Chemical Engineering Course Curriculum PDF

**COURSE CODE BTCH305** **COURSE NAME MECHANICAL OPERATIONS** **SEMESTER** III **Teaching Scheme (Hours)** **Teaching Credit** ----------------------------- --------------------- -------------- ---------------...

**COURSE CODE BTCH305** **COURSE NAME MECHANICAL OPERATIONS** **SEMESTER** III **Teaching Scheme (Hours)** **Teaching Credit** ----------------------------- --------------------- -------------- ----------------- ------------- --------------- -------------- ------------------ **Lecture** **Practical** **Tutorial** **Total Hours** **Lecture** **Practical** **Tutorial** **Total Credit** 4 2 0 6 4 2 0 5 +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Course Pre-requisites** | **Mathematics I & II, Basics of | | | Chemistry** | +===================================+===================================+ | **Course Category** | Professional Core | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Course focus** | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Rationale** | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Course Revision/ Approval | 24-04-2017 | | Date:** | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Course Objectives** | To enable the student to: | | | | | **(As per Blooms' Taxonomy)** | 1: **familiarize** the student | | | with characterization handling, | | | storage of solids and screening | | | | | | 2: **familiarize** the student | | | with Principles of size reduction | | | and size reduction equipment's | | | | | | 3: **familiarize** the student | | | with the methods of separations | | | based on motion of a particle | | | through fluids | | | | | | 4: **familiarize** the student | | | with filtration operation and | | | industrial filters | | | | | | 5: **familiarize** the student | | | with the concept of fluidization | | | and its applications | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Course Content | **Weightage** | **Contact hours** | | (Theory)** | | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | **Unit 1: Solid | 20% | 10 | | particles and their | | | | flow properties** | | | | | | | | Characterization of | | | | solid particles and | | | | mixed particles | | | | (morphology and size | | | | distribution), | | | | particle size | | | | measurement | | | | techniques, specific | | | | surface of mixture, | | | | screen analysis of | | | | particles. Properties | | | | of masses of | | | | particles. Storage, | | | | conveyors and | | | | elevators | | | | Transportation and of | | | | solids including | | | | Pneumatic transport | | | | and hydraulic | | | | transport of solids | | | | and their safety | | | | aspects. Mixers for | | | | cohesive solids as | | | | well as for free | | | | flowing solids. | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Unit 2: Size | 20% | 18 | | reduction & size | | | | enlargement of | | | | solids** | | | | | | | | Purpose and | | | | Principles of | | | | comminution, energy | | | | and power | | | | requirements in | | | | comminution, crushing | | | | efficiency, laws of | | | | comminution: | | | | Rittinger\'s law, | | | | Kick\'s law, Bond | | | | crushing law and work | | | | index. Types of size | | | | reduction equipments, | | | | Crushers: jaw | | | | crushers, gyratory | | | | crushers Grinders: | | | | hammer mills and | | | | impactors, tumbling | | | | mills, action in | | | | tumbling mills | | | | Ultrafine grinders: | | | | fluid energy mills. | | | | Cutting machines: | | | | knife cutters. | | | | Open-circuit and | | | | closed-circuit | | | | operation Size | | | | enlargement: by | | | | agglomeration, | | | | briquetting, | | | | compacting, | | | | granulation, | | | | tableting, etc. | | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | **Unit 3: Particle | 20% | 8 | | size separation** | | | | | | | | By Screening: | | | | screening equipment: | | | | stationary screens | | | | and grizzlies, | | | | gyrating screens, | | | | vibrating screens, | | | | comparison of ideal | | | | and actual screens, | | | | blinding of screen, | | | | screen efficiency, | | | | capacity and | | | | effectiveness of | | | | screens Numericals on | | | | efficiency of screen | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Unit 4: Separations | 20% | 14 | | based on motion of a | | | | particle through | | | | fluids** | | | | | | | | Terminal settling | | | | velocity, settling | | | | under Stoke\'s law | | | | regime and Newton's | | | | law regime. Gravity | | | | settling processes, | | | | gravity classifiers, | | | | sorting classifiers, | | | | sink-and-float | | | | methods, differential | | | | settling methods, | | | | jigging, Wilfly | | | | table, elutriation, | | | | Cyclones, | | | | hydrocyclones, | | | | centrifugal decanters | | | | and froth flotation. | | | | Clarifiers and | | | | thickeners, | | | | construction and | | | | working of lamella | | | | clarifier, | | | | flocculation, batch | | | | sedimentation, rate | | | | of sedimentation. | | | | Equipment for | | | | sedimentation: | | | | thickeners. | | | | Sedimentation zones | | | | in continuous | | | | thickeners. Clarifier | | | | and thickener design, | | | | centrifugal | | | | sedimentation, | | | | Electrostatic & | | | | magnetic separation | | | | processes. Solid gas | | | | separation and Gas | | | | cleaning equipment: | | | | Bag filters, | | | | electrostatic | | | | precipitator, | | | | scrubbing & safety | | | | aspects of the | | | | equipment's. | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Unit 5: | 20% | 10 | | Filtration** | | | | | | | | Types of filtration, | | | | principles of cake | | | | filtration, constant | | | | pressure, constant | | | | rate filtration, | | | | compressible and in- | | | | compressible cakes, | | | | filter media | | | | resistance and cake | | | | resistance, filter | | | | media, filter aids, | | | | filtration | | | | equipment's including | | | | belt filter(batch, | | | | continuous) and their | | | | selection criteria & | | | | safety aspects, | | | | Washing of filter | | | | cakes. | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ **List of Practicals** **Weightage** **Contact hours** ----------------------------- --------------- ------------------- 1**.** Sieve analysis **12** **2** 2**.** Jaw crusher. **12** **2** 3\. Roll crusher **13** **2** 4\. Ball mill / Hammer mill **13** **2** 5\. Settling and Sedimentation **12** **2** ------------------------------------------------------------- -------- ------- 6.Cyclone separator (Both series and parallel arrangements) **12** **2** 7\. Froth Flotation **13** **2** 8**.** Filtration (Vacuum filtration, filter press) **13** **2** +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Course | **Blooms' Taxonomy | **Blooms' Taxonomy | | Outcomes:\*** | Domain\*** | Sub Domain\*** | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | After successful | Cognitive | Remember | | completion of the | | | | above course, | | | | students will be able | | | | to: | | | | | | | | CO1: | | | | **Understanding** of | | | | various fundamental | | | | operations, | | | | Transportation and | | | | properties of solid | | | | particles | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | CO2: **Application** | | Apply | | of operations include | | | | size reduction, and | | | | enlargement. | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | CO3: **Design** | | Apply | | aspects of screening | | | | device and its | | | | understanding of its | | | | types. | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | CO4: | | Understand | | **Understanding** of | | | | various separation | | | | operations and | | | | application of it. | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | CO5: | | Apply | | **Understanding** of | | | | filtration operation | | | | and application of | | | | suitable filtration | | | | operation in process. | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Learning Resources** | | +===================================+===================================+ | 1. | Reference Books: | | | | | | - W. L. Mc Cabe, J. C. | | | Smith, P. Harriot, "Unit | | | Operations of Chemical | | | Engineering", 7th Edition, | | | McGraw Hill, (2006). | | | | | | - J.M. Coulson & J.F. | | | Richardson 'Chemical | | | Engineering' Vol. - 2, 6th | | | Ed. Elsevier, (2003). | | | | | | - G.G. Brown Ed. 'Unit | | | Operations' John Wiley & | | | Sons, (1950). | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 2. | Journals & Periodicals: | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 3. | Other Electronic Resources: NPTEL | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ **Evaluation Scheme** **Total Marks** --------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ---------------------- -------------- -- **Theory: Mid semester Marks** 20 marks **Theory: End Semester Marks** 40 marks **Theory: Continuous Evaluation Component Marks** Attendance 05 marks MCQs 10 marks Open Book Assignment 15 marks Article Review 10 marks **Total** **40 Marks** **Practical Marks** Attendance 05 marks Practical Exam 20 marks Viva 10 marks Journal 10 marks Discipline 05 marks **Total** **50 Marks** **Mapping of PSOs & COs** PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 ------ ------ ------ ------ CO1 2 1 1 CO2 2 2 0 CO3 2 2 0 CO4 2 1 0 CO5 2 1 0 Avg. 2 1.4 0.2 1: Slight (low); 2: Moderate (Medium); 3: Substantial (High); 0 None **Mapping of POs & COs** PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12 ------ ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ------ ------ ------ CO1 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 CO2 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 CO3 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 CO4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 CO5 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Avg. 1.4 1 1.6 0.6 0.2 1 1 1 0.4 0 0.4 0.6 1: Slight (low); 2: Moderate (Medium); 3: Substantial (High); 0 None