Chem Syllabus 13

Scheme of Courses and Course ContentsFor

4 years (8-Semesters)

B.Tech.Degree Programme

inChemical Engineering

2010 Batch Onward

Department of Chemical Engineering NIT Srinagar

2010 Batch onwards 1

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SRINAGAR

JAMMU & KASHMIR-190006 (INDIA)December - 2011

Revised Scheme of Courses for B.Tech. Chemical Engineering

3rd SemesterS. No. Course No. Subjects L T P Credits

1. CHE-301 Introduction to Chemical Engineering 3 1 0 42. CHE-302 Mechanical Operations 3 1 0 43. MTH-301 Complex Variables & Special Functions 3 1 0 34. CHM-301 Mechanistic Organic Chemistry 3 1 0 35. CHM-302P Mechanistic Organic Chemistry Laboratory 0 0 2 16. MTH-301 Engineering Mechanics 3 1 0 37. MTH-303P Engineering Mechanics Laboratory 0 0 2 18. ELE-305 Electrical Engineering Technology 3 1 0 3

ELE-306P Basic Electrical Engineering Laboratory 0 0 2 110. MEC-311 Workshop Practice 0 0 2 2

18 6 8 25TOTAL = 18 + 6 + 8 = 31

4th SemesterS. No. Course No. Subjects L T P Credits

1. CHE-401 Momentum Transfer 3 1 0 42. CHE-402P Momentum Transfer Laboratory 0 0 2 13. CHE-403 Mass and Energy Balance 3 1 0 44. CHE- 404 Heat Transfer Operations 3 1 0 45. CHE-405P Mechanical Operations Lab 0 0 3 26. HSS- 402 Industrial Organisation & Management 3 1 0 37. MTH-401 Statistics & Probability 3 1 0 38. ECE-405 Electronics 3 1 0 39. ECE-406P Electronics Laboratory 0 0 2 1

TOTAL = 18 + 6 + 7 = 31 18 6 7 25


1. CHE-501 Mass Transfer -I 3 1 0 42. CHE-502P Heat Transfer Operations Lab 0 0 3 23. CHE-503 Process Equipment Design 3 1 0 34. CHE- 504 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics-1 3 1 0 45. CHE-505 Chemical Reaction Engineering-I 3 1 0 46. CHE-506 Material Science & Technology 3 1 0 37. CHE-507 Energy Engineering 3 1 0 38. CHE-508P Energy Engineering Laboratory 0 0 3 2

TOTAL = 18 + 6 + 6 = 30 18 6 6 25


1. CHE-601 Chemical Technology - I 3 1 0 42. CHE-602 Chemical Reaction Engineering-II 3 1 0 43. CHE-603 Industrial Training & Presentation 0 2 0 24. CHE-604 Mass Transfer – II 3 1 0 45. CHE-605 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics -II 3 1 0 46. CHE-606 Process Instrumentation 3 1 0 37. CHE-607 Transport Phenomena 3 1 0 4



TOTAL = 18 + 8 = 26 18 8 0 25

7rd SemesterS. No. Course No. Subjects L T P Credits

1. CHE-701 Pre-project work 0 0 4 22. CHE-702P Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory 0 0 3 23. CHE-703 Chemical Technology – II 3 1 0 44. CHE-704P Mass Transfer Laboratory 0 0 3 25. CHE-705 Process Dynamics & Control 3 1 0 46. CHE-706 Industrial Economics & Management 3 1 0 37. CHE-707 Plant Design 3 1 0 48. E-1 Elective – I 3 1 0 4

TOTAL = 15 + 5 + 10 = 30 15 5 10 25

E-1:Any one of the following elective coursesS. No. E-1 Elective courses

1. CHE-709 Polymer Sciences and Engineering2. CHE-710 Environmental Engineering3. MTH-701 Operation Research4. CHE-710 A Advanced Separation Processes


1. CHE-801 Project 0 0 9 62. CHE-802 Seminar 0 2 0 23. CHE-803 Biochemical Engineering 3 1 0 44. CHE-804P Biochemical Engineering Laboratory 0 0 3 25. CHE-805P Process Dynamics & Control Laboratory 0 0 3 26. E-2 Elective – II 3 1 0 37. E-3 Elective – III 3 1 0 38. E-4 Elective – IV 3 1 0 3

TOTAL = 12 + 6 + 15 = 33 12 6 15 25

E-2: Any one of the following electives coursesS.No. E-2 Elective courses

1. CHE-806 Leather Technology2. CHE-807 Distillation3. MTH-802 Advanced Statistics for Chemical Engineers4. CHE-808 Optimization Techniques in Chem. Engineering

E-3: Any one of the following elective coursesS. No. E-3 Elective courses

1. CHE-809 Instrumental Methods of Analysis2. CHE-810 Petroleum & Petrochemical Technology3. CHE-811 Food Technology4. CHE-812 A Pollution Control & Safety in Process Industries

E-4: Any one of the following elective coursesS. No. E-4 Elective courses

1. CHE-812 Entrepreneurship Development2. CHE-813 Textile Technology3. MTH-803 Numerical Analysis4. MTH-804 Design of Experiments



3rd SemesterIntroduction to Chemical Engineering

Course No. CHE-301 L T P Credit3 1 0 4

Chemical engineering and chemical technology. Chemical engineering: Origin, growth androle in chemical process industries. Chemical Process Industry: Definition, origin, growth andthe present scenario. Problems associated with industrial expansion. Process flow sheetingand symbols. Concepts of unit processes and unit operations. Systematic analysis of chemicalprocesses: Need and basic considerations. Chemical engineers, the diversity of employmentopportunities for them. A successful chemical engineer. Professional ethics. Intimateconnections with physico-chemical sciences, biological and biomedical sciences and otherengineering streams: case studies. Concerns of chemical engineering traditional areas:environment, energy, new materials, bioengineering and biotechnology, food, health andsafety. Concepts of scale-up, modeling and simulation. Dimensional analysis. Computer inchemical engineering. Future challenges. Nanotechnology. Bioinformatics.

Books Recommended1. Anderson, L.B., Wenzel, L.A., “Introduction to Chemical Engineering. McGraw-Hill

Book Company, Inc., New York.2. Thompson, E.V., Ceckler, W.H. “Introduction to Chemical Engineering”, McGraw-

Hill Book Company Ltd. (1977).3. Peters, M. “Elementary Chemical Engineering”, McGraw-Hill Book Company.4. Ghosal, S.K., Sanyal, S.K. and Datta, S. “Introduction to Chemical Engineering”,

Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd., New Delhi (1997).5. Basic Principles of Chem. Engg. By Felder & Rousseou, Edn. 3rd , Prentice Hall

(2002).

Reference Books1. Rao, M.G., Sittig, M., “Dryden’s Outlines of Chemical Technology, 3rd edn. – For the

21st Century”, East-West Press (1997).2. Badger, W.A., Banchero, J.T., “Introduction to Chemical Engineering”. McGraw-Hill

Book Company.3. McCabe, W.I., Smith, J.C., “Unit Operations in Chemical Engineering”. McGraw-

Hill Book Company. (Latest edition)4. Perry, R.H., Green, D.W., “Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook”. McGraw-Hill

Book Company.

Websites:1. www.google.com1. http://www.pafko.com/history/h_chem20.pdf2. http://www.aiche.org/education/abet.htm3. http://www.che.ufl.edu/www-che/4. http://www.aiche.org/careers/job.htm5. http://www.careercornerstone.org/6. http://www.pafko.com/history/7. http://web.mit.edu/cheme/



Mechanical OperationsCourse No. CHE-302 L T P Credit

3 1 0 4Settling: Free and hindered settling, classification of classifiers (simple and mechanical),introduction to the design of continuous thickeners.Filtration: Classification of filters, effect of pressure on filtration, filter aids, constant pressureand constant rate filtration theory, membrane filtration.Mixing: Theory of mixing, power consumption of mixer impellers, mixing liquids withliquids, mixing gas with liquid, mixing of viscous masses, mixing of solids with solidsmixing of solid with liquid.Size Separation: Principle of screening, screen analysis, types of screening equipments(grizzlies, trommels, shaking and vibrating screens), effectiveness of a screen, air separatingmethod (cyclone separator, bag filters, electrostatic precipitator, scrubbers).Crushing and Grinding: Classification of crushing and grinding machinery, coarse crusher,jaw crusher, gravity crushers, intermediate crushers (roll, disc or cone crusher, edge runners,squired cage disintegrator, hammer mill), fine grinders-burhstones, roller mills, ball and tubemills. Theory of Crushing. Laws of crushing-Rittingers’ law, Kick’s law. Storage andtransportation of bulk solids (types of conveyers, their selection)

Books Recommended1. McCabe, W.I. Smith, J.C., Unit Operations in Chemical Engineering, McGraw Hill.2. Badger, L.W. Banchero, T.J., Introduction to Chemical Engineering, McGraw Hill.

Reference Books1. Coulson, J.M. Richardson, J.F., “Chem. Engineering, 2nd Vol.”, Butterworth-Heinemann.2. Foust et al. “Principles of Unit Operation”, 2nd ed., Wiley and Sons.3. Perry, R.H. Green, D.W., “Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook 7th ed.”, McGraw Hill

Book Company.4. Brown et al. “Unit Operations”, John Wiley & Sons.

Complex Variables & Special FunctionsCourse No. MTH-301 L T P Credit

3 1 0 3Complex Variables:Analytic functions, Cauchy Riemann equations, Complex integration, Cauchy’s fundamentaltheorem, Cauchy’s integral formula, Cauchy’s inequality and Liouville’s theorem on integralfunction, Taylor’s and Laurent’s expansions, Zeros and poles of analytic functions, Residuesand Contour integration. Conformal Mappings, Bilinear Transformation.Special Functions:Solution in Series, Legendres Functions, Rodriguess formula, generating functions forLegendres Polynomials and recurrence formulae. Bessel’s functions, Recurrence formulaeand Bessel’s functions of integral order.

Books Recommended1. Brown, J.V. and Churchill, R.V. “Complex Variables and Applications, 6th Edn.”,

McGraw-Hill, 1996.2. Copson, E.T. “Theory of Functions of Complex Variables”, Oxford University Press, New

Delhi, 1988.3. Stanton, R. G. “ Numerical Methods for Science and Engineering”, Prentice-Hall, 1961.4. Hamming, R.W. “Numerical Methods for Scientists and Engineers”, McGraw-Hill, Inc.,

NY, 1973.



4. Kurtz, M. “Handbook of Applied Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists”, McGraw-Hill, 1991.

5. Freeman, H. “Finite Differences” Cambridge University Press, 1962.6. Scarborough, J.B. “Numerical Mathematical Analysis”, Oxford and IBH Publishing Co.,

New Delhi, 1966.7. Churchill, R.V. “Complex Variables and Application”, McGraw-Hill

International Book Company.8. Iyengar, S.R.K. and Jain, R.K. “Advanced Engineering Mathematics”, Narosa, 2001.

Mechanistic Organic ChemistryCourse No. CHM-301 L T P Credit

3 1 0 3Basic Concepts in Mechanistic Organic ChemistryElectron displacement effects: Inductive, electromeric, mesomeric and hyper conjugativeeffects, and their applications. Tautomerism: Keto-enol, triad system and ring chaintautemerism. Stereoisomerism: Optical isomerism, configuration, chirality, R-S and D-Lnomenclature. Geometrical Isomerism: Cis-trans and E-Z nomenclature. Bond Fission:Homolysis and heterolysis. Reaction Intermediates: Generation, fate and stability ofcarbonations, carbanions, free radicals, carbons.Substitution and Addition ReactionsSubstitution Reactions: Aliphatic nucleophilic substitution reactions, SN1 and SN2

mechanisms and their kinetics. Aromatic electrophilic substitution reactions, orientation in2nd substitution. Halogenation, nitration, sulphonation, Fidel Crafts reactions, Roemer-Tiemann reactions.Addition Reaction: Addition across carbon-carbon doublre bonds, examples halogenation andhydrohalogenation reactions (Markovnikov’s rule). Addition to carbon-oxygen double bonds,addition of cyanide ion, bisulphite ion and ammonia derivatives. Aldol condensation,Cannizaro’s reaction, Perkin’s reaction.Elimination & Rearrangement ReactionMechanism of E1 & E2, stereospecificity and orientation in elimination reactions. Sytzev andHoffman elimination. Rearrangement Reactions: Bechmann rearrangement, itsstereospecificity and applications. Hoffmann Wolf and Wanger-Meerwein rearrangement.Chemistry of Natural ProductsFats and Oils: Definition, occurrence, chemical nature, transesterification, autooxidation,hydrolysis, hydrogenation, hydrogenolysis, acid value, saponification value, iodine value,RM value.Carbohydrates: Definition, classification, identification tests, Molisch test, Tollen’s test,Fehling’s test, Osazone formation.Books Recommended1. Peter, S. “A Guidebook To Mechanism In Organic Chemistry, 6th Edn.”, Longman, 1986.2. Knipe, A. C. and Watts, W.E. (Eds.), “Organic Reaction Mechanisms”, John Wiley &

Sons Ltd.,2003.3. Jackson, R.A. “Mechanisms in Organic Reactions”, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC),

UK, 2005.4. Jacobs, A. “Understanding Organic Reaction Mechanisms”, Cambridge University Press,

1997.5. Ahulwalia, V.K. and Prashar, R.K. “Organic Reaction Mechanisms”, CRC Press, 2002.6. Smith, M.B. and March, J. “March’s Advanced Organic Chemistry: Reaction,

Mechanisms and Structure”, Wiley Interscience, 2001.7. Handrickson, J.B., Gram, D.J., Hammond, G.S. “Organic Chemistry”, McGraw-Hill,

1970.



Mechanistic Organic Chemistry LaboratoryCourse No. CHM-302P L T P Credit

0 0 2 1Preparation of aspirin. Preparation of acetanilide. Preparation of m-dinitrobenzene.Determination of acid value of oils. Determination of iodine value of oils. Determination ofsaponification value of oils. Preparation of glucose zone. Identification of reducing and non-reducing sugars. Determination of molecular weight of organic acids. Determination ofnumber of hydroxyl groups in phenol.

Engineering MechanicsCourse No. MTH-302 L T P Credit

3 1 0 3Section -A

StaticsFriction, Centre of Gravity (Determination by integration) C.G. of wire inform of a plane curve, C.G. of a plane area. Stability of equilibrium, Principleof virtual work.

Section -BDynamicsSimple harmonic motion, Elastic strings, simple Pendulum, Composition of two simpleharmonic motions of the same period in the same straight line.Two dimensional motions: Tangential and Normal velocities & acceleration. Motion in acircle, Conical pendulum, Radial and transversal components of velocities and accelerations.Moment of Inertia of plane figures with respect of an axis in the plane and also with respectof an axis perpendicular to the plane.

Section – CLaplace TransformsLaplace transform, shifting theorem, Laplace transforms of different functions, Heaviside’sunit function. Dirac Delta function, its Laplace Transforms. Heaviside’s expansion theorem.Inverse Laplace transforms. Initial and Final value theorems, convolution theorem and itapplication, use of Laplace transforms in the solution of linear differential equations.

Book Recommended:1. Gupta, S.R. “Statics”, S. Chand and Company latest edition.2. Gupta, S.R. “Dynamics” S. Chand and Company latest edition.3. Spiegel, M.R., “Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Laplace Transforms”,

Schaum's Outline Series. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1965.4. Mickley, H.S., Sherwood, T.K. and Reed, C.E., “Applied Mathematics in Chemical

Engineering”, McGraw-Hill, 1957.5. Varma, A. and Morbidelli, M., “Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering”,

Oxford University Press, 1997.6. Kreyzig, E. “Advanced Engineering Mathematics” Wiley Eastern.



Engineering Mechanics LaboratoryCourse No. MTH-303P L T P Credit

0 0 2 11. To determine the force to maintain a rolling body in equilibrium on an inclined plane and

to verify its relationship to weight of the body.2. To determine modulus of rigidity of the material of a helical spring.3. To determine the acceleration due to gravity using Flatcher’s Fletchers Trolley Apparatus.4. To verify the forces in various members of shear legs apparatus.5. To find the moment of inertia of a flying wheel.6. To verify the principle of moments with the help of a compound lever apparatus.7. To verify the parallelogram law of forces with the help of Gravisand’s apparatus.8. To find the value of ‘g’ with the help of Atwood machine.9. To verify polygon law of forces with help of universe table force table10. To verify Lami’s Theorem with the help of Universal Force Table

Electrical Engineering TechnologyCourse No. ELE-305 L T P Credit

3 1 0 3Network Analysis and Theorems: Basic circuit theory, resistance, inductance andcapacitance, Ohm’s law, KCL, KVL, power and energy relations, superposition theorem,Thevenin’s theorem, Nortan’s theorem, maximum power transfer theorem.Sinusoidally Excited Circuits: Basic definition of A.C. circuits, Phasor algebra and complexnumber representation, solution of sinusoidally excited R, L, C circuits.Three-Phase Circuits: The concept of 3-phase voltage, current and voltage relations in Y and circuits, and basic characteristics of three phase circuits.D.C. Generators and Motors: Construction, principles of operation, types of D.C. generatorsand motors, and their applications.Three-Phase Alternators: Construction, principles of operation, phase diagrammes, voltageregulation, types and application.Synchronous Motors: Principle of operation, synchronous capacitors, application.Induction Motors: Types, construction, principle of operation, characteristic and application.Electric Arc Furnace and its Accessories.Books Recommended:1. Toro, V.D. “Principles of Electric Engineering”, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs.2. Toro, V.D. “Electrical Engineering Fundamentals”, Prentice-Hall of India.3. Fitzgerald, A. E., Kingsley, C. J. and Umans, S.D., “Electric Machines, 6th edn.”,

McGraw-Hill, 2003.4. Sharma & Maulukutla, “Electric Machines, 2nd edn.”, West Publishing Company, 1994.

5. Nagarath, I.J. and Kothari, D.P., “Electric Machines” Tata McGraw-Hill Company, NewDelhi, 2001.

4. Taylor, E.O., “Utilization of Electric Energy” , Pitman & Sons.



Basic Electrical Engineering LaboratoryCourse No. ELE-306P L T P Credit

0 0 2 11. Verification of KCL & KVL and hence determination of a equivalent resistance of

parallel circuit.2. Verification of superposition theorem.3. Verification of Thevenin’s theorem.4. Obtaining resonance in RLC circuits.6. Measurement of power and power factor of a three-phase load.7. To study the constructional details of single-phase transformer.8. To study the constructional details of D.C. machines.

Workshop PracticesCourse No. MEC-311 L T P Credit

0 0 2 2Pattern MakingIntroduction of tools used in pattern making. Shring rules, their classification and use. Typesof patterns and their method of construction. Practice to prepare a pattern of open bearingblocks.FoundryDetailed study in foundry process, description of foundry tools. Preparation of two partpattern mould. Moulding of self cored pattern and its casting. Skelton pattern mould.Machine ShopIntroduction of trade and tools, detailed description and operations of lathe and drillingmachines. Demonstration in setting up of tool angles. Lathe practice in plain, step and taperturning. Demonstration of milling machine operations and different milling cutters.WeldingIntroduction of welding process, fuse welding compound, and electrodes. Oxyacetyleneelectric arc metal cutting. Practice in fitted and corner joints.



4th SemesterMomentum Transfer


Introduction: Units and dimensions, fluid properties, concepts of consecutive relations,Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids.Fluid Statistics: Fluid forces and pressure measurement. Dimensional analysis and similitude.Kinematics of flow, velocity fields, streamline etc. Stream function, potential function,rotational and irrotational flows. Laminar and turbulent flows. Flow in pipes, frictional lossesin pipes, equation of continuity, equation of motion. Eulers’ equation. Bernoulli’s theoremand its application to blowers, pumps, compressors and turbines. Flow past immersed body,drag and fluidized bed. Flow measuring instruments, pitot tube, orifice, venturimeter, wet gasmeter, notches, pumps and compressors. Characteristics, applications and specifications ofpumps, blowers, compressors and turbines. Navier-Stokes equation.

Books Recommended1. Shames, J.H., “Mechanics of Fluid”, McGraw-Hill. 1992.2. Darby, R., “Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics”, Marcel Dekker, 1996.3. Wilkes, J.O., “Fluid Mechanics for Chemical Engineers”, Prentice-Hall International

Series, 1998.4. Streeter, V.L., “Fluid Mechanics” McGraw-Hill, 1985.5. Streeter, V.L., Wylie E.B. and Bedford, K.W. “Fluid Mechanics, 9th Edn.”, McGraw-Hill

Book Company, New York, 1998.6. Seshadri, C.V. and Patankar, S.V., “Elements of Fluid Mechanics”, Prentice Hall of India

Ltd., 1971.7. Coulson, J.M. and Richardson, J.F., “Chemical Engineering, Vol. I & II”, Pergamon

Press, Oxford, 1991.8. Mc Cabe, W.L., Smith, J.C. and Harriott, P., “Unit Operation of Chemical Engineering”,

McGraw-Hill, 2004.

Momentum Transfer LaboratoryCourse No. CHE-402P L T P Credit

0 0 2 11. Calibration of flow meters for gas and liquid.2. Reynold’s experiment. Study of pipe fitting, mechanical features of pumps, blowers and

compressors.3. Flow through network of pipes and pipe fittings.4. Stokes law verification.5. Flow through helical coils.6. Verification of Bernoulli’s theorem.7. Study of reciprocating and centrifugal pump test rigs.

Mass and Energy BalanceCourse No. CHE-403 L T P Credit

3 1 0 4Mathematical principles, significant figures and rounding off. Graphical and numericalmethods of data fitting. Solutions of equations by trial and error, and interaction techniques.Units and dimensions: Basic and derived units, dimensional and empirical equation. Differentways of expressing units of quantities and physical constants. Properties of gases, liquids and



solids: ideal and real gas laws, critical properties, properties of mixtures and solutions, andphase equilibria. Mass Balance: Concepts of limiting and excess reactants, tie element,recycle, purging, bypass etc., in batch, stage-wise and continuous operations in systems withand without chemical reactions, and in unit operations. Energy Balance: Concepts,calculation of enthalpy changes for systems with and without reactions. Thermo Chemistry:Heats of formation, combustion, solution, dilution etc. and the effects of pressure andtemperature on them. Material and energy balance for nuclear, electrochemical,photochemical and biochemical processes. Material and energy balance for non-conventionalseparation processes.

Books Recommended1. Hougen, O.A., Watson, K.M., Ragatz, R.A., “Chemical Process Principles, Part I”, John

Wiley & Sons, 1970.2. Williams, E.J., Johnson, R.C., “Stoichiometry for Chemical Engineers”, McGraw-Hill,3. Himmelblau, D.M., “Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering, 6th

Edn.”, Prentice-Hall of India Ltd. ,2002.4. Anderson, L.B., Wenzel, L.A., “Introduction to Chemical Engineering”, McGraw-Hill

Book Company, Inc., 1961.

Heat Transfer OperationsCourse No. CHE-404 L T P Credit

3 1 0 4Introduction: Modes of heat transfer and basic equations, study of unsteady states,dimensional analysis.Conduction: Thermal conductivity of material. Steady state conduction through flat wall,multi-layer wall, cylinders and hollow spheres. Lagging of pipes and optimum laggingthickness.Convection: Natural and forced convection. Laminar and turbulent flow heat transfer insideand outside tubes. Individual and overall heat transfer coefficients, fouling, individualfactors. Extended surfaces. Condensation film types and drop-wise. Heat transfer ofboiling liquids. Analogies.Radiation: Emissivity, absorptivity, black body and grey body radiation, view factors,radiation between various types of surfaces.Evaporation: Energy and material balance. Single & multiple effects evaporators and theiraccessories. Design of evaporators.Heat Exchangers: Design principles, examples. Codes in heat exchanger design.

Books Recommended1. McCabe, W.L., Smith, J.C., “Unit Operation of Chemical Engineering”, McGraw-Hill.2. McAdams, W.H., “Heat Transmission”, McGraw- Hill.3. Knudsen, J.G., Katz, D.L., “Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer”, McGraw-Hill.4. Coulson, J. M., Richardson, F., “Chemical Engineering, Vol. I”, Butterworth-Heinemann.5. Kern, D.Q., “Process Heat Transfer”, McGraw- Hill.6. Wetly, J.R., Wicks, G.E., Wilson, R.E., “Momentum Heat and Power Engg”,……………



Mechanical Operations LaboratoryCourse No. CHE-405P L T P Credit

0 0 3 2Study of sedimentation, cyclone separator, ball mill, leaf filter, plate and frame filter, ribbonmixer, belt conveyor, screw conveyor, trommel, vibrating screen, elutriator; sieve analysis;Verification of grinding laws. Determination of specific surface and particle population of acrushed material.

Industrial Organization and ManagementCourse No. HSS-402 L T P Credit

3 1 0 3Management: It’s nature, purpose and definition, management as a pre-requisite for anyorganization, aims of management, management-art of science.Functions of Managers: Planning, organizing, actuating and controlling.Planning: Nature and purpose of planning, types of plans, steps in planning/planning process.Objectives: The nature and importance of objectives, types of objectives, primary, secondary,individual and personal objectives. Guidelines for setting objectives.Decision Making: Importance and limitations of rational decision making, types of decisions,programmed and non-programmed decisions, process of decision making under certainty.Organizing: Nature and process of organizing, steps in organizing/process of organizing,formal and informal organization, span of control, and factors determining effective span.Decentralization of Authority: The nature of decentralization, degrees of decentralization,decentralization, philosophy and policy.Delegation of Authority: Meaning of authority/delegation, steps in the process of delegation,factors determining the degree of delegation, art of delegation.Line/Staff Organization: Line organization, staff organization, line and staff organization,functional and committee organization, the nature of line and staff relationship.Actuating: Nature and purpose of actuating, steps in actuating/actuating process.Human Resource Management: Importance of human resource planning, recruitment,selection, training and development, performance appraisal, compensation, packages,promotions, transfers, demotion and separation etc.Leadership: Meaning and importance leadership qualities, effective and ineffective leaders,leadership styles.Motivation: Need, want and satisfaction chain. Need hierarchy. Improving employeemotivation.Communication: Meaning and importance of effective communication, communicationprocess, formal and informal communication.Controlling: Nature and purpose of controlling, steps in controlling/process of controlling,types of controls, requirement of effective controls.Management Infirmation System (MIS): Definition, elements and importance of MIS,manager, management and information, changing MIS environment, managing andcontrolling the MIS function.New Trends in Management.

Books Recommended:1. Principles of Management by George R. Terry.2. Industrial Organization and Management by Tara Chand.3. Business Organization Management by M.C. Shukla.4. Management Economics by Dean, J.



Statistics and ProbabilityCourse No. MTH-401 L T P Credit

3 1 0 3Statistics and ProbabilityMeasures of central tendency and measures of variations (dispersions), moments, measures ofskewness and kurtosis. Random experiment, sample space, events, classical statistical andaxiomatic definitions of probability. Statements and proof of theorems on addition andmultiplication of probabilities. Simple problems. Baye’s theorem on conditional probability.Random variables, derivation of formulae for mean, variance and moments of randomvariables for discrete and continuous cases. Laws of expectation, binomial, Poisson andnormal distributions, beta and gamma distribution. t-distribution, F-distribution, Chi-squaredistribution and their applications. Method of least squares, fitting a straight line and parabolaof degree ‘p’. Regression and correlation. Multiple and partial correlation.

Books Recommended1. Gupta, S.C. and Kapoor, V.K. “Fundamentals of Mathematical Statistics” , Sultan Chand

& Sons, New Delhi, Latest edition.2. Brownlee, “Statistical Theory and Methodology in Science and Engineering”, John Wiley

and Sons.3. Walpole, R.E. “Introduction to Mathematical Statistics, 3rd Edn.”, Macmillan Publication,

New York.4. Meyer, “Data Analysis for Scientists and Engineers”, John Wiley and Sons.

ElectronicsCourse No. ECE-405 L T P Credit

3 1 0 3Construction symbols, characteristics and application of semiconductor diodes transistors andsilicon controlled rectifiers, amplifiers, cathode ray oscilloscope and its applications,amplitude modulation and detection.

Books Recommende:1. Integrated Electronics by Millman and Halkias.2. Electronic Measurement by Cooper.3. Pulse, Digital and Switching Circuits by Millnab and Taub.

Electronics LaboratoryCourse No. ECE-406P L T P Credit

0 0 2 11. Study of CRO, measurement of voltage frequency and phase of given wave form. Diode

and Zener diode characteristics.2. To obtain diode characteristics,3. (a) To assemble a half wave and full wave rectifier and to study their performance.

(b) To suppress the triple using RC filter.4. To use Zener diode as a voltage regulator.5. To obtain transistor characteristics in following configuration.6. Common emitter,7. To assemble a CE amplifier and observe its performance.



1. Study of heat transfer through composite walls.2. Study of heat transfer in natural convection.3. Study of heat transfer in forced convection.4. Study of heat transfer coefficient in filmwise and dropwise condensations.5. Study of heat transfer coefficient in double pipe heat exchanger (Liquid-liquid flow).6. Study of heat transfer coefficient in double pipe heat exchanger (Gas-liquid flow).7. Study of heat transfer coefficient in shell and tube type heat exchanger.8. Study of heat transfer in finned-tube heat exchanger.9. To test the performance of the single effect short tube vertical evaporator with sucrose

solution.

5th Semester

Mass Transfer – ICourse No. CHE-501 L T P Credit

3 1 0 4

Principles of mass transfer, unsteady state and steady state.Diffusion: Molecular diffusion in fluids, diffusivities of fluids, applications of moleculardiffusion-analogies and mass transfer coefficients in laminar flow, concepts, of effectivediffusivity.Eddy diffusion, mass transfer in turbulent flow, models of mass transfer analogies.Interphase mass transfer-diffusion between phases, two phases mass transfer coefficients,individual and overall coefficients, stage wise process. Concurrent and counter currentprocesses.Gas Absorption: Equilibrium relationships. Material balances for cocurrent and countercurrent multistage equipment. Dilute system. HETP, HTU and NTU individual and overallcoefficients.Equipment: General characteristics of tray towers, efficiencies, wetted wall towers,packed towers, characteristics of packed towers, mass transfer coefficients in packedtowers.Humidification: General theory, psychometric chart, fundamental concepts inhumidification and dehumidification. Cooling towers and related equipment.Crystallization: Principles, calculation of yield, heat effect and equipment.Drying: Equilibria, drying rate curve definitions. Batch and continues drying. Mechanismof drying. Calculation of batch and continuous drying.

Books Recommended1. Treybal, R.E., “Mass Transfer Operations”, McGraw-Hill Book Company.2. Badger, W.L., Banchero, J.T., “Introduction to Chemical Engineering”, McGraw-Hill

Book Company.3. McCabe, W.L., Smith, J.C., Harriott, P., “Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering”,

McGraw-Hill Book Company.

Heat Transfer LaboratoryCourse No. CHE-502P L T P Credit

0 0 3 2



Process Equipment DesignCourse No. CHE-503 L T P Credit

3 1 0 3Design of Pressure Vessel: Criteria of pressure vessel design, theory of failures of vesselsunder pressure, classification of pressure vessels. Design of cylindrical and spherical shellsunder (a) internal pressure (b) external pressure. Design of closures (formed ends). Design offlangesStorage Tanks: Design of storage tanks with and without stiffening, rings.Heat Exchanger: Mechanical design of heat exchanger (complete).

Books Recommended1. Brownell and Young, “Process Equipment Design-Vessel design”, …………….2. Joshi, P.M.V., “Process Equipment Design”, ……………………..3. Hesse and Rushton, Process Equipment Design , Van Nostrand.4. Dawande, S.D., “Process Design of Equipments”, Central Techno Publications, Nagpur.

IS-803 (1962) for storage vessel.IS-4503 (1967) for hot exchanger.

Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics-ICourse No. CHE-504 L T P Credit

3 1 0 4Introduction: The first law of thermodynamics, formulation of the first law ofthermodynamics, thermodynamic state, state function, enthalpy, the steady state flowprocess, flow calorimeter, equilibrium; ideal gas isometric, isobaric, isothermal, adiabaticand polytropic processes. P.V.T.Relationships of Fluids: Equation of a state for gases, Vander Walls equation Bennedict-webb Rubin equation, Rodilich and Kwong equation, compressibility factor,compressibility chart, experimental compressibility data, mixtures of ideal gases, Dalton’slaw of additive pressures, Amagats law of additive volumes, the pseudo critical pointmethod, behaviour of liquids.Heat Effects: Heat capacity of gases as a function of Temperature, heat effectsaccompanying phase changes, Trouton’s rule, Kistiakosky relation, standard heat ofreaction, standard heat of formation, the standard heat of combustion, effect of temperatureon the standard heats of reaction, heat effects in chemical reaction.The Second Law of Thermodynamics: Statement of 2nd Law, the heat engine absolutetemperature scale, concept of entropy, mathematical statement of the 2nd Law, entropychanges and irreversibility.Book Recommended1. Smith, J.M., Venness, H.C., “Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics”,


Reference Book1. Modell, M., Ried, R.C., “Thermodynamics and its Applications”, Prentice-Hall India Ltd.2. Y.V. Chalpati Rao, “Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics”,



Chemical Reaction Engineering – ICourse No. CHE-505 L T P Credit

3 1 0 4Introduction to Chemical Kinetics: Thermodynamics and chemical kinetics, classification ofreactions, elementary and non-elementary reactions, molecularity and order of reactions,reaction mechanisms and kinetics for non-elementary reactions, temperature dependency ofrate constant and activation energy.Interpretation of Batch Reactor Data: Determination of kinetic expressions for constantvolume and variable volume batch reaction systems; integral and differential methods fordata analysis; catalytic, autocatalytic, reversible and irreversible reactions of zero order, firstorder, second order and nth order.Introduction to Reactor Design: Ideal-batch, -steady state mixed flow and -plug flow reactionsystems.Design of Single Reactions: Size comparison of single reactors, recycle reactor, autocatalyticreactions. Design of multiple reactions: parallel reactions, reactions in series (irreversible).Temperature and pressure effects. Choosing the right kind of reactors. Basics of non-idealflow.

Text Books1. Levenspiel, O., “Chemical Reaction Engineering, 3rd ed.”, John Wiley & Sons (1995).2. Fogler, H.S., “Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering, 2nd ed.”, Prentice-Hall of

India Pvt. Ltd. (1995).3. Smith, J.M. “Chemical Engineering Kinetics”, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New

York (1981).

Reference Books1. Metcalfe, I.S. “Chemical Reaction Engineering – A First Course”, Oxford Science

Publications, 1997.2. Perry, R.H., Green, D.W., “Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook”. McGraw-Hill

Book Company, New York (Latest edn.)..

Material Science & TechnologyCourse No. CHE-506 L T P Credit

3 1 0 3Introduction to the subject. Properties of materials of importance to chemical equipment.Materials of construction for chemical industries (metallic and non-metallic). Principles ofusage of materials.PCC, BCC, HCC crystal planes. Microscopic and macroscopic structure of metalliccrystals. Imperfection in crystals: Point imperfection, line imperfection and surfaceimperfection. Single phase metals, properties of single phase metals. Plastic deformation,re-crystallization. Plastic deformation of metal crystals, properties of plastically deformedmetals, mechanism of slip.Failure of Metals: Creep, mechanized creep, ductile fracture, cleavage fracture, fracture inglass and theory of fracture, fatigue and mechanism of fatigue.Iron-Carbon Alloys: Definition of alloys, substitutional and interstitial solidsolutions, eutectic and eutectoid reactions, peritectic transformation, peritectic and pertectoidreaction, constituent diagram for iron-carbon system, time-temperature-transformationcurves.Inorganic Materials: Ceramic, example of ceramic phases. Structure of silicates. Dielectricceramic semiconductors. Mechanical behaviour of ceramic materials.



Corrosion: Corrosion by solution, electrochemical oxidation. Electrode potential, galvaniccouples. Types of galvanic cells. Corrosion prevention. Protective surfaces, avoidanceof galvanic couples, use of galvanic protection. Use of organic, inorganic and metalliclinings.Polymers: Structure, deformation, plastic deformation.Electrical conductivity: definition, insulators and semi-conductors, intrinsic andextrinsic semiconductors. Magnetic behaviour of metals. Introduction to ferromagnetism.

Books Recommended1. Material Science by Vanclak2. Material Science and Technology by Nanda, J.N., Sanya, B.

Energy EngineeringCourse No. CHE-507 L T P Credit

3 1 0 3Survey of different sources of energy and their utilization. Natural fuels-coal, petroleum,processed fuels, coke, water gas, producer gas, refinery gas-LPG, synthetic petroleum,bio-gas, nuclear fuels, biodegradable material (Gobar Gas). Non-conventional sources ofenergy: energy from biomass, geothermal energy, energy from high velocity winds and highpressure gases, solar energy. Combustion calculation of coal and petroleum fractions.Design of burner, stackers and furnaces. Recovery of waste heat from chemical andmetallurgical processes, selection of suitable energy sources. Definition and objectives ofenergy management. Energy management strategy. Energy audit , types and methodology.Introduction of pinch technology. Nanotech.

Books1. “Solar Energy-Thermal Processes” by Duffia and Beckman.2. “Principles of Desalination” by Speigler.3. “Fuels, Combustion and Furnaces” by Griswold, J.4. “The Elements of Fuel Technology” by Himus, G.W.5. “ Nuclear Chemical Engineering” by Beredict, M., Pigford, T.M.6. Khadi Grammodyog Commission Report on Gobar Gas Plant.7. “Fuel and Combustion” by Sarkar, S.8. “India, The Energy Sector” by Handerson World Bank.9. C. Kashkare, Energy-Resources, Demand and Conservation with Special reference to

India, Tata-McGraw Hill.

Energy Engineering LaboratoryCourse No. CHE-508P L T P Credit

0 0 3 21. Ultimate and proximate analysis of coal and other solid fuels.2. Determination of calorific value of solid and liquid fuels.3. Test for cloud and pour point of petroleum products.4. Determination of flash point, fire point and specific gravity of petroleum products.5. Determination of sulfur content in coal.6. Determination of flue gas composition by Orsat’s apparatus.



6th SemesterChemical Technology – I


Technology of Water: Classification of water, industrial and municipal purposes, methodsfor obtaining fresh water from sea water.Basic Chemical Industries: Common salt, its uses, economics and manufacture. Soda ash,its uses, raw materials, manufacture by Solvay process and its modification. Causticsoda-chlorine types of cells, raw materials, reactions, uses and manufacture.Bleaching Powder and Hypochlorites: The methods of production.Sulphuric acid: Raw materials, method of manufacture by contact process.Synthetic ammonia: Uses, reactions, manufacturing process, concentration of nitric acid.Nitrogenous Fertilizers: Ammonium sulphate, ammonium nitrate and urea, their methodsof production.Phosphate Industries: Phosphorous, uses and manufacture; phosphoric acid, uses and typesof manufacturing procedures; phosphatic fertilizers, raw materials and uses. Manufactureof super-phosphates, granular super phosphate and triple super-phosphate.Cement: History, various types of cements, raw materials, manufacture of Portlandcement.Glass: history, uses and composition of glass; different types of glasses, unit operation andprocesses in the glass manufacture.Ceramics: Uses, basic raw materials, unit processes in ceramic industry.Porcelain: Manufacturing procedure.Enamels: Raw metals, preparation of metal paint, application of enamel and firing.

Books Recommended1. Rao, M.G., Sittig, M., “Dryden’s Outlines of Chemical Technology for the 21st

Century”, East-West Press, (1997).2. Austin, G.T., “Shreve’s Chemical Process Industries”, McGraw-Hill Book Company,

(1984).

Chemical Reaction Engineering – IICourse No. CHE-602 L T P Credit

3 1 0 4Introduction of heterogeneous reactions. Solid-catalysed reactions: Property of catalysis,pore diffusion resistance combined with surface kinetics, porous catalyst particles, heateffects during reaction, performance equation for reactors containing porous particles,experimental methods for finding rates. Non-catalytic heterogeneous reactions: Fluid-fluidreaction kinetics, fluid-fluid reactions design, fluid-particles reactions kinetics, fluidparticle reaction design. Fluidized Bed and Packed Bed Catalytic Reactors: Design andperformance equations. Biochemical Reaction Systems: Enzyme fermentation, microbialfermentation, substrate limiting microbial fermentation, product limiting microbialfermentation.

Text Books1. Levenspiel, O., “Chemical Reaction Engineering”. John Wiley & Sons, New York

(1995).2. Fogler, H.S., “Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering”. Prentice-Hall of India

Pvt. Ltd. (1995).3. Smith, J.M. “Chemical Engineering Kinetics”. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New

York (1981).



Reference Books1. Palmer, T., “Understanding Enzymes”, Ellis Horwood Limited, Halsted Press, a

division of John Wiley & Sons (1985).2. Shuler, M., Kargi, F., “Bioprocess Engineering, Basic Concept, 2nd Edn.”, Prentice Hall

PTR (2004).3. Bailey, J.E., Ollis, D.F., “Biochemical Engg. Fundamentals, 2nd edn.”, McGraw-

Hill, 1985.

Other References1. Levenspiel, O., The Monod equation: a revisit and a generalization to product

inhibition situation. Biotech. Bioeng. 22, 1671-1687 (1980).2. Khan, N. S., Mishra, I. M., Singh, R. P., Prasad, B., “Modeling the growth of

Corynebacterium glutamicum under product inhibition in L-glutamic acidfermentation”. Biochem. Eng. J. 25, 173-178 (2005).

Mass Transfer–IICourse No. CHE-604 L T P Credit

3 1 0 4Distillation: vapour liquid equilibria for ideal and non-ideal systems. Relative volatility.Azeotropes, Enthalpy-concentration diagrams. Single stage flash vaporisation. Partialcondensation. Differential distillation for binary systems. Fractionation, McCabe-Thieleand Ponchen-Savarit methods for multistage operations. Reflux, reflux ratio and optimumreflux ratio. Reboilers. Total and partial condensers. Tray efficiencies. Azeotropic,extractive and steam distillations.Extraction: Ternary liquid equilibria, calculation of single stage, multistage cocurrent andmultistage counter current operations.Adsorption: Adsorption equilibria, calculations for vapour, gas and liquid adsorptions.Adsorption operations such as single stage, multi stage, cocurrent and multistagecounter-current operations. Equipments.Leaching: Principles. Equilibria, Calculations of single stage and multistage leachingprocesses equipment.

Books Recommended1. Treybal, R.E., “Mass Transfer Operations”, McGraw-Hill Book Company.2. Badger, W.L., Banchero, J.T., “Introduction to Chemical Engineering”, McGraw-Hill

Book Company.3. McCabe, W.L., Smith, J.C., Harriott, P., “Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering”,


References1. Coulson, J. M., Richardson, F., “Chemical Engineering, Vol. II”, Butterworth-

Heinemann.2. Norman, “Absorption, Distillation and Cooling Towers” , Leonard W.D. Hill Ltd.3. Treybal, R.E., “Liquid Extraction”, McGraw-Hill Book Co.3. Smith, B.D., “Design of Equilibrium Stage Processes”, McGraw-Hill Book Co.



Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics-IICourse No. CHE-605 L T P Credit

3 1 0 4Thermodynamic Properties of Fluids: Relationships among the thermodynamicproperties of single phase systems, table of thermodynamic of gases.Thermodynamics of Flow Processes: Compressible fluids, compressors and ejectors.Phase Equillibria: Critical, fugacity, composition of phases in equillibria, fugacityof pure components, fugacity charts, effects of temperature on fugity, the Gibb’s-DuhemEquation in terms of activity coefficients for two component system, relating activitycoefficient with composition, theoretical calculation of activity coefficient, relationfor excess free energy, thermodynamic consistency tests, Margule and Van-laarequation, various methods to calculate Van-Laar and Margule’s constants.Chemical Reaction Equilibrium: Criteria, the standard free energy change and equilibriumconstants, the effect of temperature.

Book Recommended2. Smith, J.M., Venness, H.C., “Introduction to Chemical Engineering

Thermodynamics”, McGraw-Hill Book Company.

Reference Book3. Modell, M., Ried, R.C., “Thermodynamics and its Applications”, Prentice-Hall India

Ltd.4. Y.V. Chalpati Rao, “Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics”,

Process InstrumentationCourse No. CHE-606 L T P Credit

3 1 0 31. Introduction: Measuring instruments and their function, elements of measurement,

important characteristics of industrial measurement.2. Classification of Instruments: Recording and measuring types.3. Temperature measurement: Classification of thermometers, and pyrometers, response

of thermometers, protecting wells.4. Fluid filled expansion thermometers.5. Thermocouples: Resistance thermometers.6. Radiation and optical pyrometers.7. Pressure and vacuum measurement: Classification.8. Manometers- Inverted well pressure gauges.9 Bourdon tube pressure gauges, diagram of pressure gauges.10. Special measuring devices: Pressure and vacuum, McLeod gauge.11. Thermal conductivity and ionization gauges.12. Head and area flow meters-flow measuring devices13. Liquid level measuring devices. Visual indicators float motivation, liquid level

instruments.14. Pressure differential type level gauge.15. Electrical contact type liquid level indicators.



Introduction: Kinetic theory of transport properties. Summary of vector and tensor. Internaltheorems for vectors and tensors. Curvilinear coordinates. Vector and tensor components incurvilinear coordinates. Kinetic theory explanation of transport phenomena and predictionof the transport properties.Momentum Transport: Viscosity, Newton’s law of viscosity, viscosity of gases and liquids.Momentum flux, momentum balance in a falling and circular tube. Equations of motion andcontinuity, turbulent flow and macroscopic balances.Energy Transport: Thermal conductivity and Fourier’s law. Thermal conductivity and itsdependence upon temperature and pressure. Thermal conductivity of pure gases, gases atlaw density, and liquids energy balance. Unsteady state conduction. Natural and forcedconvection and macroscopic balances for non-isothermal systems.Mass Transport: Diffusivity and Fick’s law of diffusion. Diffusion in gases and liquids,shell mass balances, equation of change for multi-component systems.Analogies between momentum, energy and mass transport and their importance.

Books Recommended1. Bird, R.B., Stewart, W.D and Lightfoot, E.W., “Transport Phenomena” John Wiley &

Sons.

Reference Books1. Roshenhow, W.M. and Harry Choi, “Heat, Mass & Momentum Transfer”, Prentice Hall,

Inc.2. Whitaker, Steghen, “Introduction to fluid Mechanics”, Prentice Hall.3. Benner, C.O., Myers, J.E., “Momentum Heat and Mass Transfer”, Tata McGraw-Hill.4. Hirschfelder, et. al., “Molecular Theory of Gases and Liquids”, John Wiley & Sons.5. Wetly, J.R. Wicks, C.E., Wilson, R.E., “Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer” John

Wiley & Sons.5. Crossby, E.J., “Experiments in Transport Phenomena”, Wiley.

Transport PhenomenaCourse No. CHE-607 L T P Credit

3 1 0 4



Chemical Technology–IICourse No. CHE-703 L T P Credit

3 1 0 4Coal and Coal Tars: Cola chemicals, law temperature and high temperature carbonization,chemicals from coal tar. Sugar and Starch: Manufacture of raw sugar crystals from sugarcane, refining operations, manufacture of starch from various materials, starch derivatives,manufacture of glucose. Leather and Gelatin: Preparation of hides, vegetable and chrometanning, finishing operations, manufacture of gelatin from its raw materials, uses. Glues andadhesives-types and their manufacture. Pulp & Paper: Sulphite and Kraft processes formanufacture of paper. Oils, fats, soaps and detergents: Classification of vegetable oils andfats, production of edible oil and fats, purification, hydrogenation of oils, classificationof cleaning compounds and their uses, methods for the production of soaps anddetergents. Fermentation Industry: Characteristics of fermentation process and economics offermentation industry, manufacture of alcohol from molasses. Penicillin, its types, properties,consumption and its manufacturing process. Man Made Fibres: Classification, cellulosicproducts. Viscose Rayons, their uses and manufacture. Polyamides-66-nylon, chemicalprocess and method of production. Polyester (Dacron miller), its manufacturing process.Synthetic Plastics: Methods of polymerization, phenol formaldehyde, urea formaldehyde,polyethylene and polyvinylchloride their uses and methods of production. Natural andSynthetic Rubbers: Natural rubber and its processing. Butadiene-styrene polymer, itsmethods of production. Polychloroprene and its manufacture. Dyestuffs: A general study ofdye stuffs with reference to their classification based on chemical structure & on itsapplication, azo and vat dyes. Petroleum and Petrochemicals: Occurrence, refinery, practice,chemical refining, ethylene, acetylene, synthesis gas, butadiene, their uses and methodsof production.

7th SemesterPre -project Work


The minor project is a prerequisite for completion of the seventh semester along with othersubjects. There is no course content fixed. Collection of information, survey of literature andprocurement of materials including chemicals are in the pre-project work. Objective of theproject work is decided. How the project work would be carried out in the eighth semester isfinalised at this stage. The same project is continued for the eighth semester. This includesreport writing for pre-project work, presentation of the work done followed by viva-voceexamination by the examiner (preferably external).

Chemical Reaction Engineering LaboratoryCourse No. CHE-702P L T P Credit

0 0 3 21. Determination of order of reaction (Homogenous system).2. Determination of order of reaction (Heterogeneous system).3. Determination of rate of reaction of a first order reaction.4. Determination of rate of reaction of a second order reaction.5. Determination of equilibrium conversion.



Books Recommended1. Rao, M.G., Sittig, M., “Dryden’s Outlines of Chemical Technology- for the 21st Century”.

East-West Press, 1997.2. Austin, G.T., “Shreve’s Chemical Process Industries”, McGraw-Hill Book Company,

1984.

Mass Transfer LaboratoryCourse No. CHE-704P L T P Credit

0 0 2 1Diffusion coefficients measurements, Concentration profile, Wetted wall column,Laminar Jet, Packed and plate column for absorption and humidification, Drying ratemeasurements, Equilibrium still, Ternary liquid-liquid equilibrium, Simpledistillation, Steam distillation, Adsorption isotherm, Packed and plate column forextraction.

1. Introduction: Feed forward, feed back systems, block diagrams.1. Application of Laplace transformations.3 Linear open loop system transfer function, example mercury thermometer with negligible

resistance of the wall.4. Response of I-order system with step, sinusoidal and ramp inputs.1. Further examples of I-order system (a) Mixing process (b) First order chemical reactions

(c) Liquid level control.2. Response of I order system in series (a) Interacting and (b) non-interacting systems.8. Second order system- example period of oscillation.9. Transportation lag.10. Linear closed loop systems components (a) Process (b) Measuring elements

(c) Conductor (d) Final control element11. Controllers of final control elements: P, P+I, P+D, P+I+D12. Diagram of a Chemical reactor control system.13. Closed loop transfer function.14. Transient response of a simple closed loop system for changes.

Books Recommended1. Hangos, K.M.M., Bokor, J., Szederkenyi, G., Analysis and Control of Non-Linear

Process System”, Springer-Verlag, London Ltd.2. Coughanowr, D.R., Koppel, L.B., “Process System Analysis and Control”, McGraw-Hill

Company.3. Douglas, J.M., “Process Dynamics and Control. Vol.1: Analysis of Dynamic System”,

Prentice-Hall.4. Coughanowr, D.R., “Process System Analysis and Control”, Tata McGraw-Hill.5. Boyes, W. (ed)., “Instrumentation Reference Book, 3rd edn.”, Butterworth-Heinemann.

Process Dynamics & ControlCourse No. CHE-705 L T P Credit

3 1 0 4



1. Project Development: Process evaluation, pilot plant, commercial plant, flow diagram,preliminary data collection, preparation of feasibility report.

2. Plant location and layout of chemical industries and nuclear plant.3. Plant design factories, economic, technical and safety factors.4. Project scheduling.5. Material and energy balance, general aspects of complete process plant.6. Scale-up: Principles of similarity, scale-up methods in Chemical Industries.7. Cost estimation in Chemical Process Industries.8. Optimum Design: Procedure with one and two variables. Optimum number of effects in

multiple effects evaporation, optimum insulation thickness.9. Process Utilities: Importance of process utilities in chemical plant, storage and

distribution of water, air and steam. Heating and cooling media.

(Part-II)1. Heat transfer equipment: Optimum design of heat exchanger, plate heat exchanger.2. Mass transfer equipment: Distillation column, evaporator, dryer.3. Design of cyclone separator, plate and frame filter press, rotary vacuum filter.4. Reactor selection and design.5. Pump selection and design.3. Pipe selection, layout and design. Cross country pipe line.

Industrial Economics and ManagementCourse No. CHE-706 L T P Credit

3 1 0 31. Cost Estimation: Capital investment, working capital, manufacturing cost,

depreciation, insurance and taxes.2. Decision Making: Annuities, perpetuities, capitalized costs, cash flow charts, break-

even charts.3. PERT and CPM.4. Organization: Structural development.5. Production Planning and Control, inventory and quality control and time and motion

study.6. Personnel: Organization, labour relations, wages and incentives.7. Marketing and Finance: Capital structure, fixed capital and working capital, pricing

fundamentals, advertising and sales promotion.

Books Recommended1. Peters, M.S., Timmerhaus, K.D., “Plant Design and Economics for Chemical

Engineers”, McGraw-Hill.2. Schwever , H.D., “Process Engineering Economics”, McGraw- Hill.3. Chilton, “Chemical Engineering Cost Estimation”, McGraw-Hill.4. Bauman, H.C., “Fundamentals of Cost Engineering in the Chemical Industry”,

Reinhold Book Corporation, New York.5. Jelen, F.C., “Cost and Optimization Engineering”, Mc Graw-Hill, New York.

Plant DesignCourse No. CHE-707 L T P Credit

3 1 0 4(Part-I)



Books Recommended1. Peters, M.S., Timmerhaus, K.D., “Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers”,

McGraw-Hill Inc., 1991.2. Rose, H.F., Barrow, M.H., “Project Engineering”, …………………………………3. Vilbrandt, F.O., Dryden, “Chemical Plant Design”, McGraw-Hill.4. Chiltor, “Chemical Engineering Cost Estimation”, McGraw-Hill.5. Johanstone, R.E., Thring, M.W., “Pilot Plant, Models and Scale-up Methods in Chemical

Engineering”, McGraw-Hill.6. Kern, D.Q., “Process Heat Transfer”, McGraw-Hill.7. Perry, J.H., “Chemical Engineers’ Handbook”, McGraw-Hill.8. Treybal, R.E., “Mass Transfer Operations”, McGraw-Hill.

Polymer Sciences and Engineering(Elective-I)


1. Introductory definitions and concepts:a. Nature and special behaviour of high polymers.b. Concept of functionality.c. Different types of polymerization.d. Molecular weight and degree of polymerization of high polymer.

2. Intermolecular forces of attraction in high polymers.3. Polymer synthesis:

a. Classification of polymers and polymerization mechanisms.b. Step reaction polymerization.c. Mechanism of poly -condensation reaction and its kinetics.d. Size distribution in linear condensation reaction.e. Cross linking in step reaction systems.f. Gel point observations.g. XN in poly-functional system.

4. Chain Reaction Polymerization:a. Kinetics of homogenous form radical polymerization (steady state analysis.)b. Instantaneous numbers average degree of polymerization.

5. Co-polymerization:a. The copolymer equation.b. Instantaneous feed and polymer composition.c. Integration of copolymer equation.

6. Rubber Elasticity:a. Definition and properties of elastomers.b. Theory of rubber elasticity.

7. Introduction, selection and design of reactors for polymerization reactions.8. Polymer processes:

a. Bulk polymerizationb. Solution polymerization.c. Suspensions polymerization, emulsion polymerization.

9. Fabrication Processes:a. Definition of fabricationb. One dimensional processc. Two dimensional processd. Fluidized bed costinge. Extrusion



f. Calendering10. Manufacture of polyethylene, S.B.R., polyvinyl chloride, polyester, nylon-6, Nylon-6, 6.

Books Recommended1. Polymer Science Engg. by D.J. Williams2. Principles of Polymer systems by Ferdinand Rodgigu3. Text book of Polymer by Billmeyar

Environmental Engineering(Elective-I)


Air PollutionSources of air pollution & nature of pollutants. Health effects, ecological problem,meteorological effects, air quality standards and management of air resources, analyticaltechniques in air pollution, design considerations in pollution control system, equipmentfor particulate removal, pollution in various chemical industries.Water PollutionNature of water pollutants and their sources, water quality standards, stream pollution,BOD and COD . Water cycle and its characteristics. Methods of water pollution control.Land PollutionTreatment and disposal of solid wastes: incineration, pyrolysis, composting, sanitaryland filling. Hydrological aspects of solid waste disposal.

Books Recommended2. Salvato, Jr. J.A., “Environmental Engg and Sanitation”, Willey-Interscience.3. Sax,lrving, N., “Industrial Pollution”, Van Nostrand Company.4. Vesilind, P.A. and Rimer, A.E., “Unit Operations in Resource Recovery Engineering”,

Prentice Hall, Inc., 1981.5. Metcalf & Eddy, INC., “Waste Water Engineering: Treatment, Disposal and Reuse”, Tata

McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd., New Delhi, 1990.

Reference Books1. Strauss, W., “Industrial gas Cleaning”, Pergamon Press.2 Perkins, H.C., “Air Pollution”, McGraw-Hill.

Operation Research(Elective-I)

Course No. MTH-701 L T P Credit3 1 0 4

The nature and development of operation research, problem formulation, linear programmingproblem, graphical, simplex method, two phase -simplex method, Big M method,transportation and assignment models.Replacement models- simple problems. Game theory, two person zero sum game,Sequencing Models-processing n-jobs through two machine, processing n-jobs through threemachines.Queuing Theory: Single-Channel poisson Arrivals with exponential service (M/M/I) model.

Books Recommended



3. Shamblin, Stenamm, C.G., “Operations Research: A Fundamental Approach” McGraw-Hill,Nagakusha, 1974.

4. Churchman, C.V., Apkoff, F.I, Arnoff, E.L., “Introduction to Operations Research”, JohnViley, 1976.

5. Sasieni, M., Yaspan, A., Friedman, “Operations Research: Methods and Problems”, JohnViley, 1950.

6. Hamidi, A., Taha, “Operation Research: An Introduction”, Macmillan.7. Maggu, P.L., “Linear Programming and Operations Research”.8. Gass, S.I., “Linear Programming”, McGraw-Hill.

8th SemesterProject


The major project is a prerequisite for completion of the eighth semester along with othersubjects. This is in continuation of the project carried out in the seventh semester.Experimental/theoretical works are carried out by the students on problems in chemicalengineering and its allied areas as assigned by the project advisor. Pproject report writing andsubmission, presentation of the work done followed by viva-voce examination by an externalexaminer.

Literature study on a selected topic. Report writing and submission under the guidance of afaculty member of the Department. Seminar presentation.

Biochemical EngineeringCourse No. CHE-803 L T P Credit

3 1 0 4Evolution of modern biochemical processes. Role of biochemical engineer in thedevelopment of modern fermentation processes. Status of biochem. engg. in the fermentationindustry.Types of Microorganism: Bacteria, fungi, viruses, algae, protozoa. Cell types and theirstructure (Eucaryotic and Procaryotic).Chemicals of Life: Carbohydrates, fats, proteins, RNA and DNA (structure, uses andfunctions).Understanding Enzymes: Naming and classification, specificity of enzyme action, activecites, factors affecting enzyme-catalyzed reactions. Kinetics of enzyme-catalysed reactions(Michaclis-Menten Equation and Lineweaver Burk Plots).Fermentation: Aerobic and anaerobic fermentation. Requirement for growth and mediaformation. Growth cycle phases for batch cultivation. Parameters of growth and analysis ofgrowth data. Growth kinetics. Aeration and agitation. Sterilization. Scale-up. Bio-reactors.Bioseparation processes.

SeminarCourse No. CHE-802 L T P Credit

0 2 0 2



Text Books1. Bailey, J. E., Ollis, D. F., “Biochemical Engg. Fundamentals”. McGraw-Hill Book

Company, New York (1985).2. Shuler, M., Kargi, F., “Bioprocess Engineering, Basic Concep”. Prentice Hall of

India Pvt. Ltd. (2004).3. Moser,A., “Bioprocess Technology”. Springer-Verlag, New York (1988).

Reference Bookls1. Pelczar, M.J., Chan, E.C.S., Krieg, N.R., “Microbiology”. McGraw-Hill Book

Company (1986).2. Aiba, S., Humphrey, A.E., Millis, N.F., “Biochemical Engineering”. Academic Press,

N.Y. (1965).3. Fairley, J .L., Kilgour, G. L., “Essentials of Biological Chemistry”. Reinhold

Publishing Corporation (1966).4. Palmer, T., “Understanding Enzymes”. Ellis Horwood Limited, Halsted Press, a

division of John Wiley & Sons (1985).Note: Internet websites strongly recommended for viewing latest developments in the area.

1. Study of a fermenter2. Study of sterilization.2. Preparation of culture media for microbes.3. Preparation of agar slants and agar plates for growth and preservation of microbial

cultures.4. Enumeration of microbes by microscopic and plate counting methods.5. Study of kinetics of growth, product formation and substrate utilization.6. Study of microbial death kinetics.7. Study of bioseparations.

Process Dynamics & Control LaboratoryCourse No. CHE-805P L T P Credit

0 0 3 21. Study of first Order Transfer function using mercury in glass thermometer.2. Study of a non-interacting flow system.3. Study of an interacting system.4. Study of computerized process control system for

a. Pressure Controlb. Temperature controlc. Flow control

5. Study of Multi-process control system fora. Off- ON Controlb. Open loop controlc. Basic feed back controld. PID Control

Biochemical Engineering LaboratoryCourse No. CHE-804P L T P Credit

0 0 3 2



Leather Technology(Elective-II)


Histology of animal skins, skin structure and chemical and physical properties of leather.Pre-tan Operations: Preservation, washing, soaking, un-hairing, liming, bating, pickling,degreasing. Tanning Operations: Vegetable and chrome tanning, formaldehyde tanning,alum tanning. Post Tanning Operations: Fat liquoring, dyeing, drying, buffing etc. Status ofIndian Leather Industry.

Books Recommended1. Flaherty, F.O., Roddy, W.T., Lollar, M., “Chemistry and Technology of Leather,

Vol.1&2”, Reinhold Publishing Corporation.2. Das, R.B.M., “Hand Book of Tanning” Bulleting, Govt. of West Bengal. 1958.

Distillation(Elective-II)


Basic concepts of phase equilibria. Distribution co-efficient. Ideal and non-ideal systems.Design variables. Equilibrium flash separation. Binary distillation, x-y diagrams. Enthalpy-concentration diagrams. Design calculations. Multi-component distillation. Designcalculations. Theoretical analysis. Azeotropic and extractive distillation. Distillationequipment. Plate and packed towers. Design procedures.

Books Recommended1. C. D. Holland: Multi-component distillation.2. M. Van Vincle : Distillation.3. B.D. Smith: Design of Equilibrium Stage Processes.4. H. Sawistowski and W. Smith : Mass Transfer Process Calculations.5. R.E Trebal: Mass Transfer.6. Sherwood, Pigford and Wilke: Mass Transfer.

Advanced Statistics For Chemical Engineering(Elective-II)


Special continuous probability distributors. Random variable, probability distribution of acontinuous random variable. Moment Generating function and Characteristic Function ofcontinuous random variable. Normal distribution, Normal probability curve, additiveproperty of normal random variable, Beta and Gamma Distribution, Mean, variance andMoment Generating Function of these distributions.Sampling DistributionsSampling distribution of sample mean and sample variance.Chi-square distribution, and chi-square test. Testing of hypothesis.Theory of EstimationPoint estimation, Fishers’ criterion of best estimator, consistent estimator, sufficient andunbiased estimator, maximum likelihood method of estimation, method of moments. IntervalEstimation



Books Recommended1. Fundamentals of Mathematical Statistics by S.C.Gupta and V.K. Kapoor.2. Mathematical Statistics by C.E. Weaherburn. 3. Sampling Theory by Des Raj.

Optimization Techniques in Chemical Engineering(Elective-II)


1. Basic concepts of systems analysis and optimization.2. Classical optimization techniques.3. Linear programming.4. Two phase simple method and duality in linear programming.5. Transportation] models.6. Assignment Models.7. Non-linear programming.8. Method of Lagrange Multipliers.9. Wolf’s method for solving N.L.P.P.10. Introduction to Dynamic programming11. Application to Chemical Engineering

Books Recommended1. Beveridge & Schecter, “Optimization Principles & Practice”, …………………..2. Hussain, A., “Optimization for Chem. Engineers”, ………………………………….

Reference Books1. Vilde, “Optimum Seeking Methods”, …………………………………………2. Aris, R., “Dynamic Programming”,…………………………………………..3. Gauss, “Linear Programming”, ……………………………………………..4. Hadley, “Linear Programming”, …………………………………………….5. Hadley, “Non-Linear Programming”, ……………………………………….

Instrumental Methods of Analysis(Elective-III)


General discussion, theory, instrumentation, typical application, advantages, limitations andsources of errors of the following:Instrumental Techniques:Spectrometric methods, Spectrophotometry, flourometry, emission spectroscopy, flamephotometry and atomic absorption spectrometry.Electrometric methods, Conductometry, potentiometry, polarography, amperometry andcoulometry. Radiometric methods-Activation analysis and isotopic dilution. Gaschromatography.

Books Recommended1. Lyalikov, Y., “Problems in Physico Chemical Methods of Analysis”, Mir Publishers,

1974.2. Howard, A., Strobel, William, R., Heineman, “Chemical Instrumentation: A Systematic

Approach, 3rd edn.”, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1989.



3. Robinson, J.W., “Undergraduate Instrumental Analysis, 3rd edn.”, Marcel Decker, NewYork, 1982.

4. Ewing, G.W., “Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis, 5th edn.”, McGraw-Hill.New York, 1985.

5. Willard, H.H., Merritt, L.L., Dean, J.A., “Instrumental Methods of Analysis, 6th edn.”,Van Nostrand, 1981.

Petroleum and Petrochemical Technology(Elective-III)


1. Petroleum: Composition and classification of petroleum crude. Distillation practice.Refining by physical and chemical methods. Thermal and catalytic cracking, reforming,polymerization isomerization, alkylation and hydrogen treating. Petroleum productsincluding lubricating oils, waxes and coke.

2. Petrochemicals: Natural gas, production of petrochemical recurs-ors - synthesis gas,hydrogen, acetylene, ethylene, propylene, butylene, aromatics and naphthenes.Petrochemical derivatives and products.

Books Recommended1. Hsu, Chang, S., Robinson, Paul R. (Eds.), “Practical Advances in Petroleum

Processing”, Springer, 2005.2. Rao, M.G., Sitting, M.,”Drydens Outlines of Chemicals Technology, 3rd edn.”, East-West

Press, 1997.3. Nelson, WL, “Petroleum Refinery Engineering”, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1961.4. Kenneth, A., Mcketta, K., “Advances in Petroleum Chemistry and Refining Vol.

I(1958)–Vol. X(1965)”, Interscience Publishers, New York.Source: [email protected] (Kind attention: Mrs. Dipa Bhardwaj)

Food Technology(Elective-III)


Constituents of foods. Nutritive aspects of food. Equipments and processes used in foodindustries. Deteriorative aspects of food and its control. Preservation of foods by heat and bycold. Fluid food concentration. Food dehydration. Food irradiation and microwave heating.Food sterilization and pasteurization. Pickling and fermentation.Rice. Wheat. Pulses. Fruits and vegetables. Spices. Bread and biscuits. Confectionery.Proteins. Soft and alcoholic beverages. Dairy products. Meat. Fish products.

Books1. Potter, N.N., “Food Science”, AVI Publishing Company, Westport Connecticut,

1973.2. Singh, R.P., Heldman, D.R., “Introduction to Food Engineering, 2nd edn.” Academic

Press, New York, 1993.3. Toledo, R.T., “Fundamentals of Food Process Engineering”, AVI Publishing Co.,

Westport, Connecticut, 1980.4. Karel, M., Fennema, O., “Principles of Food Science, Part II: Physical Principles of Food

Preservation”, Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1975.5. Lapedes, D.N., “McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Food, Agriculture and Nutrition”,

McGraw-Hill, New York, 1975.



6. “Food Industries”, Chemical Engineering Education Centre,IIT Madrs.

Entrepreneurship Development(Elective-IV)


Introduction: Entrepreneur-ship education- relevance and scope, entrepreneurialcompetencies and characteristics, risks and rewards of entrepreneur-ship, benefits of smallscale Industry.Entrepreneurial motivation and attitude development.Understanding human behaviour, motivation, types, achievement motivation measurementand development, self assessment and goal setting, risk taking, stress and conflictmanagement, group dynamics, leadership and communication, role of technicalentrepreneur, case Study of successful entrepreneurs.Launching of a Small Scale Industry.Procedure of setting up of a new industry, Govt. policy with respect to SSI. Institutionalsupport structure for SBI. Role of development agencies, incentives, subsidies, concessionsfor SSI.Project Planning and Execution:Identification of opportunities. Screening of project ideas, Preliminary and detailed projectreport, technical and chemical appraisal, techno- economic feasibility studies, projectscheduling, PERT/CPM application, profitability criteria, cist-benefit analysis, breakevenand sensitivity analysis, assessment of working capital, sources of finance, equity and termloan, financial ratios, time value of money and cost equivalence. Technology managementarrangements, role of rational laboratories. Marketing management, Survey and research,sales production and after sale service.

Books Recommended1. Handbook for the Entrepreneurs, KOI Ahmedabad.2. Entrepreneurial Development, P. Bharavanavel.3. Project Planning and Entrepreneurship Development, E.R. anga.4. Financial Management, Nuchhal, S.C. C.P House 9th Edition.5. Small Business Management Fundamentals, Steia Hoff, 1980,

M-hill (1972)6. Industrial Guide lines Published by the Ministry of Development

(every year )7. How to Prepare a Project Report, HOT Manual 1993.

Numerical Analysis(Elective-IV)


Interpolation and numerical IntegrationHermit Interpolation and inverse interpolation, Numerical differentiation and Numerical

integration, Newton-Cotes integration methods and Gaussian integration methods.Numerical solution of algebraic and Transcendental Equations:

Muller method, Chebyshev Method, Graeffe’s root square Method, Bairstow Method,Birge-Vieta method.Difference equations:

Principles of material and energy balance applied to Chemical Engineering Problems,Formulation of ordinary and Partial differential equations, Numerical solutions of ordinary



differential equations, Initial value problems, Single step Method, Predictor-correctorMethods, Milnes Method and Adams-Bash Forth Method, Numerical methods of solvingParabolic partial differential equations. Schmidt Method, Crank-Nicolson method and DufortFrankel method.

Books Recommended:1. Numerical Solution of differential equations by M.K.Jain. Oscar Publications New Delhi.2. Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering by Jansen Jaffreys-(Academic Press).3. Applied Mathematics in Chemical Engineering by H.S.Reed and T.KS Herwood

(McGraw Hill).4. Numerical Solution of ordinary differential equation by Lapidus, L&J Seinfeld

(Academic Press).5. Numerical Methods for Scintific and engineering computation by M. K.Jain, lyengar and

R.K.Jain, Wilay Eastern Ltd.6. Theory and problems in Numerical methods by T.Veerrarjan and T.

Ramachandaran Tata MacGraw- Hill publishing company, New Delhi, 2004

NOMENCLATURESCHE : Chemical EngineeringCHM : ChemistryECE : Electronics and Communication EngineeringELE : Electrical EngineeringHSS : Humanities and Social SciencesMEC : Mechanical EngineeringMTH : Mathematics

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