ANNA UNIVERSITY CY3151 ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY B.E SYLLABUS REGULATION 2021 | CSEBLOG100

Anna University CY3151 Engineering Chemistry Syllabus (Regulation 2021)

Unit I: Water and Its Treatment

• Water: Sources and impurities.
• Water quality parameters: Definition and significance of color, odor, turbidity, pH, hardness, alkalinity, TDS, COD, BOD, fluoride, and arsenic.
• Municipal water treatment: Primary treatment and disinfection (UV, Ozonation, break-point chlorination).
• Desalination of brackish water: Reverse Osmosis.
• Boiler troubles: Scale and sludge, Boiler corrosion, Caustic embrittlement, Priming & foaming.
• Treatment of boiler feed water: Internal treatment (phosphate, colloidal, sodium aluminate, and calgon conditioning) and External treatment – Ion exchange demineralization and zeolite process.

Unit II: Nanochemistry

• Basics: Distinction between molecules, nanomaterials, and bulk materials; Size-dependent properties (optical, electrical, mechanical, and magnetic).
• Types of nanomaterials: Definition, properties, and uses of nanoparticles, nanoclusters, nanorods, nanowires, and nanotubes.
• Preparation of nanomaterials: Sol-gel, solvothermal, laser ablation, chemical vapor deposition, electrochemical deposition, and electrospinning.
• Applications of nanomaterials in medicine, agriculture, energy, electronics, and catalysis.

Unit III: Phase Rule and Composites

• Phase rule: Introduction, definition of terms with examples.
• One component system: Water system; Reduced phase rule; Construction of a simple eutectic phase diagram.
• Two component system: Lead-silver system - Pattinson process.
• Composites: Definition & need; Constitution: Matrix materials (polymer, metal, ceramic) and reinforcement (fiber, particulates, flakes, whiskers).
• Properties and applications of Metal matrix composites (MMC), Ceramic matrix composites, and Polymer matrix composites.
• Hybrid composites - Definition and examples.

Unit IV: Fuels and Combustion

• Fuels: Introduction and classification; Coal and coke: Analysis of coal (proximate and ultimate), Carbonization, Manufacture of metallurgical coke (Otto Hoffmann method).
• Petroleum and Diesel: Manufacture of synthetic petrol (Bergius process), Knocking - octane number, diesel oil - cetane number; Power alcohol and biodiesel.
• Combustion of fuels: Calorific value - higher and lower calorific values, theoretical calculation; Ignition temperature: spontaneous ignition temperature, explosive range; Flue gas analysis - ORSAT method; CO2 emission and carbon footprint.

Unit V: Energy Sources and Storage Devices

• Stability of nucleus: Mass defect, binding energy.
• Nuclear energy: Light water nuclear power plant, breeder reactor.
• Solar energy conversion: Principles, working, and applications of solar cells; Recent developments in solar cell materials.
• Wind energy; Geothermal energy.
• Batteries: Types - Primary battery (dry cell), Secondary battery (lead-acid, lithium-ion); Electric vehicles - working principles.
• Fuel cells: H2-O2 fuel cell, microbial fuel cell.
• Supercapacitors: Storage principles, types, and examples.

Course Objectives

• To inculcate sound understanding of water quality parameters and water treatment techniques.
• To impart knowledge on the basic principles and preparatory methods of nanomaterials.
• To introduce the basic concepts and applications of phase rule and composites.
• To facilitate the understanding of different types of fuels, their preparation, properties, and combustion characteristics.
• To familiarize students with the operating principles, working processes, and applications of energy conversion and storage devices.

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• CO1: Infer the quality of water from quality parameter data and propose suitable treatment methodologies.
• CO2: Identify and apply basic concepts of nanoscience and nanotechnology in designing the synthesis of nanomaterials for engineering applications.
• CO3: Apply knowledge of phase rule and composites for material selection requirements.
• CO4: Recommend suitable fuels for engineering processes and applications.
• CO5: Recognize different forms of energy resources and apply them in suitable applications in the energy sector.

Textbooks

• P. C. Jain and Monica Jain. Engineering Chemistry. 17th Edition, Dhanpat Rai Publishing Company, 2018.
• Sivasankar B. Engineering Chemistry. Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, 2008.
• S.S. Dara. A Textbook of Engineering Chemistry. S. Chand Publishing, 12th Edition, 2018.

References

• B. S. Murty et al. Textbook of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Universities Press, 2018.
• O.G. Palanna. Engineering Chemistry. McGraw Hill Education, 2nd Edition, 2017.
• Friedrich Emich. Engineering Chemistry. Scientific International PVT, LTD, 2014.
• Shikha Agarwal. Engineering Chemistry-Fundamentals and Applications. Cambridge University Press, 2019.
• O.V. Roussak and H.D. Gesser. Applied Chemistry - A Textbook for Engineers and Technologists. Springer Science Business Media, 2nd Edition, 2013.