Syllabus

Topics

Unit-I

Introduction

Unit-II

Stoichiometry and Fluid Flow

Unit-III

Heat Transfer

Unit-IV

Mass Transfer

Unit-V

Reaction Engineering

Unit-I

Introduction to Chemical Process Industries

Introduction to Chemical Engineering - Chemical process industries - History and their role in Society - Role of Chemical Engineer – Job opportunities

Overview of different unit operations and unit processes.

Flow sheet representation of process plants – Sulfuric acid and Soda ash manufacture

Units and Dimensions-Conversion factors.

Unit-II

Introduction to Chemical Process Calculations and Fluid Mechanics

Mass and energy balance equations. Stoichiometric requirement of chemicals for reactions. Role of process streams such as recycle, purge in a typical reactor-separator system.

Use of Computers in chemical Engineering calculations – spreadsheets for simple calculations.

Fluids - fluid Statics and application in chemical Engineering - manometers

Fluid flow -  laminar and turbulent flow – frictional losses –flow metering - power required for pumping

Introduction and classification of pumps -Cavitation.                     

Unit-III

Introduction to Process Heat Transfer

Heat transfer - conduction, convection and radiation.

Heating arrangements – coils, jackets, heat exchangers – double pipe, shell-and-tube.

Cocurrent and countercurrent flow arrangement in heat exchangers - Variation of fluid temperature in heat exchangers.

Evaporators – role - steam requirements, multiple effect evaporators.

Unit-IV

Introduction of Mass Transfer Operations

Diffusion –diffusivity -  Mass transfer operation - mass transfer coefficient.

Absorption –distillation - vapour-liquid Equilibrium – Relative volatility- Need for multiple stages of contacting, distillation with reflux.

Equipment for Gas - Liquid contacting.

Humidity – role of cooling towers in chemical industries and power plants.

Liquid - Liquid Extraction -Distribution coefficient -Selection of solvent.

Unit-V

Introduction to Chemical Reaction Engineering    

Chemical Kinetics - Elementary and non-elementary reactions - Effect of temperature and concentration on reaction rate – Catalysis.

Heat of reaction - Feasibility of a chemical reaction from thermodynamics.

Overview of reactors - Batch and flow reactors – packed and fluidized bed reactors– comparison.