Mechanical Operations 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 4th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit CE 4th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of mechanical operations is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
PARTICLE CHARACTERIZATION AND MEASUREMENT 9 General characteristics of solids, different techniques of size analysis- Static – Image analysis and Dynamic analysis – Light scattering techniques, shape factor, surface area determination, estimation of particle size. Advanced particle size analysis techniques. Screening methods and equipment, screen efficiency, ideal and actual screens.
Unit II
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Unit III
PARTICLE SEPARATION GAS-SOLID AND LIQUID-SOLID SYSTEM 9 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 9 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 Outcomes:
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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 & Sons, 1994.
- Hiroaki Masuda , KoHigashitani and Hideto Yoshida, Powder Technology Handbook, 3rd Edition.
Reference Books:
- 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.
For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Chemical Engineering, 2021 regulation curriculum do visit CE 4th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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