Understanding Non-Newtonian Fluids Transport Phenomena

This course covers the comprehensive understanding of transport phenomena of non-Newtonian fluids. It starts with the fundamental aspects of transport phenomena, including the continuum hypothesis, transport mechanisms, and their significance in chemical engineering. For instance, the course delves into the different levels of transport phenomena, such as macroscopic, microscopic, and molecular levels. It further explores the constitutive equations of transport by molecular mechanisms, such as heat conduction (Fourier's law), species diffusion (Fick's law), and stress and momentum flux. The course also covers the equations of change for isothermal and non-isothermal systems, the derivation of respective conservation equations, and the simplifications of the equation of motion. The course concludes with the analogy of molecular transport mechanisms for momentum transfer, energy transfer, and species concentration change.