Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering

Week 1: Introduction Contents: Definition, history and role of chemical engineers: Definition of chemical engineering, role of chemical engineers in society Basic features of chemical process: Classifications and modes of chemical processes; basic features of chemical process and unit operation Unit systems and dimensions: Dimensional homogeneity and its analysis, Analysis of problem with solution

Week 2: Process Variables and Rate Contents: Variables and properties of material in systems: Physical and transport properties of materials and mixtures, Analysis of problem with solution Pressure and temperature of flow process: Pressure and temperature and their measurements in flow process, problem solving Rate of chemical processes: Flow rate and its measurements, Flow rate and its measurements, Rate of momentum transfer, Rate of heat transfer, Rate of mass transfer, Analysis of problem with solution Solving problems3

 Week 3: Fundamentals of Material Balance Contents: Principles of material balance and its calculation: basis of engineering calculations, the general material balance equation, Balances on single and multiple unit processes without reaction, Solving problems Material balances on non-reactive processes: Material balances on non-reactive processes with recycle and bypass, Solving problems Material balances on reactive processes: Material balances on reactive processes, Solving problems Material balances on combustion processes: Material balances based on combustion reactions, Solving problems 

Week 4: Basic Principles of Compressible System Contents: State equation of ideal gas and calculation: Basic equations of state for ideal gas and their calculations; State equation of non-ideal gas and calculation: Basic equations of state for non-ideal gas and their calculations 

Week 5: Basic Principles of Multiphase System Contents Phase equilibrium and Vapour Pressure: Phase equilibrium, Gibb’s phase law, Clausius-Clapeyron Equation, Antoine’s Equation, Cox Chart Equilibrium laws: Raoul’s Law, Henry’s law, volatility, their calculations with examples Saturation and Humidity: Principles of saturation, humidity, Psychometric chart and its use, problem solving Process of phase change: Condensation, vaporization, Examples 

Week 6: Energy and Its Forms Contents: Principles of Energy: concepts and units, Different forms of energy and their calculations, The general energy balance equation Laws and Properties of thermodynamics: Laws of thermodynamics, definitions of thermodynamic properties like Heat capacity, enthalpy, entropy; Calculation of enthalpy changes (without change of phase), enthalpy changes for phase transitions Heat of formation, reaction and solution: Definition and calculations

 Week 7: Energy Balances on Non-reactive Processes Contents: The mechanical energy balance: basic understanding with example Enthalpy balances without reaction: basic understanding with example Energy balances on non-reactive processes of multiple inlet and outlet streams: basic understanding with example Enthalpy balances for heat of solution: Analysis with example 

Week 8: Energy Balances on Reactive Systems Contents: Energy balance with standard heat of reaction: basic understanding with example Energy balance with heat of reaction: basic understanding with example Energy balances on heat of combustion: basic understanding with example 

Week 9: Balances on Unsteady State Processes Contents: Material balances of unsteady state process: basic understanding with example Unsteady state energy balance: basic understanding with example; Example of simultaneous material and energy balance 

Week 10: Computational Techniques Contents: The methods of least squares: Linear equation fitting with experimental data with example Non-linear algebraic equation system: basic understanding with example Numerical Integration: basic understanding with example 

Week 11: Computer-aided Balance Calculations Contents: Degree of freedom analysis: basic understanding with example Process flow sheeting and codes: basic understanding

 Week 12: Case Studies on Chemical Process Contents: Case study-I on chemical process: Analysis with example Case study-II on chemical process: Analysis with example 3