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  • General

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    • Course Summary: 

      Quick Review of Theory and Solving Representative Problems on Chemical Process Calculations covering the undergraduate chemical engineering syllabus, and latest GATE-exam syllabus: Material balance with and without Chemical Reactions, Humidification / Saturation Calculations, Crystallization, Combustion Calculations, Energy Balance Calculations.

      • Objective Type Questions and Problems with Detailed Solutions (90 nos.) as Video Lectures
      • Videos: 14 hours of recorded lectures - 2.5 hours of Theory; 11.5 hours of Problem Solving
      • Questions from Past GATE Exams, and Standard Textbooks such as Felder, Himmelbalu, Bhatt & Vora, KV Narayanan, etc.
      This course is part of "Process Calculations" and "Chemical Engineering Courses Bundle"

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  • Learn the Essentials in 8 Hours

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    Representative questions are listed. Shall go through this list for a quicker learning / revising of this Course.

    Activities: 1

  • Material Balance with Reactions

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    Material balance calculations to chemical processes involving chemical reactions - limiting reactant, excess reactant, percent excess, conversion - single pass conversion, overall conversion, degree of completion of reaction, yield, selectivity, recycle, purge, bypass calculations. Single and multiple reactions, atomic balance method, extent of reaction method. Degree of freedom calculations. Combustion - theoretical oxygen / air, excess air, Orsat analysis. 

    Activities: 12

  • Material Balance without Reaction

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    Material balance calculations to chemical processes involving no chemical reaction - blending, mixing to get the required composition, humidification - relative humidity, drying, evaporation, crystallization, unsteady mass balance.

    Activities: 11

  • Energy Balance Calculations

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    Energy balance calculations for processes with no chemical reaction, specific heat, latent heat. Energy balance calculations for processes with single / multiple reactions. Heat of reaction from heat of formation, heat of combustion. Adiabatic reaction temperature.

    Activities: 4

  • Quick Review of Theory

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    Activities: 1