Chemical_Engineering_Syllabus_2_Recruitment_of_Officers_24-25.pdf

HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED Regd. Office: 17, Jamshedji Tata Road, Mumbai - 400020. CIN NO: L23201MH1952GOI008858 SYLLABUS FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERING POSITIONS Section 1: Process Calculations...

HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED Regd. Office: 17, Jamshedji Tata Road, Mumbai - 400020. CIN NO: L23201MH1952GOI008858 SYLLABUS FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERING POSITIONS Section 1: Process Calculations and Thermodynamics Steady and unsteady state mass and energy balances including multiphase, multi-component, reacting and non- reacting systems. Use of tie components; recycle, bypass and purge calculations; Gibb’s phase rule and degree of freedom analysis. First and Second laws of thermodynamics. Applications of first law to close and open systems. Second law and Entropy. Thermodynamic properties of pure substances: Equation of State and residual properties, properties of mixtures: partial molar properties, fugacity, excess properties and activity coefficients; phase equilibria: predicting VLE of systems; chemical reaction equilibrium. Measurements & Conversions. Section 2: Fluid Mechanics and Mechanical Operations Fluid statics, Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, shell-balances including differential form of Bernoulli equation and energy balance, Macroscopic friction factors, dimensional analysis and similitude, flow through pipeline systems, flow meters, pumps and compressors, elementary boundary layer theory, flow past immersed bodies including packed and fluidized beds, Turbulent flow: fluctuating velocity, universal velocity profile and pressure drop. Particle size and shape, particle size distribution, size reduction and classification of solid particles; free and hindered settling; centrifuge and cyclones; thickening and classification, filtration, agitation and mixing; conveying of solids. Principal of Pumps, Compressors and Blowers Section 3: Heat Transfer Steady and unsteady heat conduction, convection and radiation, thermal boundary layer and heat transfer coefficients, boiling, condensation and evaporation; types of heat exchangers and evaporators and their process calculations. Design of double pipe, shell and tube heat exchangers, and single and multiple effect evaporators. Section 4: Mass Transfer Fick’s laws, molecular diffusion in fluids, mass transfer coefficients, film, penetration and surface renewal theories; momentum, heat and mass transfer analogies; stage-wise and continuous contacting and stage efficiencies; HTU & NTU concepts; design and operation of equipment for distillation, absorption, leaching, liquid-liquid extraction, drying, humidification, dehumidification and adsorption. Section 5: Chemical Reaction Engineering Theories of reaction rates; kinetics of homogeneous reactions, interpretation of kinetic data, single and multiple reactions in ideal reactors, non-ideal reactors; residence time distribution, single parameter model; non- isothermal reactors; kinetics of heterogeneous catalytic reactions; diffusion effects in catalysis. Section 6: Instrumentation and Process Control Measurement of process variables; sensors, transducers and their dynamics, process modeling and linearization, transfer functions and dynamic responses of various systems, systems with inverse response, process reaction curve, controller modes (P, PI, and PID); control valves; analysis of closed loop systems including stability, frequency response, controller tuning, cascade and feed forward control. Section 7: Plant Design and Economics Principles of process economics and cost estimation including depreciation and total annualized cost, cost indices, rate of return, payback period, discounted cash flow, optimization in process design and sizing of chemical engineering equipments such as compressors, heat exchangers, multistage contactors. Section 8: Chemical Technology Petroleum refining and petrochemicals; polymerization industries (polyethylene, polypropylene, PVC and polyester synthetic fibres) and Fertilizer Industry Section 9: Net Zero Concepts Decarbonization, renewable energies, environmental controls and monitoring, Alternative Energy Technologies, Carbon Accounting, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), Circular Economy Section 10: Process Simulation & Modelling Process flow software modelling and iterative calculations. Introduction to Process Simulation Software like Aspen. Section 11: Process safety Classification of Fire, Types of Fire extinguishers, fire explosion and toxic gas release, Hazardous properties of chemicals, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) Section 12: Transport Phenomena Introduction to Transport Phenomena, Transport in Multiphase Systems, Mathematical Methods in Transport Phenomena Section 13: Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Foundation in AI and ML, Core Machine Learning Techniques, AI and ML Applications in Chemical Engineering ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: The syllabus/topics mentioned are indicative in nature. Candidates are expected to possess significant knowledge/proficiency pertaining to the relevant subjects and their qualifying degree.