Unit 1
Molecular diffusion in fluids, Fick’s Law of diffusion, steady state diffusion under stagnant and laminar flow conditions. Diffusivity measurement and estimation, multi-component diffusion, diffusion in solids and its applications, eddy diffusion, mass transfer coefficients, theories of mass transfer, analogy equations, application of empirical correlations to known geometry suchas flat plates, wetted wall columns.Concept of mass transfer coefficients, inter phase mass transfer, two film theory, relationship between individual and overall mass transfer coefficients. Mass transfer in fluidized bed, flow past solids and boundary layers.Equipments for countercurrent and concurrent mass transfer operations.
Unit 2
Absorption and stripping – Gas liquid equilibria, Raoults and Henry’s laws,Solubility of gases in liquid, choice of solvent; Material balance in countercurrent andconcurrent absorption and stripping, L/G ratio,absorption factor; Equipment for absorption, Graphical and analytical methods for tray column, packed columns for absorption: rate based designs, HTU, NTU and HETP concepts, absorption with chemical reaction. Humidification and dehumidification: vapour liquid equilibria, theory of wet-bulb temperature and adiabatic saturationtemperature, Lewis relation, Lewis relation, psychometric chart, humidification and dehumidification equipments, enthalpy transfer concepts – temperature profiles in humidifier and dehumidifiers theory. Classification and design of cooling towers.
