Elements of Chemical Engineering (1BECHE105/205)

Elements of Chemical Engineering

Course Code 1BECHE105/205 
Semester 1/2
CIE Marks 50
Teaching Hours/Week (L:T:P: S) 3:0:0:0 
SEE Marks 100
Total Hours of Pedagogy 120 h 
Total Marks 100
Credits 3-0-0 (Total 3) 
Exam Hours 3
Examination type (SEE) Theory

Module-1: Introduction to Chemical Engineering & Role of a Chemical Engineer 8 Hours

Introduction: Chemical Engineering in Everyday life, History of Chemical Engineering, Major Chemical

Engineering Contributions to Society, Significance of chemical engineering in food, health, energy and

environment. Sustainable development framework; United Nations SDGs, Emerging Technologies to implement

sustainable development goals.

Module-2: Modern chemical engineering plants 8 Hours

Batch processing and continuous processing, transition from batch to continuous processing, Basic principles of

chemical processes; Unit processes and unit operations; Case studies: Manufacture of paint, Sulfuric acid and

Soda ash. Measurement of temperature, pressure, flow and level in a process.

Module-3: Role and importance of Natural Sciences in Chemical Engineering 8 Hours

Introduction, Ideal gas law, Infinitesimal Control Volume, Macroscopic Control Volume, Closed Systems and Open

Systems, Conservation of Mass and energy and related numerical, Fundamentals of mass transfer, Fick’s law of

diffusion. Heat transfer, modes of heat transfer and related numerical.

Module-4 : Fluid flow phenomena and Dimensional Analysis 8 Hours

Types of fluids - shear stress and velocity gradient relation, Types of fluid flow, Measurement of fluid flow:

Rotameter, pitot tube. Dimensionless Numbers, Primary and derived quantities, Dimensional homogeneity,

Methods of dimensional analysis (Rayleigh's) and its applications, related numerical.

Module-5: Safety in Chemical Process Industries 8 Hours

Safety in Chemical Process Industries, Lessons for the Management, Importance of Quantitative Information, Case

Study 1: Extinction of Different Species of Vultures; Case Study 2: Environmental Hazards of a Green Project.

Case study 3: Bottling plant of Coco-Cola. Basic safety and process management (Process design for safety,

introduction to HAZOP and safety management processes).

Suggested Learning Resources: 

Textbooks:

1. Pushpavanam S, Introduction to Chemical Engineering, PHI Learning Private Limited, New Delhi, 2010.

2. Morton Denn, Chemical Engineering: An Introduction, Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Reference books:

1. W. L. McCabe, J. C. Smith and P. Harriot, Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering, 7th Edition, McGraw Hill, New York, 2021.

2. Walter L. Badger, Julius T. Banchero , Julius T. Bancheo, Introduction To Chemical Engineering, Tata

McGraw-Hill, 1955.

3. Richard M. Felder and Ronald W. Rousseau, Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes, John Wiley & Sons, 3 rd Edition, 2005.

4. Himmelblau, D.M., Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering, 6 th Edition, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, 1997.

5. Uche, N. Introduction to Chemical Engineering. Scrivener Publishing, Wiley, 2019

6. Ghoshal, S.K., Sanjal, S.K. and Datta, S. Introduction to Chemical Engineering. Tata McGraw-Hill

Publication, 2017.

7. Introduction to Sustainable Engineering, Rag. R.L. and Ramesh Lakshmi Dinachandran, PHILearning Pvt.

Ltd., 2ndEdn, 2016