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14 MarksState the relevance of transport phenomena in chemical Engineering.
Explain the analogy among Newton’s law of viscosity, Fourier’s law of conduction and Fick’s law of diffusion.
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State the relevance of transport phenomena in chemical Engineering.
Explain the analogy among Newton’s law of viscosity, Fourier’s law of conduction and Fick’s law of diffusion.
Compute the viscosity of CO2 at 800 K and 1 atm. in terms of Lennard-Jones parameters. The Lennard-Jones parameters for CO2 are, ε/K = 190 K, Ωμ= 0.9595 and σ = 3.996 A.
Discuss the Comparison between molecular and convective mechanisms for momentum transport.
Derive the equation for the temperature distribution in two concentric cylinders.
State and discuss the Newton’s law of viscosity along with supporting equations and schematic diagram.
Compare thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity and heat capacity in terms of dimensionless number.
State the commonest of boundary conditions in molecular energy transport.
Discuss in brief the molecular theory of the viscosity of gases at low density depicting appropriate equations.
A plastic panel of area 1 ft² and thickness 0.252 inch was found to conduct heat at a rate of 3 W at steady state with temperature T1 = 24°C and T2 = 26°C imposed on the two main surfaces. What is the thermal conductivity of the plastic in cal/cm.s.K at 25°C.
Derive equation for velocity profile and mass flow rate for flow of a falling film over a flat plate.
A copper wire has a radius of 2 mm and a length of 5 m. For what voltage drop would the temperature rise at the wire axis be 10°C, if the surface temperature of the wire is 20°C?
State the boundary conditions associated with shell energy balance.
For the fixed-bed axial flow reactor shown in figure, find the steady state axial temperature distribution. The fluid is flowing axially in plug flow with superficial velocity v0. The reactants enter at z = -∞ and leave at z = +∞. The reaction zone is from z = 0 to z = L.

State the shell mass balance equation and boundary conditions used for solving the mass transport problems.
Derive the relation for diffusion with a heterogeneous chemical reaction with suitable assumptions and notations.
Derive the relation for Fick’s law of binary diffusion in terms of molecular mass transport with appropriate justification.
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Official Gujarat Technological University (GTU) examination paper for Transport Phenomena (Summer 2025, B.E. · Chemical Engineering, Sem 8). Features complete 70-mark regular & remedial examination pattern, official marking distribution across all 5 questions, and direct 1-click official PDF download.
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2180507 Transport Phenomena
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