Credits: 4 (3-0-2)
Description
Introduction to micro/nano scale transport phenomena, size effect behaviour, overview of engg. applications, fundamentals of micro/ nano scale fluid mechanics and heat transfer – kinetic theory, quantum mechanics considerations, Boltzmann transport equation, molecular dynamics modelling, microfluidics, Knudsen number, slip theory, micro/nano scale heat conduction - classical/quantum size effects, thermal conductivity models, specific heat, thin films, convection in microtubes and channels, nanoparticles and nanofluids – preparation & transport properties, microfluidics - electrokinetic flows, microscale radiative heat transfer – modelling, properties, measurements at microscale.