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.
