CHEM. ENG. CURRICULUM

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MOI UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF

CHEMICAL AND PROCESS ENGINEERING

CURRICULUM

FOR THE

DEGREE OF

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY



IN

CHEMICAL AND PROCESS ENGINEERING

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................................................................4OBJECTIVES......................................................................................................................................................................4

DESIGN OF THE DEGREE PROGRAM..........................................................................................................................4

DURATION........................................................................................................................................................................4

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS.......................................................................................................................................4

ALTERNATIVE A ALTERNATIVE B.................. ........... ........... ............ ........... ........... ............ ........... ............ ...........5

EXAMINATION REGULATIONS....................................................................................................................................8

FIRST YEAR....................................................................................................................................................................10

SECOND YEAR...............................................................................................................................................................13

THIRD YEAR...................................................................................................................................................................18

FOURTH YEAR...............................................................................................................................................................23

FIFTH YEAR....................................................................................................................................................................29

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INTRODUCTION

The Department of Chemical and Process Engineering offers a programme leading to the award of

the degree of Bachelor of Technology in Chemical and Process Engineering.

OBJECTIVES

1. To prepare cadre capable of designing, constructing, operating and maintaining chemical

production systems while considering economic and human factors.

2. To inculcate confidence, skills and know how essential for developing techniques required for

conventional and non conventional production processes.

3. To impart proper vocational attitudes necessary for practical orientation.

4. To strengthen the chemical engineering profession in the country.

DESIGN OF THE DEGREE PROGRAM

The program covers five academic years. The first two years provide the required background

knowledge in the physical sciences and related engineering disciplines such as electrical, mechanical

and structural engineering. The student is also introduced, at this level, to basic chemical engineering

courses.

In the third and fourth years the student is taught core courses in chemical engineering includingmass and heat transfer as well as reactor engineering carrying a significant component of chemical

engineering design principles.

In the final year the consolidation of the student training is ensured by the provision of management

and plant design courses requiring him/her to employ all the principles, skills and know how

acquired in the previous years. The student is also given an opportunity to take specialised electives.

DURATION

The Bachelor of Technology in Chemical and Process Engineering degree is covered in fiveacademic years, each of which is divided into two semesters. During the course the student will

undergo 12 weeks of workshop practice and two industrial attachment periods of 12 weeks each at

the end of the third and fourth years.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

(i) All candidates admitted to the degree program of Bachelor of Technology in Chemical and

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Process Engineering must satisfy the minimum entrance requirements stipulated in the common

university entrance regulations.

(ii) In addition, candidates must obtain at least the minimum cut off points for the year in the Kenya

Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) as determined from one of the following five subject

clusters:

ALTERNATIVE A ALTERNATIVE B

Mathematics Mathematics

Physics Physical Sciences

Chemistry Biological Sciences

Either Biology or Geography or Either Geography or any

any Group V (i.e. technical Group V (i.e. technical group

group of subjects) of subjects)

The above clusters may change from year to year.

(iii) Those holding qualifications equivalent to the above from institutions recognized by Moi

University Senate may also be admitted.

COURSE STRUCTURE

FIRST YEAR

CODE COURSE TITLE UNITS EXAM MODE

Semester I

MAT 101 Pure Mathematics I 3 1*3 hrs

MAT 102 Applied Mathematics 3 1*3 hrs

PHY 110 Basic Physics I 4 1*3 hrs

CHE 110 Basic Chemistry I 3 1*3 hrs

PRD 161 Engineering Drawing I 3 1*3 hrs

IRD 100 Communication Skills I 3 1*3 hrs

IRD 103 Development Concepts and Applications 3 1*3 hrs

Total 22

Semester II

MAT 103 Pure Mathematics II 3 1*3 hrs

STA 104 Basic Statistics 2 1*3 hrs

PHY 111 Basic Physics II 4 1*3 hrs

CHE 111 Basic Chemistry II 4 1*3 hrsPRD 164 Engineering Drawing II 3 1*3 hrs

IRD 102 Communication Skills II 3 1*3 hrs

IRD 104 Quantitative Skills 3 1*3 hrs

Total 22

TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS YEAR I 44

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SECOND YEAR

CODE TITLE UNITS EXAM

MODE

Semester I

CHP 210 Chemical Reaction Kinetics 3 1*3 hrs

CHP 211 Organic Chemistry I 3 1*3 hrsCHP 291 Chemical Process Calculations 3 1*3 hrs

MAT 202 Engineering Mathematics I 3 1*3 hrs

PRD 221 Solid Mechanics I 3 1*3 hrs

PRD 241 Mechanics of Machines 3 1*3 hrs

ELC 201 Electrical Technology I 3 1*3 hrs

IRD 200 State, Society and Development 3 1*3 hrs

Total 24

Semester II

CHP 212 Organic Chemistry II 3 1*3 hrs

CHP 251 Fluid Mechanics I 3 1*3 hrsCHP 252 Particle Technology I 3 1*3 hrs

MAT 203 Engineering Mathematics II 3 1*3 hrs

PRD 212 Material Science I 3 1*3 hrs

PRD 272 Thermodynamics I 3 1*3 hrs

ELC 202 Electrical Technology II 3 1*3 hrs

COM 202 Introduction to Computer Hard & Software 3 1*3 hrs

Total 24

TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS YEAR II 48

CHP 290 WORKSHOP PRACTICE (12 WKS) 3

THIRD YEAR


MODE

Semester I

CHP 311 Analytical Chemistry 3 1*3 hrs

CHP 341 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I 3 1*3 hrs

CHP 350 Particle Technology II 3 1*3 hrs

CHP 351 Fluid Mechanics II 3 1*3 hrs

MAT 301 Engineering Mathematics III 3 1*3 hrs

PRD 311 Materials Science II 3 ` 1*3 hrs

PRD 321 Solid Mechanics II 3 1*3 hrs

ELC 301 Fundamental Electronics 3 1*3 hrs

Total 24

Semester II

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CHP 312 Colloidal & Surface Chemistry 3 1*3 hrs

CHP 342 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II 3 1*3 hrs

CHP 352 Fluid Mechanics III 3 1*3 hrs

CHP 362 Principles of Chemical Eng. Design 3 1*3 hrs

CHP 371 Heat Transfer I 3 1*3 hrs

CHP 372 Mass Transfer I 3 1*3 hrs

MAT 302 Engineering Mathematics IV 3 1*3 hrsSTA 302 Statistics 3 1*3 hrs

Total 24

TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS YEAR III 48

CHP 390: INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT I (12 WKS) 4

FOURTH YEAR

CODE TITLE UNITS EXAMMODE

Semester I

CHP 442 Process Measurement & Instrumentation 3 1*3 hrs

CHP 451 Fluid Mechanics IV 3 1*3 hrs

CHP 461 Chemical Engineering Design I 3 1*3 hrs

CHP 470 Applied Biochemistry 3 1*3 hrs

CHP 471 Heat Transfer II 3 1*3 hrs

CHP 472 Mass Transfer II 3 1*3 hrs

CHP 481 Reactor Engineering I 3 1*3 hrs

COM 401 Computer Programming 3 1*3 hrs

Total 24

Semester II

CHP 431 Industrial Pollution Control I 3 1*3 hrs

CHP 441 Process Modelling & System Analysis 3 1*3 hrs

CHP 443 Process Dynamics and Control 3 1*3 hrs

CHP 462 Chemical Engineering Design II 3 1*3 hrs

CHP 463 Industrial Engineering 3 1*3 hrs

CHP 473 Mass Transfer III 3 1*3 hrs

CHP 482 Reactor Engineering II 3 1*3 hrs

IRD 301 Introduction to Engineering Economics 3 1*3 hrs

Total 24

TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS YEAR IV 48

CHP 490: INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT II (12 WKS) 4

FIFTH YEAR


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MODE

Semester I

CHP 521 Industrial Management 3 1*3 hrs

CHP 531 Industrial Processes 3 1*3 hrs

CHP 532 Industrial Air Conditioning & Refrigeration 3 1*3 hrs

CHP 533 Industrial Pollution Control II 3 1*3 hrs

CHP 590 Chemical Engineering Design Project 6 N/AElective I 3

Elective II 3

Total 24

Semester II

CHP 542 Process Economics 3 1*3 hrs

CHP 590 Chemical Engineering Design Project 6 N/A

CHP 593 Industrial Law & Ethics 3 1*3 hrs

PRD 521 Operations Research 3 1*3 hrs

Elective III 3

Elective IV 3Total 21

TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS YEAR V 45

ELECTIVES

The two electives of each semester will be taken from the groups of the elective courses listed below. Choice

will depend on the advice of the department, student interest and needs of the profession. Not all electives

may be offered during any particular semester.

COURSE CODE TITLE UNITS

EXAM MODE

Semester I

CHP 580E Optimization and Simulation 3 1*3 hrs.CHP 582E Pulp & Paper Technology 3 1*3 hrs.

CHP 583E Biochemical Engineering 3 1*3 hrs.

CHP 584E Petroleum Technology 3 1*3 hrs.

CHP 586E Pilot Plant Projects 3 1*3 hrs.

CHP 588E Advanced Industrial Pollution Control 3 1*3 hrs.

Semester II

CHP 581E Advanced Process Control 3 1*3 hrs.

CHP 585E Sugar Technology 3 1*3 hrs.

CHP 587E Electrochemical & Corrosion Technology 3 1*3 hrs.

CHP 589E Polymer Technology 3 1*3 hrs.

EXAMINATION REGULATIONS

1. The University Common Regulation for Undergraduate Examination and faculty specific regulations shall

apply, subject to the exceptions in (3) below.

2. Except for courses indicated in section (3) below, continuous assessment and one three hour examination paper

shall examine each course at the end of semester with the following distribution of marks:

End of Semester Examination 70%

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Continuous Assessment 30%

3. The exceptions to the above rule are:

(a) For the following design courses:

CHP 461 and CHP 462, the distribution of marks shall be as follows:

End of Semester Examination 40%

Coursework 40%

Continuous Assessment in the form of sitin Tests 20%The course work and continuous assessment shall be in the form of design calculations and/or drawings.

(b) For CHP 590, Chemical Engineering Project, the distribution of marks shall be as follows:

Assessment of two seminars on the project 20%

Submitted final technical report. 40%

Oral examination, student' s contribution and

demonstration 40%

(c) For CHP 290, Workshop Practice, the marks for assessment of practical work and technical report shall be

distributed as follows:

Assessment on Practical work 70%

Final technical report 30%

(d) For CHP 390 and CHP 490, Industrial Attachment I & II, the marks for assessment of practical work and

technical report shall be distributed as follows:

Assessment at place of attachment 30%

Final technical report 70%

(f) All other course not bearing a CHP code are taught by other departments and therefore shall be examined

according to the specific regulations of the teaching department concerned.

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FIRST YEAR

SEMESTER I

MAT 101 PURE MATHEMATICS I (3 UNITS)

Objectives

At the end of this course the student should be able to: 1. derive mathematically logical relations as used to represent physical phenomena;

2. manipulate algebraic expressions and evaluate the behaviour of various mathematical series;

3. define and manipulate polynomial, trigonometric and hyperbolic functions;

4. differentiate scalars and use them in engineering analysis.

Course Content

Algebra: sets, union, intersection, complement, algebraic systems such as rational indices, multiplication, addition

and partial fractions. Series: arithmetic, geometric, logarithmic, infinite; summation of infinite series. Polynomial

Functions: constant, linear, quadratic, remainder factor, division. Trigonometry: trigonometric and hyperbolic

functions, logarithmic and exponential functions. Vectors: scalars and vectors, components, addition, multiplication,

vector spaces.

MAT 102 APPLIED MATHEMATICS I (3 UNITS)

Objectives

At the end of this course the student should be able to:

1. demonstrate simple concepts in statics and dynamics as encountered in solid mechanics and structures;

2. derive various motion parameters of a moving body for linear, rotational and oscillatory motion;

3. evaluate the action of forces on structural systems.

Course Content

Forces: composition and resolution. Moments and couples. Equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies under a system of

co planar forces. Friction and coefficient of friction. Projectiles.Momentum and impulse, simple cases of conservation of

momentum. Conservation of energy. Kinetic energy of a rigid body. Power.Rotation about a fixed axis. Simple moments

of inertia. Simple Harmonic Motion: oscillation of a simple pendulum, elastic string and springs.

PHY 110 BASIC PHYSICS I (4 UNITS)

Course Content

Mechanics and Properties of Matter: Vectors. Rectilinear motion. Newton's laws of motion and their applications.

Composition and resolution of forces. Uniform circular motion. Newton's law of gravitation G (gravitational constant)

and g (acceleration due to gravity). Simple harmonic motion. Determination of g. Conservation of energy and

momentum. Flow of liquids. Viscosity. Surface tension. Elastic constants and their importance. Thermal Physics:

expansion of solids, liquids and gases. Scales of temperature; gas and resistance thermometers; perfect gas absolute

temperature. First law of thermodynamics, specific heat capacities of gases at constant pressure and volume. Kinetic

theory of gases; derivation of the relation for pressure. Mechanism of heat transfer; coefficient of thermal conductivity.

Black body, Stefan's law. Sound: equation of wave motion.

Velocity of sound in solids and fluids. Waves of a string. Relation between and elasticity of the medium. Ultrasonics and

their applications.

CHE 110 BASIC CHEMISTRY I (3 UNITS)

Course Content

Observations, models and experiments. Atomic structure and electronic configuration. Chemical bonding and molecular

structure. Stoichiometry. Gases, liquids and solids. Chemical kinetics and equilibrium energetics.

PRD 161 ENGINEERING DRAWING I (3 UNITS)

Objectives


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1. properly use drawing equipment;

2. draw common objects using standardised rules;

3. apply engineering drawing as a technical language.

Course Content

Introduction to Engineering Drawing: Drawing equipment and use of instruments, lettering and line work, simple

geometrical constructions. Conventional representations. Rules for Dimensioning, Kenya Standards. Ortho graphic

projection: First and Third Angle drawing. Principal views of machine parts. Sectional views. Free hand sketching.

IRD 100 COMMUNICATION SKILLS I (3 UNITS)

Course Content

Study Skills: Planning work, organising and budgeting time and resources, filing, critical thinking. Analyzing tasks,

planning strategies for problem solving. Library Skills: recognising classification systems, utilizing library and other

educational resources, collecting and summarizing information, note taking and note making. Listening Skills: active

listening, understanding lectures, predicting lecture structure, understanding gist, recognising change of topic,

participating in tutorials, understanding instructions. Reading Skills: skimming, scanning, inference and prediction;

intensive and critical reading; discipline specific reading skills; interpretation of non linear texts, constructing and using

statistical tables, indices, maps, and graphs. Examination Skills: preparing for examinations, understanding examination

rubrics, preparing and writing examinations.

IRD 103 DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS (3 UNITS)

Course Content

The basic concept of development: economic conception, political conception, social conception, cultural and

environmental conceptions. Objectives of development. Theories of development: classical, neo classical and current

theories. Relationship between socio economic development, modernization and economic growth; analysis of

contemporary development problems in Africa.

Philosophical and organisational strategies for development. Agents of development; management of development

resources.

SEMESTER II

MAT 103 PURE MATHEMATICS II (3 UNITS)

Objectives

At the end of this course the student is expected to be able to:

1. perform mathematical operations on matrices;

2. describe and apply complex numbers;

3. integrate areas and volumes;

4. solve first order differential equations.

Course Content

Matrices: matrix algebra, determinants, transpose, inverse of an n x n matrix, eigen values, eigen vectors, rank of a

matrix. Complex numbers: real and imaginary parts, solution of quadratic equation with real coefficients, Argand

diagram, De Moivre's theorem and its applications, exponential form of complex numbers, log of complex numbers,

exponential form of circular functions, Alar's formula. Integration: areas and volumes, polar co ordinates and areas of

sectors. Solution of first order differential equations by separable variable methods. Ordinary differential equations.Linear first order differential equations.

STA 104 BASIC STATISTICS (2 UNITS)

Objectives

At the end of the course the student should be able to:

1. calculate statistical functions and analyze samples and present them in tabular or graphical forms;

2. describe concept of a random event and a random experiment;

3. describe and calculate discrete and continuous random variables.

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Course Contents

Tabular and graphical representation of samples: frequency, relative frequency, absolute frequency; distribution function;

sample mean, sample variance and standard deviation. Random experiments and events: Venn diagram, union,

intersection, mutually exclusive events, multiplication rule, complementation rule. Discrete random variables: probability

function, probability distribution function; mean and variance of a distribution. Continuous random variables: continuous

distributions, Binomial distributions, normal distribution. Poisson distribution.

PHY 111 BASIC PHYSICS II (4 UNITS)

Course Content

Electricity and magnetism: magnetic materials and their uses. Direct and alternating current, behaviour of R, L, and C

(resistance, inductance and capacitance). Measurement of R, L and C. Diodes and rectification. Transistors:

characteristics and application. Working principle and application of the cathode ray oscilloscope (CRO). Optics: review

of mirrors and lenses. Defects in lenses. Different kinds of microscopes and telescopes. Particle and wave theories,

phenomena of interference, diffraction and polarization. Their applications. Modern physics: Bohr's theory and

Heisenberg’s quantum concept. Explanation of atomic spectra, X rays. Structure of the nucleus. Natural and artificial

radioactivity and its applications. Nuclear fission and fusion, nuclear reactor.

CHE 111 BASIC CHEMISTRY II (4 UNITS)

Course Content

Introduction to basic principles and techniques of analytical chemistry: volumetric analysis, gravimetric analysis, ionicequilibria and qualitative group analysis. Introduction to organic molecules, their structure, sources and methods of

isolation. Simple reactions of aliphatic compounds, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids.

PRD 164 ENGINEERING DRAWING II (3 UNITS)

Objectives

At the end of this course the student is expected to be able to:

1. apply the principles of orthographic projection and sections to assemblies of machine parts;

2. improve the size and shape description of an object by use of auxiliary views;

3. transfer orthographic projection of an object to an axonometric projection and vice versa;

4. find lines of interpenetration and developments of simple geometric surfaces as part of the subject of descriptive

geometry;

5. demonstrate practical application of the construction of the path of a moving point (parabola, hyperbola and ellipse).

Course Content

Simple assembly and disassembly drawings including sections and required technical information such as parts list,

conventional representations; interpretation of limits and fits. Introduction to first auxiliary view and second auxiliary

view. True shape of a surface in auxiliary parallel plane. Simple interpenetration and development of simple geometric

objects such as pyramids, prisms, cylinders, cones and transition pieces. Isometric projections. Basic loci such as ellipse,

hyperbola and parabola.

IRD 102 COMMUNICATION SKILLS II (3 UNITS)

Course Content

Writing Skills: thinking critically/selectively and writing clearly and precisely reports and academic essays; selecting

relevant details, organising the relevant details logically, writing reports and essays in appropriate academic register;

writing and expanding information: avoiding ambiguities, fallacies, irrationalities and providing supporting evidence.Drafting and editing various types of descriptive, narrative, argumentative, expository essays; quoting, citing,

referencing, foot noting, writing bibliographies. Speaking skills: effective speaking, public address, the art of persuasion,

conducting interviews, conducting meetings and writing minutes, participating in group discussion, non verbal

communication cues, presenting papers/reports in tutorials and seminars, seeking clarification, giving and justifying

opinions, agreeing and disagreeing. Research skills: understanding research, types of research, identifying potential

research areas, methods research, research processes.

IRD 104 QUANTITATIVE SKILLS II (3 UNITS)

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Course Content

Record keeping: ledger, income statement, balance sheet, assets and liabilities, analysis of simple financial statements.

Interest, discounts and commissions: simple and compound interest, calculations of discounts and commissions.

Budgeting: personal and simple business budgets, financial projections. Simple investment analysis: cost of capital,

working capital, capital expenditure decision, return on capital invested. Public Accounts: revenue and expenditure,

balance of payment, balance of trade, Gross National Product (GNP), Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Index Numbers:

simple determination and their uses; the concept of inflation. Taxation: purpose, principal types and calculation of

personnel income taxes, Pay As You Earn (PAYE); Value Added Tax (VAT), Stock Exchange: stocks, shares, bonds,

stock market ratios, share valuation. Demography: Birth and death rates, growth rate, dependency ratio, population trend

and projections.

SECOND YEAR

SEMESTER I

CHP 210 CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. understand and determine the order and the rate of chemical reactions;

2. differentiate between the complex and reversible reactions and their dependence on temperature and concentration;

3. explain the principles behind homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis processes.

Course Content

Chemical Kinetics: elementary reactions. Orders of reactions, rate laws and their determination. Reaction constants.

Reaction mechanisms, steady state approximations. Complex and reversible reactions. Collision theory. Temperature and

concentration dependence. Activated complex and activation energy. Elementary and complex catalysis. Metal and metal

oxide catalysis. Kinetic treatment in catalysis. Photochemical reactions: chlorine, bromine, and oxygen reactions.

Introduction to and interpretation of batch reaction data.

CHP 211 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I (3 UNITS)

Objectives

At the end of this course the student should be able to: 1. describe the nomenclature of various classes of organic compounds;

2. describe the preparations and chemical reactions of major organic compounds;

3. describe the properties and uses of organic compounds.

Course Content

Introduction: Aliphatic organic compounds: nomenclature, structure and properties. Isomerism. Industrial sources.

Preparation: chemical reactions; substitution, addition, elimination, polymerisation. Aromatic compounds: nomenclature,

structure and properties. Preparations and reactions of aromatic compounds. Polynuclear aromatic compounds. Ethers:

preparation, properties and uses. Carboxylic acids, keto acids, hydroxyl acids.

CHP 291 CHEMICAL PROCESS CALCULATIONS (3 UNITS)

ObjectivesAt the end of this course the student should be able to:

1. apply the principle of physics and chemistry to solutions of industrial problems;

2. explain and perform simple mass and energy balances;

3. explain and analyze utilization of energy.

Course Content

Mathematical Procedures: solution of simultaneous equations, graphical integration and differentiation. Semi log graph,

log log graph and triangular diagrams. Behaviour of ideal gases: vapour pressures, humidity and saturation,

stoichiometric and composition relations; thermophysics, thermochemistry, combustion. Introduction to mass and energy

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balances: efficient use of raw materials, energy resource utilization.

MAT 202 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS I (3 UNITS)

Course Content

Complex numbers: review of complex numbers; De Moivre's theorem and its applications; exponential form of complex

numbers, log of complex numbers. General linear differential equation with constant coefficients. Evaluating the

particular integral. Euler Cauchy differential equation. Infinite series: arithmetic and geometric series; convergence of

infinite series; tests for convergence, Maclaurin and Taylor series. Leibnitz's theorem; convergence of power series.

Limiting values of functions. L' Hopital' srule. Vector Algebra: ratio theorem, scalar and vector products, unit vectors,

geometric interpretations. Applications to mechanics. Matrices: solution of linear equations, Cramer's rule, elementary

row operations; Gauss' elimination method; lower upper decomposition. Solution of homogeneous system equations.

PRD 221 SOLID MECHANICS I (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. describe the basic terms used in the study of mechanics of materials;

2. explain the basic principles of material behaviour and represent them graphically;3. develop mathematical relations that explain the basic mechanical behaviour of materials;

4. plot shear force and bending moment diagrams for the complete analysis of beams.

Course Content

Introductory concepts of mechanics of materials: loading, static and dynamic forces. Stress and strain in tension and

shear: definition of stress, Uniaxial tension/compression. Members with variable cross section; compound members.

Elastic constants. Torsion analysis: solid circular shafts, hollow circular shafts, thin walled tubes, plastic torsion. Bending

moments and shearing forces: types of beams and loadings, Shear Force (S.F) and Bending Moment (B.M) diagrams,

relation to intensity of force. Simple Bending Theory: review of geometric properties, stresses due to pure bending,

plastic bending. Shear formula; stresses due to shear.

PRD 241 MECHANICS OF MACHINES (3 UNITS)Objectives


1. apply the basic principles governing laws of dynamics;

2. explain the effects on body motion due to out of balance masses;

3. develop mathematical relations that describe the vibration characteristics of bodies.

Course Content

General dynamics involving linear and rotational dynamics. Application to vehicle dynamics, hoist, lifting devices.

Friction: application to belt drives, friction plane, screw threads and clutches. Balancing of rotating systems. Vibrations.

A single degree of vibration of undamped elastic and torsional system.

ELC 201 ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY I (3 UNITS)Objectives


1. explain the basic circuit theorems and their applications;

2. explain the behaviour of A.C. circuits and resonance;

3. explain the basic principles and testing of single phase transformers;

4. describe the concept of measurement and error analysis of a quantity;

5. explain the basics of electrical measuring instruments for current, voltage and power.

Course Content

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Basic circuit theory: Kirchhoff' sLaw, Thevenin's theorem, Superposition theorem, maximum power transfer theorem.

Star delta transformation. A.C. circuits; Behaviours of R C, R L and RLC;

Fundamentals of Transformers, Equivalent Circuits and Testing single phase only. Measurement of electrical quantity.

Concepts of measurement systems, errors in measurement; sensitivity, resolution, precision and hysteresis. Performance

characteristics of measuring instruments; static and dynamic performance; Basis of electrical measuring instruments for

voltage, current and power.

IRD 200 STATE, SOCIETY & DEVELOPMENT (3 UNITS)

Course Content

Nation, Society, State & Government; foundations of a nation, state & government. The concept, objectives and practice

of nationalism; classification of class systems, social stratification and its impact on resource distribution; problems of

power; influence. Foreign Aid and Development. Trade as a factor in development.

SEMESTER II

CHP 212 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. explain the preparation and application of nitro , sulpho , phospho organic compounds;

2. explain the classification, structure and properties of carbo hydrates;

3. explain the various types of polymerisation methods and their kinetics.

Course Content

Arenes and nitrocompounds; preparation and applications. Sulphur and phosphorous organic compounds. Organic

synthesis, reactions forming C C, C N, C S, C P, C halogen and C metal bonds. Carbohydrates: definition and

classification, monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides. Reaction of carbohydrates, starch, lignin and

cellulose structure. Polymerisation processes mechanisms and kinetics, step growth polymerisation, free radicalcopolymerisation. Hydrolysis and saponification of fatty acids. Sulphonation of fatty alcohols. Introduction to silicon

organic compounds.

CHP 251 FLUID MECHANICS I (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. define the properties of fluids;

2. distinguish various types of flow;

3. derive and apply the Bernoulli theorem and momentum equation.

4. describe velocity distribution and profiles in conduits.

Course Content

Introduction to fluid mechanics. Dimensions and units. Fluid properties and their measurements. Surface tension,

viscosity, static fluids, hydrostatic pressure forces, centre of pressure on plane and non plane surfaces. Types of flow:

compressible and non compressible flow, laminar, transitional and turbulent. Reynolds No. (Re). Flow in pipes, friction

and head losses, open channel flow, flow over weirs. Momentum and impact of jets. Continuity equation. Principles and

applications of momentum and Bernoulli equations. Velocity distribution and profiles in open and closed conduits.

Prandtl power law.

CHP 252 PARTICLE TECHNOLOGY I (3 UNITS)

Objectives

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1. describe the basic principles of particle sizing, classification and characteristics;

2. explain the principles of operation for the size reduction and enlargement instrument;

3. understand the concept and principles of solid liquid separation

Course Content

Particle characteristics: particle size and shape. Size analysis: mean particle size, size distribution, shape factors. Particle

size classification, principles and equipment, power requirements. Size reduction and enlargement: crushing and millingsystems, open and closed circuit systems, equipment. Solid liquid separation: principles of gravity sedimentation and

centrifugal separation, thickener design. Membrane separation techniques.

MAT 203 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS II (3 UNITS)

Course Content

Introduction to error analysis: sources of errors, absolute and relative errors. Error bounds. Error propagation. Iteration

methods for finding the zeros of polynomial and transcendental equations. Newton Raphson, Secant and Regula Fatsi

methods. Theorem on convergence and convergence rates. Simple iteration method. Interpolation and differentiation:

finite difference operators; shift operator; backward, central differences. Interpolation using finite differences, Newton

Gregory backward and forward methods. Everett's, Bessel's, and Sterling methods. Lagrange and Newton divided

difference interpolation methods. Inverse interpolation. Numerical differentiation using finite differences. Integration:

Newton Cotes methods; Trapezoidal rule; Simpson' s rule; 3rd

/8th

rule; Weddle' srule; Boole's rule.

PRD 212 MATERIALS SCIENCE I (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. relate aspects of quantum mechanics, crystal structure and bonding to the properties of engineering materials;

2. explain the mechanism of deformation processes in materials;

3. explain the use of equilibrium diagrams in the design and selection of binary alloys;

4. explain the strengthening of metals and alloys by cold working, precipitation hardening and martensitic

transformation;

5. explain the types, properties and selection of common engineering metals and alloys.

Course Content

Quantum mechanics: a review of quantum theory including Schrodinger's wave equation, atomic bonding. Crystalline

structure of materials: crystal patterns, allotropy, Miller indices. Lattice defects:

dislocation and slip mechanisms. Grain microstructure. Binary Equilibrium diagrams: construction of equilibrium phase

diagrams, types of equilibrium diagrams, the Lever rule, alloy theory, reasons for alloying. The Iron Carbon phase

diagram. Martensitic transformation. Precipitation hardening. Cold working. Classification of ferrous alloys: plain carbon

steels, alloy steels, tool steels, stainless steels, cast irons. Non ferrous alloys: aluminium, copper, titanium and their

alloys.

PRD 272 THERMODYNAMICS I (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. understand the basic concepts of thermodynamic principles including the different systems;2. understand and manipulate the first law of thermodynamics;

3. understand the thermodynamic properties of fluids;

4. use steam tables.

Course Content

Basic definitions of primary and derived quantities, Thermodynamics systems, boundaries and properties. Energy, heat

and work. First law of thermodynamics and its application to non flow systems; first law for open systems, classification

of steady state and steady flow devices. Properties of fluids; Equation of state of a pure substance and definition.

Thermodynamic diagrams; steam tables, Real fluids: properties and processes.

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ELC 202 ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY II (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. describe different conventional methods of power generation;

2. describe the basic methods of electrical energy transmission in both D.C. and A.C. systems.

Course Content

Generation of Electrical Energy: various methods of generation including Thermal, Hydro and Nuclear (only the Block

Schematic and brief comparative study). Transmission and Distribution of Electrical Power: D.C. and A.C. systems (both

single and three phase). Power factor and its correction. D.C. Machines; types of D.C. motors and generators, their

characteristics, starting and speed control of D.C. motors. Three phase A.C. motors: Induction motors; construction

principles, starting and speed control; Synchronous motors construction principles and starting.

COM 202 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE (3 UNITS)

Objectives

At the end of this course the student should be able to explain in detail the following:

1. the organisation and operation of the computer processor and primary memory;

2. the secondary storage and input/output devices;

3. the differences between the different types of computer;4. elements of data and information in computer system;

5. computer programming;

6. errors generated by computers;

7. use the command language of a simple operating system like CP/M or DOS;

8. use editors for program composition and to program in BASIC.

Course Content

Computer processor and primary memory: CPU and instruction sequencing, ROM, RAM, storage and function of the

Basic input/output System (BIOS). Secondary storage and input/output

devices: magnetic tape, formatting and information storage on floppy and hard disks, the operation and different types of

the Visual Display Unit (VDU), printers, serial input/output. Types of Computer systems: mainframe, super

computers/personal computer, minicomputers, mainframes, supercomputers. Data and information: definitions of data

and information; bits, bytes words, elements and records, files, database, keys, transactions. Computer programming:

Introduction to machine code, assembly language and high level programming languages, systems and application

software, operating systems, examples of small operating systems such as CP/M or DOS, compilers, editors, Introduction

to computer programming in BASIC. Errors generated by computers: rounding, truncation and cancelling errors.

CHP 290 WORKSHOP PRACTICE (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. explain the working principles of various tools and equipment used in various departmental workshops;

2. correctly use common technology workshop practice and produce a given model;

3. describe safety and precaution procedures in operating laboratory equipment.

Course Content

The students will undergo intensive practical training in such workshops as chemical engineering plants, machine shop,fitting shop, welding, motor mechanics, sheet metal, foundry shops, civil engineering workshop, highways workshops,

and textile workshop, to be preceded by theoretical sessions before the students are allowed to undertake any practical

work.

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THIRD YEAR

SEMESTER I

CHP 311 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (3 UNITS)

Objectives

At the end of this course the student should be able to: 1. understand basic tools and concepts of analytical chemistry, data handling and reporting;

2. develop the skills for acid base equilibria (volumetric) analysis;

3. develop the skills and know how for gravimetric and potentiometric analysis;

4. apply the skills of spectrometric and chromatographic methods of analysis.

Course content

Introduction: Basic concepts of analytical process. Basic tools of analytical Chemistry. Data handling and expression or

results. Error calculations. An equilibria. pH measurements. Principles of volumetric analysis: molarity calculations.

Type of indicators. Titration curves for weak and strong acids. Complex ion titrations: EDTA. Gravimetric analysis:

electrode potential. Potentiometric titrations. Electrolytic methods; electrogravimetry, voltametry, amperometry, SMDE.

Spectrometry: Infrared absorption and molecular spectroscopy. Optical methods of analysis. Atomic Absorption

methods. Flame emission and absorption spectroscopy. Solvent extraction: reagents, separation, use in trave analysis.

Chromatographic methods: principles, type, choice of technique.

CHP 341 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS I (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. explain the gas laws and apply its principles;

2. understand the principles of reversible and irreversible processes;

3. explain and apply the 2nd law of Thermodynamics;

4. explain the concept of spontaneous and non spontaneous chemical process;

5. illustrate P V, T S diagrams for ideal and real gases;

6. explain and analyze open and closed systems.

Course ContentGases and gas laws, gas constant, specific heats. Reversible and irreversible processes. Constant volume, pressure and

temperature. Enthalpy of reaction, dissociation and dissolution. Heat capacitance: measurement and application to

thermochemistry. Effect of temperature on enthalpy of reaction. Bond energy. Second law of thermodynamics: intensive

and extensive properties. Carnot cycle, Rankine cycle, Otto cycle, Diesel cycle, The law of mass action. Spontaneous and

non spontaneous chemical processes. Entropy. P V and T S diagrams for vapour: for perfect gas. Change of entropy.

Criteria for chemical equilibrium. Isobar potential at T and P are constant. Reversible processes on H S diagram, the

Gibbs criteria for equilibrium, factors affecting chemical equilibrium, fundamental reaction for open and closed system.

CHP 350 PARTICLE TECHNOLOGY II (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. explain the concept and principles of Gas Solid separation;

2. understand the principles of filtration for compressible and non compressible cases;

3. explain and apply the principles of fluidisation;

4. design equipment for gas solid and liquid solid separators .

Course Content

Solid gas separation: centrifugal separation (cyclone separators), electrostatic and bag filters, scrubbers. Filtration:

incompressible and compressible cake filtration, Darcy's law, Darcy Carman and Kozeny equations, deep bed filtration,

filter aid and media. Types of filters and sizing techniques. Fluidisation: flow through packed beds, fluidised beds.

Particle mixing: theory, techniques and equipment. Solids handling storage equipment, packaging.

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CHP 351 FLUID MECHANICS II (3 UNITS)

Objectives

At the end of this course the student should be able to: 1. explain, analyze and compute the various losses in different pipes and fittings;

2. describe the application and function of different flow meters;

3. illustrate the characteristic and calculate the various specifications and efficiencies of pumps;

4. compute the flow in pipe networks;

5. differentiate similarities and apply the similarity theorem (Dimensional Analysis).

Course Content

Relation of pressure drop and velocity losses in fluid systems. Losses in sudden expansions, sudden contractions.

Orifices, nozzles, venturies and notches. Pitot tubes; inlet and outlet losses. Time of emptying of vessels. Fanning factor,

frictional losses in pipes and fittings. Relation to Poiseille, Stanton and Pannel, Moody dimensionless pressure drop plots.

Pipe networks; water hammer, pumps, pump characteristics, pump scale up, pump calculation. Dimensional analysis.

MAT 301 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS III (3 UNITS)

Course Content

Fourier series: Periodic functions, odd and even functions; expansion of functions in Fourier series over full and half

range; Dirichiet's conditions; differentiation and integration of Laplace transform; inverse Laplace transform; application

to solution of differential equations. Convolution theorem.

Functions of several variables: limits, continuity, differentiability, total derivatives, Taylor's and Mean Value Theorem,

tangent planes, critical maxima, minima; saddle points, change of variables, Jacobian, implicit functions. Vector analysis:

Gradients, divergence and curl; line, surface and volume integrals. Green's Divergence and Stoke' stheorems; curvilinear

coordinate system.

PRD 311 MATERIALS SCIENCE II (3 UNITS)

Objectives

At the end of this course the student should be able to: 1. have a thorough explanation of the heat treatment procedures for steels;

2. describe the nature and properties of common Engineering plastics;

3. describe the nature and properties of Engineering ceramics and composite materials;

4. explain the process of corrosion and methods of corrosion prevention.

Course content

Heat treatment of steels: review of iron carbon diagram, isothermal and continuous cooling transformation (CCT)

diagrams, technical heat treatment procedures, hardenbility, factors affecting hardenability. Engineering polymers:

overview of structure of polymers and polymerisation processes, classification of plastics, properties of plastics,

degradation processes. Introduction to ceramics; nature and properties of ceramics and glasses. Introduction to composite

materials; fibre and particle reinforcement prevention; types of corrosion, driving force for corrosion, types of galvanic

cells, Pourbaix diagrams, prevention methods, protective coatings.

PRD 321 SOLID MECHANICS II (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. develop relations for the plane analysis of material for stress;

2. represent the stress and strain on Mohr's circle;

3. apply these principles in the theory of machines and machine/structural design courses;

4. plot the failure loci of materials using common criteria.

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Course Contents

Deflection of beams due to bending; double integration methods, moment area methods, method of singularity functions

(theory and examples), superposition, Maxwell' sreciprocal theorem, statically indeterminate beams; plotting bending

moments diagrams in parts, support reactions of propped cantilevers and built in beams, 3 moment theorem. One and two

dimensional analysis of stress and strain, stress on inclined planes, principal stresses, maximum shear stress. Mohr's circle

for stress. Strains on inclined planes, Mohr's circle for stress. Strains on inclined planes, Mohr's circle for strain, elastic

stress strain relationships. Combined loadings and theories of failure; direct and bending stress, eccentric stress, pressure

and axial tension, torsion and tension or bending; Rankine, Tresca and Von Misses failure theories. Thick and compoundcylinders and shells: Lame' sequation, compound cylinders, longitudinal and shear stresses. Plastic deformation residual

stress.

ELC 301 FUNDAMENTAL ELECTRONICS (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. explain the principles of the working of solid state devices;

2. explain the application of the devices for purposes like amplification, reactivation and oscillation;

3. be familiar with the basics of digital electronics.

Course content

Conduction in semiconductors: Intrinsic and extrinsic conductivity, doping to obtain P & N type semiconductors,majority and minority carriers, qualitative treatment of various Transistors and avalanche effects. Bipolar transistor: basic

features of construction, simple treatment of its operation and characteristics. Single transistor voltage amplifier with and

without stabilisation of operating point. The diode. Operational Amplifiers: main features of operational amplifiers.

Application in inverting and non inverting amplifiers, current to voltage converters, summing amplifiers, differential

amplifiers, integrators and differentials. Digital electronics: logic gates with simple diode/transistor examples. TTL and

CMOS logic families and their main features. Simple combinational logic. Two state signals. Logic devices and circuits.

Logic minimisation techniques. Memory circuits, statister, registers and commuters.

SEMESTER II

CHP 312 COLLOIDAL AND SURFACE CHEMISTRY (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. understand behaviour of colloidal particles;

2. explain the behaviour of emulsions and aerosols;

3. understand the influence of surface charge on colloidal particles;

4. apply the concept of surface energy in particle technology.

Course Content

Thermodynamic functions of a surface layer. Surface energy, Wettability, floatation, capillarity. Liquid liquid phase

boundaries. Emulsions. SAS, skimming. Adsorption along the liquid gas phase boundary, the Gibbs absorption equation,

adsorption of electrolytes, surface activity. Lengmiur isotherm. Aerosols. The heat of adsorption. Chemisorption,

potential theory of Poliani. BET (Brunaeur, Emmet and Teller) theory. Adsorbents and sorbents and their characteristics.

The double electric layer and the electro surface phenomenon. The Guy Chapman classical theorem. Stern specific

adsorption theory. Zeta potential. Colloidal state of substance: classification of dispersed systems. Brownian motion,Osmosis, diffusion, sedimentational equilibria of colloidal particles. Optical properties of dispersed systems.

CHP 342 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS II (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. make vapour liquid equilibrium calculations for ideal and non ideal binary systems;

2. compute property changes in mixing of ideal and non ideal binary systems (solutions);

3. make equilibrium calculations for homogeneous fluid reactions.

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Course content

Ideal multi component systems. Non ideal systems; fugacity, excess property; phase equilibrium for binary systems at

low pressure (ideal and non ideal); Henry’s law. Property relations for homogeneous solutions (ideal and non ideal).

Homogeneous chemical reaction equilibrium. Evaluation of equilibrium constant, effect of temperature. Phase rule for

reacting systems.

CHP 352 FLUID MECHANICS III (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. explain and analyze the forces of submerged surfaces;

2. explain the concepts of drag coefficient and its dependency on Reynolds No.;

3. explain and analyze flow meters not based on Bernoulli Theorem;

4. explain and analyze propagation of pressure wave;

5. explain and concept of boundary layers;

6. apply the Navier Stroke equation and Reynolds stress.

Course content

Flow round a submerged body; Spherical and streamlined bodies. Movement of solid bodies in a fluid. Formation and

movement of bubbles and liquid droplets. The drag coefficients and their dependency on Re: Flow meters not based onBernoulli theorem; magnetic flow meter, critical pressure ratio. Velocity of propagation of a pressure wave. Detailed

analysis of compressible and non compressible flow in pipes. Principles and application of hydraulic ram and jump.

Boundary layers; structure, thickness. Boundary layer flow. Effect of an adverse pressure gradient. Introduction and

application of Navier strokes equation and Reynolds stress.

CHP 362 PRINCIPLES OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. understand the technical terminologies used in Chemical Engineering Design;

2. understand the fundamental principles employed in Chemical Engineering Design;

3. explain and analyze a flow diagram;

4. apply design principles to a Chemical Process.

Course content

General scope of design: flowsheets, block diagrams, mass and energy balances, process flowsheets, flowsheets symbols,

engineering flowsheets, mechanical flow diagrams, utility flowsheets. (Detailed design procedures for Vacuum and high

pressure vessels); packed and place towers and of column intervals. Reason for scale up and basic principles. Heat

exchange systems: scale up of jacketed vessels and shell and tube heat exchangers. Fluid flow systems: scale up of pipe

networks for laminar and turbulent flow, pumps. Liquid mixing systems: general principles of scale up and the use of

pilot scale data.

CHP 371 HEAT TRANSFER I (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. understand the basic laws of heat transfer in solids, liquids and gases and be able to determine heat transfercoefficients;

2. apply the dimensionless constants Nu, Re, P and Gr.;

3. understand heat transfer processes during phase changes, and how it is applied in industry.

Course content

Heat transfer in Solids, liquid, gases. Fourier's equation. Thermal conduction in steady state conditions log mean

concept. Conductance flow conductances. Dimensional analysis techniques for Nu, Re, Pr and Gr during phase change.

Evaporation boiling, condensation and sublimation. Radiation heat transfer: Black and grey bodies, radiation emitters,

reflectors, absorbers and transmitters. Gas and vapour radiation. Radiation equation. Equivalent length concept. Heat

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transfer coefficients.

CHP 372 MASS TRANSFER I (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. explain and apply the concept of basic diffusion principles

2. explain distillation and rectification laws and methods

3. design various equipment used in these processes

Course Content

Diffusion. The laws of mass transfer through diffusion. Steady state and non steady state mass transfer models. Non -ideal separation equilibria. Concept of mass transfer resistance. Mechanisms of mass transfer processes. Coefficient of

mass transfer. Frenske and Underwood equations. Molecular diffusion. Gilliland' smethod. Rectificative distillation of

binary and multi component systems. The McCabe Thiele, Ponchon Savarit methods. Co current and counter current

flow systems, stagewise distillation with Azeotropic rectificative distillation. Analytical determination of distillation

tower plates. Lewis Matheson and Thiele Geddes methods: matrix method. Efficiency of rectificative distillation column.

Hydraulic resistance of a distillation column

MAT 302 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS IV (3 UNITS)

Course ContentDifferential Equations: Solutions of linear differential equations; Airy's equation; Legendre's equation; solutions using

generalised power series. Bessel's functions. Partial differential equations; linear first order homogeneous partial

differential equations; classification of second order linear homogeneous partial differential equations; one dimensional

wave equation; method of separation of variables applied to the wave equation. Heat, conduction, and diffusion

equations. Laplace's equation. Solution in polar, cylindrical and spherical coordinates.

STA 302 STATISTICS (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. understand the arithmetic of probabilities;

2. know the common theorems used in statistics and their areas of application;

3. carry out statistical analysis of various data;

4. apply statistical knowledge in solving problems in situations such as quality control and data analysis.

Course Content

Addition and multiplication of probabilities, conditional probability, Baye' stheorem. Binomial, Poisson and Normal

Distributions. Elementary treatment for large and small samples, Chi squared, f and t tests. Correlation and linear

regression. Method of least squares, curve fitting. Estimation. Tests of significance. Hypothesis Testing. Confidence

bounds. Quality Control. Stochastic Processes. Statistical Inferences.

CHP 390 INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT I (12 WEEKS)

Objectives

At the end of the attachment the student is expected to:

1. be able to explain what happens in an industry and demonstrate the bridge theory and practice;

2. describe the entire process in a specific industry;3. differentiate between the different departments at the shop floor level e.g. workshop, equipment maintenance and

safety procedures;

4. write and submit a comprehensive report.

Course Content

Students shall be attached to an approved industrial, service or research establishment for industrial training for a period

of 12 weeks. The student shall keep a log book of his/her daily activities over the attachment period. Members of staff

shall visit the establishment during the same period to assess and advice the student. At the end of the exercise the student

shall submit a technical report.

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FOURTH YEAR

SEMESTER I

CHP 442 PROCESS MEASUREMENT & INSTRUMENTATION (3 UNITS)

Objectives

At the end of this course the student should be able to: 1. differentiate the types of process instruments;

2. apply the knowledge gained in choosing appropriate instruments for specific jobs;

3. classify and explain the characteristics of transducers.

Course contents

Introduction to process measurement, instrumentation in chemical engineering, fundamental concepts of transducers,

characteristics of transducers and instruments. Measurement of process variables: pressure, temperature, level, flow, pH,

density, volume and concentration. Application of primary sensing elements (PSE/PSD). Block diagram representation of

process instrumentation system, manual and automatic systems. Signal processing, displaying and recording, types of

instruments used in data processing, data display and data recording in chemical processes. Signal conditioning and

conversion. Feedback measuring systems and inverse transducers; types and their characteristics. System performance

and measurements; system input, linearity and distortion, sinewave testing, pulse testing, random horse test signals.Analysis of instrument system for a simple chemical process including selection of instruments and controllers.

CHP 451 FLUID MECHANICS IV (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. explain properties of non Newtonian fluids;

2. explain and analyze pipeline design for non Newtonian fluid in laminar flow;

3. explain the concept of turbulent flow in non Newtonian fluids;

4. analyze problems related to non Newtonian fluids;

5. distinguish the outstanding characteristics of non Newtonian fluids as compared with those of Newtonian fluids.

Course content

Review of the characteristics of the Newtonian fluids; Introduction to non Newtonian fluids. Flow properties of non

Newtonian fluids, pseudo dilatant, Bingham plastic. Power Law. Visco elasticity and its effects. Pipeline design for non

Newtonian fluids. Turbulent flow pressure drop laminar/turbulent flow in non Newtonian fluids. Turbulent flow pressure

drop in ducts. Problems in flow measurement peculiar to non Newtonian fluid. Fully developed laminar flows.

Relationship between Newtonian and non Newtonian fluids. Heat transfer characteristics for fully developed and of non

Newtonian fluids.

CHP 461 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN I (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. understand the basic design principles of Chemical Engineering;

2. apply the concepts and principles of Chemical Engineering Design;

3. design a specific process equipment.

Course content

To design one of the equipment used in unit operations of Chemical Engineering. For example: Fluid transportation

equipment and storage vessels, heat exchangers, reactors, distillation and absorption/adsorption columns. Dryers.

CHP 470 APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. understand the types & classification of micro organisms;

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2. explain the metabolic pathways of micro organisms and their relationship with the environment;

3. understand the principles of application of the biochemical systems in industry;

4. explain the properties & functions of enzymes, amino acids peptides and proteins.

Course content

Occurrence and importance of micro organisms. Structure and classification, culturation, and growth. Basic metabolic

pathways and their application in industrial production of essential fermentation products. Chemical properties of amino

acids, peptides, proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids and lipids. Their role in biological systems. Nature and functions of enzymes. Michealis Menten kinetics. Parameter evaluations both in catalysed and non catalysed processes/reactions.

Carbohydrate hydrolysis. Application of enzyme catalysed reactions in: pharmaceutical products, manufacture of non

hydrolytic enzymes industrial technology, immobilised enzyme technology, kinetics of hormones and biological

membranes and control mechanisms.

CHP 471 HEAT TRANSFER II (3 UNITS)

Objective


1. classify heat exchangers ;

2. identify and analyse flow regimes;

3. relate combustion types and equipment.

Course Content

Heat exchangers. Classification of heat exchangers: recuperative, regenerative, shell and tube heat exchangers. Heat

balance equation. Temperature gradients for uniflow, counter flow and cross flow systems. Heat carriers. Combustion.

Types of combustion chambers and performance. Speckled furnaces, zoned and non zoned furnace models with and

without recirculation. Flame structure and stability. Types of flame combustion in heterogeneous and homogeneous

systems. Burners, combustion control systems. Explosions and their prevention. Heat exchanger/furnace and stack

design. Boilers: construction and operation. Steam generation. Boiler efficiency.

CHP 472 MASS TRANSFER II (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. explain and apply the concept of adsorption and desorption;

2. explain and apply the principles underlying crystallisation and phase equilibrium;

3. explain and apply the theory of drying and the principle s of operation for different types of driers.

Course content

Introduction to adsorption and desorption; concept and principles. Characteristics of adsorbers. Design of adsorber

towers: numbers of plates in packed towers, determination of column dimensions. Chemisorption. Adsorption. Types and

principles of operation of adsorbers. Desorption kinetics and efficiency of adsorption. Crystallisation theory:

crystallisation from solutions, seeding of crystals, growth of crystals. Technology methods of crystallisation.

Crystallisation apparatus. Crystallisation from molten substances. Phase equilibrium in transition from liquid to crystal.

Single and multistage crystallisation. Solidification of molten substances. Zonal melting. Extractive crystallisation,

additive crystallisation. Theory of drying. Convectional driers: construction and principle of operation. The I d diagrams.

Kinetics of drying. Sublimational dryers. Other dryers.

CHP 481 REACTOR ENGINEERING I (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. understand the various types of chemical reactors;

2. identify, select and apply design equations for different chemical reactors;

3. understand the concepts of residence time distribution and its application to reactor design.

Course content

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Classification of chemical reactors. modes of operation. Mathematical models and design equations for chemical reactors.

Ideal flow chemical reactors; Ideal reactor performance. Non ideal reactors. Batch, semi batch, and continuous reactors.

Multiple reactors and cascade reactors. Isothermal and non isothermal operations. Yield and selectivity on series and

mixed reactors. Models of ideal and non ideal reactors. Residence time distribution in reactors. Design methods for ideal

and multiple reaction reactors. Optimisation of performance, selectivity and choice of reactors.

COM 401 COMPUTER PROGRAMMING (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. explain program design methodology;

2. program effectively in one structure high level language taken from the set (FORTRAN 77, PASCAL, C and ADA);

3. explain the different data structures used in design and simulation programs;

4. explain the different elements in a modular program file attributes and handling;

5. understand and apply knowledge of libraries, compiler options and linking options in the selected language;

6. describe the functioning of a computer.

Course Content

Program design: concept of algorithm, modular design, program structures, pseudocode, top down design, step wiserefinement. Programming using a high level language taken from the set (PASCAL, FORTRAN 77, C and ADA).

Language features for programming: use of various data types, mathematical operations and expressions, logic operations

and expressions, control flows constructs, functions and procedures, local and global parameters input/output etc.

Programming environment for the language above: libraries compiler facilities, linking. input/output modes and control:

text modes and graphics modes, designing a user interface (screen attributes, line and column menus, forms), printer

control, file attributes, backing storage files. Graphic devices and graphic programming. Application: use of computer

packages or programs in design of a chemical engineering process.

SEMESTER II

CHP 431 INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION CONTROL I (3 UNITS)

Objectives

At the end of this course the trainee should be able to:

1. understand and explain the basic legislative laws governing health and safety in a working environment;

2. describe various methods of air pollution control;

3. explain air pollutants' classifications and characteristics.

Course Content

Kenya and International Legislation: health and safety acts. Environmental effects of air pollution: natural, industrial,

global, and health related issues. Other physiological effects. Requirements on working environments. Classification and

characteristics of air pollutants. Methods of pollutants control: gravitational, electrostatic, inertial, centrifugal, filtration,

scrubbing, catalytic, dispersion, screening, absorption and adsorption methods. Contamination control. Plume control.

Other pollution control technologies such as the zero pollution concept. Principles of operation of air pollution control

equipment.

CHP 441 PROCESS MODELLING AND SYSTEMS ANALYSIS (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. explain advanced numerical methods;

2. use advanced optimisation techniques and apply them to plant design;

3. apply computer aided design to unit operation systems and networks;

4. describe the concepts of artificial intelligence;

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5. determine and analyze simulation techniques including digital simulation of process dynamics;

6. apply knowledge of simulation and modelling.

Course Content;

Introduction: definition of a process model, model of a typical system; strategy for model development; classes of

models; procedure for model building. Physico chemical (functional) models. Modelling equations: development of

equations, types of equations, initial value problems in ordinary differential equations (ODE), boundary value problems

for ODE, discrete methods (finite difference and initial value methods); boundary value problem; finite element method(Galerkin method and collocation); parabolic partial difference equation (PDE) in one space variable – finite difference

(FD) and finite element (FE) mathematical software; PDE in two dimensions, FD and FE methods. Steady state model

and model reduction.

CHP 443 PROCESS DYNAMICS AND CONTROL (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. understand and explain the fundamental principals of process dynamics;

2. understand and explain various techniques for measurement and utilisation of process dynamics.

Course Content

Fundamentals of process dynamics. Features of the dynamic behaviour of process industry equipment like long timeconstants, long distance velocity lags, absence of underdamped systems, non linearity and distributed parameters.

Various techniques for measurement and utilisation of process dynamics like frequency testing, pulse testing and step

testing. Basic concepts of feedback and feedforward control systems, closed and open loop responses, final control

elements, controllers (P, P+D, P+I, P+I+D) and their characteristics, comparative study of pneumatic and electronic

controllers, control system design by frequency response methods, study of stability criteria of a control system,

centralised and decentralised control system, ratio and cascade control systems

CHP 462 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN II (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. integrate process equipment units to form a complete industrial plant;

2. submit a complete technical and economical evaluation of an industrial plant;

3. design a complete industrial plant.

Course Content

Flow diagrams, mass balance, energy balance, PID, equipment selection and sizing, materials selection, plant layout, 3

dimensional diagrams, utilities required, plant operability, hazard operability and hazard analysis, project cost analysis.

CHP 463 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING (3 UNITS)

Objectives

At the end of this course the students should be able to:

1. determine the feasibility proceedings for plant location;

2. identify and analyze the significant features in plant construction;

3. relate the concept of acceptable working conditions to optional plant operation and productivity;

4. explain and apply the various quality control and plant maintenance in industrial production.

Course Content

Plant location: introduction, factors affecting plant location, area and site selection. Factory buildings: objectives,

flexibility, layout design. Principles of architectural design: foundation, illumination, vibration and noise. materials

handling: Different methods of materials handling. Safety and health: safety, working conditions, safety equipment and

accident prevention, industrial diseases, occupational hazard. Quality control: objectives, different methods, acceptance

sampling. Plant maintenance: preventive maintenance, operation research (OR).

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CHP 473 MASS TRANSFER III (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. explain the principles underlying evaporation and apply them in evaporator design;

2. explain the extraction methods applied in liquid liquid extraction and solid liquid leaching processes;

3. select different types of equipment used in extraction processes.

Course content

Evaporators. Types of evaporators. Phase equilibria and mass transfer in evaporators. Single and multistage evaporation

in series. Flow diagrams and efficiency of evaporators. Extraction liquid liquid extraction, solid liquid extraction, single

and multistage extraction of mono and multicomponent solutions. Cross current extraction for partially soluble and

insoluble solvent systems. Continuous and batch extraction columns: spray and packed types of absorbers; continuous

and batch spray and packed, concurrent and countercurrent.

CHP 482 REACTOR ENGINEERING II (3 UNITS)

Objectives

At the end of this course the student should be able to:1. characterise the various types of reactors;

2. apply the principles of catalysed processes in chemical reactors;

3. explain and apply kinetics of catalytic reactions to the design of reactors.

Course Content

Chaptalized processes in chemical reactors: heterogeneous catalysis, external transport effects, reaction within porous

catalysts. Kinetics of catalytic reactors. Fixed bed reactors. Principles of operation of fluidised bed reactors: gas solid

fluidised bed reactors. Liquid solid reactors. Liquid gas reactors. Design concepts and methods for both fixed bed and

fluidised bed chaptalized and non chaptalized reactors. Electrochemical reactors. Introduction to Biochemical reactions

and basic design of biochemical and electrochemical reactors.

IRD 301 INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING ECONOMICS (3 UNITS)Objectives

At the end of the course the student should be able to:

1. explain the general theory of economics;

2. analyse factors influencing the cost of production;

3. explain how the fiscal and monetary policies affect the manufacturing industry.

Course Content

Basic concepts of economics, micro economic theory. Utility, demand, supply, production and costs. Economic system,

macro economic theory, aggregate demand and supply. Unemployment and inflation. Distribution of net outputs, wages,

rents, interest and project. Nature and function of money, saving and investment. Money supply and monetary policy.

Elements of international trade. Theory of economic development. Elements of projects analysis: design, appraisal,

implementation and evaluation.

CHP 490 INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT II

Objectives


1. advance his/her practical experience in industry well beyond the level of industrial attachment I;

2. familiarise himself/herself in process control, unit operations, design aspects and operation of auxiliary plants under

the guidance of an engineer.

Course Content

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Students shall be attached to an approved industrial, service or research establishment for industrial experience over a

period of 12 weeks. The student shall keep a logbook of his/her daily activities over the attachment period. Members of

staff shall visit the establishment during the same period to assess and advise the student. At the end of the exercise the

student shall submit a technical report.

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FIFTH YEAR

SEMESTER I

CHP 521 INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT (3 UNITS)

Objectives

At the end of this course the student should be able to: 1. understand the role of a Chemical and Process Engineer as a contractor and as a consultant;

2. relate the practices in the consulting and contracting industries;

3. understand the psychological factors that influence the industrial workers;

4. understand financial and management implications on Chemical Engineering.

Course content

Introduction to management accounting. Financial measures in business decisions and manufacturing costs. Human

resources management, motivation, leadership, and group processes, Interaction with other departments, job scheduling,

work routes, process charts. Production planning and control. Types and functions of production control. Introduction to

marketing (market planning, marketing decision, market research, marketing strategy, international marketing).

CHP 531 INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. explain integration of industrial processes;

2. link different Unit Operations in industrial processes;

3. apply the principles of Unit Operations to industrial processes.

Course content

Process chemistry of raw materials, production processes, flowsheet and equipment, basic operation details, quality,

control energy and waste management of major industrial processes such as sulphuric acid, fertilizers, soda ash and

caustic soda, cement, chlorine, ammonia and nitric acid, sugar, pulp and paper, beer, alcohol, petroleum refining, soaps

and detergents. Presentations as case studies with adequate details to demonstrate design and operation of an industrial

plant group presentation.

CHP 532 INDUSTRIAL AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. understand basic psychometric parameters in industrial air conditioning;

2. understand ventilation laws applicable in industry;

3. explain principles of ventilation equipment and systems;

4. understand cryogenic principles and applications in industry;

5. carry out load and cooling tower calculations;

6. understand basic concepts of solar based refrigeration.

Course content

Air conditioning: definitions of psychometric parameter; temperature, humidity, pressure and the speed of air movement

within and around the working zones. Organisation and exchange of air current in buildings. Sanitary hygienic

conditions and requirements of air within the working zones and into the atmosphere. Ways of ventilation. Coefficient of

air exchange. Artificial exchange systems. Single room/house incoming outgoing air conditioning. Control of toxic

substances. Ventilation calculations. Acoustic treatment of vapour, gas and electrical heating/cooling systems.

Refrigeration: refrigerators. Vapour compression. Cycles. Cryogenics. Types of compressors. Absorption systems,

gaseous systems, thermoelectric systems, flash cooling, heat pumps. Cooling load calculations. Super critical gases;

application to extraction and other processes. Solar based refrigeration.

CHP 533 INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION CONTROL II (3 UNITS)

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Objectives


1. understand the concepts of water treatment;

2. understand basic legislation laws governing health, safety, working environment;

3. understand and classify solid and liquid pollutants and their characteristics;

4. understand pollution control methods for solids and liquids including the Zero pollution concept.

Course Content

Types and characteristics of micro organisms, legislation and standards for discharges. BOD/COD concept in pollution

load estimation. Dissolved oxygen depletion and recovery. Classification and characteristics of pollutants: dissolved and

suspended substances, oils, phenols, radio active, heavy metals. Sampling and analysis. Treatment methods: mechanical,

physio chemical, chemical, biochemical, thermal. Efficiency of treatment methods. Solid waste disposal. Specific

treatment techniques for cyanide and heavy metals. Impact analysis. Design of water and effluent treatment systems.

Sludge digestion and disposal. Incineration. Industrial integration, zero pollution concept. Recycling. Membrane

techniques.

SEMESTER II

CHP 542 PROCESS ECONOMICS (3 UNITS)

ObjectivesAt the end of this course the student should be able to:

1. identify factors influencing production cost and site selection;

2. forecast economic viability if a simple industrial project.

Course Content

Introduction to process economics: capital costs, purchase cost of major plant items, cost indexes, factors influencing cost

of product, process evaluation, factored estimate method for capital cost of installed plant. Total product cost: breakdown

of TPC (total product cost) into capital charges and repayment, depreciation, interest, overheads, manufacturing costs,

and other contributory items. Estimation of itemised costs. Optimisation: optimisation of plant dimensions, operating

conditions and the economics of alternatives. Additional costing data. Choice between plant items and complete plant on

economic grounds. Cumulative cash flow. Time value of money. Discounted cash flow calculations. Introduction to

process economics: plant location, economical factors determining area and site selection, capital cost.

CHP 590 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PROJECT 12 UNITS

Objectives

To test the students ability to apply basic Chemical Engineering principles to a typical industrial design problem. The

student will be provided with:

1. A defined set of the process.

2. Essential Physical and Chemical data.

3. Relevant references.

Course Content

Each student will be expected to undertake a complete design of a process plant to include mass and energy balance,

process flow diagram, process engineering flow diagram, specification of all equipment sufficient for capital costing,

detailed process engineering design for a major equipment item. The student will prepare and submit a design report toinclude an economic evaluation and outline of operating procedures, safety and emergency procedures.

CHP 593 INDUSTRIAL LAW AND ETHICS (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. understand and apply the law of contract, law of tort and patent laws;

2. understand the provisions within the Factories Act, Trade Disputes Act and the Engineers Registration Act within the

Chemical Engineering profession.

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Course Content

The nature and sources of law. An outline of the law of contract and law of tort. The Factories Act (CAP 514) main

provisions as to health, safety and welfare, offence, penalties and legal proceedings. Trade unions, registration, rights and

liabilities. Trade Dispute Act (CAP 234) with particular reference to the jurisdiction of the industrial court and protection

of essential services, life and property. Patent laws. Engineers Registration Act. Professional ethics with special reference

to chemical engineering.

PRD 521 OPERATIONS RESEARCH (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. explain how to allocate the resources that are available at his or her disposal in a production system;

2. understand and apply computer based skills in planning, management and control of a production process;

3. carry out project planning, scheduling and implementation;

4. describe and apply the decision making process.

Course Content

Operations research: introduction scope and applications. Linear programming and transportation: the general linear

programming problem, graphical and algebraic solutions, simplex method, dual solution and interpretations, sensitivity

analysis, transportation algorithm, use of computer packages.Network analysis: preparation of a network, locating of the critical path time and resource scheduling, use of computer

packages. Inventory models, inventory control and computer. Queuing theory. Decision Theory: maximum and maximax

criteria, decision trees, expected value and utility.

ELECTIVES

CHP 580E OPTIMISATION AND SIMULATION (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. optimise conditions and systems using various strategies;

2. develop and apply algorithm to the process control;

3. simulate selected processes and analyse problems occurring.

Course Content

Optimisation: search for optimum conditions, linear programming, sub optimisation of systems with acyclic structure,

macrosystem optimisation strategies, multilevel attack on very large problems. Simulation: balance between convenience

and reality, fire water distribution simulation, Esso refinery berthing problem, blending problem, blending problem,

industrial simulation, Monte Carlo simulation theory, simulation language, simulation of unsteady state process

CHP 581E ADVANCED PROCESS CONTROL (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. state the basic concepts of digital control system and its application;

2. understand the basic concepts of multivariable control and its applications;

3. theoretically analyse the control system proposed for a complex system;

4. solve control problems in complex chemical processes;

5. identify techniques used for process control.

Course Content

Introduction: the Laplace Transform, open loop response of simple system, transient response of control system,

frequency response of controllers, frequency response analysis, frequency response of closed loop systems, complex

control systems, optimum controller settings, control valves and transmission lines. Control of: distillation column, pH,

heat exchangers, stability and control of chemical reactor, sinusoidal analysis, computer aids for analysis and design, case

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studies on computer applications an chemical engineering design and control.

CHP 582E PULP AND PAPER TECHNOLOGY (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. analyze the various types of raw materials for pulping purposes and describe their preparation for the same;

2. give detailed descriptions of the various pulping methods in use;

3. analyze stock preparation systems;

4. outline the working principles of paper/pulp making machine and systems;

5. understand the concepts of paper formation;

5. appreciate pulp and paper industry as one of the major industries in Kenya.

Course Content

Raw materials for pulp and paper industry. Logging. Material preparation: debarking, chipping, screening, storage,

digestion. Principles of digestion, types of digesters. Pulping processes: mechanical, thermochemical, thermmo

mechanical, chemo thermomechanical, chemical, Kraft, Soda, Natron, sulphate. Washing of pulp; systems and factors.

Refining and refiners. Paper making machines: table machines, cylinder machines. Stock preparation: sizing, filling,

dyeing. Paper formation: casting, dewatering, pressing and presses. Drying: dryers, mechanisms and factors. Rolling,

calendering, cutting, packaging and storage. Biological pulping.

CHP 583E BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. be conversant with the operational principles employed in biochemical engineering;

2. understand the principles and concepts as applied in agro food processing, pharmaceuticals, biomass energy and in

environmental pollution control.

Course content

Industrial significance of micro organisms. Micro organism: culture, culture medium, microbial growth, factors affecting

microbial growth. Disinfection and types of sterilisation, yield coefficients, products formation kinetics, substrate

affinity, fastidiousness and culture stability. General fermentation process economics. Process engineering factors.

Micro organism applications in the food/energy chemical industry: food processes such as in dairy products, cereal

products, brewing products, chemical products such as solvent fermentation, organic acid production, antibiotics,

vitamins, soap, amino acids, pharmaceutical products, steroids, commercial exploitation of enzymes, generation of

chemicals from biomass. Micro organisms in environmental protection: bio degradation of industrial wastes from such

industries as dairy, pulp/paper, textile industries. Microbial leaching, anaerobic digestion of effluent, biological control in

microbial waste treatment, anaerobic digester dynamics, instrumentation and control. Bio reactors: bio reactor

classification, productivity, kinetics, dimensional analysis and scale up oxygen transfer in bio reactors. Heat transfer and

recycling. Design and analysis of bio reactors.

584E PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. understand the sources and types of petroleum resources;

2. describe and apply the principles of petroleum processing into industrial products;3. establish the safety working requirements and waste disposal methods in petroleum industry.

Course content

Introduction: occupance of petroleum. Exploration and production methods. Classification of refinery products and their

uses. Physical and Chemical properties. Chemical constituents. Transportation of crude oil. Processing or refining

operations. Separation process: fractional distillation, absorption. Energy conservation. Conversion process: catalysis and

thermal cracking. Catalysis and thermoreforming. Polymerisation, alkylation, hydrogenation, isomerisation,

hydrocracking. Chemical treatment: removal of colour, odour, gum resins. asphaltic material. Improvement of stability

and susceptibility to fuel additives. Petroleum wastes. Safety precautions in petroleum industry.

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CHP 585E SUGAR TECHNOLOGY (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. explain the concepts and principles applied in sugar processing;

2. describe the equipment and the principles of their operation as employed in sugar technology.

Course Content

The chemistry and properties of starch and simple sugar. Sugarcane, occurrence, quality and quantity. Production of cane

sugar, refining, decolorisation, char filtration, quality control plant safety, energy conservation and pollution control.

Integrated waste management, sugars, production of alcohol from molasses, yeast, animal feed and citric acid.

CHP 586E PILOT PLANT PROJECTS (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. demonstrate clear understanding and knowledge of the pilot plant operations;

2. apply data collection and analysis techniques practically.

Course Content

Pilot plant projects on distillation, filtration, drying, liquid liquid extraction, crystallisation, sedimentation, ion exchange,

fluid mechanics, heat transfer, fluidisation, reactors, centrifugation and membrane separation. Projects scope to include

data collection, data analysis, report writing and presentation.

CHP 587E ELECTROCHEMICAL AND CORROSION TECHNOLOGY (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. explain the electrochemical technology used in the manufacture of important industrial materials;

2. explain the mechanisms of corrosion reactions and protection of materials against corrosion.

Course content

Introduction: electrolysis, fundamental concepts for electrolytic processes. Aluminium manufacture: alternative

processes, manufacture of other metals using electrolytic methods such as magnesium, copper, sodium and silicon.

Silicothermic and ferrosillicon processes. Primary and secondary cells, electromotive force of a cell (EMF), voltage and

current efficiency, hydrogen oxygen cell, commercial fuel cells. Electro organic chemical processes: adiponitrile from

acrylonitrile and tetra ethyl lead (TEL). Corrosion and corrosion control: corrosion cells, standard hydrogen cell,

measurement of electrode potential, Nernst equation, corrosion current, rate of corrosion, mechanisms of passivation, pH

measurements, construction of Pourbaix diagrams and their use, cathodic protection, ionic protection.

CHP 588E ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION CONTROL (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. develop a detailed understanding of the important treatment system of liquid effluent;

2. describe and design waste treatment systems including recycling;

3. analyze global environmental issues with the determination of their significance.

Course content

Detailed treatment of selected biological processes, methods of analysis, activated sludge, trickling filters, biological

discs, nitrification, denitrification. Cellulose and other organic compounds degradation coupled with other biological

processes such as single cell protein and photosynthesis, photo protein, cell coagulation, microbial sulphur removal,

stabilisation ponds, lagoons. Fixed and fluidised bed processes. Conversion of waste into valuable products. Emerging

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global environmental issues such as global washing, ozone layer depletion, cation, gas leaks. Nuclear power plants;

leakages and hazards. Solid waste management.

CHP 589E POLYMER TECHNOLOGY (3 UNITS)

Objectives


1. understand the principles and techniques of manufacture of polymers which are widely used materials;

2. explain physical and chemical properties of polymers.

Course content

Review of the chemistry and kinetics of polymerisation. Polymer characterisation, molecular weight averages and

distribution; thermodynamics of polymer solutions, theta temperature, fractural methods, measurement of number

average molecular weight; technology of manufacture, factors, equipment, application and safety procedures. Polymer

compounds (plastics) design, strength/strain behaviour in tension, compression, shear and flexure, elements of

rheological behaviour of polymers, thermal characteristics of polymers.

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