CH3511: Computational Chemical Engineering Laboratory syllabus for CE 2021 regulation

Computational Chemical Engineering Laboratory detailed syllabus for Chemical Engineering (CE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the CE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.

For Chemical Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit CE 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of computational chemical engineering laboratory is as follows.

Course Objectives:

The course is aimed to

• Solve chemical engineering problems form core courses using Excel, MATLAB, Polymath / problem solving software tool and chemical process simulation software tool.

Suggested Exercises

1. Friction factor, pressure drop, minimum fluidization velocity calculations
2. Settling velocity, drag coefficient, Reynolds number estimations
3. Equation of state, activity coefficient, VLE data, equilibrium conversion calculations
4. Empirical equation in fluid flow, heat and mass transfer operations
5. Solving a simple flow sheet by simultaneous approach
6. One, two and three dimensional heat conduction equations
7. Differential equation for reactors in series, non isothermal reactors, dispersion models, gravity tank
8. Partial differential equation involved in heat transfer, mass transfer, reaction engineering
9. First order and second order system in control system
10. Simulation of heat exchangers, Distillation, Absorber, Extraction column, reactors.
11. Simulation of process plant/simple flow sheet

Specific Examples

1. Solving chemical Engineering Numerical problems (fluid flow, mechanical operations, heat transfer, mass transfer, thermodynamics and reaction Engineering problems) using Goal seek, solver, Regression function of Microsoft office Excel.
2. Solve simultaneous equation in chemical engineering by Matrix method using Microsoft office Excel.
3. Solve differential equation in chemical engineering by Runge Kutta method using Microsoft office Excel
4. Solving simultaneous equations, linear and non linear equations and differential equations in Chemical Engineering using problem solving software tool/Polymath
5. Solving Simultaneous equations, Differential equations and Partial differential Equations in Chemical Engineering using MATLAB.
6. Apply MATLAB Simulink tool to simulate Chemical process control systems with suitable examples.
7. Predictions thermodynamics properties using PROCESS SIMULATION SOFTWARE TOOL
8. Steady state simulation of Heat Exchanger using PROCESS SIMULATION SOFTWARE TOOL
9. Steady state simulation of different types of Reactor using PROCESS SIMULATION SOFTWARE TOOL
10. Steady state simulation of Distillation Column using PROCESS SIMULATION SOFTWARE TOOL
11. Steady state simulation of an Absorption column using PROCESS SIMULATION SOFTWARE TOOL
12. Dynamic simulation of Heat Exchanger using PROCESS SIMULATION SOFTWARE TOOL
13. Dynamic simulation of different types of Reactor using PROCESS SIMULATION SOFTWARE TOOL
14. Dynamic simulation of Distillation Column using PROCESS SIMULATION SOFTWARE TOOL

Course Outcomes:

On the completion of the course students are expected to

1. Solving chemical engineering problems using different tools available in the excel software.
2. Solving simultaneous equation and differential equation using polymath
3. Solving simultaneous equation and differential equation using Matlab
4. Simulation of simple chemical process with controller using simulink tool
5. Estimation of fluid property and understand the unit operation simulation using process simulation tool

Text Books:

1. Finlayson, B. A., Introduction to Chemical Engineering Computing, John Wiley & Sons, New Jersey, 2006.
2. Michael B. Cutlip, Mordechai ShachamProblem Solving in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering with, Excel, and MATLAB, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2008

Reference Books:

1. Pradeep Ahuja Introduction to Numerical Methods in Chemical Engineering PHI New delhi, 2010
2. Amiya K.Jana, Process Simulation and Control using Aspen , PHI New delhi, 2012
3. H.S. Fogler, Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering, Third Edition, Prentice Hall of India, 1999

For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Chemical Engineering, 2021 regulation curriculum do visit CE 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.

For all Chemical Engineering results, visit Anna University CE all semester results direct link.