PCH105: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LAB I |
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Course Objective: To learn chemical engineering principles and their practical applications in the areas of mass transfer, reaction engineering and particle mechanics.
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Fluid and Particle Mechanics |
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To study the power consumption in an agitated vessel for different impellers |
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To carry out size analysis of solids sample using sieve shaker |
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To conduct sedimentation study on particle suspension in water |
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To study the liquid-solid fluidization phenomena |
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To study the filtration operation and determine specific cake resistance |
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To determine friction factor in a randomly packed bed |
Mass Transfer Operations |
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To determine the diffusion coefficient of an organic vapor in air |
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To determine gas film coefficient for air water system in a wetted wall column |
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To determine mass transfer coefficient for absorption with chemical reaction in a packed bed |
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To calculate HETP and HTU for packed distillation column operating under total reflux |
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To study the drying characteristics of a solid under forced draft conditions |
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To study pressure drop and tower characteristics for various flow rates in a counter current forced draft cooling tower |
Chemical Reaction Engineering |
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To study the kinetics of a non-catalytic homogeneous reaction in a batch reactor |
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To study the kinetics of a non-catalytic homogeneous reaction in a plug flow reactor |
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Study of a non-catalytic homogeneous reaction in a semi-batch reactor |
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To study residence time distribution (RTD) characteristics in a packed bed reactor |
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To study residence time distribution (RTD) characteristics in a CSTR |
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To study the kinetics of first order decomposition of diacetone alcohol using dilatometer |
Course Learning Outcome (CLO):
1. Ability to plan experiments and present the experimental data meaningfully
2. Ability to apply theoretical concepts for data analysis and interpretation
3. Capability to visualize and understand chemical engineering unit operations related to fluid and particle mechanics, and mass transfer
4. Understand the experimental techniques related to chemical reaction engineering