| Module code | COP 311 |
| Qualification | Undergraduate |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology |
| Module content | Momentum transfer. Fluid statics. Control volume approach for conservation of mass, energy, and momentum. Application to pumps and turbines. Navier-Stokes equations, derivation and applications. Laminar and turbulent boundary layer theory. Heat transfer: fundamentals of heat transfer. Differential equations of heat transfer. Steady state conduction. Introduction to unsteady state conduction. Convection heat transfer and the thermal boundary layer. Radiation heat transfer. Mass transfer: fundamentals of mass transfer. Diffusion and the diffusion coefficient. Differential equations of mass transfer. Steady state molecular diffusion in one or more dimensions. |
| Module credits | 16.00 |
| NQF Level | 07 |
| Programmes | |
| Prerequisites | WTW 238, (WTW 263) |
| Contact time | 3 tutorials per week, 4 lectures per week |
| Language of tuition | Module is presented in English |
| Department | Chemical Engineering |
| Period of presentation | Semester 1 |
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