NPTEL Syllabus

Mechanical Operations - Video course

COURSE OUTLINE

Particle Size Analysis, Size Reduction, Storage of Solids, Particle Mechanics,

NPTEL
Sedimentation and Floatation, Flow Through Packed Beds, Fluidization,
Filtration, Fluid-Solid Conveying.

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S.No Topics No. of

Chemical
Hours Engineering
1 Particle Size Analysis: 5

1. Sieve analysis, size distribution, size averaging and Coordinators:

equivalence. Prof. B.P. Mani
Department of Chemical
2. Size estimation in sub-sieve range.
EngineeringIIT Roorkee

2 Size Reduction : 4

Theory of crushing and grinding, crushing and grinding

equipment and their selection.

3 Storage of Solids : 2

Bins, silos, hoppers, Janseen's equation.

4 Particle Mechanics : 5

Motion of particles in fluid, effect of particle shape, Stock's

law, hindered settling, jigging and classification.

5 Sedimentation and Floatation : 5

1. Centrifugal sedimentation, design of gravity

sedimentation tanks.

2. Design of continues thickeners based on settling test

data, floatation agents and flotation equipment.

6 Flow Through Packed Beds : 5

1. Characteristics of packings, flow of a single fluid

through a packed bed, problems of channeling and
wetting.

2. Counter-current gas-liquid flow through packed beds-

loading and flooding characteristics.

7 Fluidization : 6
 1. Fluidization characteristics, aggregative and
particulate fluidization.

2. Minimum fluidization, voidage and minimum

fluidization velocity.

3. Voidage correlation, gas-solid fluidization

characteristics.

8 Filtration : 6

1. Flow through filter cakes and medium.

2. Washing and drying of cake.

3. Filter aids, selection of filtration equipment, consent

rate and constant pressure filtration.

Fluid-Solid Conveying :
3
1. Pneumatic and hydraulic transport of solids-general
characteristics and flow relations.

9 Particle Size Analysis: 4

Sieve analysis, size distribution, size averaging and

equivalence, size estimation in sub-sieve range.

10 Size Reduction : 4

Theory of crushing and grinding, crushing and grinding

equipment and their selection.

Total 49

References:

1. Coulson J. H. and Richardson J.F., "Chemical Engineering, Vol. II", 5th

Ed., Butterworth-Heinemen.

2. Brown G. G., "Unit operations", CBS publishers.

3. Narayanan C.M. & Bhattacharya B.C., "Mechanical Operation for Chemical

Engineers -Incorporating Computer Aided Analysis", Khanna Publishers.

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