics and dynamics; dimensional analysis; compressible and incompressible flows; design of flow systems; introduction to fluid-solids transport including fluidization, flow through process media and multiphase flows.

(1) Crowe, Engineering Fluid Mechanics, 9e, 2008, 9780470420867, Wiley
The 10e of Crowe may also be employed.

GTA: Richard Cullum
Office:
Office Hours: email for an appointment
GTA Phone: 334-844-xxxx
E-mail: rlc0029@tigermail.auburn.edu

Course Objectives: This course introduces students to fluid dynamics and the processes and phenomena associated with fluid and fluid-solid transport. Students learn and employ the concepts and equations for flowing systems important to chemical and biological processes.

Course outcomes define the desired level of learning that is to be accomplished by a student at the time of the completion of the course. Each outcome consists of a skill or attitude as well as a desired mastery level. By defining specific course outcomes, both students and faculty can ensure that the technical and professional subject material essential to the course is covered as well as detailing the degree of mastery expected.

(Note: These are not in chronological order)

Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

1. Employ the hydrostatic equation to calculate the pressure and resulting forces acting on submerged objects.

2. Solve problems involving manometry concepts.

3. Solve problems involving buoyancy concepts.

4. Solve problems involving absolute and gauge pressure concepts.

5. Solve problems involving mass flow rate, volumetric flow rate, velocity profile, and average velocity concepts.

6. Employ the continuity equation for steady flow to calculate flow rates in conduits of constant and varying cross section including branched flow.

7. Explain the concepts of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluid, viscosity, laminar and turbulent flow, shear, shear stress, shear rate, fluid momentum.

8. Develop force and momentum balances in potential flow and viscous flow situations.

9. Calculate the friction factor and losses for laminar and turbulent flow in pipe using the friction factor plot and appropriate equations.

10. Calculate the mechanical energy loss due to friction in a piping system containing various kinds of valves and fittings.

11. Employ a mechanical energy balance to calculate flow rates, pipe sizes, power requirements, and pump sizes for specific piping configurations.

12. Describe the characteristics of centrifugal and positive displacement pumps, and using pump curves select an appropriate pump to deliver a specified flow rate.

13. Employ the concept of dimensional analysis to develop dimensionless numbers used in fluid mechanics.

14. Explain the concepts of a boundary layer, skin drag, and form drag.

15. Calculate the drag on a submerged object of simple shape in a flowing fluid using drag coefficient correlations.

16. Explain the concepts of porosity, void fraction, specific volume, specific surface area, particle equivalent diameter.

17. Calculate pressure drop or flow rate for flow through packed beds in various flow regimes.

18. Employ systematic problem solving methods and critical thinking skills to develop the equations required to obtain a solution to chemical engineering problems involving fluid static and fluid dynamic concepts as well as general engineering problems. Employ appropriate math and computer methods to solve these equations.

• Late homework (without an official university/medical excuse) will not be accepted. 
• Homework grades are weighted 105% to allow for occasional "slip-ups". 
• You may work with classmates on homework and other assignment (if not indicated to be solely independent effort or a team effort) but the work you turn in is to represent your personal effort. This issue is further discussed in the Daily Schedule. 
• The format of the reports and other homework is to be consistent with published departmental formats and style sheets as appropriate for the particular assignment.

The Daily Schedule should be consulted for homework assignment due dates. Special notices may also be posted to this area so check frequently for updates and new information.

2013 Spring Semester

Jan. 9 Classes Begin (Wed)
Jan. 21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Mon)
Jan. 30 15th Class Day - Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. (Wed)
Feb. 28 Mid-Semester (36th Class Day) - Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned. - Student deadline for request to move finals (Thurs)
Mar. 7 41st Class Day - Student deadline for request to move finals to Associate Deans (Thurs)
Mar. 11-15 Spring Break (Mon - Fri)
Apr. 26 Classes End (Fri)
Apr. 27-28 Study/Reading Days (Sat - Sun)
Apr. 29 - May 3 Final Exam Period (Mon - Fri)
May 4-5 Commencement (Sat-Sun)

Quizzes: 

• Unannounced short quizzes will be given to reinforce important principles and to encourage preparation for class. 
• Quizzes will not be able to be made up without an official university/medical excuse. 
• Quizzes will generally be given at the beginning of the class hour. If you arrive late, do not expect to receive additional time.

Hour Exams: 

• Three 50 minute examinations will be given during the semester to demonstrate the student's ability to utilize the material lectured on and presented in the text as reading assignments. Examinations are also used to evaluate the student's success in meeting published course outcomes.
• The exams and final are closed book in nature. Necessary graphs, tables and physical properties will be provided on the exam. 
• Students should prepare a single page of personal notes (handwritten, one side of a 8-1/2x11 sheet) to use summarizing important equations/concepts covered on the exam. You may xerox and reduce several handwritten pages on one sheet if you wish as long as the material being reduced is your own. Physical property tables and graphs, etc., will be provided if necessary.
• For the second exam, the student can bring two pages of notes, for the third exam three pages of notes and for the final exam four pages of notes. These notes may will be collected at the end of each exam and if collected later returned to the student.  Each page must cover only material covered on each exam segment. Students may "improve" a page of notes from a previous exam if desired.
• The notes cannot be reproduced or reduced or contain homework solutions, class notes or old exam problems/solutions. The professor will collect the notes after the exam (to be returned with the exam).
• No other materials (except as specified by the instructor) can be used during the exam (homework, class notes, old exams, etc.). 
• Exams will not be able to be made up without a valid university excuse. 
• Exams will be recollected by the department after students have an opportunity to view and copy the exams if they wish. Exams are maintained by the department for accreditation purposes.

Final Exam:

• A 2-1/2 hour comprehensive final examination will be given at the official time. 
• Students arriving after the official start time of the final examination will not be given additional time.

As per the Auburn University Bulletin, instructors shall determine the policy regarding grading which they feel is best for the course. This policy shall be presented to the class, in writing, at the beginning of the term.

In CHEN 2610, your course grade will be determined by proportionally weighting performance in the following areas 

• Exams* (3 @ 10%) - 30%
• Final* - 40%
• Homework, Quizzes*, DEQ's and other classwork - 30% (includes labs, projects, other homework, and quizzes)

* Note: It is this course's policy, and also a policy of other professors, that some test problems are "no partial credit," that is, you receive either full credit for an "acceptable" solution or no credit for an "unacceptable" solution. The determination of "acceptability" is solely the instructor's decision. Generally a "correct answer" is required for an acceptable solution, however, a correct answer that is improperly arrived at or that does not adhere to class policies is not acceptable.

Breakpoints employed for the three term exams and the final exam are: A=80%, B=65%, C=55%, D=45%, F=less than 45%.

Breakpoints for homework assignments and quizzes are: A=90%, B=80%, C=70%, D=60%, F=less than 60%. 

These grade breakpoints are determined by applying the Auburn University Bulletin criteria to each area. The following summarizes the criteria published in the University Bulletin: 

• A: Superior 
• B: Good (not Superior) 
• C: Acceptable (not Good) (NOT AVERAGE)
• D: Passing (not Acceptable and not Failing) 
• F: Failing (not Passing) 

Characteristics of Grade Benchmarks (employed in all courses taught)

A - Student clearly demonstrates an in-depth technical understanding of the concepts. Able to offer different technical viewpoints and solutions to a problem. Demonstrates the ability to apply the concepts creatively. Consistently carries problems to a final and justified solution. Demonstrates technical leadership in the subject. 

B - Student demonstrates a technical understanding sufficient for solving the majority of problems. Able to propose at least one technical solution or viewpoint to a problem. Consistently carries problems to a satisfactory solution. Can explain and justify a conclusion or approach most of the time. 

C - Student demonstrates a technical understanding sufficient for solving straightforward problems but may have trouble with more complex variations or situations. Carries problems through to an adequate solution most of the time. Able to explain and justify conclusions or approaches for many cases but with uncertainty. 

D - Student's ability to apply the concepts even to straight-forward problems is marginal. Carries problems through to an adequate solution only sporadically. The ability to explain or justify conclusions is weak and sporadic. There would be a question with regard to the ability to work in the area in an industrial setting. 

F - Student's ability to apply the concepts to problems is seriously in question. The ability to do industrial work in the area undemonstrated. 

In order to articulate fully its commitment to academic honesty and to protect members of its community from the results of dishonest conduct Auburn University has adopted policies to deal with cases of academic dishonesty. These policies are intended not only to emphasize the imperative of integrity, but also to protect the rights of all members of the university community. The complete academic regulations concerning cheating are located in the Tiger Cub Student Handbook, Code of Laws, Title XII, Student Academic Honesty Code, Chapters 1200-1203.

Departmental Honesty Statement: By affixing my signature below, I acknowledge I am aware of the Auburn University policy concerning academic honesty, plagiarism, and cheating. This policy is defined in the current Tiger Cub Student Handbook, Code of Laws, Title XII, Student Academic Honesty Code, Chapters 1200-1203. I further attest that the work I am submitting with this exam is solely my own and was developed during the exam. I have used no notes, materials, or other aids except those permitted by the instructor.

The following information is the implimentation and delineation of those policies by the above faculty member.

When a student is suspected of violating academic honesty standards, the faculty member will, as soon as reasonably possible, notify the student of the suspected infraction, seek the student's explanation, undertake any further investigation the faculty member considers appropriate, and initially determine whether a violation of the academic honesty policy has likely occurred.

If an act of academic dishonesty is determined to have likely occurred the matter will be turned over to the Auburn University Academic Honesty Committee

Forms of Academic Dishonesty

Plagiarism is the inclusion of someone else's words, ideas, or data as one's own work. When a student submits work for credit that includes the words, ideas, or data of others, the source of that information must be acknowledged through complete, accurate, and specific references, and, if verbatim statements are included, through quotation marks as well. By placing his/her name on work submitted for credit, the student certifies the originality of all work not otherwise identified by appropriate acknowledgments. Plagiarism covers unpublished as well as published sources.

Examples of plagiarism include, but are not limited to: 1. Quoting another person's actual words, complete sentences or paragraphs, or an entire piece of written work without acknowledgment of the source; 2. Using another person's ideas, opinions, or theory, even if it is completely paraphrased in one's own words without acknowledgment of the source; 3. Borrowing facts, statistics, or other illustrative materials that are not clearly common knowledge without acknowledgment of the source; 4. Copying another student's essay test answers; 5. Copying, or allowing another student to copy, a computer file that contains another student's assignment, and submitting it, in part or in its entirety, as one's own; or 6. Working together on an assignment, sharing the computer files and programs involved, and then submitting individual copies of the assignment as one's own individual work. Students are urged to consult with individual faculty members, academic departments, or recognized handbooks in their field if in doubt regarding issues of plagiarism.

Fabrication is the use of invented information or the falsification of research or other findings. Examples include, but are not limited to: 1. Citation of information not taken from the source indicated. This may include the incorrect documentation of secondary source materials; 2. Listing sources in a bibliography not used in the academic exercise; 3. Submission in a paper, thesis, lab report, or other academic exercise of falsified, invented, or fictitious data or evidence, or deliberate and knowing concealment or distortion of the true nature, origin, or function of such data or evidence; or 4. Submitting as your own any academic exercises (e.g., written work, printing, sculpture, etc.) prepared totally or in part by another.

Cheating is an act or an attempted act of deception by which a student seeks to misrepresent that he or she has mastered information on an academic exercise that he or she has not mastered. Examples include, but are not limited to: 1. Copying from another student's test paper; 2. Allowing another student to copy from a test paper; 3. Unauthorized use of course textbook or other materials such as a notebook to complete a test or other assignment from the faculty member; 4. Collaborating on a test, quiz, or other project with any other person(s) without authorization. 5. Using or processing specifically prepared materials during a test (e.g., notes, formula lists, notes written on the students clothing, etc.) that are not authorized; or 6. Taking a test for someone else or permitting someone else to take a test for you.

Academic Misconduct includes other academically dishonest acts such as tampering with grades or taking part in obtaining or distributing any part of an administered or unadministered test. Examples include, but are not limited to: 1. Stealing, buying, or otherwise obtaining all or part of an administered or unadministered test; 2. Selling or giving away all or part of an administered or unadministered test including questions and/or answers; 3. Bribing any other person to obtain an administered or unadministered test or any information about the test; 4. Entering a building or office for the purpose of changing a grade in a grade book, on a test, or on other work for which a grade is given; 5. Changing, altering, or being an accessory to the changing and/or altering of a grade in a grade book, on a test, a "change of grade" form, or other official academic records of the University that relate to grades; 6. Entering a building or office for the purpose of obtaining an administered or unadministered test; 7. Continuing to work on an examination or project after the specified allotted time has elapsed; 8. Any buying or otherwise acquiring any theme report, term paper, essay, computer software, other written work, and handing it in as your own to fulfill academic requirement; or 9. Any selling, giving, or otherwise supplying to another student for use in fulfilling academic requirements any theme, report, term paper, essay, computer software, other written work.

College work requires regular class attendance as well as careful preparation. It is the expectation of Auburn University and Department of Chemical Engineering that students attend all their scheduled classes. Specific policies regarding class attendance are the prerogative of individual faculty members. This policy shall be presented to the class, in writing, at the beginning of the term and will govern the actions of the instructor in the course.

The attendance policy for CHEN 2610 (Spring 2013) is as follows: Students who have more than three (3) unexcused absences will automatically be assigned the grade of FA (failing due to excessive absences). An unexcused absence is defined as any absence not consistent with the definition of an excused absence provided in the Tiger Cub publication (Section 5.10.1-5.10.5). Documentation for excused absences must be provided to the instructor within a week of the return to classes. This policy will be enforced regardless of the performance of the student in coursework.

Please note: Attendance will be determined by various means including taking roll, taking quizzes, etc. Quizzes are frequently given at the beginning of class, therefore, you will be considered absence if you arrive at class after the quiz is collected.

Restricted electronic devices (such as cell phones, pagers, pen cams, etc.) may not be used at any time. Please turned off or set to silent mode any "signaling" devices. 
Laptop computers and tablets may be used during lectures, however they must be set to silent mode and they may not be used for non-class related activities (email, web-browsing, game playing).
Restricted electronic devices must not be accessible during exams (please place in backpacks, etc.). Any restricted electronic devices visible during an exam or final will be considered an act of academic dishonesty as defined above.
Disruptions of the class by "signaling" devices during examinations will result in loss of 10% of the exam credit.