Transport Phenomena
Encyclopedia
Transport Phenomena is the first textbook
that is about transport phenomena
. It is specifically designed for chemical engineering
students. The first edition was published in 1960, two years after having been preliminarily published under the title Notes on Transport Phenomena based on mimeographed notes prepared for a chemical engineering
course taught at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
during the academic year 1957-1958. The second edition was published in August 2001. A revised second edition was published in 2007. This text is often known simply as BSL after its authors' initials.
than those provided in the textbooks then available on unit operations.
In the 1950s, R. Byron Bird
, Warren E. Stewart and Edwin N. Lightfoot
stepped forward to develop an undergraduate course at the University of Wisconsin–Madison to integrate the teaching of fluid flow, heat transfer
, and diffusion
. From this beginning, they prepared their landmark textbook Transport Phenomena.
Transport, Energy Transport
and Mass Transport
:
For example, the first letters of each sentence of the Preface spell out "This book is dedicated to O. A. Hougen." while in the revised second edition, the first letters of each paragraph spell out "Welcome". The first letters of each paragraph in the Postface spell out "On Wisconsin". In the first printing, in Fig. 9.L (p. 305) safely outside the furnace wall is typeset "Bird".
Textbook
A textbook or coursebook is a manual of instruction in any branch of study. Textbooks are produced according to the demands of educational institutions...
that is about transport phenomena
Transport Phenomena
Transport Phenomena is the first textbook that is about transport phenomena. It is specifically designed for chemical engineering students...
. It is specifically designed for chemical engineering
Chemical engineering
Chemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with physical science , and life sciences with mathematics and economics, to the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms...
students. The first edition was published in 1960, two years after having been preliminarily published under the title Notes on Transport Phenomena based on mimeographed notes prepared for a chemical engineering
Chemical engineering
Chemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with physical science , and life sciences with mathematics and economics, to the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms...
course taught at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
during the academic year 1957-1958. The second edition was published in August 2001. A revised second edition was published in 2007. This text is often known simply as BSL after its authors' initials.
History
As the chemical engineering profession developed in the first half of the 20th century, the concept of "unit operations" arose as being needed in the education of undergraduate chemical engineers. The theories of mass, momentum and energy transfer were being taught at that time only to the extent necessary for a narrow range of applications. As chemical engineers began moving into a number of new areas, problem definitions and solutions required a deeper knowledge of the fundamentals of transport phenomenaTransport Phenomena
Transport Phenomena is the first textbook that is about transport phenomena. It is specifically designed for chemical engineering students...
than those provided in the textbooks then available on unit operations.
In the 1950s, R. Byron Bird
Robert Byron Bird
Robert Byron Bird is a Chemical Engineer and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is known for his research in Transport phenomena of Non-Newtonian fluids, including fluid dynamics of polymers, polymer kinetic theory, and rheology....
, Warren E. Stewart and Edwin N. Lightfoot
Edwin N. Lightfoot
Edwin N. Lightfoot is a Chemical Engineer and the Hilldale Professor Emeritus in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is known for his research in transport phenomena, including biological mass-transfer processes, mass-transport reaction...
stepped forward to develop an undergraduate course at the University of Wisconsin–Madison to integrate the teaching of fluid flow, heat transfer
Heat transfer
Heat transfer is a discipline of thermal engineering that concerns the exchange of thermal energy from one physical system to another. Heat transfer is classified into various mechanisms, such as heat conduction, convection, thermal radiation, and phase-change transfer...
, and diffusion
Diffusion
Molecular diffusion, often called simply diffusion, is the thermal motion of all particles at temperatures above absolute zero. The rate of this movement is a function of temperature, viscosity of the fluid and the size of the particles...
. From this beginning, they prepared their landmark textbook Transport Phenomena.
Subjects covered in the book
The book is divided into three basic sections, named MomentumMomentum
In classical mechanics, linear momentum or translational momentum is the product of the mass and velocity of an object...
Transport, Energy Transport
Energy transfer
Energy transfer is the transfer of energy from one body to another.There are a few main ways that energy transfer occurs:*Radiant energy *Heat conduction*Convection*Electrical power transmission*Mechanical work...
and Mass Transport
Mass transfer
Mass transfer is the net movement of mass from one location, usually meaning a stream, phase, fraction or component, to another. Mass transfer occurs in many processes, such as absorption, evaporation, adsorption, drying, precipitation, membrane filtration, and distillation. Mass transfer is used...
:
- Momentum Transport
- Viscosity and the Mechanisms of Momentum Transport
- Momentum Balances and Velocity Distributions in Laminar Flow
- The Equations of Change for Isothermal Systems
- Velocity Distributions in Turbulent Flow
- Interphase Transport in Isothermal Systems
- Macroscopic Balances for Isothermal Flow Systems
- Energy Transport
- Thermal Conductivity and the Mechanisms of Energy Transport
- Energy Balances and Temperature Distributions in Solids and Laminar Flow
- The Equations of Change for Nonisothermal Systems
- Temperature Distributions in Turbulent Flow
- Interphase Transport in Nonisothermal Systems
- Macroscopic Balances for Nonisothermal Systems
- Mass transport
- Diffusivity and the Mechanisms of Mass Transport
- Concentration Distributions in Solids and Laminar Flow
- Equations of Change for Multicomponent Systems
- Concentration Distributions in Turbulent Flow
- Interphase Transport in Nonisothermal Mixtures
- Macroscopic Balances for Multicomponent Systems
- Other Mechanisms for Mass Transport
Word play
Transport Phenomena contains many instances of hidden messages and other word play.For example, the first letters of each sentence of the Preface spell out "This book is dedicated to O. A. Hougen." while in the revised second edition, the first letters of each paragraph spell out "Welcome". The first letters of each paragraph in the Postface spell out "On Wisconsin". In the first printing, in Fig. 9.L (p. 305) safely outside the furnace wall is typeset "Bird".
See also
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