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Introduction to Chemical Engineering Syllabus

The document outlines the course structure for 'Introduction to Chemical Engineering', detailing objectives, units, and outcomes. It covers fundamental concepts such as material and energy balances, fluid flow, and the use of software tools in chemical engineering. The course aims to prepare students for various career paths in the field and includes recommended textbooks and references.

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Introduction to Chemical Engineering Syllabus

The document outlines the course structure for 'Introduction to Chemical Engineering', detailing objectives, units, and outcomes. It covers fundamental concepts such as material and energy balances, fluid flow, and the use of software tools in chemical engineering. The course aims to prepare students for various career paths in the field and includes recommended textbooks and references.

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CH3251 INTRODUCTION TO CHEMICAL ENGINEERING L T P C 3 0 0 3

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 To acquaint the students with the fundamentals of Chemical Engineering and to build their perspective
in a wholesome manner

UNIT I INTRODUCTION 9

Chemical Engineering in day to life with examples, Origin and growth of chemical Engineers in chemical
process industries, unit operations and unit processes concepts, scaling up or down, units and
dimensions, application of mathematics in chemical Engg, recent developments in chemical process
industries

UNIT II INTRODUCTION TO MATERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCES 9

Basic concepts of material and energy balances, energy and mass transport, and kinetics of chemical
reactions. Introduction to heat and mass transfer. Process flow sheeting and symbols.

UNIT III FLUID FLOW 9

Nature of fluid, Viscosity, Flow field, Conservation of mass and energy. Frictional losses, pumping of
fluids. Dimensional Analysis and Correlations.

UNIT IV CHEMICAL ENGINEERING COMPUTER SOFTWARE TOOLS AND APPLICATIONS 9

Introduction to Process Engineering Design Software (HYSYS and PRO II) , Computations Using Microsoft
Excel, Computer-Aided Design & Drafting, Piping and Equipment Design Software

UNIT V CAREER DIVERSITIES IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 9

Career Development Leading to Specialization, Chemical Engineering Job Titles/Options, Chemical and
Process Engineers, Commissioning Engineer, Process Control/Automation Engineer, Process Safety
Engineer, Research & Development Engineer Pharmaceutical Engineer/Pharmaceutical Process
Engineer, Pipeline Engineer Chemical Manufacturing Engineer, Environment Engineer

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

COURSE OUTCOMES:

Upon successful completion of the course, student should be able to:

CO1. Correlate day to day like with the principles of chemical Engineering.

CO2. Assess the mass and energy involved in any chemical plant.

CO3. Have an insight into areas where Chemical Engineering plays major role.
CO4. Carry out modelling and simulation using software tools.

CO5. Identify their right future.

CO6: Gain confidence and outline about the programme as a wh

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Anderson, L.B., Wenzel, L.A., “Introduction to Chemical Engineering",McGraw-Hill Book Company,


Inc., New York (1961).

2. Pushpavanam, S., "Introduction to Chemical Engineering",PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.(2012).

3. Ghosal, S.K., Sanyal, S.K., Datta, S., “Introduction to Chemical Engineering”,Tata McGraw-Hill
Publishing Company Ltd., New Delhi(1997).

REFERENCES:

1. Rao, M.G., Sittig, M., “Dryden’s Outlines of Chemical Technology”, East-West Press (1997).

2. Perry, R.H., Green, D.W., “Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook”,McGraw-Hill Book Company
(2008).

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