A "unit operation" is one step in a process to convert a raw material into some useful chemical product. It's one of the black boxes which appeared in process flowsheets first encountered in course CHEME 2004, a black box which performs some physical (as opposed to chemical) change. And the transport phenomenon is a mathematical description of momentum, heat or mass transfer occurred in unit operations. In the first part of the sequent courses (I), (II), and (III), emphasis will be placed on the introduction of basic principles in fluid mechanics that are of fundamental importance to chemical engineers.

－Build strong foundation of knowledge in Fluid Mechanics and Operations for chemical engineers. 　　●Fundamental concepts will be taught in the class. 　　● Students need to take exams and pass certain standard in order to ensure the quality of knowledge transfer. 　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 －Help students to learn by themselves and to achieve goals with great confidence. 　　●Some key questions will be left in the class for students to find the answers by themselves. 　　●Students are encouraged to present their own topics. 　　●Using computational techniques to efficiently solve problems assigned in this course.

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