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CBE 318 S16 Lecture 1

This document contains lecture notes on diffusion from a Spring 2016 CBE 318 class. It discusses key concepts like Fick's Law of molecular diffusion and examples applying it. It also covers general transport processes, examples of mass and heat transfer, and equimolar counterdiffusion problems. Random walks are demonstrated in a linked YouTube video to illustrate molecular diffusion.

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CBE 318 S16 Lecture 1

This document contains lecture notes on diffusion from a Spring 2016 CBE 318 class. It discusses key concepts like Fick's Law of molecular diffusion and examples applying it. It also covers general transport processes, examples of mass and heat transfer, and equimolar counterdiffusion problems. Random walks are demonstrated in a linked YouTube video to illustrate molecular diffusion.

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CBE 318

Spring 2016
Lecture #1 Diffusion

Syllabus: Please note ** dates Jan. 25 and 27 recorded lectures, no class

Transport Processes
Examples

This course will utilize concepts you have learned in the


past.

Transport Processes
General transport equation:

Mass: Molecular diffusion

convective mass transfer

Heat:

convective heat transfer

Conduction

Ficks Law for Molecular


Diffusion
Specific Mass Transfer: molecular diffusion
molar flux of A in the z direction (kmol/s/m2)
molecular diffusivity of A in B (m2/s)
concentration of A (kmol/m3)
z
distance of diffusion (m)
Random Walks - https://
[Link]/watch?v=1jYabtziQZo

Example of Ficks Law


A mixture of helium and nitrogen in a pipe at 298K and 1 atm is
contained in a pipe. At one end of the pipe (point 1), the partial
pressure of He is 60.8 kPa, and at the other end (point 2, 20 cm
away), the helium partial pressure is 20.27 kPa. Calculate the flux
of helium at steady state if the diffusivity of helium in nitrogen at
the system temperature and pressure (DAB) is 0.687x10-4 m2/s.

Equimolar counterdiffusion
Ammonia gas (A) and nitrogen (B) are stored in 2 large storage
tanks respectively. The tanks are maintained at constant pressure
of 1.0132 x 105 Pa pressure and temperature of 298K. A uniform
tube 0.1 m long connects the 2 tanks. The partial pressure of A at point 1 is p A1 = 1.013
x 104 Pa and at point 2, pA2 = 0.507 x 104 Pa. The diffusivity DAB = 0.230 x 10-4 m2/s.
R = 8,314 m3*Pa/kmole*K
(a) Calculate the flux JA at steady-state.
(b) Repeat for JB.

Convection + Diffusion

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