M Tech Chemical

KARANATAKA STATE OPEN UNIVERSITY

M Tech in CHEMICAL

SEMESTER SYSTEM

SYLLABUS

M Tech in Chemical

Subject

Code Subject Title Max Marks Max Credits

Semester-I

CM1001 Advanced Numerical Methods 100 6

CM1002 Advanced Thermodynamics 100 6

CM1003 Advanced Reaction Engineering 100 6

CM1004 Petrochemicals Engineering 100 6

Elective-I 100 6

CMP001 Petro Products Testing Lab 100 3

Semester -II

Subject


CM2001 Advanced Separation Process 100 6

CM2002 Solvent Extraction 100 6

CM2003 Advanced Transport Concepts 100 6

Elective-II 100 6

Elective-III 100 6

CMP002 Instrumental Methods of

Analysis Lab 100 3

III Semester

Subject


CM3001 Advanced Process Control 100 6

CM3002 Process Modelling and

Simulation 100 6

CM3003 Chemical Process Design 100 6

Elective-IV 100 6

Elective-V 100 6

CMP003 Project Phase-I 100 3

IV Semester

Subject


CM4001 Catalyst Design and

Application 100 6

Elective-VI 100 6

CMP004 Project Phase-II 400 12

Total Marks = 2400

Total Credits = 123

List of Electives

Subject Code Subject Title

CME001 Petroleum Refinery Engineering

CME002 Environmental Engineering

CME003 Energy Management

CME004 Natural Gas Engineering

CME005 Multiphase Flow

CME006 Risk Analysis and Management

CME007 Computational Fluid Dynamics

CME008 Project Engineering and Process Plant

CME009 Fluidization Engineering

CME010 Total Quality Management

CME011 Safety and Hazard Control

CME012 Polymer Technology

SEMESTER : I

Subject Code : CM1001

Subject Title : Advanced Numerical Methods

Structure of the Course Content

BLOCK 1 Algebraic Equation Unit 1: Systems of linear equations – Jacobi, Gauss Seidel, SOR methods

Unit 2: Thomas algorithm for tridiagonal systems; Systems of nonlinear

equations

Unit 3: Successive approximation method, methods for improved convergence

Unit 4: Successive approximation method, methods for improved convergence

BLOCK 2 ordinary Differential Equations-IVPS Unit 1: Runge Kutta Methods

Unit 2: Step size control and estimates of error

Unit 3: Numerical stability, solution of stiff ODEs

Unit 4: ODE-IVPs coupled with algebraic equations

BLOCK 3 ordinary Differential Equations-BVPS Unit 1: Finite difference method

Unit 2: Orthogonal collocation method

Unit 3: Orthogonal collocation with finite element method

Unit 4: Galerkin finite element method, shooting technique

BLOCK 4 Partial Differential Equations-FDM Unit 1: Parabolic equations – Different explicit and implicit methods

Unit 2: Alternating direction explicit and implicit methods; Elliptic equations

Unit 3: Point iterative methods, line iterative methods, ADI methods

Unit 4: First order hyperbolic equations – method of characteristics

BLOCK 5 Partial Differential Equations-FEM Unit 1: Partial differential equations

Unit 2: Finite element method

Unit 3: Orthogonal collocation method

Unit 4: Orthogonal collocation with finite element method

Books: 1.Jain, M. K., S. R. Iyengar, M. B. Kanchi, R. K. Jain, Computational Methods

for Partial Differential Equations, New Age Publishers

2. Gupta, S.K., Numerical Methods for Engineers, New Age Publishers

SEMESTER : I


Subject Title : Advanced Thermodynamics


BLOCK 1 Basic Concept Unit 1: Energy and first Law

Unit 2: Reversibility and second Law

Unit 3: Review of Basic Postulates, equilibrium criteria

Unit 4: Legendre Transformation and Maxwell’s relations

BLOCK 2 Stability and Phase Transition Unit 1: Stability of thermodynamic systems

Unit 2: First order phase transitions and critical phenomenon

Unit 3: Phase rule, single component phase diagrams

Unit 4: Thermodynamic properties from volumetric and thermal data

BLOCK 3 Multicomponent Mixtures Unit 1: Partial molar properties, fugacities in gas and liquid mixtures

Unit 2: Activity coefficients, Ideal and Non-ideal solutions

Unit 3: Gibbs-Duhem equation, Wilson, NRTL

Unit 4: UNIQUAC equations, UNIFAC method

BLOCK 4 Phase Equilibrium Unit 1: VLE - Equations of state, corresponding states

Unit 2: Henry’s Law, lattice theory

Unit 3: Criticality, high pressure VLE

Unit 4: Other phase equilibriums- SLE/LLE/VLLE

BLOCK 5 Chemical Equilibrium Unit 1: Introduction to Chemical Equilibrium

Unit 2: Homogeneous gas and liquid phase reactions

Unit 3: Heterogeneous reactions

Unit 4: Phase and chemical equilibrium

Books: 1.Tester, J. W. and M. Model, Thermodynamics and Its Applications. 3rd Edn.

Prentice Hall, New Jersey

2. Rao., Y.V.C., Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, University Press,

Hyderabad

3.Prausnitz, J.M., Lichtenthaler R.M. and Azevedo, E.G., Molecular

thermodynamics of fluid-phase Equilibria, 3rd Edn, Prentice Hall Inc., New

Jersey

SEMESTER : I


Subject Title : Advanced Reaction Engineering


BLOCK 1 Kinetics of Heterogeneous Reactions Unit 1: Catalytic reactions, rate controlling steps

Unit 2: Langmuir-Hinshelwood model, Rideal-Eiley mechanism

Unit 3: Steady state approximation, noncatalytic fluid-solid reactions

Unit 4: Shrinking and unreacted core model

BLOCK 2 External Diffusion Effects in Heterogeneous Reactions Unit 1: Introduction to heterogeneous

Unit 2: Mass and heat transfer coefficients in packed beds

Unit 3: Quantitative treatment of external transport effects

Unit 4: Modelling diffusion with and without reaction

BLOCK 3 Internal Transport Process in Porous Catalysts Unit 1: Interpellet mass

Unit 2: Heat transfer

Unit 3: Evaluation of effectiveness factor

Unit 4: Mass and heat transfer with reaction.

BLOCK 4 Analysis and Design of Heterogeneous Reactors Unit 1: Introduction to Reactors

Unit 2: Isothermal and adiabatic fixed bed reactors

Unit 3: Non-isothermal and non-adiabatic fixed bed reactors

Unit 4: Determination, evaluation of reaction kinetics for heterogeneous

systems

BLOCK 5 Reactor Models Unit 1: Two-phase fluidized bed model

Unit 2: Slurry reactor model

Unit 3: Trickle bed reactor model

Unit 4: Case studies

Books: 1. Carberry, J. J., “Chemical and Catalytic Reaction Engineering”, Dover

Publications

2.Froment, G. F. and Bischoff, K. B., “Chemical Reactor Design and Analysis”,

2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York

SEMESTER : I


Subject Title : Petrochemicals Engineering


BLOCK 1 Introduction to Petrochemicals Unit 1: Overview of petrochemical

Unit 2: Overview of petrochemical industrial Growth in India

Unit 3: Economics in Petrochemicals

Unit 4: Feedstock Selection for Petrochemicals

BLOCK 2 Accessories in Petrochemicals-I Unit 1: Steam reforming, Hydrogen

Unit 2: Synthesis gas, cracking of gaseous and liquid for stocks

Unit 3: Olefins, Diolifins

Unit 4: Acetylene and Aromatics and their separation

BLOCK 3 Accessories in Petrochemicals-II Unit 1: Alkylation, Oxidation

Unit 2: Dehydrogenation, Nitration

Unit 3: Chlorination

Unit 4: Sulphonation and Isomerization

BLOCK 4 Chemicals Unit 1: Chemicals from synthesis gas

Unit 2: Olefins

Unit 3: Diolefins

Unit 4: Acetylene and Aromatics

BLOCK 5 Production Techniques Unit 1: Modes and techniques

Unit 2: Production of Polyethylene, PVC

Unit 3: Polypropylene, SAN, ABS, SBR, Polyacrylonitrile

Unit 4: Polycarbonates, Polyurethane, Nylon, PET

Books: 1.Sitting M., Aromatics Hydrocarbons, Manufacture and Technology, Noyes

Data Corporation

2. Brownstein A.M. Trends in PetroChemical , Petroleum Publishing Company

3. Stevens P.M. Polymer Chemistry, Addison Wesley Publishing Company

SEMESTER : I

Subject Code : CMP001

Subject Title : Petro Products Testing Lab


List of Experiments

1. Determination of flash point

2. Viscosity Determination

3. Aniline point determination

4. API gravity determination

5. Determination of aromatic content

6. Hydrogen sulphide content determination

7. Sulphur content determination

8. Determination of calorific value

9. Bitumen testing

10. Carbon residue determination (Conradson apparatus)

11. Cloud point and pour point estimation

12. Cgealing point of wax

13. Foaming characteristics of lube oil

14. Smoke point estimation

15. Corrosion testing of petroleum oil

16. API distillation apparatus

17. Moisture determination other than Karl-Fischer method

SEMESTER : II


Subject Title : Advanced Separation Process


BLOCK 1 General Concept in Separation Process Unit 1: Recent advances in separation techniques based on size

Unit 2: Surface properties, ionic properties and characteristics of substances

Unit 3: Process concept, theory and equipment used in cross flow filtration

Unit 4: Cross flow electrofiltration, dual functional filter

BLOCK 2 Membrane Separations Unit 1: Types and choice of membranes, plate and frame, tubular

Unit 2: Spiral wound and hollow fibre membrane reactors and their relative

merits

Unit 3: Pilot plant and laboratory membrane pemeators involving dialysis

Unit 4: Microfiltration and Donnan dialysis, economics of membrane

operations

BLOCK 3 Separations by Adsorption Techniques Unit 1: Mechanism, types and choice of adsorbents

Unit 2: Normal adsorption techniques, affinity chromatography

Unit 3: Types of equipment and commercial processes

Unit 4: Recent advances and process economics

BLOCK 4 Ionic Separations Unit 1: Controlling factors, Applications

Unit 2: Types of equipment employed for electrophoresis

Unit 3: Dielectrophoresis, Ion Exchange chromatography and electrodialysis

Unit 4: Commercial processes

BLOCK 5 Special Techniques Unit 1: Separations involving lyophilization, pervaporation techniques for

solids

Unit 2: Liquids and gases, industrial viability and examples

Unit 3: Zone melting, addiuctive crystallization, other separation processes

Unit 4: Industrial effluent treatment by modern techniques

Books: 1.Nakagawal, O. V., “Membrane Science and Technology”, Marcel Dekker

2.Rousseau, R. W., “Handbook of Separation Process Technology”, John

Wiley, New York

3.King, C. J., “Separation Processes”, Tata McGraw Hill Co., Ltd

SEMESTER : II


Subject Title : Solvent Extraction


BLOCK 1 Equilibrium in Liquid-Liquid System Unit 1: Binary and ternary liquid equilibria, Tie-lines, Critical solution

temperature

Unit 2: Tie line correlations, Contour/prism diagrams

Unit 3: Binary / Ternary prediction methods of activity coefficient

Unit 4: Theory and Prediction of diffusivity in liquids

BLOCK 2 Differential/Stage-Wise Equilibrium Contact Operations Unit 1: Equilibrium stage-wise contact, Single and multiple contacts

Unit 2: Calculation methods, Fractional extraction with reflux of raffinate

Unit 3: Contact, HETS, NETS, HTU, NTU concepts

Unit 4: Mass transfer efficiency, Axial mixing

BLOCK 3 Dispersion and Coalescence in Extractors Unit 1: Characteristics of dispersion in single and multiple nozzle distributors

Unit 2: Drop size and formation and coalescence

Unit 3: Effect of drop oscillation, wobbling and Internal circulation

Unit 4: Prediction of drop size and characteristics velocity in spray

BLOCK 4 Design of Liquid Extraction Columns-I Unit 1: Design of extractor height and diameter

Unit 2: Prediction of flow capacities in terms of flooding rates,

Unit 3: Regime of operating envelops

Unit 4: Hydrodynamic design variables such as hold up

BLOCK 5 Design of Liquid Extraction Columns-II Unit 1: Characteristic velocities, pressure drop

Unit 2: Correction of mass transfer data

Unit 3: Axial mixing correction for column height

Unit 4: Interfacial area estimations

Books: 1.Hanson, C., Baird, M. H. I. and Lo, T. C., “Hand Book of Solvent

Extraction”, Wiley – International, New York

2. Laddha, G. S. and Degaleesan, T. E., ”Transport Phenomena in Liquid

Extraction”, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi

3. Hanson, C., “Recent Advances in Liquid Extraction”, Pergamon Press,

London

SEMESTER : II


Subject Title : Advanced Transport Concepts


BLOCK 1 Basic Concept of Transport Properties Unit 1: Phenomenological Equations and Transport properties

Unit 2: Rheological behaviour of fluids

Unit 3: Balance Equations

Unit 4: Differential and Integral equations

BLOCK 2 Applications of Differential Equations of Change Unit 1: Applications in laminar transport in compressible fluids

Unit 2: Applications in Turbulent transport in compressible fluids

Unit 3: Applications in laminar and turbulent transport in incompressible fluids

Unit 4: Boundary layer theory

BLOCK 3 Applications of Integral Equations of Change Unit 1: Macroscopic balance for isothemal and nonisothermal systems

Unit 2: Macroscopic balance for isothemal systems and their applications

Unit 3: Macroscopic balance for nonisothemal systems and their applications

Unit 4: Heat and Mass transport problems

BLOCK 4 Interphase and Multiphase momentum Transfer Unit 1: Friction factor, Fluid –Fluid systems

Unit 2: Flow patterns in vertical and horizontal pipes

Unit 3: Formulation of bubbles and drops and their size distribution

Unit 4: Solid – fluid systems, Forces acting on stagnant and moving solids,

BLOCK 5 Interphase Transport in Non-isothermal Unit 1: Heat Transfer coefficient, Forced convection in tubes

Unit 2: Around submerged objects, Heat Transfer by free convection

Unit 3: Film type and dropwise condensation and equations for heat transfer

Unit 4: Heat transfer in boiling liquids

Books: 1. Brodkey, R. S. and Hershey, H. C., “Transport Phenomena – A Unified

Approach”, Brodkey Publishing

2.Welty, J.R., Wicks, C. E. and Wilson, R. E., “Fundamentals of Momentum,

Heat Mass Transfer”, 5th Edn., John Wiley and Sons

3.Bird R.B., Stewart, W. E. and Lightfoot, E. N., “Transport Phenomena”, 2nd

Edn., John Wiley and Sons

SEMESTER : II


Subject Title : Instrumental Methods of Analysis Lab


List of Experiments

1. UV-Visible spectrophotometer

2. Infrared spectrophotometer

3. Gas chromatograph.

4. High performance liquid chromatograph

5. Atomic absorption spectrophotometer.

6. Flame photometer

7. Thermo gravimetric analyzer

8. Differential scanning calorimeter

9. Differential thermal analyzer

SEMESTER : III


Subject Title : Advanced Process Control


BLOCK 1 Advanced Control Strategies Unit 1: Feed forward, cascade

Unit 2: Dead time compensation

Unit 3: Split range, selective and override control

Unit 4: Automatic tuning and gain scheduling

BLOCK 2 Internal Model Control Unit 1: Model based control

Unit 2: IMC structure

Unit 3: Development and design

Unit 4: IMC based PID control

BLOCK 3 Multivariable Controls Unit 1: Control loop interaction – general pairing problem

Unit 2: Relative gain array and application

Unit 3: Sensitivity. Multivariable control – zeros and performance limitations

Unit 4: Directional sensitivity and operability, decoupling

BLOCK 4 Discrete Systems Unit 1: Z – Transform and inverse Z

Unit 2: Transform properties, Discrete – Time Response of dynamic system

Unit 3: Pulse Transfer Function

Unit 4: Closed Loop System Stability

BLOCK 5 Digital Feedback Controllers Unit 1: Design of digital feedback controllers

Unit 2: Digital approximation of classical

Unit 3: Effect of sampling, Dahlin’s algorithms, Dead – beat algorithm

Unit 4: Ringing, IMC algorithm, simplified model predictive algorithm

Books: 1.Stephanopolous, G., “Chemical Process Control”, Prentice Hall of India, New

Delhi

2.Bequette, B. W., Process Control: Modelling, Design, and Simulation,

Prentice Hall

SEMESTER : III


Subject Title : Process Modelling and Simulation


BLOCK 1 Introduction to Modelling and Simulation Unit 1: Introduction to Modelling and Simulation

Unit 2: Classification of mathematical models

Unit 3: Conservation equations and auxiliary relations

Unit 4: Population balance and stochastic modelling

BLOCK 2 Steady State Lumped Systems Unit 1: Degree of freedom analysis, single and network of process units

Unit 2: Systems yielding linear and non-linear algebraic equations,

flowsheeting

Unit 3: Sequential modular and equation oriented approach

Unit 4: Solution of linear and non-linear algebraic equations

BLOCK 3 Unsteady State Lumped Systems Unit 1: Analysis of liquid level tank, gravity flow tank

Unit 2: Jacketed stirred tank heater, reactors, flash and distillation column

Unit 3: Solution of ODE initial value problems

Unit 4: Matrix differential equations, simulation of closed loop systems

BLOCK 4 Steady State Distributed Systems Unit 1: Analysis of compressible flow, heat exchanger

Unit 2: Packed columns

Unit 3: Plug flow reactor

Unit 4: Solution of ODE boundary value problems

BLOCK 5 Unsteady State Distributed Systems Unit 1: Analysis laminar flow in pipe, sedimentation, boundary layer flow

Unit 2: Conduction, heat exchanger, heat transfer in packed bed, diffusion

Unit 3: Packed bed adsorption, plug flow reactor, hierarchy in model

development

Unit 4: Classification and solution of partial differential equations

Books: 1.Luyben, W.L., "Process Modelling Simulation and Control", McGraw-Hill

Book Co

2..Ramirez, W., "Computational Methods in Process Simulation", 2nd Edn.,

Butterworths, New York

3.Franks, R. G. E., “Mathematical Modelling in Chemical Engineering“, John

Wiley

SEMESTER : III


Subject Title : Chemical Process Design


BLOCK 1 Introduction to Chemical Process Design Unit 1: Introduction to Chemical Process Design

Unit 2: The Hierarchy of Chemical process Design

Unit 3: Overall process Design

Unit 4: Approaches to design

BLOCK 2 Choices of Reactors and Separator Unit 1: Reaction path, reactor performance

Unit 2: Practical reactors

Unit 3: Separation of Heterogeneous mixtures

Unit 4: Homogeneous fluid mixtures

BLOCK 3 Synthesis of Reaction-Separation Systems Unit 1: Introduction to Synthesis of Reaction

Unit 2: Process recycles

Unit 3: Batch processes

Unit 4: Process yield

BLOCK 4 Distillation Sequencing Unit 1: Introduction to Distillation Sequencing

Unit 2: Using simple columns

Unit 3: Using columns with more than two products

Unit 4: Distillation Sequencing Using thermal coupling

BLOCK 5 Heat Exchanger Network &Utilities Unit 1: Heat recovery pinch

Unit 2: The Problem table Algorithm

Unit 3: Utilities Selection

Unit 4: Energy targets capital & total Cost targets

Books: 1.Douglas, J.M., “Conceptual Design of Chemical Process”, McGraw Hill,

New York

2. Smith, R., “Chemical Process Design”, McGraw Hill, New York

SEMESTER : III


Subject Title : Project Phase-I


SEMESTER : IV


Subject Title : Catalyst Design and Application


BLOCK 1 Catalysis and Catalytic Kinetics Unit 1: General definition of catalysts, illustration of a catalytic a process

Unit 2: Design for catalysts – Primary constituents, secondary constituents

Unit 3: Catalyst supports-choice of support material

Unit 4: Chemical interaction, Deactivation steps involved in global catalytic

rate

BLOCK 2 Adsorption- Diffusion and Heterogeneous Catalysis Unit 1: Adsorption and Heterogeneous Catalysis

Unit 2: Electron structure of catalysts; Chemical properties of surfaces

Unit 3: Theories and Adsorption; Semi conduction and catalysts

Unit 4: Defect structure in crystal lattices, Thermodynamics basics of catalysis

BLOCK 3 Productions of Some Catalysts Unit 1: Precipitation method – Alumino silicate catalyst

Unit 2: Production of tabletted chromium catalysts for the conversion of CO

Unit 3: Platinum network catalysts of Ammonia oxidation

Unit 4: Catalysts of natural clays, zeolites and ion exchange resins

BLOCK 4 Methods of Studying Catalysts Unit 1: Methods of determining catalysts – static methods, dynamic method

Unit 2: Adsorption for determining catalyst surface and pore radii

Unit 3: Determination of true and apparent densities of catalysts

Unit 4: Structural study of electron microscopy

BLOCK 5 Analysis and Design of Heterogeneous Catalytic Reactors Unit 1: Fixed bed reaction, continuity equations, reactor parameters

Unit 2: Reaction significance of dimensionless parameters

Unit 3: Physical dimensionless parameters

Unit 4: Selectivity in slurry reactors; catalytic – gaue reactor, trickle bed

reactors

Books: 1. Trimm D.L., Design of Industrial catalsysts, Elsevier Scientific Publishing

Company, Amsterdam – Oxford – New York

2.Muchlyonor I, Dobkina E.,.Deryozhkina V,.and Sorco V., Catalyst

Technology – Catalyst Technology MIR Publication, Moscow

3. Carbery – J.J. Chemical and Catalytic, Reaction Engineering, McGraw – Hill

Book Co

SEMESTER : IV


Subject Title : Project Phase-II


ELECTIVE

Subject Code : CME001

Subject Title : Petroleum Refinery Engineering


BLOCK 1 Introduction to Petroleum Unit 1: Origin, Exploration and production of petroleum

Unit 2: Types of crudes, Composition, characteristics

Unit 3: Products pattern and characteristics, indigenous and imported crudes

Unit 4: Availability Vs Demands, Future outlook

BLOCK 2 Refining Unit 1: Engineering aspects of refining, Reaction stoichiometry

Unit 2: Chemical kinetics; Thermo chemistry and chemical equilibrium

Unit 3: Mixuing in flow systems; Reactor design. Crude heating,

Unit 4: Energy input and recovery, Vacuum distillation, Types of trays

BLOCK 3 Solvent Extractions Unit 1: Lube oil and wax processing, Solvent extraction, Dewaxing, Deciling,

Unit 2: Clay contacting, principles, technologies, operating parameters

Unit 3: Product qualities, Air blowing technology

Unit 4: Storage and handling of crude products

BLOCK 4 Catalysts Unit 1: Fluid catalytic cracking, principles, recent developments

Unit 2: Feedstocks and product yields and qualities,

Unit 3: Catalysts and operating parameters

Unit 4: Hydrocracking, principles, process requirements

BLOCK 5 Catalytic Reforming Unit 1: Catalytic reforming and Isomerisation, Reforming, Principles

Unit 2: Developments in technology, Catalyst types and their performance

Unit 3: Effects of operating parameters, Feed quality, Product improvement

Unit 4: Sulphur removal, Aromatics removal, Hydrofinishing

Books: 1. Nelson, W.L “Petroleum Refinery Engineering” McGraw Hill Publishing

Company Limited

2. Smalheer, C.V and R.Kennedy Smith Lubricant Additives. The Lezius – Hill

Company, Cleveland, Ohio. USA

3. Hobson, G.D. – Modern petroleum Refining Technology, 4th Edition,

Institute of Petroleum U.K

ELECTIVE


Subject Title : Environmental Engineering


BLOCK 1 Environmental Awareness Unit 1: Environment

Unit 2: Friendly chemical Process

Unit 3: Hazard and risk analysis

Unit 4: Environmental Audit

BLOCK 2 Chemical Engineering Process Unit 1: Unit Operations

Unit 2: Application of - Abatement of water pollution

Unit 3: Current strategies to control air pollution

Unit 4: Disposal of solid wastes

BLOCK 3 Recycling Methodologies Unit 1: Introduction to Recycling Techniques

Unit 2: Economic recovery and recycling of waste

Unit 3: Transport fuel

Unit 4: Bio-diesel for a cleaner environment

BLOCK 4 Clean Technologies Unit 1: Towards Eco- friendly products of chemical industry

Unit 2: Pesticides –Their transfer and Transformation in the environment

Unit 3: Biological technology for effluent treatments

Unit 4: ElectroChemical for effluent treatments

BLOCK 5 Pollution Prevention Unit 1: Mass exchange network synthesis for pollution control and

minimization

Unit 2: Policies for regulation of environmental impacts

Unit 3: Concept of common effluent treatment

Unit 4: Environmental legislations, Role of Government and Industries

Books: 1. Rao M.N and H.V.N. Rao. “Air pollution” ,Tata McGraw Hill Publishing

Co. Ltd

2.Peavy H.S. Rowe D.R., and George Technologious, Environmental

Engineering, Mc Graw Hill Book Company, Ny

3.Rao, C.S Environmental Pollution control Engineering, Wiley- Eastern Ltd

ELECTIVE


Subject Title : Energy Management


BLOCK 1 Introduction to Energy Resources Unit 1: Energy Resources

Unit 2: Conventional – Non conventional

Unit 3: Energy Reserves and Depletion

Unit 4: Non renewable energy sources

BLOCK 2 Power Generation Process Unit 1: Power generation by steam, Hydroelectric, Diesel oil

Unit 2: Nuclear fission and Natural gas, Co-generation of power

Unit 3: Selection of power generation process

Unit 4: Economical and technical efficiency of power generation,

BLOCK 3 Renewable Energy Unit 1: Renewable sources of energy

Unit 2: Thermal and power generation using water

Unit 3: Wind, seawave, Solar energy

Unit 4: Geothermal and biomass utilization

BLOCK 4 Energy Consumption Unit 1: Energy consumption, Demand pattern

Unit 2: Energy planning – Short term and long term, Energy conservation

Unit 3: Need for Energy recovery

Unit 4: Various types of Energy audit – advantages

BLOCK 5 Recovering Energy Techniques Unit 1: Recovery of waste heat

Unit 2: Optimum shell and tube heat exchanger

Unit 3: Heat exchanger network, evaporator systems

Unit 4: Boiler, turbo generator system

Books: 1. Loftiness, R.L. – Energy Hand Book, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company,

New York

2. Francis, W. and M.C. Peter – Fuels and fuel technology, Pergamon Press

3. Nagpal, G.R – Power Plant Engineering, Khanna Publishers

ELECTIVE


Subject Title : Natural Gas Engineering


BLOCK 1 Introduction to Natural Gas Unit 1: Availability of natural gas

Unit 2: Properties and composition

Unit 3: Exploration and control of gas

Unit 4: Estimation of availability quantity

BLOCK 2 Applications of Natural Gas Unit 1: Natural gas application in Chemical Process

Unit 2: Natural gas application in transportation industry LNG technology,

Unit 3: Natural gas storage and transport

Unit 4: Economics of natural gas utilization

BLOCK 3 Flows of Fluids Unit 1: General Hydrodynamic equations for flow of fluids through porous

media

Unit 2: Two dimensional flow problems and potential theory methods

Unit 3: Gravity flow systems, systems of non uniform permeability

Unit 4: Multiple well systems using computerized streamline tracking methods

BLOCK 4 Design of gas System Unit 1: Use of multiphase flow correlations to determine flow ratio

Unit 2: Pressure traverse in flowing oil wells, gas condensate wells

Unit 3: Gathering systems and pipe lines

Unit 4: Application of correlations to the design of gas system

BLOCK 5 Reservoir Properties Unit 1: Reservoir fluid properties

Unit 2: PVT properties for oil gas systems

Unit 3: Phase Behavior of complex hydrocarbon mixtures at high temperature

Unit 4: Thermodynamic property evaluation, packages used in petroleum

industry

Books: 1.Donald L.Katz and Robert L.Lee, Natural Gas Engineering, Mc Graw – Hill

Publishing Company, NY

2.Speight, J.G Fuel Science and Technology Handbook, Marcel Decker Inc

3.Guide to Natural Gas Utilization Technologies, Fairmount Press Inc

ELECTIVE


Subject Title : Multiphase Flow


BLOCK 1 Characteristics of Multiphase Flow Unit 1: Significance of multiphase flows, important non-dimensional numbers

Unit 2: Parameters of characterization, calculation of particle size

Unit 3: Size distributions and moments

Unit 4: Size distribution models

BLOCK 2 Particle Fluid Interactions Unit 1: Equation of motion for a single particle, calculation of drag

Unit 2: Motion of a particle in two-dimensions,

Unit 3: Effects of acceleration, effects of coupling; Interaction between

particles

Unit 4: Sphere model, soft sphere model, discrete element modeling

BLOCK 3 Modelling of Multiphase Flows Unit 1: Flow patterns - identification and classification

Unit 2: Flow pattern maps and transition - momentum and energy balance

Unit 3: Homogeneous and separated flow models

Unit 4: Correlations for use with homogeneous and separated flow models

BLOCK 4 Conservation Techniques Unit 1: Averaging procedures - time, volume

Unit 2: Ensemble averaging, quasi-one-dimensional flow

Unit 3: Two-fluid volume-averaged equations of motion

Unit 4: Turbulence and two-way coupling

BLOCK 5 Multiphase Systems Unit 1: Flow regime and hydrodynamic characteristics of packed bed

Unit 2: Fluidized bed, pneumatic conveying, bubble column, trickle beds

Unit 3: Conventional and novel measurement techniques for multiphase

systems

Unit 4: Laser Doppler anemometry, Particle Image Velocimetry

Books: 1. Crowe, C. T., Sommerfeld, M. and Tsuji, Y., Multiphase Flows with Droplets

and Particles, CRC Press

2.Clift, R., Weber, M.E. and Grace, J.R., Bubbles, Drops, and Particles,

Academic Press, New York

3.Fan, L. S. and Zhu, C., Principles of Gas-solid Flows, Cambridge University

Press

ELECTIVE


Subject Title : Risk Analysis and Management


BLOCK 1 Introduction to Risk Analysis Unit 1: General: Risk types, Completion

Unit 2: Permitting, Resource, Operating

Unit 3: Environmental, Manageable, and Insurable

Unit 4: Risk Causes, Risk Analysis types and causes

BLOCK 2 Risk Analysis Methods Unit 1: Risk adjusted discounted rate method

Unit 2: Certainty Equivalent Coefficient method, Quantitative Sensitivity

analysis

Unit 3: Probability distribution, Coefficient of variation method,

Unit 4: Crude Procedures, Payback period, expected monetary value method

BLOCK 3 Risk Management Unit 1: Emergency relief Systems, Diers program, Bench scale experiments

Unit 2: Design of emergency relief systems, Internal emergency planning

Unit 3: Risk management plan, mandatory technology option analysis

Unit 4: Risk management alternatives, risk management tools

BLOCK 4 Risk Assurances and Assessment Unit 1: Property Insurance, Transport insurance

Unit 2: Liability insurance, Pecunious insurance, Risk Assessment

Unit 3: Scope Canvey study, Rijimond pilot study

Unit 4: Fault tree analysis, Event tree analysis, Zero Infinity dilemma

BLOCK 5 Risk Analysis in Chemical Industries Unit 1: Handling and storage of Chemicals, Process plants

Unit 2: Personnel protection equipments. Environmental risk analysis

Unit 3: International environmental management system

Unit 4: Corporate management system, Environmental risk assessment

Books: 1. Srivastav, S., “Industrial Maintenance Management”, Sultan Chand & Co

2. Rao, P. C. K., “Project Management and Control”, Sultan Chand & Co., Ltd

3. Sincero, A. P. and Sincero, G. A., “Environmental Engineering – A Design

Approach”, Prentice Hall of India

ELECTIVE


Subject Title : Computational Fluid Dynamics


BLOCK 1 Conservation Laws Unit 1: Governing equations of fluid flow and heat transfer

Unit 2: Mass conservation, momentum and energy equation

Unit 3: Differential and integral forms

Unit 4: Conservation and non-conservation form

BLOCK 2 Turbulence Unit 1: Characteristics of turbulent flows

Unit 2: Time averaged Navier Stokes equations

Unit 3: Turbulence models – one and two equation

Unit 4: Reynolds stress, LES and DNS

BLOCK 3 Finite Volume Method Unit 1: Diffusion problems – explicit and implicit time integration

Unit 2: Convection-diffusion problems – properties of discretisation schemes

Unit 3: Central, upwind, hybrid, QUICK schemes

Unit 4: Solution of discretised equations

BLOCK 4 Flow Field Computations Unit 1: Pressure velocity coupling

Unit 2: Staggered grid

Unit 3: Simple Algorithms

Unit 4: PISO algorithm for steady and unsteady flows

BLOCK 5 Grid Generation Unit 1: Physical aspects

Unit 2: Simple and multiple connected regions

Unit 3: Grid generation by PDE solution

Unit 4: Grid generation by algebraic mapping

Books: 1. Anderson, J. D., “Computational Fluid Dynamics: The Basics with

Applications”, McGraw-Hill

2.Fletcher, C. A. J., “Computational Techniques for Fluid Dynamics”, Springer

Verlag

3.Versteeg, H.K. and Malalasekera, W., “An Introduction to Computational

Fluid Dynamics: .The Finite Volume Method”, Pearson Education Ltd

ELECTIVE


Subject Title : Project Engineering and Process Plant


BLOCK 1 Introduction to Project Engineering Unit 1: Project definition, Project Profile and standards

Unit 2: Feedback information (MIS)

Unit 3: Evaluation and Modification

Unit 4: Selection, Criteria

BLOCK 2 Process Planning Unit 1: Planning the process, Strategic and Managerial Planning

Unit 2: Organising the process planning, cost and costing, Cost Control

systems

Unit 3: Methods (PERT/CPM), Engineering Flow Diagrams, Cost requirements

Unit 4: Analysis and Estimation of Process Feasibilities

BLOCK 3 Plant Engineering Management Unit 1: Objectives, Programme, Control, Plant Location and Site Selection

Unit 2: Layout diagrams, Selection and procurement of equipments

Unit 3: Installation, Recommission, Commissioning and performance appraisal

Unit 4: Strategies choice and Influence, Product planning and development

BLOCK 4 Safety Standards Unit 1: Process safety, Materials safety and Handling regulations

Unit 2: Safety in equipment and machinery operations

Unit 3: Design considerations of safety organization and control

Unit 4: Pollution, Pollution control and Abatement, Industrial Safety Standard

BLOCK 5 Pollution Control Unit 1: Government regulations on procurement of raw materials

Unit 2: Export – Import regulations, Pricing policy, Industrial licensing

procedure

Unit 3: Excise and commercial taxes, Policies on depreciation and corporate

tax

Unit 4: Factory act, Regulations of Pollution Control Board.

Books: 1. Cheremisinoff, N. P., Practical Guide to Industrial Safety: Methods for

Process Safety Professionals, CRC Press

2. Couper, J. R., Process Engineering Economics, CRC Press

3. Perry, J. H. “Chemical Engineer’s Hand Book”, 8th Ed., McGraw Hill, New

York

ELECTIVE


Subject Title : Fluidization Engineering


BLOCK 1 Introduction to Fluidization Unit 1: The Fluidized state, Nature of hydrodynamic suspension

Unit 2: Particle forces, species of Fluidization, Regimization of the fluidized

state

Unit 3: Operating models for fluidization systems

Unit 4: Applications of fluidization systems

BLOCK 2 Hydrodynamics of Fluidization Systems Unit 1: General bed behaviour, pressure drop, Flow regimes, Incipient

Fluidization

Unit 2: Pressure fluctuations, Phase Holdups, Measurements Techniques

Unit 3: Empirical Correlations for Solids holdup, liquid holdup and gas holdup

Unit 4: Flow models – generalized wake model, structural wake model

BLOCK 3 Solids Mixing and Segregation Unit 1: Phase juxtapositions operation shifts, Reversal points

Unit 2: Degree of segregation, Mixing Segregation equilibrium

Unit 3: Generalised fluidization of poly disperse systems

Unit 4: Liquid phase Mixing and gas phase mixing

BLOCK 4 Heats and Mass Transfer in Fluidization System Unit 1: Mass transfer – Gas Liquid mass transfer

Unit 2: Liquid Solid mass transfer and wall to bed mass transfer, Heat transfer

Unit 3: Bed heat transfer, Immersed vertical cylinder to bed heat transfer

Unit 4: Immersed horizontal cylinder to bed heat transfer

BLOCK 5 Special Systems Unit 1: Conical Fluidized bed, Moving bed, Slurry bubble columns

Unit 2: Turbulent bed contactor, Two phase and Three phase inverse fluidized

bed

Unit 3: Semi fluidized bed systems, Annular systems, Typical applications

Unit 4: Powder characterization and modeling by bed collapsing

Books: 1. Kunii, D. and Levenspiel, O., “Fluidization Engineering”, 2nd Edn.,

Butterworth-Heinemann, London

2. Kwauk, M., “Fluidization - Idealized and Bubbleless, with applications”,

Science Press

3. Fan, L. S., “Gas- liquid Solid Fluidization Engineering”, Butterworths

ELECTIVE


Subject Title : Total Quality Management


BLOCK 1 Concepts of TQM Unit 1: Philosophy of TQM, Customer focus

Unit 2: Organization, top management commitment

Unit 3: Team work

Unit 4: Quality philosophies of Deming, Crosby and Muller

BLOCK 2 TQM Process Unit 1: QC Tools, Problem solving methodologies

Unit 2: New management tools

Unit 3: Work habits, quality circles

Unit 4: Bench marking, strategic quality planning

BLOCK 3 TQM Systems Unit 1: Quality policy deployment

Unit 2: Quality function deployment

Unit 3: Standardization

Unit 4: Designing for quality, manufacturing for quality

BLOCK 4 Quality Systems Unit 1: Need for ISO 9000 system

Unit 2: Advantages, clauses of ISO 9000

Unit 3: Implementation of ISO 9000

Unit 4: Quality costs, quality, auditing, case studies

BLOCK 5 Implementation of TQM Unit 1: Steps, KAIZEN

Unit 2: 5s, JIT

Unit 3: POKAYOKE, Taguchi methods

Unit 4: Case studies

Books: 1. Rose J. E., “Total quality Management”, Kogan Page Ltd

2. Bank, J., “The essence of Total Quality Management”, Prentice Hall of India

3. Bonds, G., “Beyond Total Quality Management”, McGraw Hill

ELECTIVE


Subject Title : Safety and Hazard Control


BLOCK 1 Basic Concept of Safety Unit 1: Conventional and modern concepts of safety

Unit 2: Basic Principles and concepts in hazard identification, Chemical

hazards

Unit 3: Process and operation hazard, Hazards from utilities like air, water,

steam

Unit 4: Occupational health hazards, Hazard and operability Studies, Safety

Audits

BLOCK 2 Accident Analysis Unit 1: Past Accident Analysis

Unit 2: Consequence Analysis of fire, gas/vapour

Unit 3: Dispersions and explosion, Vulnerability models

Unit 4: Fault and Event Tree Analysis

BLOCK 3 Risk Assessments Unit 1: Introduction to Risk Assessment

Unit 2: Safety in plant design and layout

Unit 3: Risk Assessment

Unit 4: Case Studies

BLOCK 4 Safety Measures Unit 1: Safety measures in handling and storage of chemicals

Unit 2: Process plant

Unit 3: Personnel Protection

Unit 4: First Aid

BLOCK 5 Emergency Plans Unit 1: Need of Emergency Plans

Unit 2: Disaster mitigation

Unit 3: Emergency Preparedness plans


Books: 1.Well, G.S Safety Process Plants Design, George Godwin Ltd., London, John

Wilelys and Sons, New York

2. Safety in Chemical and Petrochemical Industries, Report of the Inter

Ministry Group, Dept. of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Govt.of India, ICMA

Publications.

3. Major Hazard Control, Manual by International Labour Organization,

Geneva

ELECTIVE


Subject Title : Polymer Technology


BLOCK 1 Introduction to Polymer Processing Methods Unit 1: Introduction to Polymer Technology

Unit 2: Introduction to various Polymer Processing methods

Unit 3: Machinery Morphology

Unit 4: Structure of Polymers

BLOCK 2 Channel Models Unit 1: Screw Extrusion – Geometry of screw – Simplified Flat plate Model

Unit 2: Rectangular channel model; cylindrical Channel Model

Unit 3: Helical Channel Model; Newtonian and Non-Newtonian flows

Unit 4: Isothermal, non-isothermal and adiabatic Models

BLOCK 3 Moulding Process Unit 1: Injection Moulding

Unit 2: Various parts of the moulds

Unit 3: Analysis of flow through mould Cavity

Unit 4: Various Models; Balancing of runners

BLOCK 4 Mixing Operations Unit 1: Newtonian and non-Newtonian models

Unit 2: Calendar fed with finite sheet

Unit 3: Normal stress and viscosity effects

Unit 4: oating – Mixing operations

BLOCK 5 Expert Systems Unit 1: Modelling of Polymer Process

Unit 2: Advanced Process in Polymer Technology

Unit 3: Knowledge based expert systems for modeling of polymer processing


Books: 1. Agassant, J.F. Avenas, P, Sergant, J,Ph., and Correon, P.J. “Polymer

Porcessing” Carl Hamsen Verlag Munich

2.Tucker C.L, “Fundamentals of Computer Modelling for Polymer

Processing”, Carl Hamsen Verlag, Munich

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