Image taken from a diagram found in the 3.185 assignments section. (Image courtesy of Prof. Adam Powell IV.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Adam Powell, IV
MIT Course Number
3.185
As Taught In
Fall 2003
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
- Faculty introduction - video
- Lecture notes
- Assignments: problem sets with solutions
- Exams and solutions
Course Description
This course deals with solid-state diffusion, homogeneous and heterogeneous chemical reactions, and spinodal decomposition. Topics covered include: heat conduction in solids, convective and radiative heat transfer boundary conditions; fluid dynamics, 1-D solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations, boundary layer theory, turbulent flow, and coupling with heat conduction and diffusion in fluids to calculate heat and mass transfer coefficients.
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