Course Curriculam
Course Code: CHEM136 Credit Units L T P/S SW AS/DS FW No. of PSDA Total Credit Unit
Course Level UG 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 5
Course Title Engineering Chemistry
Course
Description :
Course Objectives :
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Objectives
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The objective of the course is to give the students a general view on the industrial applications of chemistry in field of water technology, fuel quality,
1 effect of corrosion and measures for control and usage of lubricants and polymers. It also gives a basic knowledge of instrumental methods to identify
the structure of compounds.
Pre-Requisites : General
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Course Contents / Syllabus :
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• Introduction and specifications of water, • Hardness and its determination (EDTA method only), Alkalinity • Boiler
Water feed water, boiler problems – scale, sludge, priming & foaming: causes & prevention, caustic embrittlement &
1 25.00
Technology corrosion : causes & prevention, • Carbonate & phosphate conditioning, colloidal conditioning & calgon treatment, •
Water softening processes : Lime – soda process, Zeolite, Ion exchange method, • Water for domestic use.
• Classification, calorific value of fuel, (gross and net), • Determination of calorific value of fuels, bomb calorimeter and
2 Fuels its corrections, theoretical determination of Calorific value • Solid fuels - Proximate and ultimate analysis, • Knocking- 20.00
Octane and Cetane rating • Numerical on combustion
Instrumenta
• Introduction; Principles of spectroscopy; Laws of absorbance • IR : Principle, Instrumentation, Application • UV :
3 l Methods of 15.00
Principle, Instrumentation, Application • NMR : Principle, Instrumentation, Application
analysis
• Introduction, Mechanism of dry and wet corrosion, • Types of corrosion-Galvanic, Concentration cell, soil, pitting,
4 Corrosion 15.00
intergranular, waterline. Passivity. • Factors influencing corrosion. • Corrosion control
• Polymers: Introduction, Classification, Mechanism of polymerization-Addition (Free radical, anionic, cationic) and
Polymers Condensation, Molecular weight of polymers-number average and weight average, Preparation property and uses:
5 and PMMA, Polyester, Bakelite, Epoxy resin, Nylon 66. • Lubricants: Introduction; Mechanism of Lubrication; Types of 25.00
Lubricants Lubricants, Properties of lubricants; Viscosity and Viscosity Index; Iodine Value; Aniline Point; Emulsion number;
Flash Point; Fire Point; Drop Point; Cloud Point; Pour Point. • Application of Chemistry in Engineering.
Course Learning Outcomes :
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1 • Understand the various water treatment processes for water quality monitoring.
2 • Categorize the types of fuels and calculate calorific value based on fuel composition
3 • Apply a suitable control method to combat corrosion in daily life
4 • Describe the lubricants and polymers based on their properties for a particular application.
5 • Interpret and evaluate the structure of molecules based on the spectral data.
Pedagogy for Course Delivery :
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The course will be delivered by lectures and numericals by assignments. The students will be asked to make presentations on some topics based
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on practical applications.
Theory /VAC / Architecture Assessment (L,T & Self Work): 80.00 Max : 100
Attendance+CE+EE : 5+35+60
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1 Attendance 5.00
2 End Term Examination (OMR) 60.00
3 Internal CLASS TEST 10.00
4 Internal HOME ASSIGNMENT 10.00
5 Internal CLASS QUIZ 15.00
Lab/ Practical/ Studio/Arch. Studio/ Field Work Assessment : 20.00 Max : 100
Attendance+CE+EE : 5+35+60
SN. Type Component Name Marks
1 Attendance 5.00
2 External EXPERIMENT 30.00
3 External VIVA VOCE 30.00
4 Internal PERFORMANCE 10.00
5 Internal PRACTICAL / LAB RECORDS 10.00
6 Internal VIVA VOCE 15.00
Lab/ Practical details, if applicable :
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Lab / Practical Details
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1 • To determine the ion exchange capacity of a given cation exchanger.
2 • To determine the temporary, permanent and total hardness of a sample of water by complexometric titration method.
3 • To determine the type and extent of alkalinity of given water sample.
4 • Determination of amount of oxalic acid and H2SO4 in 1 L of solution using N/10 NaOH and N/10 KMnO4 solution.
• To prepare and describe a titration curve for phosphoric acid – sodium hydroxide titration using pH-meter. • (a) To find the cell constant of
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conductivity cell. (b) Determine the strength of hydrochloric acid solution by titrating it against standard sodium hydroxide solution conductometrically
6 • Determination of Dissolved oxygen in the given water sample
7 • To determine the total residual chlorine in water.
8 • Determination of viscosity of given oil by means of Redwood viscometer I.
9 • To determine flash point and fire point of an oil by Pensky Martin’s Apparatus
10 • To determine the number of water molecules of crystallization in Mohr’s salt.
List of Professional skill development activities :
No.of PSDA : 0
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Text & References :
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1 Book • Engineering Chemistry- Jain and Jain
2 Book • Engineering Chemistry –Dara and Dara
3 Book • Spectroscopy- Y.R Sharma
• Corrosion Engineering – Fontenna and
4 Book
Greene
• Theory and Practices in Chemistry- Narula
5 Book
& Virmani
• Experiments in Applied Chemistry- Sunita
6 Book
Rattan, Kataria & Sons
• Experimental Chemistry-Shashi Chawla
7 Book
,Dhanpat Rai Publications
• Comprehensive Experimental Chemistry,
8 Book
V. K. Ahluwalia, New Age Publication, Delhi
