JNTUK B.Tech Pharmaceutical Unit Operations – I gives you detail information of Pharmaceutical Unit Operations – I R13 syllabus It will be help full to understand you complete curriculum of the year.
UNIT-I : Fluid Flow: Types of flow, Reynold’s number, boundary layer, basic equations of fluid flow, manometers and measurement of flow and pressure. 08 viscosity, concept of valves, flow meters,
LO: To understand fluid flow concepts – Reynold’s number, viscosity, flow meters and valves – measurements of flow and pressure.
UNIT-II : Material handling systems: a. Liquid handling -different types of pumps. b. Gas handling -various types of fans, blowers and compressors. c. Solid handling -conveyors
LO : To understand material handling systems – liquid, gas and solid handling.
UNIT-III : Filtration and Centrifugation: Theory of filtration, filter aids, filter media, industrial filters including filter press, rotary filter, edge filter, etc. Factors affecting filtration, mathematical problems on filtration, optimum-cleaning cycle in batch filters. Principles of centrifugation, industrial centrifugal filters, centrifugal filters, and centrifugal sedimeters.
LO : To understand theory and equipment of filtration and centrifugation.
UNIT-IV : Crystalization: Characteristics of crystals like; purity, size, shape, geometry, habit, forms, size and factors affecting it. Solubility curves and calculation of yields. Material and heat balances around Swenson Walker Crystallizer. Supersaturation theory and its limitations. Nucleation mechanisms, crystal growth. Study of various types of crystallizers, tanks, agitated batch, single vacuum, circulating magma and crystal crystallizers. Caking of crystals and its prevention. Numerical problems on yields.
LO : To know the crystallization theory, crystallization equipment and their applications.
UNIT-V : Dehumidification and Humidity control Basic concepts and definition, wet bulb and adiabatic saturation temperature. Psychrometric chart and measurement of humidity, application of humidity measurement in pharmacy, equipments for dehumidification operations. 03
LO : To know the theory of dehumidification and humidity control, measurement of humidity.
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning:
Principles and applications of refrigeration and air conditioning. 02
LO : To understand the principles and applications of refrigeration and air conditioning.
UNIT-VI : Materials of Construction: General study of composition, corrosion, resistance, properties and applications of the materials of construction with special reference to stainless steel and glass. 04
Industrial hazards and safety precautions: Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, fire and dust hazards. Industrial dermatitis, accident records etc. 03
LO : To understand the materials of construction, their properties and applications. To know the mechanical, chemical, fire and dust hazards and their prevention.
TEXT BOOKS
- Prof. K. Samba Murthy, Pharmaceutical Engineering.
- Badzer & Banchero, Introduction to Chemical Engineering.
- C.V.S. Subramanayam, Pharmaceutial Unit Operation, VallabhPrakashan
- S.J. Carter, Cooper and Gunn’s Tutorial Pharmacy 6ed CBS publisher, Delhi.
REFERENCES
- Perry’s Handbook of Chemical Engineering.
- Unit Operations by McCabe& Smith.
- McCabe& Smith, Elements of Chemical Engineering.
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins : Remington Pharmaceutical Sciences.
- EA Rawlins, Bently’s Text Book of Pharmaceutics, 8edition, ELBS
- C.G. Brown, Unit Operations (Indian ed)Asia Publishing House, Bombay
- Remington’s Pharmaceutical Sciences.
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