Teaching Subjects
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Taught Subjects
1. Mass Transfer- I [Jan 2018-May 2018]
2. Transport Phenomena- [Jan 2018-May 2018]
3. Advanced thermodynamics in chemical engineering [Jan 2018-May 2018] and [Jan 2019-May 2019]
4. Fluid Mechanics [July 2017-Dec 2017]
5. Process Instrumentation [July 2017-Dec 2017]
6. Mass Transfer -II [July 2018-Dec 2018]
7. Chemical Process Technology- [July 2018-Dec 2018]
8. Advanced Transport Phenomena - [July 2018-Dec 2018]
9. Process modelling and simulation - [Jan 2019-May 2019]- and [Jan 2020-May 2020]
10. Process Engineering and Costing - [Jan 2019-May 2019]
11. Nanotechnology [July 2019-Dec 2019]
12. Advanced Fluid Mechanics [Jan 2020-May 2020]
13. Introduction to Chemical Engineering [July 2019-Dec 2019]
Chemical Engineering Labs
1. Heat Transfer lab [Jan 2018]
2. Process Modelling and simulation Lab [Jan 2019-May 2019] and [Jan 2020-May 2020]
3. Mass Transfer Lab [July 2018] and [July 2019-Dec 2019]
4. Chemical Process Technology lab [July 2018]
5. Process Equipment Design lab [July 2018]
6. Software Lab [Jan 2019-May 2019] and [Jan 2020-May 2020]
Mass Transfer - 1 (Nptel Link : Mass transfer operation)
Diffusion: Diffusion in fluids: Molecular and eddy diffusion measurement and calculation of diffusivities. Ordinary diffusion in multicomponent gaseous mixtures. Diffusion in solids. Interphase mass transfer: Interphase Mass Transfer: Mass transfer coefficients. Theories of mass transfer. Analogies between momentum Heat and mass transfer. Mass Transfer Equipments: Batch and continuous Stage wise contactors- Differential contactors Absorption Theories of gas absorption - design of absorption towers. Absorption with chemical reactions. Adsorption: Types of adsorption, nature of adsorbents, Adsorption isotherms, Operation of adsorption columns. Batch and continuous operations, Design of adsorbers Drying: Equilibrium, Drying operation, Method of operation, the mechanisms of Batch drying, types of equipment.
Reference Books and Nptel:
1. Mass Transfer Operations R. E. Treybal
2. Unit Operations in Chemical Engg. W. L. Mccabe, J. C. Smith and P. Harriot
3. Chemical Engineering. Vol - II, M. Coulson and J. F. Richardson
4. Transport Processes in Chemical Operations C. J. Geankopolis
5. Principles of Mass transfer and Separation Processes”. B.K Dutta.
Transport Phenomena (Nptel Link :Transport Phenomena ) [CHE-322]
Similarity in momentum, heat and mass-transport – Newton‘s laws of viscosity, Fourier’s laws of conduction and Fick‘s laws of diffusion, Flux-transport property relationships, Estimation of transport properties measurement and correlations, velocity distribution in Laminar flow of falling film. Flow over an inclined plane, a circular tube, an annulus and between two parallel plates. Shell balance approach for developing equations of change for momentum, heat and mass transport, Equations of change and their approximations for transport in one dimension. Transport equations in turbulent flow and equations for turbulent fluxes. Velocity, temperature and concentration profile for laminar and turbulent flow conditions. Temperature and concentration profiles for conductive and convective transport in solids and fluids. Macroscopic momentum and heat balance equations, Kinetic energy calculation. Constant area and variable area flow problems. Flow through bends. Time determination for emptying of vessels.
References
1. Transport Phenomena Bird R.B., Stewart W.E. and Lightfoot EW
2. Transport Phenomena A Unified Approach Brodkey R S and Hershey
3. Introduction to Transport Phenomena Thomson, W.J.
4. Transport Phenomena Fundamentals Plawsky J.L.
Fluid Mechanics
Unit I Fluid, Concept of continuum, Velocity field, Streamlines, Streaklines, Pathlines, Timelines, Stress field, Viscosity, Newtonian fluid and non-Newtonian fluids, Description and Classification of fluid flow; Fluid Statics: Pressure variation in a static fluid.
Unit II Control volume analysis (integral approach): Reynolds transport theorem, conservation of mass and momentum. Differential analysis of fluid motion: Conservation of mass; Stream function for twodimensional incompressible flow, Momentum Equation for frictionless flow, Bernoulli equation. Static, Stagnation and Dynamic pressures. Fluid machineries. Incompressible viscous flow through pipes and conduits - laminar and turbulent flow, and boundary layer flow. Corrections to Bernoulli's equation, friction factor, major and minor frictional losses.
Unit III External flows: Boundary layer - Drag and lift, Drag coefficient & its relation with Reynolds number. Flow measuring devices.
Unit IV Compressible Flow –isoentropic flow, adiabatic flow, fannoline, isothermal , Rayleigh line, normal shock in duct, ideal gas.
Reference Books
1. Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, by Fox and McDonald
2. Fluid Mechanics, by F.M. White
3. Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics – Philip M. Gerhart, Richard J. gross, John I. Hochstein
4. Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering, W.L. McCabe, J.C. Smith and P. Harriott,
Advanced Thermodynamics in Chemical Engineering NPTEL
Review of Basic Postulates, Maxwell's relations, Legendre Transformation, Pure Component properties, Theory of corresponding states, real fluids Equilibrium, Phase Rule, Single component phase diagrams Introduction to Multicomponent Multiphase equilibrium, Mixtures, partial molar properties, Gibbs Duhems equations, fugacity and activity coefficients, Ideal and non-ideal solutions, Molecular theories of activity coefficients, lattice models, multiphase Multicomponent phase equilibrium, VLE/SLE/LLE/VLLE, Chemical Equilibrium and Combined phase and reaction equilibria. Thermodynamics of irreversible processes. Exergy analysis of Chemical Engg Processes.
Introduction to Classical Statistical Mechanics, phase space, liouville equation, Crystals, Intermolecular forces and potential energy functions, imperfect Monoatomic Gases, Molecular theory of corresponding states, Canonical Ensemble, Microcanonical Ensemble, Grand Canonical Ensemble, Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac and Bose Einstein Statistics, Fluctuations, Monoatomic and Diatomic Gases, Introduction to Molecular Simulations,
Reference books
1. Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatics H. B. Callen,
2. Molecular thermodynamics of fluid-phase Equilibria J.M. Prausnitz, R.M.Lichtenthaler and E.G. Azevedo,
3. Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics J.M. Smith. H.C.V. Ness and M.M. Abott.
4. Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics, A. Bejan
5. Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics, K. Puri and K. Annamalai
6. Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics, Rowland S. Benson and W. A. Woods
7. Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics, Kenneth H. Rosen
8. Thermodynamics, kinetic theory, and statistical thermodynamics, Francis W. Sears
Chemical Engineering Lab
Heat Transfer Lab
1. Emissivity of material
2. Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger
3. Heat Conduction
4. Natural Convection
5. Forced Convection
6. Single effect evaporator
Modeling and Simulation lab [CHE-325]
1. Flow past through the cylinder in Comsol
2. Heat Conduction in Comsol
3. Diffusion of drugs in Comsol
4. Stefan Tube problem in Comsol
5. Chemical reaction in Tubular reactor in Comsol
6. Rayleigh plateau Instability
Mathematica coding:
3. Graphene micromotor pushing the polymer ball