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Part A: Content Design
Course Title Unit Operations – I
Course No(s) PE ZC319
Credit Units 4
Content Authors SRIKANTA DINDA

Course Description
Pumps and compressors, Flow measurement devices, Piping networks, Agitation and mixing, Packed and
fluidized beds, Heat exchangers including boilers and condensers, Log mean temperature difference
(LMTD), epsilon-NTU method, Co-current counter-current and cross flows, Number of transfer units
(NTU) – epsilon method for exchanger evaluation, Distillation, Absorption, Leaching, Humidification and
drying, Cooling towers.

Scope and objectives

This course aims at making the students understand the fundamental principles and concepts of
heat transfer, fluid mechanics and mechanical operation in process plants.

Prescribed Text Book

T1 Yunus A. Cengel, “ Fluid mechanics-Fundamentals & Applications” McGraw-Hill

Education, 3rd Edition, 2013.
T2 Warren L. McCabe, Julian C. Smith et al,” Unit operations of Chemical Engineering”,
McGraw Hill publication, 7th Edition, 2017.
T3 Yunus A. Cengel, “Heat Transfer: A Practical Approach” McGraw Hill publication, 2nd
Edition, 2002.
T4 Robert E. Treybal, “Mass Transfer Operations”, McGraw Hill publication, 3rd Edition,
1980.
T5 Christie J. Geankoplis, "Transport Processes and Separation Process Principles", Prentice
Hall, 4th Ed., 2003.

Reference Books

R1 J.P. Holman "Heat transfer" McGraw Hill publication, 10th Edition, 2009
R2 Chemical Engineering series by Richardson & Coulson

Course Module:
Book Module Title Objectives
T1 Internal flow, Minor Laminar and turbulent flows in a pipe, pressure drop or head loss,
losses, Pumps, flow Moody’s chart, minor losses, piping networks, Bernoulli’s equation,
measurement, Basic types of pumps, pump performance curves, pump cavitation and
equations NPSH, dimensionless pump parameters, affinity laws for pumps,
flow measurement devices, valves.
T2 Packed and Fluidized Drag and drag coefficients, friction in flow through beds of solids,
bed, settling of solids sphericity/voidage parameters, pressure drop in packed bed,
conditions of fluidization, types of fluidization, minimum fluidization
velocity, settling of solids, terminal velocity, K parameter.
T3 Heat Exchangers Types of heat exchangers, flow arrangements in heat exchangers,
double pipe, shell & tube , air cooled H.E., selection criterion of a
H.E., fouling factor, LMTD in H.E., correction factor in LMTD, The
effectiveness-NTU method, Design concepts of shell & tube H.E.
T4 / Gas absorption Equilibrium between liquids & gases, ideal/non-ideal liquid solutions,
T2 choices of solvents for gas absorption, equipment for gas absorption
– their internal structure, principles and material balance across gas
absorption column.
T4 / Distillation unit Relative volatility concept, V-L-E diagram, minimum & maximum
T2 operation boiling azeotropes, single stage distillation, differential or simple
distillation, continuous fractionation (with reflux), calculation of
number of equilibrium stages using McCabe-Thiele method.
T4 Humidification and Vapor-gas mixtures, gas- liquid contact operations, adiabatic
Cooling towers operations, water – cooling towers.
T4/T5 Drying and Leaching Drying operations, batch and continuous drying, temperature of
leaching, method of operation & equipment, unsteady state and
steady state leaching, methods of calculations.
 Part B: Learning Plan

Academic Term First Semester 2023-2024

Course Title Unit operation-1
Course ID No. PE ZC319
Instructor(s) SRIKANTA DINDA

Lecture Plan :
Contact Topics to be covered Text Book Reference
Sessions Book
CS 1 Basic equations, Internal flow theory Ch 8 (T1), Ch 4 (T2)
CS 2 Pressure drop in pipes, friction factor, Moody’s chart Ch 5 (T2)
CS 3 Flow past immersed objects, packed bed, fluidized Ch 7 (T2)
bed, Motion of particles through fluids
CS 4 Pumps, cavitation, NPSH, valves Ch 14 (T1)
Ch 8 (T2)
CS 5 Flow measuring devices, Minor losses, Piping Ch 8 (T1) Ch 8 (T2),
networks, agitation and mixing Ch 9 (T2)
CS 6 Types of heat exchangers, flow arrangements in heat Ch 11 (T3) Ch 10 (R1)
exchangers, double pipe, shell & tube, air cooled H.E.,
The overall heat transfer coefficient, fouling factor
CS 7 LMTD in H.E., correction factor in LMTD Ch 11 (T3) Ch 10 (R1)
CS 8 The effectiveness-NTU method Ch 11 (T3) Ch 10 (R1)
CS 9 Selection criterion of a H.E., Design concepts of shell Ch 11 (T3) Ch 10 (R1)
& tube H.E.
CS 10 & 11 Gas Absorption Ch 8 (T4, T2)
CS 12 & 13 Distillation Ch 9 (T4, T2)
CS 14 Humidification and Cooling towers Ch 7 (T4)
CS 15 & 16 Leaching and Drying Ch 13, 12 (T4)
Ch 9 (T5)
Syllabus for Mid-Semester Test (Open Book): Topics covered in CS 1 to 8

Syllabus for Comprehensive Exam (Open Book): All topics given in the Lecture Plan

Evaluation Scheme:
Legend: EC = Evaluation Component; AN = After Noon Session; FN = Fore Noon Session
No Name Type Duration Weight Day, Date, Session, Time
EC-1 Quiz –I Online 5% September 1-10, 2023
Quiz-II Online 5% October 1-10, 2023
Quiz –III Online 5% November 1-10, 2023
EC-2 Mid-Semester Test Open Book 2 hours 35% Sunday, 24/09/2023 (AN)
EC-3 Comprehensive Open Book 2½ 50%
Sunday, 26/11/2023 (AN)
Exam hours
Important links and information:
Elearn portal: https://elearn.bits-pilani.ac.in
Students are expected to visit the Elearn portal on a regular basis and stay up to date with the latest
announcements and deadlines.
Contact sessions: Students should attend the online lectures as per the schedule provided on the Elearn
portal.
Evaluation Guidelines:
1. EC-1 consists of Quiz. Students will attempt them through the course pages on the Elearn
portal. Announcements will be made on the portal, in a timely manner.
2. EL-1 is the experiential leaning component on the project assigned to you. You will have
presentation/ submission at the mid-term and towards the end of the course. Dates will be
announced on the portal well in advance.
3. For Closed Book tests: No books or reference material of any kind will be permitted.
4. For Open Book exams: Use of books and any printed / written reference material (filed or
bound) is permitted. However, loose sheets of paper will not be allowed. Use of calculators
is permitted in all exams. Laptops/Mobiles of any kind are not allowed. Exchange of any
material is not allowed.
5. If a student is unable to appear for the Regular Test/Exam due to genuine exigencies, the
student should follow the procedure to apply for the Make-Up Test/Exam which will be made
available on the Elearn portal. The Make-Up Test/Exam will be conducted only at selected
exam centres on the dates to be announced later.
6. It shall be the responsibility of the individual student to be regular in maintaining the self
study schedule as given in the course handout, attend the online lectures, and take all the
prescribed evaluation components such as Assignment/Quiz, Mid-Semester Test and
Comprehensive Exam according to the evaluation scheme provided in the handout.