18CH33: Momentum Transfer Petrochem Syllabus for BE 3rd Sem 2018 Scheme VTU

Momentum Transfer detailed Syllabus for Petrochem Engineering (Petrochem), 2018 scheme has been taken from the VTUs official website and presented for the VTU students. For Course Code, Subject Names, Teaching Department, Paper Setting Board, Theory Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Duration in Hours, CIE Marks, Total Marks, Credits and other information do visit full semester subjects post given below.

The Syllabus PDF files can also be downloaded from the official website of the university.

For all other VTU Petrochem 3rd Sem Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme, do visit VTU Petrochem 3rd Sem Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme Subjects. The detailed Syllabus for momentum transfer is as follows.

Course Learning Objectives:

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Module-1

FLUID STATICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS: Concept of unit operations, Concept of momentum transfer, Nature of fluids and pressure concept, variation of pressure with height – hydrostatic equilibrium, Barometric equation, Measurement of fluid pressure -manometers, Continuous gravity decanter, Centrifugal decanter. FLUID FLOW PHENOMENA: Type of fluids – shear stress and velocity gradient relation, Newtonian and Non- Newtonian fluids, Viscosity of gases and liquids. Types of flow – laminar and turbulent flow, Reynolds stress, Eddy viscosity. Flow in boundary layers, Reynolds number, and Boundary layer separation and wake formation.

Module-2

BASIC EQUATIONS OF FLUID FLOW: Average velocity, Mass velocity, Continuity equation, Euler and Bernoulli equations Modified equations for real fluids with correction factors, Pump work in Bernoulli equation, Angular momentum equation. 04 Hr FLOW OF INCOMPRESSIBLE FLUIDS IN CONDUITS AND THIN LAYERS: Laminar flow through circular and non-circular conduits, Hagen Poiseuille equation, Laminar flow of NonNewtonian liquids, Turbulent flow in pipes and closed channels.

Module-3

Module-4

TRANSPORTATION AND METERING OF FLUIDS: Pipes, Fittings and valves, Measurement of fluid and gas flow rates by orifice meter, rotameter and pitot tube, Elementary concept of target meter, vortex-shedding meters, turbine meters, positive displacement meters, magnetic meters, coriolis meters and thermal meters, Flow through open channel-weirs and notches.

Module-5

PUMPS: Performance and Characteristics of pumps-positive displacement and centrifugal pumps, Fans, compressors, and blowers. INTRODUCTION TO UNSTEADY STATE FLOW: Time to empty the liquid from the tank. DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS: Dimensional homogeneity, Rayleigh’s and Buckingham n- methods, Significance of different dimensionless numbers, Elementary treatment of similitude between model and prototype.

Course Outcomes:

Question Paper Pattern:

The question paper will have ten questions.
Each full Question consisting of 20 marks
There will be 2 full questions (with a maximum of four sub questions) from each module.
Each full question will have sub questions covering all the topics under a module.
The students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module.

Text Books:

McCabe, W.L., et.al.,Unit Operations in Chemical Engineering, 5thedn., McGraw Hill, New York 1993
Kumar K.L., Engineering Fluid Mechanics, Eurasia Publishing House p Ltd., New Delhi, 3rdedn. 1984
Dr R K Bansal., A Text Book of Fluid Mechanics 1stedn., Laxmi Publications P Ltd., New Delhi 2005.

Reference Books:

For detail Syllabus of all other subjects of BE 3rd Sem Petrochem Engineering, visit (Petrochem) 3rd Sem Syllabus Subjects.

For all (CBSE & Non-CBSC) BE results, visit VTU BE all semester results direct links.

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