Fundamentals Of Chemical Engineering BT9251

 BT 9251  FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING        


Fundamentals Of Chemical Engineering BT9251



UNIT I   INTRODUCTION:                        5
Introduction to chemical engineering  sciences  and  its  role  in  the  design & analysis  of
chemical processes. Overview of unit operations and processes in the chemical industry.
Units and conversion factor. Introduction to Dimensional analysis.
UNIT II   MATERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCES:                13
Overall and component material balances - Material balances without chemical reactions
-  Chemical  reactions  -stoichiometry  -  conversion  and  yield  -  Material  balance
calculations  with  chemical  reactions  –  combustion  calculations  -  recycle  operations.
Energy balances - Entropy - Latent heat - Chemical reactions - combustion. Concepts of
chemical  thermodynamics,  the  relation  to VLE,  solution  thermodynamics  and  reaction
thermodynamics.
UNIT III  FLUID MECHANICS:                      9
Properties of fluids; Fluid statics – forces at fluid surfaces, Pressure and measurement of
pressure differences; Fluid flow  concepts  and basic equations of fluid flow –  continuity
equation  and Bernoulli’s equation;  shear stress  relationship and  viscous effects in fluid
flow; non newtonian fluids; significance of dimensionless groups in fluid flow operations.
UNIT IV  TRANSPORTATION OF FLUIDS:                    9
Different  types  of  pumps,  compressors  and  valves.  Measurement  of  fluid  flow  using
hydrodynamic methods, direct displacement method. Types of agitators, flow patterns in
agitated vessels, calculation of power consumption – applications in bioreactor design
UNIT V  HEAT TRANSFER:                        9
Nature  of  heat  flow  -  Conduction,  convection,  radiation.  Steady  state  conduction,
Principles  of  heat  flow  in  fluids,  Heat  transfer  by  forced  convection  in  laminar  and
turbulent flow. Heat exchange equipments- principles and design.

 TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

REFERENCES:
1. Bhatt B.I., Vora S.M. Stoichiometry., Tata McGraw-Hill, 1977.

2. McCabe W.L.,
    Unit Operations In Chemical Engineering. McGraw-Hill Inc., 2001.

3. Geankoplis C.J. Transport Processes And Unit Operations Prentice
    Hall India, 2003.