Transport Phenomena _Lecture 30_Part 1_R. Ravi

Lecture 30 - Part 1: Special instances of flows in cylindrical and spherical polar coordinates Up to 16 min.: Torque calculation in “rotational” flows between coaxial cylinders. 16 min. – 37 min.: 1- D flow [theta component of velocity alone is non-zero] between concentric spheres: Creeping flow (inertial terms neglected); Continuity equation and equations of motion; pressure and velocity profiles; boundary conditions; calculation of mass flow rate. 37 min. – 44 min.: Radial flow between circular discs; creeping flow assumption; continuity equation and equations of motion; velocity and pressure profiles; boundary conditions; mass flow rate. 44 min. – end: Flow through a triangular duct (brief introduction) References: R. Aris, Vectors, tensors and the equations of Fluid Mechanics; R. B. Bird, W. E. Stewart, E. N. Lightfoot, Transport Phenomena.