Some problems about transport

phenomena (molecular and convective

behavior)

Ruben D. Vargas
Walter J. Rosas
Angel A. Galvis
Mayra P. Quiroz
Laura Calle
Watson L. Vargas
Departamento de Ingeniera qumica
Universidad de los Andes, Bogot D.C. , Colombia

Outline

Introduction
Drainage of liquids
Heating of a semi-infinite slab with
variable thermal conductivity
Transient diffusion in a permeable
tube with open ends
Conclusions

Introduction

Drainage of liquids
x

Initial level of liquid

Wall of
containing vessel

Liquid level moving downward

with speed s

J.J. van Rossum, Appl. Sci. Research, A7, 121-144(1958)

V.G. Levich, Physicochemical Hydrodynamics, Prentice-Hall, N.J. (1962)

Drainage of liquids
x

Initial level of liquid

, =

y
When time tends to infinite
, = 0
At the initial time
Wall of
containing vessel

Liquid level moving downward

with speed s

, =

Drainage of liquids

At the initial time

, =
, =

When time tends to infinite

, = 0

Drainage of liquids
Unsteady-state mass balance on a portion of the
film between z and z + z to get:
Accumulation= in- out

= | |+

= (, )
(, )
= | |+

Drainage of liquids
(, )
= | |+

Its dividing by

,


=
|
|

Lim z

,


=
|+
|

=
( )

Drainage of liquids

With the following assumption:

We obtain:

2
=
3

=
3

Drainage of liquids
Taking the terms to one side of the equation
3
+
=0
3
Supposing that viscosity and density remains constant
3
+
=0
3
We can obtain this first order differential equation:
2
+
=0

Drainage of liquids
We need solve this equation:
(, ) 2 (, )
+
=0

?
, =

Is clear:
, =
So,

= ()

=
()

Replacing

2

+

=0

Drainage of liquids

+
2
=0

3

+

=0

= ()
3 ()

Drainage of liquids
So we can solve h(t):

= ()
3 ()

With a beautiful
substitution!
=

()

= 3

=
3
1 1
=
2 2
=

1
2

Drainage of liquids
From :
=

()

This equation can be write as:

()
=

Is possible to arrange the terms and integrate

1

()2 =

Solving to f(z):
=

Drainage of liquids
If we remember the initial assumption

In summary:
=

, =

We obtain:

1
2

, =

Heating of a semi-infinite slab with

variable thermal conductivity
x
y=0; T1
y

The surface at y = 0 is suddenly raised to

temperature T 1 and maintained at that
temperature for t > 0. Find the timedependent temperature profiles T(y,t)

Thermal conductivity varies with

temperature as follows:

= 1+
0

y=

0
1 0

Heating of a semi-infinite slab with

variable thermal conductivity
Dimensionless heat conduction equation:

= 1+
0

0
1 0

0
=
1 0
=

()

, = ()

=
0 (1 + )

=
1 +

0 =

Heating of a semi-infinite slab with

variable thermal conductivity
Replacing 0 , we can obtain:

= 0
1 +

1
=

1 +

1 +
=

Heating of a semi-infinite slab with

variable thermal conductivity
1 +
1 +
=

1 +
=

1 +
=

1 +

1 +

1
1 +
=

2 1 +

=
1
+

2
()2

()

= 0
1 +

Heating of a semi-infinite slab with

variable thermal conductivity

= 0

1 +

= 0

1 +

Heating of a semi-infinite slab with

variable thermal conductivity

] = 0
0

=0

= 0

1 +

0
1

= 0

= 0

=1

1 +

1 +

2 ()
= 0 +
2
=0
2 0
==0
2

20

Heating of a semi-infinite slab with

variable thermal conductivity

3
1
= 1 + 3
2
2

1
20
=
2 20
20 0
=

0
=

Heating of a semi-infinite slab with

variable thermal conductivity
1

= 0
1 +

=
1 +

=
0

3
1
(1 + 3 )
2
2

3
1
= 2 + 4
4
8
3 1 3
= 1 + =
4 8 8

Heating of a semi-infinite slab with

variable thermal conductivity

3 3
= + 2

2 2

Using uniqueness

1 +
0 =1
1 =0

=0
=1

3
=
=0
2
=

3
(1 + )
2

Heating of a semi-infinite slab with

variable thermal conductivity
3
8

=
1 +
3

1
+

2
1

=
1 +
4 1 +

=0
=

=1

8(1 + )0

2 8 1 + 0
3
1

+
2 8 1 + 0

, = 1

, = 0
3

1
2 8 1 + 0

+ 1 0
1
+
2

8 1 + 0

Heating of a semi-infinite slab with

variable thermal conductivity
, = 0 + 1 0

1
1
+
2 8 1 + 0 2
=0

=0 = 0 1 +

4 2

8 1 + 0

=
=0

3
1
1 0 * 2
8 1+ 0

1+
(1 0 )

3
2

8 1+ 0