Mechanical Operations detail syllabus for Chemical Engineering (Chem Engg), 2017 regulation is taken from Anna University official website and presented for students of Anna University. The details of the course are: course code (CH8451), Category (PC), Contact Periods/week (3), Teaching hours/week (3), Practical Hours/week (0). The total course credits are given in combined syllabus.
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Course Objective:
- To impact knowledge in the field of particle size reduction and also deals with the detail construction and working of equipments used for mechanical operations.
Unit I
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Unit II
Particle Size Reduction and Size Enlargement
Laws of size reduction, energy relationships in size reduction, methods of size reduction, classification of equipments, crushers, grinders, disintegrators for coarse, intermediate and fine grinding, power requirement, work index; Advanced size reduction techniques – Nano particle fabrication – Top down
approach – Bottom-up approach. Size enlargement – Importance of size enlargement, principle of granulation, briquetting, pelletisation, and flocculation. Fundamentals of particle generation.
Unit III
Particle Separation (Gas-Solid and Liquid-Solid System)
Gravity settling, sedimentation, thickening, elutriation, double cone classifier, rake classifier, bowl classifier. Centrifugal separation – continuous centrifuges, super centrifuges, design of basket centrifuges; industrial dust removing equipment, cyclones and hydro cyclones, electrostatic and magnetic separators, heavy media separations, floatation, jigging
Unit IV
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Unit V
Mixing and Particle Handling
Mixing and agitation – Mixing of liquids (with or without solids), mixing of powders, selection of suitable mixers, power requirement for mixing. Storage and Conveying of solids – Bunkers, silos, bins and hoppers, transportation of solids in bulk, Powder hazards, conveyer selection, different types of conveyers and their performance characteristics.
Course Outcome:
- At the end of this course, the students will be able to understand the overview of equipment used to perform various mechanical operations and problems associated during the implementation and applications.
Text Books:
- McCabe, W.L., Smith, J.C., and Harriot, P., Unit Operations in Chemical Engineering, 7th Edn., McGraw-Hill, 2005.
- Badger W.L. and Banchero J.T., Introduction to Chemical Engineering, Tata McGraw Hill, 1997.
- Foust, A. S., Wenzel, L.A., Clump, C.W., Naus, L., and Anderson, L.B., Principles of Unit Operations, 2nd Edn., John Wiley and Sons, 1994.
- Hiroaki Masuda , KoHigashitani and Hideto Yoshida, Powder Technology Handbook, 3rd Edition.
References:
- Coulson, J.M. and Richardson, J.F., Chemical Engineering Vol. II, 4th Edn., Asian Books Pvt. Ltd., India, 1998.
- Christie J. Geankoplis, Transport processes and unit operations.
- Sunggyu Lee, Kimberly H. Henthorn, Particle Technology and Applications.
- Martin Rhodes, Introduction to Particle Technology, Second Edition.
- Richard R. Klimpel, Introduction to the Principles of Size Reduction of Particles by Mechanical Means, NSF Engineering Research Center for Particle Science and Technology. University of Florida, 1997.
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