Chemical engineering is a branch of engineering science that deals with physics and chemistry applied mathematics and economics to generate, convert, transport and use chemicals and energy. This ties in with process plant design from a practical and functional perspective as the delivery of liquids alone is as critical as understanding chemical engineering as an industry professional.
Chemical engineers apply their chemistry and engineering skills to transform raw materials into utilizable goods, like medicines, fuels, chemicals and plastics. They are also involved in research. They also design and perform experimental researches to make new and better customs of production of chemicals, controlling harmful effects, conserving the resources.
The main aim of this course is to ensure students understand the technical concepts involved in chemical engineering with plant layout, process and piping design contextualization. This course will also help the students to acquire knowledge on chemical engineering theory and concepts with practical examples for context and applicability.
WHO SHOULD COMPLETE THIS COURSE
- Chemical engineers
- Plant engineers
- Petrochemical Engineers
- Consulting Engineers
- Engineering managers
- Maintenance Engineers/technicians
- Project Engineer
- Process control engineer
COURSE OUTLINE
CHEMICAL PROCESS
- Objectives
- Principles
- Unit operations and Unit processes with examples
MASS BALANCE
- fundamental material balance equation
- procedure for performing material balance
- Practical Exercise problems - reactive systems
- unsteady state systems
- combustion process
ENERGY BALANCE
- Fundamental material balance equation
- Practical Exercise problems - closed systems, for open systems
IDEAL GAS LAW
- Ideal Gas equation
- Universal Gas constant
- Ideal gas mixtures
- Practical problems
I AND II LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS
- Applications to pumps
- Turbines and compressors
- Practical problems
- Vapor - liquid equilibrium
- Chemical equilibrium
FLUID
- Basic concepts
- Fluid properties
- Practical problems
FLUID FLOWS
- Fluid pressure
- Continuity equation
- Volume and velocity
- Laminar and turbulent flows
- Reynolds number
- Friction factor and Pressure drop
- Bernoulli’s equation
CONVECTION AND RADIATION
- Convection mechanism
- Overall heat transfer coefficient
- dimensionless numbers
- heat transfer correlations
- Problems on convection
- Radiation - heat transfer equation
- Emissivity
- Problems on Radiations
HEAT EXCHANGERS
- Types
- Simple calculations
LMTD
- Shell and Tube Heat exchanger
- Fouling factors
- Design principles
- Data sheet
- Layout and piping
- Maintenance
MASS TRANSFER
- Mass transfer coefficients
- Inter-phase mass transfer and equilibrium relationships
- Two-film resistance theory
- Overall mass transfer coefficients
- Applications
DISTILLATION
- Basics
- Distillation column nomenclature
- McCabe-Thiele method,
CHEMICAL KINETICS AND REACTOR DESIGN
- Terminology
- Order of reaction
- Fractional conversion
- Types of reactors
- Design equations for Reactor
- Batch reactor
- Mixed flow CSTR reactor
- Plug flow reactor PFR
