BME 3510 - Biotransport Phenomena

4 lecture hours 0 lab hours 4 credits

Course Description
Thermal-fluid transport phenomena and analysis methods, as they apply to biomedical engineering problems, are covered in this course. Following a review of relevant concepts in thermodynamics, the first law of thermodynamics will be used as a tool to solve steady flow device problems, including those involving psychrometric analysis for moist air applications. The mechanical energy balance will be used to solve fluid flow problems and introduce the concept of losses. Following further introduction to fluid phenomena, including rheological properties of biological fluids, a comprehensive approach to solving fluids problems using the Navier-Stokes equations will be introduced. Principles and analysis methods to solve heat transfer and mass transfer problems will also be covered. In addition to analytic techniques, commercial finite element analysis software may be used to solve more complex biomedical transport problems using numerical techniques.
Prereq: PHY 1110 (quarter system prereq: none)
Note: None
This course meets the following Raider Core CLO Requirement: None

Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Determine properties of pure substances, including liquid-vapor mixtures, using property tables, phase diagrams, and software
Apply the ideal gas equation of state to relate properties of gases and gas mixtures when appropriate
Identify the meaning of terms in the first law of thermodynamics and apply it to analyze steady flow problems and design steady flow devices relevant to biomedical engineering
Use psychrometric analysis to define the vapor content of atmospheric air and apply this to analysis of steady air conditioning processes
Describe common fluid rheological behaviors, including those associated with biological fluids
Describe the significance of Reynolds number in fluid flow behavior and define laminar, turbulent and transitional flows and where they are encountered in the human body
Explain how partial derivatives relate variables in three-dimensional flow regimes
Use the mechanical energy balance to solve internal flow problems, including those with losses
Set up classic and biomedical engineering problems using the continuity and Navier-Stokes equations and solve simple cases
Define the different types of forces that fluid flow imparts on solid bodies and use correlations to estimate these forces for common geometries
Set up classic and biomedical engineering problems using differential energy and mass balances and solve simple cases
Apply constitutive relations related to mass diffusion and heat conduction
Solve problems involving steady and lumped system transient conductive heat transfer
Describe the principles of numerical methods to solve transport problems based on partial differential equations
Apply commercial finite element analysis software to solve biomedical engineering transport problems
Explain the benefits and limitations of different solution approaches to biomedical engineering transport problems

Prerequisites by Topic

Definitions of heat, internal energy, and work
Differential calculus

Course Topics

Review of thermodynamic definitions
Properties of pure substances
Application of the ideal gas equation of state
Analysis techniques based on the first law of thermodynamics
Gas mixtures, psychrometrics, and analysis of steady air conditioning problems
Introduction to fluid phenomena
The mechanical energy balance, losses, and internal flow analysis
Introduction to partial derivatives as they apply to three-dimensional flow regimes
Continuity and Navier-Stokes equations
External flow and drag
Analysis of mass transfer problems using the differential component mass balance
Transport across membranes and compartmental mass transfer analysis
Analysis of heat transfer problems using the differential energy balance
Heat conduction analysis for steady and lumped system transient conduction

Coordinator
Dr. Charles Tritt

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