SyllabusMOOCTP101x

TheBasicsofTransportPhenomenaLearnthebasicframeworktoworkonabroadspectrumofengineeringproblemsconcerningtransferofheat,massandmomentum.Learnthroughexamplesofeverydayprocessesathome,inthelabandinindustry.

February4th,2017

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ContentsIntroduction............................................................................................................................................2

Build-upofthecourse&workload.........................................................................................................3

Weeks..............................................................................................................................................3

Units................................................................................................................................................4

Grading....................................................................................................................................................5

Coursecontentandmainlearningobjectives.........................................................................................5

Prerequisites...........................................................................................................................................6

Coursematerials.....................................................................................................................................6

Communicationandsharing...................................................................................................................7

Courseteam............................................................................................................................................7

CourseTeachers..............................................................................................................................7

CourseManager..............................................................................................................................7

CommunityManagers&TeachingAssistants.................................................................................7

Contactus...............................................................................................................................................9

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IntroductionWelcometoourMOOConTransportPhenomena!InthisSyllabusyou’llfindallinfoonhowtoprogressthroughourMOOC.Wehaveworkedhardtomake7weeksofinterestingandinteractivematerial.Checkoutbelowhowthecourseisbuildup.Mostimportantly:thiscourseisself-paced,soyoucanfollowitanytime.Theharddeadlineforthiscoursewillbe31thofJuly,2017.Onlythegradedquestionsandthefinalexamwilladdtoyouroverallresult.Getting60%orhigherwillentitleyouacertificate!Hopetoseeyouonourdiscussionforums!

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Build-upofthecourse&workloadAsshownintheintromovie,wehavekeptaconsistentbuild-upofthecourse.Theelementsperweekcanbefoundbelow.

Weeks

Aweek(A)consistsof5or6subsections.Everyweekshouldtakeyou6-9hoursofwork.Besidesputtingeffortintheworkwealsoexpectyoutospend½-1hrperweekonthediscussionforums.Subsections Description Estimated

durationIntroduction(B) Avideocanbefoundheregivingfeedbackonhowwearedoing

sofarandgivingasmalloverviewonthecomingweek.Furthermoreashortdescriptionoftheweek,aformulasheetwiththemostimportantformulasandanestimateddurationforthisweekcanbefoundhere.

15min

Chapters(C)(2or3perweek)

Achapterisalearningblock.Everychapterconsistsofunits(F)(alsoknownasalearningcycle).Inthesechaptersyoucanfindthelecturesand(ungraded)exercisestopracticeyournewknowledge.OurTA’salsohavemadesomemovieclipstomakethecoursemorefunandclear.Foramoredetaileddescriptionofachapter,seebelow.

3–5hrs

DoItYourself(D) WepreparedsomeexperimentswhicharefuntodoandgiveyousomeinsightinTransportPhenomena.Youcandotheseexperimentsathome.Wewouldliketohearfromyouhowitwentontheforum!

½-1hr

GradedQuestions(E)

Attheendofeveryweekwehavemadesomeexercises–theseareobligatoryifyouwanttogetacertificate.Tograsptheconceptofthiscourse,doingtheexercisesinthechaptersbeforeyoudothegradedquestionsishighlyrecommended.

1½-2hrs

Timefordiscussionforums

Shareyourexperiences,shareinterestinglinks,helpothers,askquestions,checkoutstuffothersshare…Beinginvolvedthiswayimprovesyourlearning!

½-1hr

Total 6–9hrs

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Units

Unit Description Estimated

timeIntroduction Ashortdescriptionofthechapter,withanestimatedtimegiven

perunit.2min

Spark Ashortfunnymovietogiveyouanideaoftheconceptwewillteachyouinthischapter.

5min

Theory Thecourseteacherswillexplaintheconceptsofthechapter. 30-60minExamples WithTransportPhenomenayoucansolveawiderangeof

problems.Togetyoustarted,thecourseteacherswillhelpyougettheproblemsolvingskillsbygivingyousomeexamplesofhowtheyhandleaquestion.

Exercises1 Togetagoodunderstanding,youalsohavetodoexercises.TransportPhenomenaisonlylearnedbydoing!

30-90min

Exercises2 Moreexercisesforgettingagoodunderstanding.AnswerVideo’s

Wetriedtofacilitateyourlearningasgoodaspossiblebylettingourcourseteamstudentssolveallexercisesforyou.Butdon’tbetemptednottodoityourself!

10-30min

Ending Hereyoucancheckifyougotallthelearningobjectives.Weendeverychapterwithashorttext,soyouknowwhatwewantedyoutolearninthischapter.

2min

Introduction TheorySpark Examples

Exercises1 AnswerVideo’sExercises2 Ending

SparkIntro Theory Example Exerc.1 Exerc.2 Answers Ending

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GradingOfcourseyouwouldliketoearnacertificate,right?Whatdoyouhavetodoforthat:

- Practice!DotheexercisesintheChaptersbeforetryingtheGradedQuestionsandchecktheanswers.Youlearnthemostfromwhatyoudoyourself.Alsochecktheexamplevideosontheglassplate.

- Trytokeepupthepace.Ourteamwillbereadytohelpyouduringthecoursebutunfortunatelywedonothaveaninfinitecapacity.ThefocusofourTA’smainfocusliesonthe‘current’week(seeDeadlinesformoreinformation).

- DotheGradedQuestions!Thesearegradedandaccountfor70%ofyourfinalgrade.Thelowestmarkofthe6weeksisdropped.

- DotheFinalExaminweek7.Thiswillaccountfor30%ofyourfinalgrade.- Geta60%overallgrade.YoucannowcallyourselfaMasterintheBasicsofTransport

Phenomena!

Week(onlygradedquestions) %ofoverallgrade

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70*234567

(finalexam) 30*Thelowestgradeofthefirst6weekswillbedropped.

CoursecontentandmainlearningobjectivesWeek Title ContentDescription: Mainlearningobjective

1 Balanceequation:Ourworkinghorse

Totalmassbalanceandcomponentbalance(nochemicalreactions)

Studentisabletosetupandsolvetotalmassbalancesandcomponentbalances

2 Energybalances ThermalandmechanicalenergyàBernoulli

Studentisabletosetupatotalenergybalance

3 Dragforce Flowaroundobjectsanddragforce Studentisabletocalculateterminalvelocity

4Firststepsintoheatandmasstransfer

Conductionanddiffusion:moleculartransportforms1-dimensionaltemperatureandconcentrationprofiles

Studentisabletoderivethetemperatureandconcentrationdistributionina1D-geometryusingenergyandmassbalances

5 Newton’slawofcooling

Includingoveralltransfercoefficientandresistance

Studentisabletousetheconceptoftransfercoefficients

6 Unsteadyconductionanddiffusion

penetrationtheoryaswellasheattransferforlongtimes

StudentisabletoapplyFourier/Fick’ssecondlaw

7TransportPhenomenaintheworldaroundus

Applicationoflearnedmodulesofpreviousweekstodifferentsituations

ThestudentisabletoapplytheconceptsofTransferPhenomenatoproblemsobservedathome,inalaboratoryandindustrialenvironment

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PrerequisitesHighSchoolphysicsandbasicknowledgeofcalculus(derivative,integral,simpledifferentialequations)andthermodynamics(conceptsoffirstlawandsecondlaw,propertiesoffluids,heateffects).

CoursematerialsFreelyavailable:

- Weeks1to7thatcontain,amongstotherthings:theory,exercises,gradedquestionsandafinalexam

- Weeklyformula-sheetRecommended:AllmaterialsyouneedwillbefreelyavailableinthisMOOC.But,ifyoureallywanttodiveintoTransportPhenomenaforprofessionalreasons,werecommendthebookwrittenbyHarryvandenAkkerandRobertMudde.Withthelinkbelow,youcaneasilyorderitonAmazon.

- Book:‘TransportPhenomena–TheArtofBalancing’,HarryvandenAkker,RobertMudde.ISBN9789065623584–2014.

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CommunicationandsharingOneofthegreatbenefitsoffollowingaMOOCisthatyoucandoitathome.Asmalldrawbackcouldbethatitishardertointeract,askdirectfeedbackandbemotivatedbyeachother.But,themanydiscussionforumsintheMOOCwillbeagreatreplacementforthat!Trytomeeteachotheronthediscussionforumsand/oronotherplatforms(Facebook,LinkedIn,etc)!Shareinterestinglinksandmovieswithus.Wewouldreallyliketoseewhatyouallproduce.Forusitisalsointerestingtoseeyouarealsohavingfun!Pleaseshareyourlearningexperienceswithusonthediscussionforms!

Takeintoaccountthatourcourseteamaswellasthelecturerswillchecktheforums.Therefore,wetakesomegeneralrulesintoaccount:

- Helpotherswithquestions.AnsweringquestionswillhelpyoumasterTP- FollowinstructionsbyourTA’s- TheTP101x-teamwillchecktheforumsregularlyandtrytohelpwhereneeded- Lecturerswillalsochecktheforums- Pleaseusenormallanguage(checkourforumguidelines)- ShareniceandinterestinglinkswithusviatheforumortoMOOC-TP@tudelft.nl!

Courseteam

CourseTeachers

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CommunityManagers&TeachingAssistants

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ContactusOfcourseyoucancontactusanytimebypostingontheforum.

Ifyouwanttogiveusfeedbackorhavequestionsyoudonotwanttopostontheforum,youcouldemailusatMOOC-tp@tudelft.nl.

WealsohaveaYouTubechannel(TransportPhenomena)whereyoucanshareyourvideosduringthecoursebyusingthehashtag:#TP.101x17.Forsomeweekswewillopenanewplaylist,sochecktheforumtoseethehashtagtouseineveryweek!

Wehopeyouwillenjoythecourseasmuchaswehadmakingit!Goodluckandseeyouattheforum!