نبدة عن القسم

يعتبر برنامج الهندسة الكيميائية من اعرق البرنامج الموجودة بكلية الهندسة صبراتة، جامعة صبراتة، حيث تم افتتاح البرنامج في عام 1992 م. يتكون الكادر الوظيفي ببرنامج الهندسة الكيميائية حاليا من 22 عضو هيئة تدريس، مباشرون لعملهم بالبرنامج ، من بينهم 1 بدرجة أستاذ و 5 بدرجة استاذ مشاركا و 7 بدرجة استاذ مساعد و 7 بدرجة محاضر و 2 بدرجة محاضر مساعد. يوجد بالبرنامج 5 معيدين و 7 مهندسي مختبرات واداري واحد. يدرس بالبرنامج حاليا 87 طالب وطالبة وفي مختلف المراحل. أما خريجو البرنامج منفذ التأسيس فيبغ عددهم 460 خريج بمؤهل بكالوريوس هندسة كيميائية يعملون حاليا في عدة قطاعات بالدولة. يحتوي البرنامج على قدرات معملية جيدة تمكن الطلاب من الاطلاع وممارسة التجارب العملية واستخدام اجهزة التفاعلات الكيميائية والعمليات الفيزيائية المختلفة ذات الصلة بمجال الهندسة الكيميائية.

الهيكل التنظيمي للقسم

أعضاء هيئة التدريس بقسم الهندسة الكيميائية

المعيدون بقسم الهندسة الكيميائية:

المهندسون والفنيون بقسم الهندسة الكيميائية:

المقررات الدراسية لقسم الهندسة الكيميائية:

يهدف برنامج البكالوريوس، بقسم الهندسة الكيميائية، إلى إعداد وتجهيز المهندس الكيميائي الكفء لسد حاجة القطاع الصناعي والمشاركة في النهضة الصناعية الوطنية. لذا يحرص القسم على أن يشمل البرنامج المواد الاساسية للمهندس الكيميائي بالاضافة الى بعض المقررات التي تغطي أهم الاهتمامات الصناعية مثل الصناعات الكيميائية والبتروكيميائية وتحلية ومعالجة المياه. يقدم القسم برنامج سنوات مقسمة على 10 فصول دراسية أي بمعدل فصلين لكل سنة دراسية (ربيع وخريف).
عدد الوحدات الكلية المتطلب انجازها لنيل درجة البكالوريوس من قسم الهندسة الكيميائيسسة هسسي مائسسة واربسسع
وخمسون (154 (وحدة مقسمة الي:

• مقررات العلوم الانسانية (9 وحدات)
• مقررات العلوم العامة (30 وحدة)
• مقررات العلوم الهندسية العامة (15 وحدة)
• المقررات التخصصية الاجبارية (97 وحدة)
• المقررات التخصصية الاختيارية (3 وحدات)

اولا: مقررات العلوم النسانية
الرمز: GH

ثانيا: مقررات العلوم العامة
الرمز: GS

ثالثا: مقررات العلوم الهندسية العامة
الرمز: GE

رابعا: المقررات التخصصية الاجبارية
الرمز: CHE

خامسا: المقررات التخصصية الاختيارية

سادسا: المعامل والمختبرات

يوجد بالقسم ثالثاة معامل تخصصية يتم التدريس بها ستة مقررات معملية، وهى مكملة للمواد النظرية وذلك من خلل تدريب الطلبة الدارسين على مختلف الاختبارات المعملية للمقررات التي بها شقين نظري وعملي, حتى يكون الخريج من هذا القسم قادرا على ممارسة عمله كمهندس كيميائي ملم بكل الاسس النظرية مدعم بالجانب العملي. و المعامل الدراسية الموجودة بالقسم هي علي النحو التالي:
 معمل الكيمياء الفيزيائية I : يتم في هذا المعمل تدريب الطالب كيفية حساب لزوجة و كثافة المائع و
كذلك حساب طور الاتزان للمادة و ثابت الاتزان .
 معمل الكيمياء الفيزيائية II : هو أحد معامل قسم الهندسة الكيميائية بهدف تعريف الطالب بكيفية التفاعل علي السطح الصلب و السطح السائل و كذلك حساب الوزن الجزيئي للمخلوط الثنائي و درجة غليانه .
 معمل الكيمياء العضوية I :يضم معمل الكيمياء العضوية I اجهزة لقياس نقطة الغليان و التجمد وجهاز التقطير البسيط و البخاري و تقنية التسامي و طريقة التنقية بواسطة البلورة و كذلك تحليل الكميات للعناصر.
 معمل الكيمياء العضوية II :ويحتوي هذا المعمل على الاجهزة والمعدات اللزمة لتحضير عدة مواد وهي الميثان, اليثلين, الستلين , كلوريد البيوتان , الاستيلدهايد, الاستون, بنزوات الميثيل, و كذلك تصنيف الاتفاعلات.
 معمل العمليات الموحدة I :الغرض من هذا المعمل هو تغطية الساس العلمي لمقرري ميكانيكا الموائع و انتقال الحرارة و مقارنة التجارب المعملية بالجانب النظري.
 معمل العمليات الموحدة II :في هذا المعمل يتم اجراء تجارب تتعلق بانتقال المادة و كطرق الفصل المختلفة و الجانب الخر من المعمل يتضمن تجارب هندسة التفاعلات الكيميائية.

مفردات المقررات التخصصية الاجبارية بالقسم:

CHE201: Introduction to Chemical Engineering I

Credits: 3

Chemical Engineering basic problem-solving skills; unit conversions; elementary stoichiometry; material balances; energy balances; combined energy and material balanc including those with chemical reaction, purge and recycle. ideal gas law; real gas relationships; vapor pressure; saturation; partial saturation and humidity; principles of conversation of mass as applied to chemical units with or without chemical reaction (more emphasis on problems involving more than one unit). (prerequisite, GS115)

CHE202: Introduction to Chemical Engineering II

Credits: 3

Introduction to energy; heat capacity concepts and units and calculation of enthalpy changes with and without changes of phase; general energy balance and the mechanical energy balance; heat of reaction; simultaneous use of material and energy balances for the steady state;
application of material and energy balances on chemical plants; introduction to unsteady-state material and energy balances. (prerequisite, ChE201)
Credits: 3
Behavior of real and ideal gases; the first law of thermodynamics and its applications; the
second law of thermodynamics; the third law of thermodynamics; electromotive force;
thermodynamics of electrochemical cells, second and third order reactions. (prerequisite,
GS115).
CHE211 L: Physical Chemistry Lab I
Credits: 1
Measurements of density; viscosity; phase-equilibria; kinetics of first order reaction (inversion
of source); refractive index; equilibrium constant (by means of electrical conductivity, ka of
succinct acid; molecular weight determination (Victor Mayer); thermodynamics of galvanic
cells (Zinc-Copper electrodes). (prerequisite, GS115).
CHE212: Physical Chemistry II
Credits: 3
Phase equilibria; phase rule; systems of one, two and three components; the Clapeyron
equation and Clausius equation; Henry’s and Raoult’s law; fractional distillation; congruently
and incongruently melting compound; chemical equilibrium; derivation of the general
equilibrium expression; determination of equilibrium constant; Gibbs free energy of formation;
effect of temperature on chemical equilibrium; surface thermodynamics; surface tension; Gibbs
adsorption equation; adsorption by solid; Longmire theory of adsorption chromatography.
(Prerequisite ChE211).
CHE212 L: Physical Chemistry Lab II
Credits: 1
Surface chemistry; adsorption on solid surface and adsorption at liquid surface; chemical
kinetics, “First” and “Second” order reactions; boiling point of binary mixture; molecular
weight determination by Rast ’s method; phase equilibria; solvent extraction. (Prerequisite,
ChE211L).
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CHE301: Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I
Credits: 3
Concepts of thermodynamic with definitions and units; conservation and transfer of energy;
volumetric properties of pure fluids. Equations of state and their applications; industrial
applications of heat effects calculations; concepts of entropy and the second law of
thermodynamics; thermodynamic properties of single and two-phases systems; Maxwell’s
relations; thermodynamic diagrams; generalized correlations; power cycles and their
applications; refrigeration and liquefaction thermodynamic analysis of flow processes.
(Prerequisite, ChE201, GS115).
CHE302: Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II
Credits: 3
Partial modal properties; pure component vapor phase; fugacities from PVT data; generalized
correlations and equations of state; pure component condensed phase fugacities; vapor-liquid
mixtures fugacities ; ideal solutions; activity coefficients from excess Gibbs free energy; other
excess properties, vapor-condensed phase equilibria for miscible and partially miscible
systems; equilibrium of reacting systems; concepts of availability. (Prerequisite, ChE301).
CE133: Materials Properties
Credits: 3
Mechanical and Physical Properties of engineering materials. Introduction to material science.
Laboratory experiments including stress and strain measurements, properties of materials in
tension, compression, shear, bending, torsion and hardness impact, creep and fatigue. An
elasticity, Ductility Elastic deformation, Elastic recovery. Engineering strain, Engineering stress
Hardness, Modulus of elasticity, Plastic deformation, Poisson’s ratio Proportional limit, Shear
tensile strength, Toughness, Yielding, Yield strength. Thermo-mechanical properties of
materials. Microstructure-Properties of materials.
CHE311: Fluid Mechanics
Credits: 4
Fluid properties; fluid statics, velocity and shear; continuity, momentum and energy equations;
Bernoulli Equation; Laminar and turbulent flow regimes; frictional loss in pipes; transportation
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and metering of fluids; pumps and compressors; agitation of liquids; compressible flow; flow
around submerged objects; fluidization. (Prerequisite, ChE202, GS115).
CHE312: Heat Transfer
Credits: 4
Steady state heat conduction in one and two dimensions including extended surfaces;
illustration of methods of solutions for two dimensions problems; unsteady state conduction in
solids; lumped heat capacity approach; illustration of methods of solution for selected
geometries and boundary conditions; dimensional analysis in relation to heat transfer
coefficient inside and across pipes; natural and forced convection; boiling condensation, double
pipe and shell and tube heat exchangers design; heat transfer by radiation. (Prerequisite,
ChE311).
CHE 321: Numerical Analysis
Credits: 3
Non- linear curve fitting, numerical integration with equally and unequally spaced base points,
numerical differentiation, solutions of system of linear equations using gaussian, gauss-jordon
and gauss seidel methods, solutions of systems of non-linear equation using alternative
methods, solutions of ordinary differential equations single and multiple methods, solutions
equations, (Prerequisite, GS203, GS200).
CHE331: Organic Chemistry I
Credits: 3
Introduction; nomenclature; preparation and reaction of aliphatic hydrocarbons (alkenes,
alkenes, alkynes and alicylic hydrocarbons); alkyl halides; alcohols and glycols; ethers;
anhydrides and ketenes; carboxylic and its derivatives (acid anhydrides, esters and amides).
(Prerequisite, GS11).
CHE331 L: Organic Chemistry I Lab
Credits: 1
Determination of melting and boiling points; separation by extraction; simple and steam
distillation; technique of sublimation; purification by crystallization; qualitative analysis for the
elements (Sodium fusion test). (Prerequisite, GS115, GS11L).
CHE332: Organic Chemistry II
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Credits: 3
Introduction to basic concepts; nomenclature; preparation and reaction of aromatic
hydrocarbons, benzene and its derivatives, naphthalene, anthracene and phenanthrene; phenols
and quinines; amines and diazonium salts; heterocyclic compounds-molecular rearrangementsstereo chemistry; radicals and their reactions. (Prerequisite, ChE331).
CHE332 L: Organic Chemistry II Lab
Credits: 1
Preparation of Methane, Ethylene, Acetylene, n. Butyl chloride, Acetaldehyde, Acetone, Formic
acid, Methyl benzoate, An-Dinitrobenzene, and Diazonium salts, qualitative organic analysis;
Qualitative analysis for elements, solubility, classification and class reactions. (Prerequisite,
ChE331L).
CHE 342: Instrumental Methods Of Analysis
Credits: 3
Introduction; gravimetric analysis; precipitation and volatilization methods; volumetric
analysis; standard solution; primary standards; molarity and normality with some applications;
spectrophotometric; analysis visible –ultra violet; infrared; istrumanetaions absorption laws
with their applications, flame emission and atomic absorption methods separation technque:
lon-exchange chromatography, gas –liquid chromatography HPLC and their applications;
potentiometric analysis; ph-meter oxidation reduction curves; ion selective electrode practical
work involves applications on most of the topics mentioned above.
CHE 401: Petrochemical Industry
Credits: 4
Introduction, Prospect of petrochemical industries in Libya. Raw materials of petrochemicals
and polymers. Petrochemicals: reaction mechanism, kinetics, manufacturing technologies and
uses of ammonia, methanol, oxochemicals, acetylene, vinylchloride, synthetic detergents,
olefins, dienes, waxes and aromatics. Polymers: classification of polymeric materials and their
chemical structure; nomenclature for polymers; molecular weight and its measurement;
polymerization mechanisms and methods; reactor types; manufacture and technological
properties of PE, PP, PVC, PVA, PTFE, nylons, polyesters and rubbers (butadiene, isoprene,
styrene). (Prerequisite, ChE332).
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CHE411: Chemical Reaction Engineering I
Credits: 3
Introduction-kinetics of homogeneous reactions (rate of reaction, concepts of kinetics, rate of
theories, analysis of rate equations); design fundamentals (mass and energy balances);
homogeneous reactor design for isothermal conditions (ideal batch reactor, ideal plug flow
reactors and ideal stirred tank reactors); temperature effects in homogeneous reactors (ideal
batch, plug flow and stirred reactors). (Prerequisite, ChE302, GS201).
CHE412: Chemical Reaction Engineering II
Credits: 3
Heterogeneous reactions; heterogeneous catalysis (general characteristics, adsorption on solid
surface, physical properties of catalysis); kinetics of fluid, solid catalytic reactions (rates of
adsorption, desorption and surface reaction, qualitative analysis, quantitative analysis); external
transport processes in heterogeneous reactions (fixed and fluidized beds); internal transport
processes (mass and heat transfer with reaction, effectiveness factor, effect of internal
resistance on selectivity and poisoning); design of heterogeneous catalytic reactions; deviation
from ideal-reactor performance (residence time distribution). (Prerequisite, ChE411).
CHE421: Mass Transfer I
Credits: 3
Introduction to mass transfer and its operation; principles of diffusion; Fick’s law of molecular
diffusion; diffusion in gases; liquids and solids; diffusion coefficient in gases and liquids; shell
mass balance with and without chemical reactions; unsteady state diffusion; mass transfer
coefficients; theories of mass transfer; determination of mass transfer coefficients; inter phase
mass transfer; the principles of equilibrium stage processes; mass transfer operations; binary
distillation ; flash and differential vaporizations; batch and continuous rectifications; McCabe
and Thiele method; Panchan Sava rite method; analytical methods; special cases of distillation.
(Prerequisite, ChE302, ChE312, GS204).
CHE422: Mass Transfer II
Credits: 3
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Mass transfer operations; multi-component distillation; shortcut and stage by stage methods;
isotropic and extractive distillation, gas absorption; plate and packed towers; dilute and
concentration systems; humidification; vapor-gas mixtures in water cooling towers; liquidliquid extraction; single and continuous multistage operations; leaching; multi-stage leaching
for variable and constant under flow operations; adsorption in gases and liquids including
chemical reaction; drying, principles, batch and continuous drying; drying time and rates;
crystallization; principles and theory of crystallization. (Prerequisite, ChE421).
CHE431: Unit Operation Lab I
Credits: 3
The purpose of the lab is to cover the basic principles of fluid mechanics and heat transfer
courses and comparing the experimental with theoretical data. Experiments in fluid mechanics
are such as, study of compressible fluids through nuzzles; incompressible fluid in pipes with
different diameters; agitation and mixing of liquids; screen analysis and filtration. Experiments
in heat transfer with and without change of phase through; free and forced convection; drop and
film wise condensation; double pipe heat exchanges. (Prerequisite, ChE312).
CHE432: Unit Operation Lab II
Credits: 3
This course or lab covers the basic mass transfer operations experimentally, through various
experiments such as, batch distillation, distillation processes in packed and tray columns;
liquid-liquid extraction; drying of solid materials; radiation; and double effect evaporators.
(Prerequisite, ChE432, ChE421).
CHE 441: Engineering Economics
Credits: 3
Engineering economy defined; Measures of financial effectiveness; Non-monetary factors and
multiple objectives; principles of engineering economy. Consumer and producer goods;
Measures of economic worth; Price, Supply, & Demand relationship; Production; Factors of
production; Laws of return. Fixed, variable, and incremental costs; Recurring & nonrecurring
costs; Direct, and indirect costs; Breakeven analysis; Unit cost of production; Cost-benefit
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analysis; Feasibility studies; Value analysis in designing & purchasing. Simple interest,
Compound Interest, Cash flow diagrams, Interest formulas, Nominal versus effective interest
rates, continuous compounding. Purpose of depreciation, types of depreciation, Present
economy, Selection among machines, materials, processes, and designs, Payback period
method, Present worth method, Uniform annual cost method, Rate of return method,
Alternatives having identical live, Alternatives having different lives. Manufacturing lead time;
Production rate; Capacity;. Mathematical statement of linear programming problems; Graphic
solution; Simplex method; Duality problems. Ownership; Stock; Partnership & joint stock
companies; Banking & specialized credit institutions. Labour and their problems.
(Prerequisite, ChE421)..
CHE442: Corrosion Engineering
Credits: 3
Introduction; forms of corrosion (uniform attack, pitting corrosion, inter granular corrosion,
erosion corrosion, stress corrosion and hydrogen damage); thermodynamics aspects of
corrosion (free energy, cell potential and EME series, application of thermodynamics to
corrosion); electrode kinetics (polarization, mixed potential theory, passivity and corrosion rate
measurement); corrosion testing and monitoring; methods of corrosion protections (cathode
protection, anodic protection, chemical inhibiters, coatings, and material selection).
(Prerequisite, ChE411).
Computer Applications in CHEmical Engineering
Credits: 3
Review of numerical methods – convergence techniques, solution of linear and non-linear
algebraic equations, solution of coupled ordinary differential equations. Importance of
VLE/LLE calculations for process simulation.
Algorithms for VLE / LLE calculation methods for non-ideal systems. Modeling / simulation
of different process equipment – heat exchangers, furnaces, flash drum, distillation, absorption,
other staged / differential contacting processes, reactors etc. Techniques of process flow
sheeting. Commercial steady state process simulators. Simulator components and structures.
Use of AI and ANN in process engineering. (Prerequisite, ChE422).
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CHE452: Process Dynamics & Control
Credits: 3
Brief coverage of Laplace transforms; modeling of simple chemical processes; linear open loop
systems; linear closed loop systems; block diagrams; transient response of simple control
systems; root locus; frequency response; bode diagrams; stability of control systems; process
applications; control of distillation columns; control of chemical reactions; introduction to nonlinear systems. (Prerequisite, ChE411, ChE421).
CHE501: Petroleum Refinery Engineering
Credits: 3
Petroleum products specifications and routine testing, including laboratory experimentations;
various distillation (ASTM, TBP, and EEV) techniques and their relationships; evaluation of
crude oil including mid-percent curves; detailed technical study of various refinery units
(delayed cake, reformer, FCC, hydrocracker and alkylation); refinery products blending; design
and energy balance on distillation towers (as semester period allows). (Prerequisite, ChE422,
ChE441).
CHE511: Gas Conditioning & Processing
Credits: 3
Nature and occurrence of natural gas, dry natural gas, associated gas. Important of gas
industries; physical and thermodynamic properties. Gas /Oil separation facilities.
Transportation. Compression stations; dehydration, sweetening refrigeration cycles.
Liquefaction process. LNG and LPG liquefaction plants. Storage facilities. Emphases on the
Libyan gas industries. (Prerequisite, ChE422).
CHE521: Plant Design
Credits: 3
Process design and sizing of chemical engineering equipment such as compressors, heat
exchangers, multistage contactors; material of construction and selection review and analysis of
various factors considered for fluid flow; heat transfer and mass transfer equipments; principles
of process economics and cost estimation including total annualized cost, cost indexes, rate of
return, payback period, discounted cash flow, optimization in design. (Prerequisite, ChE422,
ChE441).
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CHE531: Modeling & Simulation of Chemical Engineering Systems
Credits: 3
Introduction to modeling and simulation, mass, and energy balances; incorporation of (fluid
thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium, reaction kinetics and feed/ product property
estimation) in mathematical models. Simulation of steady state lumped systems including
simultaneous solution, modular solution, nested inside-out algorithms, partitioning and tearing
with reference to chemical process equipments like reactors; distillation, absorption, extraction
columns; evaporators; furnaces; heat exchangers; flash vessels etc. Unsteady state lumped
systems and dynamic simulation; Commercial steady state and dynamic simulators; Computer
algorithms for numerical solution of steady state and unsteady state models; Simulation of
process flow-sheets and Boolean digraph algorithms; Modeling and simulation of complex
industrial systems in petroleum, petrochemicals, polymer, basic chemical industries.
CHE 599: B.SC. Project
Credits: 6
A project is required by the student under the supervision of a staff member within two
semesters. The project includes literature review, process selection, material and energy
balances, equipment design and economic analysis. However, in some cases the project can be
experimental in nature.
CHE541: Chemical Engineering Elective (Prerequisite: CHE302 + CHE332)
Polymer Processing
Credits: 3
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Introduction to processing principles: mechanical, electrical, thermal and optical properties of
polymeric materials with special reference to time-temperature and environmental effects and
testing standards. Formulation and compounding: principles and practice, degradation and
stabilization of polymers. Rheological properties of polymeric melt-solutions and suspension,
and their measurements. Flow in channels of simple cross-section. Basic heat transfer.
Analysis of the principles of extrusion, injection molding, film blowing, calendaring, mixing
etc. for sizing equipment, power requirements and understanding of process performance.
Processes and operations, planning of processing facilities, layout and maintenance. Health
and safety measures.
Fuels and Combustion Science
Credits: 3
Energy situation and sources in Bangladesh. Classification and analysis of fuels. Essential
properties of fuels. Purification and fuels processing. Storage and handling of fuels (designing
of systems and facilities). Energy saving devices. Design and sizing of burners. Combustion
chambers, furnaces and stack for different fuels. Kinetics of combustion. Evaluation of burner
and furnace operations. Sampling and analysis of flue gases. Design and operation of kilns and
furnaces. Environmental consideration of energy use.
Biochemical Engineering I
Credits: 3
Introduction to biochemical engineering and concept of biological catalysis, nature of
microorganisms, their requirements and classification, industrially important microorganisms.
Kinetics of enzyme catalyzed reactions, Michaelis-Menten equation, immobilized-enzyme
technology, immobilized enzyme kinetics. Metabolic stoichiometry and energetics. Molecular
genetics and control systems. Batch fermentation: yield coefficients for biomass and product
formation, rates of reaction, growth, limiting substrate concentrations, Monod`s equation.
Transport Phenomena
Credits: 3
Application of shell balances and equations of change for momentum, energy and mass
transfers. Laminar and turbulent flows. Multi-component systems. Analogy equations relating
momentum, energy and mass transfer.
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Particle Technology
Credits: 3

Properties of particulate solids: particle size and shape: mean diameters; screen analysis;
analytical size distribution function; size distribution of feed and products of crystallizers and
size reduction equipment. Bulk properties of particulates; Mohr stress diagram; storage of
solids; bin design. Fluid-solid momentum transport: flow past a sphere; drag coefficient;
terminal setting velocity; pressure drop in packed beds; fluidization and sedimentation; slurry
transport and pneumatic conveying. Fluid-solid separation based on momentum transport;
classification, pretreatment of solid-liquid mixture, theory of coagulation, flocculation and
flotation; gravity thickening. Filtration; filtration operations and basic equations for
incompressible and compressible cakes; deep bed, pressure, vacuum and centrifugal filtration;
filter media; filter aids; cake washing and dewatering; optimum design of semi-continuous
filtration equipment.
Industrial Pollution Control
Credits: 3
Scope and purpose. Source and nature of pollutants in air and water. Air pollution: measuring
and estimating emission form sources; meteorological factors; methods of reducing pollutants;
physical combustion and catalytic combustion methods. Methods of gas cleaning: electrostatic
precipitation, filtration, scrubbing, sonic and ultra-sonic agglomeration. Industrial effluent
treatment. Disposal of hazardous and toxic wastes. Radiological protection principles.
Pollution control of specific industries; tannery, pulp and paper, fertilizer, steel, refinery, metal
finishing, food and pharmaceuticals.
Petroleum Reservoir Engineering
Credits: 3
Origin of petroleum. Petroleum traps. Rock properties: porosity and permeability; types and
measurement techniques; Darcy`s law and its applications. Review of reservoir fluid
properties. Surface tension. Capillary phenomenon. Fluid saturations. Estimation of reserves
and drive mechanisms in reservoirs.
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Gas and Oil Well Drilling and Logging
Credits: 3
Gas and oil well drilling methods and equipment. Drilling fluids and their properties.
Cementing and well completion. Well logging; types of logging techniques; interpretation of
logging data.
Transmission and Distribution of Natural gas
Credits: 3
Gas gathering systems. Flow calculations. Sizing of pipes for distribution systems. Network
analysis. Construction, protection and maintenance of distribution systems. Economic factors.
Engineering Materials
Credits: 3
Introduction to the concept of stress and strain as applied to engineering design. Physical,
Mechanical and thermal properties & characterization. Classification and application of the
following materials of construction. Iron and steel, stainless steel, Nickle, Hastaloy, Copper
alloys, Aluminum and its alloys, Lead Titanium and tantalum, PVC, Teflon, polyolefins,
polytetra flouro ethylene (PTFE) glass, stone ware, acid resistant bricks and tiles. Biomaterials,
Composites. Stress cracking and fatigue. Coatings. Selection criteria for material of
construction, International standards for materials.
Novel Separation Processes
Credits: 3

Rate governed processes: definitions and terminologies; Membrane separation processes,
preparation and characterization of membranes. Principles of reverse osmosis, nanofiltration,
ultrafiltration, microfiltration. Osmotic controlled filtration, gel layer controlled filtration;
Detailed design and modeling: film theory, similarity solution, integral method; Design of
membrane/process modules; Basic principles and modeling of dialysis; Electric field enhanced
separation processes : zeta potential, electric double layer; Basic modeling of electric field
enhanced filtration. Liquid membrane and its modeling. Basic design of gas separation and
evaporation
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Multiphase Flow
Credits: 3

Fundamental concepts of multiphase : gas – liquid, gas – solid, liquid – liquid and liquid – solid
systems. Particle, drop and bubble dynamics. Application of continuity, momentum and energy
equations. Hydrodynamic characteristics : holdup, slip, pressure drop an rise/drop velocities.
Mass and energy transfer with and without simultaneous chemical reactions. Application to
trickle beds, bubble and slurry reactors, cyclones, fluidized beds etc.