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1. COURSE CURRICULUM
Course Title: PRINCIPLES OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Course Code: BCE301
Credit Units: 03
Level: UG (B.Tech, B.Tech + M.Tech)
Course Objectives:
To understand the basics of Industrial Chemical calculations, Chemical reaction Engineering and Instrumentation as well as control of
Biochemical Processes
Pre-requisites: Knowledge of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics
Student Learning Outcomes:
 To develop material and energy balance equations of various biochemical process.
 To calculate and categorize rate and order of the Reactions in reactors.
 Demonstrate and distinguish various instrumentation and processes control systems.
Course Contents:
Weightage (%)
Module I 35
Material and Energy Balances
Units and dimensions, Dimensional analysis; Simple problems on material balance calculations
involving unit processes and reactive systems; Basic energy concepts - enthalpy changes in chemical
reactions and in non-reactive processes, Energy balance calculations, Heat of reaction.
Module II 35
L T P/S S/W/F/W TOTAL
CREDIT
UNITS
3 - - - 03

2. Chemical reaction engineering
Kinetics of homogenous reactions: Concepts of reaction rate, order of reaction and molecularity,
Analysis of batch reactors for kinetic interpretation of data and isothermal reactor design for single and
multiple reactions, Design equations for CSTR and plug flow reactors.
Module III 15
Process Instrumentation
Principles of measurement: error, accuracy and sensitivity; Measurement of flow, pressure, temperature,
level, pH, viscosity and chemical composition.
Module IV 15
Basics of process control
Basic concepts of feedback control, control loop and its elements, Dynamic behaviour of first order
physical systems, controller hardware, choice of controllers and settings. Introduction to advanced
control systems: feed forward, cascade and ratio control.
Pedagogy for Course Delivery:
Lectures: 39
Class Test: 2
Seminar- 4
Total: 45
Assessment/ Examination Scheme:
Theory L/T (%) Lab/Practical/Studio (%) Total
100 N.A. 100
Theory Assessment (L&T):
Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment End Term Examination
Components (Drop
down)
Class Test
1
Class Test 2 Home
Assignment
Attendance
Weightage (%) 7.5 7.5 10 5 70

3. Text & References:
Text:
 Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering, D.M. Himmelblau, (2004) Prentice Hall. ISBN-13:978-0-13-234660-3
 Industrial Chemical Calculations. O.A. Hougen, K.M. WEatson (2005) John Wiley and Sons Inc ISBN: 9780335041893
References:
 Chemical Reaction Engineering, O. Levenspiel, (2005)John Wiley and Sons Inc ISBN: 9971512416
 Chemical Process Control, An introduction to Theory and Practice, G. Stephanopoulos, (2006) Prentice Hall Inc.
ISBN-13: 9780131286290