Flow Through Porous Media
Explore the aspect of porous media flow and the scope of its application with the theoretical concepts in the ‘Flow Through Porous Media’ course
Online
12 Weeks
Free Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
The ‘Flow Through Porous Media’ National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) online course describes the classification and application of porous media flow with an understanding of industrial applications. This course is provided on the Swayam online education platform to the students of undergraduate, and postgraduate level from various disciplines of engineering which includes petroleum, biochemical, soil science, geotechnical, and hydrology. This elective course is developed and offered by the Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Kharagpur.
This faculty development program on porous media flow will take twelve weeks to complete the course. The course instructor for the AICTE approved online training program is Prof. Somenath Ganguly from the department of chemical engineering at IIT Kharagpur. The candidates who take this elective course will be provided with three credits for their undergraduate or postgraduate program. Along with the course credits, the eligible students can get the course certificate which consists of the logos of NPTEL and IIT Kharagpur.
The Highlights
- Twelve weeks duration
- NPTEL online course
- Free training
- IIT faculty
- AICTE approved program
- Three credit points
- E-verifiable certificate
- Undergraduate and postgraduate level
Programme Offerings
- Course Modules
- videos
- Lectures
- Books
- references
- assignments
- problem solving
- Final Exam
- Free course access
- expert guidance
- Three Credit Points
- E-certificate.
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1000 | yes | IIT Kharagpur |
The classes for this program are available free of charge for the students and for the exam, students are required to pay for the exam registration.
Flow-Through Porous Media fee structure :
| Description | Amount in INR |
| Course Fee | Nil |
| Exam Fee | Rs 1000 |
Eligibility Criteria
The Students applying for this course on porous media flow are expected to have prior knowledge in fluid mechanics or a similar aspect.
Certificate qualifying details
The mandate for the E-certificate issued to the students after course completion is, 10/25 (25%) in the 8 out of 12 assignments, 30/75 (75%) in the final exam, and a total score of 40/100.
What you will learn
The ‘Flow Through Porous Media’ syllabus is framed for the students to gain knowledge about the theoretical aspects of porous media flow. It helps the students to get familiar with the geophysical flow, oil and gas recovery, extraction of minerals, subsurface contaminant transport and sequestration, chemical process, and demonstrating physiological processes. The students are equipped to design novel hydrocarbon recovery processes from non-conventional sources.
Who it is for
The ‘Flow Through Porous Media’ online certification course is designed for undergraduate and postgraduate students belonging to the fields such as chemical engineering, petroleum engineering, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, geotechnical engineering, civil engineering, and environmental engineering. The course improves the skills of industry professionals such as analytical chemists and other individuals involved with designing and description of physiological transport processes and drug delivery processes along with fluid cell designing experts. It benefits the petroleum engineers, chemical engineers, mechanical engineers, etc.,
Admission Details
Candidates interested in the ‘Flow Through Porous Media’ training program should register through the Swayam website
Step 1: Get to the course page using the link,
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc21_ch51/preview
Step 2: Click on the ‘Register/ Sign-In/’ link.
Step 3: Fill in the required fields and complete the registration
Application Details
The applicants of the ‘Flow Through Porous Media’ program are required to enter their name, phone number, and email address along with other details or can choose to sign in using their Google or Facebook ID.
The Syllabus
- Introduction
- Permeability and porosity
- Various forms of characterizations
- Darcy’s Law
- Mass continuity in Cartesian and cylindrical coordinates
- Pressure equations
- Reynold’s Number for porous media
- Kozeny Carman and Ergun Equation
- Transport mechanisms: bulk and surface diffusion
- Knudsen Transport
- Klinkenberg effect
- Slip flow
- Immiscible displacement
- Two-phase mass continuity
- Capillary pressure
- Conceptual models of relative permeability and saturation
- Progression of saturation front in two-phase flow
- Buckley Leverett theory
- Miscible displacement
- Diffusion in porous media
- Tracer test
- Introduction to Taylor Aris dispersion,
- Dispersion regimes
- Migration and interception of fine particles
- Introduction to flow through deformable porous media
- Applications
- Summary
Evaluation process
- The final proctored certification is compulsory for the students to clear and become eligible for the course certificate.
- The registration for the exam and payments are done through the website and the exam is conducted in any of the allotted centers.
- The eligible percentage for the e-certificate is 75%(30/75)
Instructors
IIT Kharagpur Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
The ‘Flow Through Porous Media’ by Swayam is offered by the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
The course curriculum is taught for twelve weeks.
The students are required to have a fundamental understanding of fluid mechanics or similar concepts.
You will receive three credits after course completion.