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EGEE 500 - Physical Behavior of
Energy & Geo-Environmental Systems
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Instructors:
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D. Elsworth, R.
Hogg and A. Grader
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Time:
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Tu, Th – 2.30-3.45, 009 Business Building
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Credits:
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3
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Objective:
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To develop an understanding of important physical
phenomena involved in geo-environmental systems. Systems are considered that
cover the spectrum from fluids with infinitely dilute suspensions to solid
media with interstitial fluids.
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Website:
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http://www.ems.psu.edu/~elsworth/courses/geoee500/geoee500.htm
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Course Outline
1. Review of Fluid Dynamics
- Heat, mass and momentum
transfer, fluid viscosity.
- Mass conservation - the
continuity equation.
- Ideal fluids - energy
conservation - Bernoulli's equation.
- Momentum conservation,
Navier-Stokes equation. Dimensionless groups - Reynolds Number, Froude
number.
- Steady, laminar flow -
Poiseuille's law, Stokes law.
- Boundarylayer theory.
- Turbulent flow - eddies,
scales of turbulence, energy dissipation
- Flow in pipes and channels -
friction factors, fanning equation. Irregular and partially filled
channels, weirs.
- Pumping - power requirements,
efficiency, pump pressure.
- Flow around submerged objects
- drag coefficient.
- Agitation and mixing – power
requirements, mixing time, suspension of particles
2. Suspensions of Solids in Fluids
- Settling of particles - Stokes
law, Newton's
law, drag coefficient/Reynolds number correlations.
- Hindered settling phenomena -
theoretical basis, empirical relationships.
- Flow of suspensions - rheology
of non-Newtonian fluids. Measurement of rheological properties.
3. Phase Behavior
4.
Flow through Porous Media (Diffusive
- Pressure diffusive) (pdf notes)
- Multiple fluids -
multiphase flows
5. Heat and Mass
Transport (Diffusive and Convective) (pdf
notes)
- Homogeneous reactions -
Fick's law.
- Reactors.
- Non-ideal Flows.
- Reactive Systems
6.
Flow of Powder and Bulk Solids (pdf notes)
- Interrelationships of
Navier-Stokes and Solid Mechanics Equations.
- Stresses.
- Continuum mechanics –
Elasticity.
- Discontinuum mechanics
– Particulate systems.
- Failure
- Friction in static and
flowing beds, angle of repose, internal friction - Coulomb’s law.
- Stresses in powders,
the Mohr's circle, principal stresses, principal planes.
- Stress distributions -
equilibrium equation.
- Strength of powders -
yield loci.
- Applications
Grading Policy
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Assignments:
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40%
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Take-Home
Final
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50%
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Participation:
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10%
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100%
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Attendance Policy
Attendance
is required and absences will be questioned.
Academic Integrity
Policy
Penn State’s policy on academic integrity applies
to all aspects of course deliverables. Students are encouraged to work
together, in groups, but to submit independent contributions where appropriate,
and collaborative contributions where noted. Further details are available at: http://www.ems.psu.edu/students/integrity/index.html
Suggested
Background Reading
and Resources
- Bird, H. Stewart, and
Lightfoot. Transport Phenomena. QA929/.B5/’60
- Munson, B.R., Young, D.F.,
and Okiishi, T.H. Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics. TA357.M86 1998
- Bain, A., and
Bonnington. Hydraulic Transport of Solids by Pipeline. TJ 898/.B35
- Lapple, C. Fluid and
Particle Mechanics. AQ901/.L3
- Bai, M. and Elsworth,
D. Coupled Processes in Deformation, Flow, and Transport. TA705.B32
2000
- Wang, H.F. Theory of
Linear Poroelasticity. TA706.W34 2000
- Domenico, P.A., and
Schwartz, F.W. Physical and Chemical Hydrogeology. GB1003.2.D66
1998.
- Bear, J. Dynamics of
Fluids on Porous Media. TA357.B38 1988.
- Fetter, C.W. Contaminant
Hydrogeology. TD426.F48 1999
- Levenspiel, O. Chemical
Reaction Engineering. TP157.L4 1999
- Fayed, M. and Otten, L.
Handbook of Powder Science and Technology. TP156/.P3/H35/’94
- Craig, R.F. Soil
Mechanics. TA710.C685 1997
- Lambe, T.W. and
Whitman, R. Soil Mechanics. TA710.L245
- Brown, R., and
Richards, J.C. Principles of Powder Mechanics. TA418/.78/.B7/’70