(Syllabus) Prelim Examination - Syllabus (Chemical Engineering)
Preliminary Examination Syllabus - Chemical Engineering
A. FUNDAMENTALS & STOICHIOMETRY:
Definition and scope of chemical engineering, Units and
dimensions, Dimensional analysis, Graphical and numerical methods of data
fitting.
Properties of gases, liquids and solids.
Material balance of simple and complex systems with and without chemical
reaction. Recycle, bypass and purging.
Energy balance of simple systems with and without chemical reactions.
B. MATERIAL SCIENCE AND CORROSION:
Crystallography : Concepts of crystalline and non-crystalline
materials, Mechanical properties, phase diagram heat treatment.
Materials of construction: metals and alloys for construction, ceramics,
refractoriness, polymers. Materials selection and economics.
Corrosion : causes, control and preventive measures
C. ENERGY RESOURCES AND UTILIZATION:
Classification and survey of energy resources, Scope of
utilization.
Solid fuels: Various types, physical and chemical characteristics.
Coal: Classification, origin, carbonization gasification, storage and handling
preparation.
Liquid fuels from petroleum Synthetic liquid fuels.
Gaseous fuels: Classification, composition, calorific value, manufactures of
synthetic gaseous fuels, Combustion.
Nuclear energy and hydropower.
Solar and other renewable sources of energy, viz., biomass, MSW, wind, todal and
geothermal energy.
D. FLUID FLOW OPERATIONS:
Classification and properties of fluids. Hydrostatic
equilibrium, manometers.
Types of flow, Reynolds number Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, Bernoulli
equation and its applications, fluid friction, Hagen-Poisseuille equation.
Fluid flow measurements.
Fluidization : mechanism and uses.
Fluid machinery : pumps, turbines, compressors and blowers
E. CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY (INORGANIC) :
Water L hard and soft water, boiler water, municipal water
treatment, desalination.
Acid industry : Sulfuric, nitric and hydrochloric acid.
Chloral-alkali industry : Ammonia synthesis, Fertilizers natural, nitrogenous,
phosphates, potassium and mixed fertilizers.
Marine chemicals : Sodium chloride, recovery of compounds of K, Ms, Ca, Br, and
I, Lime and its products Cement.