Intermediate Transport Phenomena

Intermediate Transport Phenomena covers mass, momentum, and energy transport, kinetic theory, equations of change, boundary layers, turbulence, and multicomponent diffusion.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Dan Klingenberg3.6/5

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Past student reviews · Daniel Klingenberg

The class was one of the hardest courses the student had ever taken, though they attributed the difficulty to the challenging material rather than poor teaching.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Explain the mechanisms of diffusion and convection of momentum, energy and mass

  • Describe the concepts of conservation of momentum, energy, and mass

  • Reduce and solve the appropriate equations of change and/or use dimensional analysis and scaling arguments to predict desired features (fluxes and/or distributions) of velocity, temperature and concentration

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Declared in a Chemical Engineering graduate program

  • Declared in a Chemical Engineering graduate program
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  • Declared in a Chemical Engineering graduate program

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

DANIEL KLINGENBERG is recorded teaching in Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2022, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Student experience

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Past student reviews · Daniel Klingenberg

Students described Professor Klingenberg as a fantastic teacher and recommended the class highly, stating it was an honor to be educated by him.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.46 GPA, 46.4% A/AB (n=28 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.43 GPA, 69.6% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.26 GPA, 36.8% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Daniel Klingenberg

The class was one of the hardest courses the student had ever taken, though they attributed the difficulty to the challenging material rather than poor teaching.

Past student reviews · Daniel Klingenberg

The student felt they would be a better person for taking the class and gave a 100 percent recommendation based on the quality of instruction.

Topics

  • Mass, momentum, and energy transport; kinetic theory of transport properties; equations of change; boundary layer theory; turbulence; simultaneous heat and mass transfer; multicomponent diffusion.

Skills

  • Explain mechanisms of diffusion and convection for momentum, energy, and mass; solve equations of change using analytical, approximate, dimensional analysis, and scaling methods.

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CBE 620 · Spring 2027

Intermediate Transport Phenomena

Recorded 2026-10-14
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