CML 201 CHEMICAL PROCESS CALCULATIONS

Course No.: CML 201

Course Title: Chemical Process Calculations
Course Type: Core
Course Credits: 4

Course Description

Fundamental concepts, gas relationship, molarity, molality, normality, partial pressure, pure
component volume and the related calculations. Humidity and saturation and their
applications fundamental concepts of material balance. Material balance in various unit
processes and unit operations. Material balance with chemical reactions Energy balance
related to various process equipment. Calculation of standard heat of reaction from the heat
of formation and heat of combustion, thermochemistry, energy balance in various unit
operations, the heat of solutions, the heat of neutralization etc. Fuels and combustion
calculation, proximate and ultimate analysis, adiabatic reaction temperature, air to
fuel ratio, complex processes calculation.

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Students are expected to have a good understanding of material and energy balance in
different chemical processes and unit operations.

Course Objectives of Chemical Process Calculations

1) To understand the fundamental concepts and calculations of process calculation.

2) To understand the material balance in various unit processes and unit operations.
3) To understand the energy balance related to various process equipment.
4) To understand the various heats and their calculations related to chemical reactions.
5) To understand the fuels and combustion calculation, proximate and ultimate analysis.
References

1. Narayanan K V and Lakshmikutty B, Stoichiometry and Process Calculations, Prentice

Hall of India Pvt Ltd, New Delhi 2006
2. Himmelblau D.M.; Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering, 6th
Edition, Prentice Hall of India Ltd.
3. Hougen O.A. and Watson K.M.; Chemical Process Principles, Part-I (Material and Energy
Balances), CBSNew Delhi