Basic and derived units, use of model units in calculations, Methods of expression, compositions of mixture and solutions.
GAS CALCULATIONS
Ideal and real gas laws - Gas constant - calculations of pressure, volume and temperature using ideal gas law. Use of partial pressure and pure component volume in gas calculations, applications of real gas relationship in gas calculation.
MATERIAL BALANCE
Stoichiometric principles, Application of material balance to unit operations like distillation, evaporation, crystallisation, drying etc., - Material balance with chemical reaction - Limiting and excess reactants - recycle - bypass and purging - Unsteady state material balances.
HUMIDITY AND SATURATION
Calculation of absolute humidity, molal humidity, relative humidity and percentage humidity - Use of humidity in condensation and drying - Humidity chart, dew point.
FUELS AND COMBUSTION
Determination of Composition by Orsat analysis of products of combustion of solid, liquid and gas fuels - Calculation of excess air from orsat technique, problems on sulphur and sulphur burning compounds
THERMO PHYSICS
Heat capacity of solids, liquids, gases and solutions, use of mean heat capacity in heat calculations, problems involving sensible heat and latent heats, evaluation of enthalpy.
THERMOCHEMISTRY
Standard heat of reaction, heats of formation, combustion, solution, mixing etc., calculation of standard heat of reaction - Effect of pressure and temperature on heat of reaction - Energy balance for systems with and without chemical reaction. - Unsteady state energy balances.
REFERENCE
Text Books
1. Bhatt, B.L., Vora, S.M., “Stoichiometry”, Tata McGraw-Hill, 1976.
2. Himmelblau, D.M., “Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering”, EEE Sixth Edition, Prentice Hall Inc., 2003 (with CD containing programmes and problems).
Reference Books
1. Process Calculation for Chemical Engineering, Second Revised Edition, Chemical Engineering Education Development Centre, I.I.T., Madras, 1981.
2. Process Calculations, Venkataramani, V and Anantharaman, N, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., 2003.