Syllabus of Jawaharlal Nehru University MSc Biotechnology - BT523 - Engineering Principles

Credits: 2

Basic Chemical Engineering calculations. Material balance. Material balance with reactions. Material balance with recycle and purge. Energy balance. Enthalpy, specific heat, mean specific heat. Heat Balance. Heat of reaction and heat of solution. Material and Energy balance together.

Fluid statics.

Fluid mechanics. Potential flow. Newtonian and non Newtonian fluid.
Bingham plastic, pseudo plastic, dilatant.
Time dependent flow
Continuity equation.
Derivation of Bernoulli Equation. Correction for friction losses.
Pump work
Skin friction and fanning friction factor. Laminar flow in pipes.
Hagen Poiseuille Equation. Hydraulic diameter
Flow of incompressible fluid in conduits and thin layers.
Friction loss due to expansion, contraction and fittings.
Flow past immersed bodies. Drag coefficient, terminal velocity. Free and hindered settling.
Metering of fluid flow.
Transportion of fluid. Pumps and valves.
Elementary idea of heat and mass transfer.