Mechanical Operations Petro 6th Sem Syllabus for VTU BE 2017 Scheme (Professional Elective-II)

Mechanical Operations detail syllabus for Petroleum Engineering (Petro), 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17PC652), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.

For all other petro 6th sem syllabus for be 2017 scheme vtu you can visit Petro 6th Sem syllabus for BE 2017 Scheme VTU Subjects. For all other Professional Elective-II subjects do refer to Professional Elective-II. The detail syllabus for mechanical operations is as follows.

Course Objectives:

This course will enable students to

• Study different properties of particulate solids, handling and mixing of solid particles.
• Study principles of commination and different types of equipment for size reduction like crushers, grinders etc.
• Understand mechanical separation aspect such as screening, filtration, sedimentation, transportation of solids etc.
• Understand energy requirements in solids handling, agitation and mixing, solid conveying and storage.

Module 1
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Module 2

Size reduction: Introduction – types of forces used for comminution , Criteriaforcommunition,characteristicsof comminuted Products, laws of size reduction, work index, energy Utilization, methods of operating crushers – free crushing, Choke feeding, open circu it grinding, closed circuit Grinding, wet and dry grinding, equipment for size Reduction – classifica tion of size reduction equipment, Equipment – blake jaw crusher, gyratory crusher, smoothroll crusher, toothed roll crusher, impactor, attrition mill, Ball mill, critical speed of ball mill, ultra-fine grinders, Fluid energy mill, colloid mill, cutters – knife cutter.

Module 3

Flow of fluid past immersed bodies:
Drag, drag coefficient, pressure drop – kozeny-carm en Equation, blake-plummer, ergun equation, fluidization, Conditions for fluidization, minimum fluidization velocity, Types of fluidization, applications of fluidization, slurry Transport, pneumatic conveying. Motion of particles through fluids: Mechanics of particle motion, equation for one Dimensional motion of particles through a fluid in Gravitational and centrifugal field, terminal velocity, drag Coefficient, motion of spherical particles in stoke’s region, Newton’s region, and intermediate region, criterion for Settling regime, hindered settling, modification of Equation for hindered settling, centrifugal separators, Cyclones and hydro cyclones.

Module 4
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Module 5

Agitation and mixing: Application of agitation, agitation equipment, types of Impellers – propellers, paddles and turbines, flow Patterns in agitated vessels, prevention of swirling, Standard turbine design, power correlation and power Calculation, mixing of solids, types of mixers -changecan mixers, muller mixers, mixing index, ribbon blender, Internal screw mixer, tumbling mixer. Sampling, storage and conveying of Solids: Sampling of solids, storage of solids, open and closed Storage, bulk and bin storage, conveyors – belt Conveyers, chain conveyor, apron conveyor, bucket Conveyor, screw conveyor.

Course Outcomes:

1. Classify and suggest different type of separation processes required for the feed material.
2. Suggest different types of size reduction methods such as crushing, grinding milling depending on the type and size of the material.
3. Calculate the power requirements for different type of mechanical operations.
4. Select different type of conveying methods.

Graduate Attributes (as per NBA):

1. Critical Thinking
2. Problem solving
3. Use of modern tools
4. Life – long Learning
5. Collaborative and multidisciplinary work

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:

1. McCabe, W.L., et.al., Unit Operations in Chemic al Engineering, 5thedn., McGraw Hill International, Singapore, 2000
2. Badger W.L. and Banchero J.T., Introduction to Chemical Engineering, 3rd edn. Tata McGraw Hill International Edition, Singapore , 1999
3. Coulson J.H. and Richardson J.F., Coulson and R ichardson’s Chemical Engineering, Vol-II Particle Technology and Separation Process, 6th edn., Asian Books Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 1998

Reference Books:

1. Brown G.G., et.al., Unit Operations, I edn., C BS Publisher, New Delhi, 1995
2. Perry R.H. and Green W.D., Perry’s Chemical Eng ineers’ Hand Book, VII edn., McGraw Hill International Edition, New York, 2000
3. Sarkar Samir, Fuels and Combustion, II edn., O rient Longman, New Delhi, 1980
4. Foust A.S., et.al., Principles of Unit Operatio ns, III edn., John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1997

For detail syllabus of all other subjects of BE Petro, 2017 regulation do visit Petro 6th Sem syllabus for 2017 Regulation.

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