Transport Phenomena_Lecture 1_R. Ravi

Lecture 1: Introduction to Continuum Mechanics 1. Up to 5:30 - Intro. to course (may be skipped) 2. 5: 30 - 15 min. : Momentum, energy and mass transport; Mass-point vs Continuum Mechanics 3. 15 - 20 min. : Concept of body in Cont. Mech. 4. 20:00 - 25:00 : Description of motion of body in Cont. Mech. 5. 27:00 - End: i) Momentum in Cont. Mech. ii) Extension of Newton's Second Law in Cont. Mech. iii) Material vs Spatial Description. iv) Substantial Derivative v) Body force vs Contact force Reference: “Essays in the History of Mechanics”, C. Truesdell.