ABSTRACT
A transport phenomenon is the study of the movement of different physical quantities in any chemical or biochemical process and consists of the basic principles and laws of transport. It also describes the relations and similarities among different types of transport that may occur in any system. A proper knowledge of transport phenomenon is necessary in order to effectively design and efficiently operate a bioprocess/biochemical plant. The chapter provides the fundamentals of transport processes that one comes across in the bioprocessing industries. In the bioprocessing industry, the flow of fluid occurs mostly through the piping. It is important to mention that the word “fluid” incorporates both gas and liquid. Fluid flow involves two distinct regimes, which largely depend on the physical properties of the fluids. In biochemical processes, the rate of the reactions are largely governed by gas–liquid, solid–liquid, and liquid–liquid flow characteristics. A typical example is that of fermentation broth.
