Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : CH2211 : Chemical Process Calculations { 2-1-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Dr. Adhidesh S Kumawat
Syllabus
Engineering Calculations: Units and dimensions Conversion of units. Chemical reactions: excess reactant, limiting reactant, conversion, extent of reaction yield and selectivity in multiple reactions Composition of mixtures and solutions. Flow-sheeting: degrees of freedom and its importance in flow-sheeting. Material balance with and without chemical reactions: Recycle, bypass, and purge calculations calculations for unit operations like mixing, evaporation, crystallization and distillation Combustion reactions. Behavior of ideal gases: Various equations of state, Law of Dalton and Amagat, Densities of gaseous mixture. Real gases: Critical properties, various equation of state, Law of corresponding states. Vapour pressures: Liquefaction, Vaporization, Cox Chart, Duhring Plot.Psychometric calculations. Energy balance: Heat capacity of gases, liquids, solids and solutions, Heats of fusion and vaporization, heat of reaction, heat of combustion, heat of formation enthalpy change. Fuel calculations adiabatic flame temperature. Numerical techniques for solving material and energy balance equations Vapour–liquid equilibrium calculations. Use of spreadsheet software (Excel/Origin).
Course Objectives
- It aims at providing fundamental knowledge of chemical engineering and application of this knowledge in the solving of material and energy balances of chemical processes.
- Material Balance Calculations: Fundamentals, Calculations for Single and Multiple Units Reaction Stoichiometry & Reactive Processes Combustion reactions, Introduction to Single- & Multi-phase SystemsRecycle & Bypass, Introduction to Chemical Reaction Stoichiometry
- Introduction to Energy Balance & Basic Concepts Energy Balance with & without Chemical Reaction
- Humidity and Psychrometric Chart Computing and Simulation for solving multi-equation balance problems
Course Outcomes
Help the students to understand basic chemical engineering concepts and methods of analysis. ToEnrich the knowledge of students to systems of units and measurement scales, chemical process types, process flow diagrams, steady-state mass balance calculations for batch and continuous processes applied to solution of problems in systems of interest to chemical process industries
Essential Reading
- 1. D. M. Himmelblau and J. B. Riggs, Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering, 8th Ed., Prentice Hall , 2012
- 2. R. M. Felder and R. W. Rousseau, Elementary Principles of Chemical processes, John Wiley , 2004
Supplementary Reading
- 1. R.K. Dave, Chemical Reactions and Stoichiometry, Campus books International , 2000
- 2. M. Sylvin, Problems in stoichiometry, Sarup& Sons , 2003