CML 221: MASS TRANSFER I

Course No. : CML221

Course Title: Mass Transfer I
Course Type: Core
Course Credits: 4

Course description:

The core subject CML 221 Mass Transfer-I covers the fundamentals and basic concepts of
separation and purification of mass through its transfer from one phase to the other.
Further, it gives learning and understanding skills towards the problems related to
separation & purification and in turn the approach to solve it by applying the
concepts/principles learned in the curriculum.

Pre-requisites: CML201-Chemical Process Calculations

Objectives:

The objective of this course is to introduce the basic principles of mass transfer and how to
quantify, formulate, and solve engineering problems involving different mass transfer
operations like diffusion, humidification & dehumidification, drying, crystallization, and
adsorption. To demonstrate that how to apply mass balances and its transfer and analyze
systems.

Outcomes:

Students will comprehend to Fick’s law of diffusion, the principles of diffusion, driving force,
different theories of Mass Transfer and the analogies. They will understand the through
details including problem-solving approach and the applications of theory learned in
industrial practices regarding the mass transfer operations like diffusion, humidification &
dehumidification, drying, crystallization, and adsorption.

Expanded Course description:

Introduction to mass transfer operations, Diffusion in gases and liquids, steady state and
unsteady state operations, diffusion mass transfer, individual and overall mass transfer
coefficients concept.

Theories of mass transfer, analogies and Interphase mass transfer process; simultaneous
heat and mass transfer processes.

Drying: Constant rate and falling rate periods, equilibrium moisture contents, drying
equipment, rotary dryers, drum dryers, vacuum dryers, Spray dryer, fluidized bed dryers,
dryer calculations, and dryer selection criteria.

Crystallization: Theory of Crystallization, saturation, supersaturation, nucleation and crystal

growth, various types of equipment for crystallization, their operational and design
characteristics.

Adsorption: Adsorption isotherms, adsorption agents, types of equipment for adsorption,

pressure swing adsorption technology, adsorption phenomena.
Humidification and dehumidification, equipment’s operational characteristics, design
procedures, and selection criteria along with mass transfer calculations, Types of cooling
towers, cooling tower operational characteristics.

Textbooks:

1. Mass Transfer Operations, Treybal R.E., McGraw Hill Book Co., New York 1980, 3 rd
Edition 2. Chemical Engineering Vol. I, II & III, Coulson J.M., and Richardson J.F., Pergamon
Press, New York 1977
3. Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering, McCabe W.L., and Smith J.C. & Harriot,
McGraw Hill Book Co., New York 1980, 5 th Edition
4. Principles of Mass Transfer and Separation Process, Binay K. Dutta, PHI Learning Pvt.
Ltd., New Delhi, Eastern Economy Edition
5. Introduction to Chemical Engineering, Badger W.L. and Banchero J.T., Tata McGraw Hill
Book Co.
Class Schedule

Three lectures of 60 minutes each per week.