Hindusthan College of Engineering and Technology

An Autonomous Institution Affiliated to Anna University | Approved by AICTE, New Delhi

Accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC | Accredited by NBA (ECE, MECH, EEE, IT & CSE)
Valley Campus, Pollachi Highway, Coimbatore 641 032.| www.hicet.ac.in

Course Information Sheet (CIS)

1. Academic Year : 2022 – 23 EVEN Semester

2. Name of Course Coordinator : Mr. A. RAJKUMAR
3. Department : Chemical Engineering
4. Programme : B.Tech
5. Class and semester : III year & VI
6. Course code and title : 19CH6251& Fluidization Engineering
7. Regulations : R2019
8. Course Category : Core
9. Contact hours : 45
10. Type of course : Theory with Lab
11. Credit :3
12. Course Attainment level : 65%
13. Course pre-requisites : Fluid mechanics, Heat transfer, Mass transfer, Safety in
Chemical industries
14. Course Learning Objectives (CLO):
1. To enable the students to learn the design aspects of fluidized beds.

15. Course Outcomes (COs):

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

CO1- Understand the properties and basics of fluidization.

CO2- Understand the different types of fluidized beds based on different fluidization
conditions.
CO3- Understand the various design aspects of fluidized bed systems.
CO4- Understand the effects of heat and mass transfer in fluidized beds.
CO5- Understand the other types of fluidizations for collection of fines.

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 16. Syllabus:
UNIT I - BASICS OF FLUIDIZATION 9
Packed bed – Velocity – Pressure drop relations – Correlations of Ergun, Kozney
karman – On set of fluidization – Properties of fluidized beds – Development of
CO1
fluidization from fixed bed.

UNIT II - FLUIDIZED BED TYPES 9

CO2 Minimum fluidization conditions – Expanded bed – Elutriation – Moving solids and
dilute phase – spouted bed.

UNIT III – DESIGN ASPECTS 9

CO3 Channeling – Bed expansion in liquid – Solid and gas – Solid fluidizations. Design aspects of
fluidized bed systems.

UNIT IV - HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER IN FLUIDIZED BEDS 9

CO4 Heat and mass transfer in fluidized bed systems – Industrial applications and case studies
of fluidized bed systems.

UNIT V - OTHER TYPES OF FLUIDIZATION 9

CO5 Single stage and multistage fluidization – Collection of fines – Use of cyclones.

Total Instructional Hours - 45

16. Text books and Reference books:
T1-Levenspiel, “Fluidization Engineering”, 2nd Edition, Butterworth – Heinmann, 1991.
T2-Leva, M., “Fluidization”, McGraw Hill Book Co, 1959.
R1-Rowe and Davidson, “Fluidization”, Academic Press ,1971.
R2-Robert H. Perry and Don W. Green, “Perry’s Chemical Engineer’s Hand Book”, 7th Edition,
Mc Graw Hill – International, 1997.
R3-Wen-Ching Yang., “Handbook of Fluidization and Fluid-Particle Systems”, Marcel Dekker
Inc, 2003.

Video Links:
1. https:// onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in

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17. Course plan:
Text/
No of Cumul. Teaching Teaching Refere
S.No Name of the Topic
Hours Hours Methods Aids nce
books
UNIT I – BASICS OF FLUIDIZATION

GROUP I

1 Basics of fluidization 1 1
2 Packed bed 1 2 Black
Minimum fluidization, smooth board Chalk& T1,T2
3 1 3
fluidization, bubbling fluidization , Lecture Talk
slugging fluidization, turbulent
4 1 4
fluidization, Lean phase fluidization
GROUP II
5 Circulating fluidized bed 1 5
Advantageous and disadvantageous of
6 1 6
fluidized bed
Packed bed – Velocity – Pressure Black
drop Chalk&
7 1 7 board T1,
relations Correlations of Ergun, Talk
Lecture R1,R2
Kozneykarman
8 On set of fluidization 1 8
Properties of fluidized beds –
9 Development of fluidization from 1 9
fixed bed.
Scheduled completion of Unit I : 9 hours
UNIT II – FLUIDIZED BED TYPES
GROUP I
Fluidized bed types
10 2 11
Minimum fluidization conditions
11 Expanded bed 2 13
12 Elutriation 2 15 Black T1, T2,
Chalk&
board R1.R2,
13 Moving solids and dilute phase 2 17 Talk
Lecture R3
14 Spouted bed. 1 18

Scheduled completion of Unit II : 9 hours

UNIT III- DESIGN ASPECTS
GROUP I
15 Channeling 2 20
Lecture PPT, T1,T2,
16 Bed expansion in liquid –Solid 2 22 Chalk & R1,R3
fluidization
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 Text/
No of Cumul. Teaching Teaching Refere
S.No Name of the Topic
Hours Hours Methods Aids nce
books
Bed expansion in gas –Solid
17 2 24
fluidizations.
Design aspects of fluidized bed Talk
18 3 27
systems.
Scheduled completion of Unit III : 9 hours
UNIT IV - HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER IN FLUIDIZED BEDS
GROUP I
19 Heat transfer in fluidized bed systems 3 30
20 Mass transfer in fluidized bed systems 3 33 Black
Chalk&
Industrial applications of fluidized bed board T1,T2,
21 1 34 Talk
systems. Lecture, R1,R2
22 case studies of fluidized bed systems 2 36 Video
Scheduled completion of Unit IV : 9 hours
UNIT V - OTHER TYPES OF FLUIDIZATION
GROUP I
23 Single stage Fluidization 2 38
Black Chalk&
24 Multistage fluidization 3 41 board T1, T2,
Talk,
25 Collection of fines 2 43 Lecture, R1,R2,
YouTube
Video R3
26 Use of cyclones 2 45

Scheduled completion of Unit V : 9 hours

18. Weightage of unit contents:

Factors considered,

F1 - Number of periods allotted for teaching the unit and weightage per hour is equal 1.
F2 - Usefulness of the content matter of the unit in the students learning point of view and its
weightage equal to 1 if useful, otherwise zero.
F3 - Usefulness of the content matter of the unit in understanding other units of the same subject
and its weightage equal to 1 if useful, otherwise zero.
F4- Usefulness of the content matter of the unit in understanding other subjects prescribed for the
programme and its weightage equal to 1 if useful, otherwise zero.

Topic F1 F2 F3 F4 A1 A2

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 UNIT I – BASICS OF FLUIDIZATION (Weightage) (%)
Basics of fluidization 1 1 1
Packed bed 1 1 1
Minimum fluidization, smooth fluidization,
1 1
bubbling fluidization
slugging fluidization, turbulent fluidization,
1 1
Lean phase fluidization
Circulating fluidized bed 1 1
9 27 28
Advantageous and disadvantageous of fluidized 1 1
bed
Packed bed – Velocity – Pressure drop 1
relations Correlations of Ergun, Kozneykarman

On set of fluidization 1

Properties of fluidized beds – Development of 1 1

fluidization from fixed bed
UNIT II- FLUIDIZED BED TYPES

Fluidized bed types 1 1 1

Minimum fluidization conditions
Expanded bed 1 1 20 21
9
Elutriation 1 1
Moving solids and dilute phase 1 1
Spouted bed 1 1
UNIT III - DESIGN ASPECTS

Channelling 1 1
17
Bed expansion in liquid –Solid fluidization 1 1 17
9
Bed expansion in gas –Solid fluidizations 1 1
Design aspects of fluidized bed systems 1 1
UNIT IV - HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER IN FLUIDIZED BEDS
Heat transfer in fluidized bed systems 1 1
Mass transfer in fluidized bed systems 1 1
17 17
9
Industrial applications of fluidized bed systems 1 1

case studies of fluidized bed systems 1 1

UNIT V - OTHER TYPES OF FLUIDIZATION 16 17
Single stage fluidization 9
1
multistage fluidization 1
Collection of fines 1 1
5
Use of cyclones 1 1 1
Total 97 100%
A1 – Total weightage
A2 – % of Weightage

19. Mapping syllabus with Bloom’s Taxonomy LOT and HOT:

Lower Order Thinking
R Remembering Students are expected to Recall the information through Recognizing,
listing, describing, retrieving, naming, finding
U Understanding Students are expected to Explain an ideas or concepts through
Interpreting, summarizing, paraphrasing, classifying, explaining
Students are expected to Use the information in another familiar
Ap Applying
situation through Implementing, carrying out, using, executing
Higher Order Thinking
Students are expected to Break the information into parts to explore
A Analyzing understandings and relationships through Comparing, organizing,
deconstructing, interrogating, finding
Students are expected to Evaluate the Justifying a decision or course of
E Evaluating
action through Checking, hypothesizing, experimenting, judging
Students are expected to Generate new ideas, products, or ways of
C Creating viewing things through Designing, constructing, planning, producing,
inventing.

UNIT I – BASICS OF FLUIDIZATION (Weightage 28%)

Sl.No Name of the Topic Process verb Types of thinking
Understanding
1 Basics of fluidization Explain, Define
CO1
Understanding
2 Packed bed Explain
CO1
Minimum fluidization, smooth Understanding
3 Explain
fluidization, bubbling fluidization CO1
slugging fluidization, turbulent Understanding
4 Explain
fluidization, Lean phase fluidization CO1
Understanding
5 Circulating fluidized bed Explain
CO1
Advantageous and disadvantageous of Remembering
6 List
fluidized bed CO1
Packed bed – Velocity – Pressure drop
Find Analyzing
7 relations Correlations of Ergun,
CO1
Kozneykarman
Understanding
8 On set of fluidization Explain
CO1
Properties of fluidized beds –
Understanding
9 Development of fluidization from fixed Explain
CO1
bed
R U Ap A E C Total
Type of thinking in Nos 1 7 0 1 0 0 9
Weightage,% 3.1 21.8 0 3.1 0 0 28%
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 UNIT II – FLUIDIZED BED TYPES (Weightage 21%)
Sl.No Name of the Topic Process verb Types of thinking
Fluidized bed types
Understanding
1 Minimum fluidization conditions Explain, Define
CO2
Expanded bed Understanding
2 Explain
CO2
Understanding
3 Elutriation Explain
CO2
Understanding
4 Moving solids and dilute phase Explain
CO2
Understanding
5 Spouted bed Explain
CO2
R U Ap A E C Total
Type of thinking in Nos 0 5 0 0 0 0 5
Weightage,% 0 21 0 0 0 0 21%
UNIT III - DESIGN ASPECTS (Weightage 17%)
Sl.No Name of the Topic Process verb Types of thinking
Understanding
1 Channeling Explain
CO3
Understanding
2 Bed expansion in liquid –Solid fluidization Explain
CO3
Understanding
3 Bed expansion in gas –Solid fluidizations Explain
CO3
Understanding
4 Design aspects of fluidized bed systems Explain
CO3
R U Ap A E C Total
Type of thinking in Nos 0 4 0 0 0 0 4
Weightage,% 0 17 0 0 0 0 17%
UNIT IV – HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER IN FLUIDIZED BEDS (Weightage 17%)
Sl.No Name of the Topic Process verb Types of thinking
Understanding
1 Explain
Heat transfer in fluidized bed systems CO4
Mass transfer in fluidized bed systems Understanding
2 Explain
CO4
Industrial applications of fluidized bed
Understanding
3 systems Explain
CO4
Analyzing
4 case studies of fluidized bed systems Explain
CO4
R U Ap A E C Total
Type of thinking in Nos 0 3 0 1 0 0 4
Weightage,% 0 12.75 0 4.25 0 0 17%
UNIT V - OTHER TYPES OF FLUIDIZATION
(Weightage 17%)
Sl.No Name of the Topic Process verb Types of thinking
Understanding
1 Single stage fluidization Explain
CO5
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 Understanding
2 Multistage fluidization Explain
CO5
Understanding
3 Collection of fines Explain
CO5
Understanding
4 Use of cyclones Explain
CO5
R U Ap A E C Total
Type of thinking in Nos 0 4 0 0 0 0 4
Weightage,% 0 17 0 0 0 0 17%

R U AP A E C TOTAL
UNIT 1 3.1 21.8 0 3.1 0 0 28%
UNIT 2 0 21 0 0 0 0 21%
UNIT 3 0 17 0 0 0 0 17 %
UNIT 4 0 12. 75 0 4.25 0 0 17%
UNIT 5 0 17 0 0 0 0 17%
TOTAL 3.1 89.55 0 7.35 0 0 100%
Lower Order Thinking 92.65%
Higher Order Thinking 7.35%

20. Mapping course outcome with Bloom’s Taxonomy LOT and HOT:
R U Ap A E C
CO1   
CO2 
CO3 
CO4  
CO5 

21. Mapping Course Outcome (CO) with Program Outcomes (PO) and Program Specific
Outcomes (PSO):
Graduate attributes Descriptions
PO1 Engineering knowledge Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering
fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to the solution
of complex engineering problems.
PO2 Problem analysis Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze
complex engineering problems reaching substantiated
conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural
sciences, and engineering sciences.
PO3 Design/development of Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design
solutions system components or processes that meet the specified needs
with appropriate consideration for the public health and safety,
and the cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.
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PO4 Conduct investigations of Use research-based knowledge and research methods including
complex problems design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and
synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions.
PO5 Modern tool usage Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and
modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and
modeling to complex engineering activities with an
understanding of the limitations.
PO6 The engineer and society Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess
societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the
consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional
engineering practice
PO7 Environment and Understand the impact of the professional engineering solutions
sustainability in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the
knowledge of, and need for sustainable development.
PO8 Ethics Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and
responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice.
PO9 Individual and team work Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader
in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings
PO1 Communication Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with
0 the engineering community and with society at large, such as,
being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design
documentation, make effective presentations, and give and
receive clear instructions.
PO1 Project management and Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the engineering
1 finance and management principles and apply these to one’s own work,
as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in
multidisciplinary environments.
PO1 Life-long learning Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to
2 engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest
context of technological change.

Apply the knowledge of unit processes and operations for the design of Chemical
PSO1
plant.
Acquire working knowledge of process safety and environment issues in
PSO2
Chemical Processes.
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 Innovate and integrate the new ideas of chemical engineering processes as a
PSO3
team for the complex problems and development of chemical industries.

PO&PSO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PSO PSO PSO

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3
CO1 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1
CO2 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1
CO3 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1
CO4 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1
CO5 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1

3 High 2 Moderate 1 Low

22. Mapping with Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs):

Programme Educational Objectives:
PEO1: To provide students with a sound foundation in the mathematical, scientific and
engineering fundamentals necessary to formulate, solve and analyze engineering
problems and to prepare them with entrepreneurial attitudes and for graduate students
with ethical values.
PEO2: To develop the ability among students to synthesize data and technical concepts
for application to processes and to solve research problems.
PEO3: To prepare students for successful careers in industry that meet the needs of
Indian and multinational companies.
PEO4: To provide opportunity for students to work as part of teams on
multidisciplinary projects with good communication and interpersonal skills.

Course PEO1 PEO2 PEO3 PEO4

Fluidization
2 3 3
engineering 3

3 High 2 Moderate 1 Low

23. Course assessment: (Direct Assessment Method)

Internal test: 15 Marks
Objective To Identify What Students Have Learned and also to identify students strength
and weakness
Product Answer scripts
Frequency Monthly
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Format Part –A 6 x 2 = 12 Marks
Part – B 2 x 14 = 28 Marks
Part –C 1 x 10= 10 Marks
Total marks= 50
Duration : 1 Hour and 30 Minutes
Evaluation Based on answer given in the scripts
criteria Pass mark – 50%
Minimum pass percentage: 50%
If not, remedial action will be taken.
Assignment: 5 marks
Objective To enhance students' understanding of a particular reading
Product Hand written assignment/tutorial sheets
Frequency After completing one unit
Format Important questions from each units
Evaluation Based on rubrics
Criteria No. of assignments: 3
Submit on or before the due date
Attendance: 5 marks
Objective To make all students to attend the class throughout the course
Product Record of class work
Frequency All working days
Format Record of class work format
Evaluation Based on attendance earned by the students

Criteria Marks will be awarded according to attendance percentage of students.

91 and above 5
86 – 90 4
81 – 85 3
75 – 80 2
Less than 75 0

End semester exam: 75 marks

Objective To assess the each student’s knowledge of the course
Product Result analysis
Frequency Every Semester
Format Part –A 10 x 2= 20 marks
Part –B 5 x 14= 70 marks
Part – C 1 x 10 = 10 Marks
Total marks= 100
Duration : 3 Hours
Evaluation Based on answer given in the scripts
Criteria Minimum pass percentage: 50%
If not, remedial action will be taken.

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24. Course assessment: (Indirect Assessment Method)
Course Exit Survey: Course Exit Survey consists of few critical questions that evaluate
the level of students’ satisfaction level with curriculum and course being taught.

Prepared by, Checked by,

Course Coordinator Head of the Department

(Mr A Rajkumar
Chemical Engineering Dept.)

Approved by,
Dean (Academics) PRINCIPAL

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