Engineering Chemistry
Applied Chemistry/Engineering Chemistry:
Study Material's For Engineering Chemistry:-(Applied Chemistry)
Syllabus :
UNIT – I WATER QUALITY AND TREATMENT - Download
Impurities in water, Hardness of water and its Units, Disadvantages of hard water, Estimation of hardness by EDTA method, Numerical problems on hardness, Estimation of dissolved oxygen,Alkalinity, acidity and chlorides in water, Water treatment for domestic purpose (Chlorination,Bleaching powder, ozonisation)
Industrial Use of water:
For steam generation, troubles of Boilers: Scale & Sludge, Priming and Foaming, Caustic
Embrittlement and Boiler Corrosion.
Treatment of Boiler Feed water:
Internal Treatment: Colloidal, Phosphate, Carbonate, Calgon and sodium aluminate treatment.
External Treatment: Ion-Exchange and Permutit processes.
Demineralisation of brackish water: Reverse Osmosis and Electrodialysis
UNIT – II POLYMERS - Download
i)Introduction: Basic concepts of polymerisation, Types of poloymerisation (Chain Growth
(Addition), Step growth (Condensation)), Mechanism: cationic, anionic, free radical and coordination covalent. Plastomers: Thermosetting and Thermoplatics, Preparation, properties and Engineering applications of PVC, Teflon, Bakelite and nylons.
Elastomers Natural Rubber; Processsing of natural rubbers, Compounding of Rubber
Synthetic Rubber: Preparation, properties and engineering applications of Buna-S, Buna-N,
Polyurethene, Polysulfide (Thiokol) rubbers
ii) Conducting polymers: Mechanism, synthesis and applications of polyacetyline, polyaniline.
iii) Inorganic Polymers: Basic Introduction, Silicones, Polyphospazins (-(R)2-P=N-) applications
UNIT – III ELECTROCHEMISTRY- Download
i) Galvanic cells, Nernest Equation, Numerical calculations, Batteries: Rechargeable batteries (Lead acid, Ni-Cd, Lithium Ion Batteries),Fuels cells: (Hydrogen-Oxygen and Methanol-Oxygen, Solidoxide)
ii) Corrosion: Introduction, type of corrosion (Concentration cell corrosion, Galvanic corrosion),Chemical (Dry) and Electrochemical (Wet) Theory of corrosion. Galvanic series, factors affecting the corrosion (Metal and environment). Prevention: Cathodic protection (Sacrificial anode and impressed current), Inhibitors (Anodic and cathodic), electroplating (Copper, nickel and chromium) and electroless plating (Copper and nickel)
UNIT – IV FUELS AND COMBUSTION-Download
Classifications of Fuels – Characteristics of Fuels- Calorific Value – Units, Numerical Problems.
Solid Fuels: Coal-Classification and Analysis (proximate and ultimate), Coke Characteristics of metallurgical coke, Manufacture of Metallurgical Coke by Otto Hoffmann‟s by product oven processes.
Liquid Fuels:
Petroleum: Refining of Petroleum, Gasoline- Octane Number, Diesel -Cetane Number, Synthetic
Petrol: Bergius Processes, Fischer Troph‟s synthesis
Power Alcohol: Manufacture, Advantages and Disadvantages of Power Alcohol
Gaseous Fuels: Natural gas, Producer gas, Water gas, Coal gas and Biogas. Determination calorific value of Gases fuels by Junker‟s calorimeter.
Combustion: Basic principles and numerical problems, Flue Gas analysis by Orsat‟s apparatus.
UNIT – V CHEMISTRY OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS-Download
i) Cement: Composition, Classification, preparation (Dry and Wet processes), Setting and Hardening (Hydration and Hydrolysis)
ii) Refractories: Introduction, Classification , properties and applications
iii) Lubricants: Introduction, classification (Solid, liquid, semi solid, emulsion and synthetic),Theory of lubrication (Thin film, Thick film & Extreme pressure) , properties of lubricants and applications.
iv) Carbon clusters: Fullerenes and Carbon Nano Tubes (CNT)
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