The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda Faculty

The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Faculty : Technology and Engineering

Department : Chemical Engineering

Kalabhavan, Vadodara.

Contact Details :

E.mail ID : [email protected]

Name of the Program : M. E. Chemical (Petrochemical Engineering and Polymer Technology)

Type of the Program:

Year

(ME) I

CORE / ELECTIVE / FOUNDATION 1 : CORE

PAPER CODE :

PAPER NAME: ADVANCED TRANSPORT PROCESSES

CREDIT

Semester HOURS 45

UNIT – I

Fundamentals: Vector and Tensor algebra, kinematics, transport theorem,

constitutive relations, equations of motion and their solution, boundary layer

theory, flow through porous media. 08 hrs.

UNIT – II Rheology: Classification of fluid behaviour, rheological models, Rheometry,

flow of non-Newtonian fluids in closed conduits. 09 hrs.

UNIT – III

Particulate flows: Particle characterization, particle mechanics, interparticle and

fluid particle forces, discrete and continuous models, flow through hoppers and

bins.

07 hrs.

UNIT – IV

Fluidization: Gross behaviour of fluidized beds, minimum fluidization velocity,

pressure drops, voidage, transport disengaging height, bubbling bed models,

turnover rates of solid, interchange coefficients, diffusion models for gas flows.

06 hrs.

UNIT – V

Heat Transfer: Finite difference methods for steady and unsteady state

conduction, forced convection heat transfer analytical and semi analytical

solutions, Analogies, Radiant heat transfer, network method of analysis,

radiation through gases and vapors.

08 hrs

UNIT – VI

Mass Transfer: Inter phase mass transfer for multi component fluids, interfacial

turbulence, Marangoni effect, mass transfer with chemical reaction, Diffusion

in polymers.

07 hrs.

REFERENCES

1 R.B. Bird, W.E. Stewart and E.N.Lightfoot, ‘Transport Phenomena’, 2nd

Ed, Wiley,2002

2 J.C. Stattery,’Momentum Heat and Mass transfer in Continiua’, McGraw-Hill, 1972

3 J.W. Goodwin and R.W.Hughes,’Rheology for Chemists’, RSC Publishing, 2008

4 L.S. Fan and C.Zhu, ‘Principles of Gas Solid flows’, Cambridge 1998

5. D.Kunni and O. Levenspiel, ‘Fluidization Engineering’, 2nd

Ed, Butterworth-Heinemann, 1991

6. W.M. Deen, ‘Analysis of Transport Phenomena’, Oxford, 1998.





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E.mail ID :[email protected]

Name of the Programme: M. E. Chemical (Petrochemical Engineering and Polymer Technology)

Year (ME) I CORE / ELECTIVE / FOUNDATION 1 : CORE

PAPER CODE:

PAPER NAME: ADVANCED CHEMICAL

ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS

CREDIT

Semester HOURS 45

UNIT – I

Review of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics: Property estimation

methods, PVT behaviour and EOS, Fundamental property relations,

Thermodynamics derivatives, Residual and Excess properties, Preliminary

excess free energy models.

10 hrs.

UNIT – II

Solution Thermodynamics: EOS models and fugacity estimation and mixing

rules for extension to mixtures Excess free energy models and activity

estimation: Local composition and group contribution models

Parameter estimation using regression analysis

Methodology for associating molecules.

08 hrs.

UNIT – III

Phase Equilibrium: Measurement techniques Ф – Ф and γ–Ф approach,

Modeling and equilibrium computations for VLE, LLE, VLLE and other

systems (SLE, SGE, SCF etc.).

08 hrs.

UNIT – IV Chemical reaction equilibria for complex and multiple reactions, Analysis,

methods and computations. 06 hrs.

UNIT – V

Introduction to statistical thermodynamics: Energy levels and their distribution,

Schrodinger’s equation, Boltzmann distribution law, Partition functions,

Application in thermodynamic analysis.

07 hrs

UNIT – VI

Introduction to molecular modeling and simulation in thermodynamics,

Molecular base EOS approach, PHCT, ESD, SAFT etc., Monte Carlo

Simulation for phase equilibria.

08 hrs.

REFERENCES

1 Smith JM VanNess HC, Abbott MM, Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (6

th

Ed), McGraw Hill, Singapore, 2001.

2 Prausnitz JM Lichtenthaler RN, De Azevado EG, Molecular Thermodynamics of Fluid Phase

Equilibria (3rd

Ed), Prentice Hall, 1986

3 Walas SM. Phase Equilibria in Chemical Engineering, Butterworth 1985.





Contact Details :

E. mail ID : [email protected]

Name of the Program: M. E. Chemical (Petrochemical Engineering and Polymer Technology)


Year

(ME) I

CORE / ELECTIVE / FOUNDATION 1 :

PAPER CODE :

PAPER NAME: PROCESS MODELLING, SIMULATION AND

CONTROL

CREDIT

Semester HOURS

UNIT – I

Philosophy of mathematical modeling, classifications of models, procedure of

model development.

UNIT – II

Theoretical process modeling – process models of stirred tank heaters. Heat

exchangers, gas absorbers, CSTR. Packed bed tubular reactor, Fluid Catalytic

Cracking, liquid membrane separations, etc.

UNIT – III Process identification: Principles of Empirical modeling. Identification by step

response, Impulse response and frequency response.

UNIT – IV

Introduction to non linear analysis: Phase Olan analysis, Bifurcation behavior of

differential equations, Hopf bifurcation, catastrophes, chaotic behavior of

system, Lorentz equation, limit cycle etc.

UNIT – V

Process simulation: Modular approaches to process simulation, decomposition

of networks. Introduction to dynamic simulators, specific purpose simulation of

process units.

UNIT – VI

Multi variable process control, Interaction analysis and multiple single loop

design, relative gain array, loop pairing, design of multivariable controller.

UNIT VII

Special topics: Model predictive control, statistical process controlled, computer

process control, analysis of discrete time systems, digital comtrollers.

UNIT VIII

Process control case studies: Control of distillation column, control of catalytic

packed bed reactor, control of polymerization process etc.

REFERENCES

1 D.M. Himmelblau and K.B. Bishoff ‘Process Analysis and Simulation’, Wiley 1968.

2 W.L. Luyben, ‘Process Modeling, Simulation and Control for Chemical Engineers’, 2

nd Ed., Mc

Graw-Hill, 1990.

3 B.W. Bequettee, ‘Process Dynamics’ , Prentice Hall, 1998

4 W.F. Rameriz, ‘Computational methods for Process Simulation’ , Butterworth, 1989





Contact Details :


Name of the Program: M. E. Chemical (Petrochemical Engineering and Polymer

Technology)


Year

(ME) I


PAPER CODE :

PAPER NAME: SEMINAR

CREDIT

Semester HOURS

UNIT – I

Literature Survey based investigation preferably in the areas to

Environment, Safety and Hazard management in Refining/

Petrochemical/ Polymer industries. During the term two presentations

on the area of investigation has to be made to the department.





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Name of the Program: M.E.Chemical (Petrochemical Engineering and Polymer Technology)


Year (ME) I CORE / ELECTIVE / FOUNDATION 1 :

PAPER CODE:

PAPER NAME: PROCESS DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS

CREDIT

Semester HOURS 45

PERRY’S CHEMICAL ENGINEERS HANDBOOK IS PERMITTED IN THE

EXAMINATION.

UNIT – I Design information and data 03

hrs.

UNIT – II

Design of piping systems for single phase and two-phase flows. Piping

colors and codes. Selection and specifications of pipes and its

components, pumps and compressors.

08

hrs.

UNIT – III Design of single phase and multi-phase heat exchangers. 06

hrs.

UNIT – IV Design of Fired heaters and furnaces 08

hrs.

UNIT – V Basic concept in process synthesis, Heat and power integration. 03

hrs.

UNIT – VI Synthesis of heat exchanger networks. 05

hrs.

UNIT-VII Synthesis of separation processes, energy conservation in distillation 06

hrs.

UNIT-VIII Synthesis of reactor networks: Heat integration in reactors and various

other units, process flowsheet optimization

06

hrs.

REFERENCES

1 Don Green and Robert H. Perry, ‘Perry’s Chemical Engineers Handbook’, 8th

Ed, McGraw-

Hill, 2008.

2 S.M. Walas ‘Chemical Process Equipment’, Butterworth – Heinemann, 1999.

3 E.E.Ludwig ‘Applied Process Design of Chemical and Petrochemical Plants’ Vol. I,II,III,

Gulf professional Publications, 1999.

4 Robin Smith, ‘Chemical Process Design and Integration’, Wiley, 2005.

5 L.T. Biegler, I.E. Grossmann and A.W. Westerberg, ‘Systematic Methods of Chemical

Process Design’, Prentice Hall, 1997.

6 W.D. Seider, J.D. SEader, D.R. Lewin, ‘Product and Process Design Principles’, 2nd

Ed,

Wiley 2004.





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Name of the Programme: M.E.Chemical (Polymer Technology)

Type of the Programme:

Year (ME) II CORE / ELECTIVE / FOUNDATION 1 :

PAPER CODE :

PAPER NAME: POLYMER REACTION

ENGINEERING

CREDIT

Semester HOURS 45

UNIT – I

Introduction:

08 hrs. Polymerization reactors, Reaction kinetics and polymerization

techniques (modes)

UNIT – II Distribution of degree of polymerization and Co-polymer

composition and effect of branching 06 hrs.

UNIT – III

Mixing and RTD:

08 hrs.

Type and characterization of mixing (micro mixing), Flow

pattern, reactor configuration and RTD functions, effect of

mixing on reaction and reactor performance, effect of mixing on

product properties, product separation / isolation issues

UNIT – IV

Thermal effects

08 hrs. Isothermal and non-isothermal operation path including optimal

path, thermal runaway, effect of operating temperatures and

thermal runaway on product properties

UNIT – V

Modeling and simulation of reaction system and reactor

performance – effect on product properties. Examples of

industrial systems e.g. PVC, LDPE, HDPE etc.

08 hrs

UNIT – VI Title/Content/Chapters: Reactor design case studies 07 hrs.

REFERENCES

1 E. Bruce Nauman, ‘Chemical Reactor Design’, John Wiley, 1987

2 J.A. Bisenberger and D.H. Sebastian, ‘Principles of Polymerization Engineering’, Wiley,

1983

3 Anil Kumar and R.K.Gupta, ‘Fundamentals of Polymers’ McGraw-Hill, 1998.





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Name of the Programme: M.E.Chemical (Petrochemical Engineering and Polymer Technology)



PAPER CODE :

PAPER NAME: FUNDAMENTALS OF POLYMER

SCIENCE (POLYMER TECHNOLOGY. &

PETROCHEMICAL ENGINEERING.)

CREDIT

Semester I HOURS 45

UNIT – I

Introduction:

Terms/concepts, Polymer based industries and feedstocks, developments,

materials. 02 hrs.

UNIT – II

Materials Science: Classification, structure and property relationship, States

of polymers and transitions (amorphous, crystalline spherulities, transition

temperatures, A, B & C in polymers). 07 hrs.

UNIT – III

Polymerization: Reaction mechanism and kinetics, Introduction to chain

growth and step growth(addition & condensation), emphasis on co-

ordination polymerization (Ziegler-Natta) and co-polymerization.

09 hrs.

UNIT – IV

Polymerization Processes (techniques): Bulk, Solution, Suspension &

Emulsion. 04 hrs.

Polymerization: Reactions, mechanism, kinetics,

processes(techniques)including co-polymerization (theoretical &empirical) 03 hrs.

Polymer Solutions, Physical chemistry of solutions, Models for chain

configurations and molecular size, Thermodynamic relations. 06 hrs.

UNIT – V Molecular weight: MW & MWD (theoretical & empirical), Average MW,

Measurement of MW, Estimation and control of MW 07 hrs

UNIT – VI

Mechanical Properties: Elasticity, Rubber elasticity, Visco-elasticity,

Models for mechanical behavior, Structural factors affecting mechanical

behavior (including additives).

07 hrs.

REFERENCES

1 P.J. Flory, ‘Principles of Polymer Chemistry’, Cornell University Press, 1953

2 Anil Kumar and R.K. Gupta, ‘Fundamentals of Polymers’ McGraw-Hill, 1998

3 F.W. Billmeyer, ‘Textbook of Polymer Science’, 3rd

Ed, Wiley, 1984

4 F. Rodriguez, ‘Principles of Polymer Systems’, 4th

Ed, Taylor and Francis, 1996.





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Name of the Programme: M.E.Chemical (Polymer Technology)



PAPER CODE :

PAPER NAME: POLYMERIC MATERIALS

(POLYMER TECH.)

CREDIT

Semester HOURS 45

UNIT – I Classification and Structure: Property Requirements for Plastics,

Rubbers and Fibers, Analysis and Testing of polymeric materials. 04 hrs.

UNIT – II

Plastics: Properties, applications and manufacture of important

plastics – thermoplastics and thermosets, poly olefins, poly vinyl,

styrene, acrylics, poly esters and poly amides, epoxy, poly

urethanes etc. Additives and their functions for plastics.

10 hrs.

UNIT – III

Rubber: Properties, applications and manufacture of important

elastomeric polymers thermoplastics and thermosets, NR, BR,

SBR, NBR, Chloroprene, EPDM etc. Reinforcement and

Crosslinking in Rubbers, Special processing techniques for

rubbers, Additives, Rubber chemicals their functions.

08 hrs.

UNIT – IV Fibers: Properties, applications and manufacture of important

fiber forming polymers, Spinning technology 07 hrs.

UNIT – V

Alloys and Blends Motivation, Classification, Performance

modification / improvement Compatibility and methods of

manufacture.

08 hrs

UNIT – VI

Composites: Components and their role, Compatibility and

property behavior, Important composites and their applications,

Specialty materials.

08 hrs.

REFERENCES

1 F.W. Billmeyer, ‘Textbook of Polymer Science’. 3rd

Ed, Wiley, 1984

2 F. Rodrigues, ‘Principles of Polymer Systems’, 4th

Ed, Taylor and Francies, 1996

3 S.L. Rosen, ‘Fundamental principles of polymeric materials’, 2nd

Ed, Wiley, 1993

4 C.E. Carraher, ‘Introduction to Polymer Chemistry’, Taylor and Francis, 2007

5 IRI, ‘Rubber Engineering’, Tata McGraw- Hill, 1998





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E. mail ID :

Name of the Programme: M.E.Chemical) Polymer Technology

Type of the Programme

Year

(ME) II


PAPER CODE :

PAPER NAME: POLYMERIC SYSTEMS

CREDIT

Semester HOURS 45

UNIT – I

Polymer Chains: Ideal, Real, Branched and Semi rigid Chains, Measures of

Chain Size, Dilute(Isolated) and Semi dilute(Entangled/Overlap) and solid

Regimes, Star Polymers, H-Polymers and Combs.

08

hrs.

UNIT – II

Dilute Polymer Solutions:

Thermodynamics: Mean Field Theory (Flory-Huggins and Lattice models) and

other models for Excess free energy and Equations of state: Osmotic pressure

and chemical potential (activity) Calculation; Phase Stability, Phase separation

and Polymer fraction: Size Exclusion Chromatography, Light Scattering, and

Intrinsic Viscosity.

Dynamics: Brownian Motion, Bead-Spring Model(Rouse Theory)

Hydrodynamic interactions (Zimm theory), Dynamic Light Scattering, Centre

of mass diffusion and Hydrodynamic Radius.

13

hrs.

UNIT – III

Semi-Dilute Polymer Solutions and Melts, Thermodynamics, Osmotic pressure

and chemical potential (activity)from Blob model and scaling Theory

Concentration Fluctuations, Tube model, Reptation Theory and Centre of mass

diffusion coefficient, Viscoelasticity by Rouse Model and Reptation Theory.

08

hrs.

UNIT – IV Network Polymers and Gels – Mean field model for gels, Rubber Elasticity,

Swelling and Diffusion

06

hrs.

UNIT – V

Soft matter and Block Copolymers: Soft matter, Ampiphiles, Liquid crystals,

dendrimers, biological soft matter, Block Copolymers: Classifications,

properties, compatibility, flow behavior and self-assembly.

05

hrs.

UNIT – VI

Polymer Blends, Phase Diagrams, Thermodynamics Compatibility, Micro phase

separation, Molecular Modeling – Molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo

simulation.

05

hrs.

REFERENCES

1 F. Rodriguez, ‘Principles of polymer systems’ 4th

Ed, Taylor and Francis, 1996

2 L.. H. Sperling, ‘Introduction to Physical Polymer Science’ 2nd

Ed, Wiley, 2001

3 I.W. Hamley, ‘Introduction to Soft Matter’, Wiley, 2007

4 P. Neogi, ‘Diffusion in Polymers’, Marcel Dekker, 1996.





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Name of the Program: M.E. Chemical (Petrochemical Engineering and Polymer Technology)


Year

(ME) II


PAPER CODE :

PAPER NAME: COMPUTATIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL

TECHNIQUES.

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Semester HOURS

UNIT – I

Laboratory / Literature Survey / Design work related to the following aspects:

Computational Techniques:

1. Numerical methods for solution of linear / non linear equations

2. Numerical solutions of ODE and PDE.

3. Optimization problems.

4. Parameter estimations using statistical techniques.

5. Use of mathematical software for the above.

UNIT – II

Laboratory / Literature Survey / Design work related to the following aspects:

Experimental Techniques:

1. Design of experimental set – ups and measurement techniques.

2. Principles of important measurement techniques, testing and analysis.

3. Samples preparation and preservation techniques

4. Data and error analysis

5. Design of Experiments.





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Name of the Program: M.E. Chemical (Polymer Technology)


Year

(ME) II


PAPER CODE :

PAPER NAME: POLYMER PROCESSING

(POLYMER TECH.)

CREDIT

Semester HOURS 45

UNIT – I Introduction to polymer processing: Classification of polymer

processes, elementary steps in polymer processing. 02 hrs.

UNIT – II

Morphology & structure of polymers, polymer melt

crystallization, factors effecting crystallization, polymer molecular

orientation.

03 hrs.

UNIT – III Viscoelastic behavior of polymeric fluids, elongational flows,

Rheometry rheological measurements and polymer process ability. 05 hrs.

UNIT – IV

Mixing: Mixing in major routes for melt processing of polymers,

Additives, Extensive & intensive mixing, Characterization of state

of mixture, Statistical description of mixing, scale and intensity of

segregation, Laminar mixing, mixing equipment.

06 hrs.

UNIT – V

Title/Content/Chapters: Extrusion: Flow mechanism and analysis,

single and twin screw extruders, extrudate, non-uniform die swell,

melt fracture.

Extrusion dies: Sheet & film dies, angular dies, side fed & spiral

mandrel dies, uni-coating dies, profile extrusion dies, Multiple

layer extrusion, flow instabilities in multilayer flows.

14 hrs

UNIT – VI

Molding: Injection molding principle, design, cycle time,

Compression molding, Transfer molding, Rotational molding,

Blow molding, Reaction injection molding & other processes.

14 hrs.

REFERENCES

1 Z Tadmor and C.G. Gogos, ‘Principles of Polymer Processing’ Willey, 1979

2 S. Middleman, ‘Fundamentals of Polymer Processing’, McGraw-Hill, 1977

3 J.M. McKelvey, ‘Polymer Processing’, Willey, 1962

4 J.L. Throne, ’Plastics Process Engineering’, Marcel Dekker, 1979.





Contact Details :


Name of the Program: M.E. Chemical (Petrochemical Engineering and Polymer Technology)


Year

(ME) II


PAPER CODE :

PAPER NAME: COURSE PROJECT

CREDIT

Semester HOURS

UNIT – I

Investigative studies related to any area in the field of Polymer

Technology has to be done with focus on systematic approach to

research, documentation of observations and rational interpretation of

results obtained.

Two presentations on the area of investigation should be made during

the term.

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