DETAILED SYLLABUS

FOR

MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY

(M.TECH)

COURSE STRUCTURE & SYLLABUS OF

MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY (M.TECH)

M.Tech. in Chemical

(MTCH)

(SEMESTER SYSTEM)

Course Name: M.Tech Chemical Semester 2ndDuration of Course: 2 YearsEligibility:

Semester 1st

3RD SEMESTER

4TH SEMESTER

CODE Subjects Credits

MTCH201 COMMUNICATION SKILL FOR ENGINEERS

4

MTCH202 PROCESS AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

4

MTCH203 ENVIRONMENT AND SAFETY IN PROCESS INDUSTRIES

4

MTCH204P PRACTICAL 2

CODE SUBJECTS CREDITS

MTCH101 PROCESS INTEGRATION 4

MTCH102 PIPING DESIGN 4

MTCH103 ADVANCED PROCESS EQUIPMENT DESIGN

4

MTCH104 ADVANCED SEPARATION TECHNIQUES

4

MTCH105 CHEMICAL PROCESS ECONOMICS & MANAGEMNT

4

CODE SUBJECTS CREDITS

MTCH1 ADVANCED CATALYTIC ENGINEERING

4

MTCH2 FLUIDIZATION ENGINEERING

4

MTCH3 PROCESS PLANT SIMULATION

4

MTCH4P PRACTICAL 4

CODE SUBJECTS CREDITS

MTCH5 ADVANCED PROCESS CONTROL

4

MTCH6 ADVANCED PETROLEUM REFINING PROCESSES

4

MTCH7 ADVANCED PROCESS OPTIMISATION

4

MTCH8P MAJOR PROJECT 12

Semester 1st

MTCH101

PROCESS INTEGRATION

Introduction

Introduction to Process Integration. Importance of Process Integration and applications in Chemical Industries. Overview of Process Integration.Heat Exchanger Networking

Hot Composite Curve, Cold Composite Curve, Problem Table Algorithm, Grand Composite Curve, Area Targeting by Uniform Bath formula and Unit Targeting by Eulers’ formula, Heuristics for Pinch Design, Maximum Energy Recovery Design, Evolution of Network.Reactor IntegrationChoice of Idealized reactor model and reactor performance. Reactor

configurations: Temperature Control, Gas-Liquidand Liquid Liquid Reactors, Choice of Reactors. Heat Integration characteristics of reactors, Appropriate placements ofreactors. Use of GCC for Heat Integration of reactors.Distillation Integration

Distillation sequencing, Heat Integration characteristics of Distillation column, appropriate placement of distillationcolumn, various configurations for heat integration of distillation column.Mass Exchanger Network Synthesis

Mass Exchanger Network, Minimum Mass Separating Agents (MSA), Mass exchange networks for minimum externalMSA. Minimum Number of Mass Exchangers.Laboratory work: Experiments will be based on the syllabus

covered as above.

Text-Books:

1. Chemical Process Design and Integration Robin Smith, John Wiley and Sons. Ltd., New Delhi, 2005.2. Product & Process Design Principles Warren D. Seider, J. D. Seader and Daniel R. Lewin, Wiley Publication.

MTCH102

PIPING DESIGN

Fundamentals of Piping Engineering

Definitions, Piping Components their introduction, applications. Piping MOC, Budget Codes and Standards,Fabrication and Installations of piping.Pipe hydraulics and sizing

Pipe sizing based on velocity and pressure drop consideration cost, least annual cost approach, pipe drawing basics,development of piping general arrangement drawing, dimensions and drawing of piping.Plot plan

Development of plot plan for different types of fluid storage, equipment layout, process piping layout, utility pipinglayout.Stress analysis

Different types of stresses and its impact on piping, methods of calculation, dynamic analysis, flexibility analysis.

Piping support

Different types of support based on requirement and its calculation.

Transient fluid flow analysis. Heat tracing and thermal

insulation of pipe. Typical P&I diagrams for Vessels, Pumps,

Compressor and Fire Heaters. Tutorials will be based on the

above using standard Software.

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MTCH103

ADVANCED PROCESS EQUIPMENT DESIGN

Introduction to process equipment design

Nature of design, types of process, codes and standards, factor of safety, degree of freedom and design variables.Heat Transfer Equipment DesignIntroduction to design procedure of S & T heat exchangers Detailed

design of condensers, reboilers, vaporizers anddirect fired furnacesPlate Heat exchangers- Design of gasketed plat heat exchanger,

welded plates, plate fines and spiral heatexchangers. Fin tube heat exchangers, air cooled heat exchangers.Heat transfer to vessels-Jacketed vessels, internal coils and

agitated vessels.Mass Transfer EquipmentsIntroduction to continuous distillation, process description, design variables, design methods for binary systems. Multicomponent distillation, shortcut methods for stage and reflux requirement, rigorous solution procedure, plate efficiency, plate hydraulic design,

other distillation systems including batch distillation, steam distillation and reactivedistillation.Packed column- design and principles, packed bed height

calculations, column diameter, column internals, wettingrates.Venturi scrubber design and principle. Extractor designLiquid-liquid extraction, Gas liquid separators- settling velocity, vertical and horizontal separators, Gas solid separators- cyclone separators, liquid liquid separators- decanter. Liquid solid separators- drying.Design of Pumps & Turbines

Pressure drops in pipe lines, NPSH, characteristic curves, Power Calculations.Mechanical designFabrication aspects of Pressure vessels, distillation columns and reactors.Material of Construction

Selection of MoC. Material properties, mechanical properties, corrosion resistance, protective coatings, linings. Laboratory work: Experiments will be based on the syllabus covered as above.

MTCH104

ADVANCED SEPARATION TECHNIQUES

Separation Processes

Industrial Chemical Processes, Mechanism of Separation, Separation by Phase Addition or Creation, Separation by Barrier, Separation by Solid Agent, Separation by External Field or Gradient, Component Recoveries and Product Purities, Separation Power, Selection of feasible Separation Processes.

Advanced and Approximate Methods for Multicomponent and Multistage SeparationsEquilibrium Based Methods for Multicomponent Absorption and StrippingEnhanced Distillation and Supercritical ExtractionDistillation Curve Maps, Extractive Distillation, Salt Distillation,

Pressure Swing Distillation, Homogeneous AzeotropicDistillation, Heterogeneous Azeotropic Distillation, Reactive Distillation, Supercritical Fluid ExtractionAdsorption, Ion Exchange and ChromatographySorbents, Adsorbents, Ion Exchangers, Sorbents for

Chromatography, rations, Ion Exchange Equilibria, Equilibria inChromatography, Adsorption, Chromatography, Slurry Adsorption, Fixed Bed Adsorption (Percolation), Thermal Swing Adsorption, Pressure Swing Adsorption, Continuous Countercurrent Adsorption systems,Membrane based Separation Overview of Membrane Science

and TechnologyIntroduction, Historical Development of Membranes, Types of Membranes and Membrane ProcessesMembrane Transport Theory

Introduction, Solution diffusion Model, Structure Permeability Relationship in Solution diffusion, Pore flow Model, Boundary Layer Film Model, Determination of the Peclet Numer, Concentration Polarization in Liquid and Gas Separation ProcessesMembrane Preparation and Membrane Modules

Isotropic Membranes, Anisotropic Membranes, Metal Membranes and Ceramic Membranes, Liquid Membranes, Hollow Fiber Membranes, Membrane Modules, Cross-flow, Co-flow and Counter-flow.Reverse Osmosis, Microfiltration and UltrafiltrationPrinciple, Theory, Membranes and Materials, Membrane Selectivity,

Modules, Concentration Polarization, MembraneFouling and Cleaning, System Design, ApplicationsPervaporation and Gas Separation

Principle, Theory, Membrane Materials and Structure, Process Design, ApplicationsDialysis and Electrodialysis

Principle, Chemistry of Ion Exchange Membranes, Transport in Electrodialysis Membranes, System Design, CarrierFacilitated Transport: Coupled Transport, Faciliated TransportMiscellaneous Applications of Membranes

Membrane Reactor, Membrane Contactors and Membrane Distillation, Hemodialysis, Blood Oxyenators, ControlledDrug Delivery, Donnan Dialysis and Diffusion Dialysis, Charge Mosaic Membranes and Piezodialysis.

MTCH105

CHEMICAL PROCESS ECONOMICS & MANAGEMNT

IntroductionGeneral remarks on process plant design, Project, Demands on

project engineers, Overview of activitiesProject PlanningProduct development, Plant type: Location / kind of premises.

Capacity / availability / lifespan, Degree of automation,Legal requirements, Costs, Investment, Operating costs. Inquiry/ Invitation to tender, Project controlling, Plant manufacturer: Risk analysis, Basic engineering, Process development, Balancing, Basic and process flow diagram,Materials concept, Main apparatus, Layout, Quotation, Quotation price, Contract negotiationsContractOrder basis, Regulations, Labour employment, Subcontractors, Project documentation, Technical part, Contractor’sscope of supply and services, Employer’s scope of supply and services, Commercial part: Deadlines / penalties, Warranties / penalties, Defects /

acceptance, Prices / terms of payment/bonds, Alterations/claims,Terminations/suspension, Insurance, Secrecy, Severability clause, Coming into effect, Signature policyProject Management

Project Planning and Scheduling, Schematic Representation of Project Management, Pitfalls in Project Planning,Milestones and Milestone Planning, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Gantt Chart, Hierarchical Plan, Project Network, Activity Floats, Programme Evaluation & Review Technique (PERT), Critical Path, Project Control, Decision Making, Project Reporting, Project Meetings, Project Failure and Success. How Public Investment in Projects is initiated in India? Steering Committee, Tender Committee, Joint Venture Organizations, Main Contributing Factors For Successful Projects, Management of Projects, Project Management Consultants (PMCs). Orientation, Indian Individuality, Organization Management Functions, Project Management Team, Desirable Characteristics, Competencies of Project Manager, Duties of A Project Manager, Project Team, Problem Areas of Concern.Project executionProject organization: Project structures, Systematic, Project manual, Correspondence system, Revision service, Costmonitoring, Time scheduling/monitoring of dates, Computers in plant manufacturing. Approval planning, Componentprocurement, Piping and instrumentation diagrams, Electrical, Measurement and Control engineering, Layout andbuilding design, Layout design, Building design, Piping planning, Documentation, Erection, Commissioning

Semester 2nd

MTCH201COMMUNICATION SKILL FOR ENGINEERS

1. Meaning and importance of communication skills, process, types of communication, barriers to effective communication, kinesics (non-verbal communication-proxemics, chronemics). Difference between verbal andnon-verbal communication. Psychological and cultural influence on communication.

2.Introduction to technical writing. Characteristics of technical writing. SOTC (Society of TechnicalCommunicators) on good technical communication.3. Technical-writing-technical discussion, technical instructions (User’s manual).4. Memorandum, minutes of meetings, correspondence techniques-inviting experts, inviting quotation, complaintletters and letters of regret and adjustment.5. Summarizing technical material.6. Writing research papers.

MTCH202PROCESS AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

IntroductionGoal of industrial research and development, Production structure of Chemical Industry, Task of ProcessDevelopment, Creative Thinking. Preliminary Database Creation, Preliminary Process Synthesis, Examples.Product DevelopmentDevelopment of chemical product on laboratory scale, quality improvement, reproducibility etc. Case studies ofproducts developed.Chemical Production Plant and Its ComponentsDetails about Catalyst, Reactors, Product Processing, Pipelines Pumps and Compressors, Product supply andstorage, Water

Disposal, Measurement and Control Technology, Plant Safety, Material Selection.Process DataChemical Data, Mass Balance, Physio-chemical data sources and estimation, Patenting and licensing situations,development cost, location, market situation, plant capacity, raw materials, waste disposalsCourse of Process DevelopmentProcess development as an iterative process, Drawing up of an initial version of the process, checking the individualsteps, Micro Plant: Link between the laboratory and the pilot plant, Testing the entire process on small scale.Scaling up ProcessScaling up of process from laboratory to pilot plant and to industrial scale.Process EvaluationBatch Versus Continuous, Equilibrium Limitations, Process alternatives, Preparation of study reportFlow sheetingBasic Flow Diagram, P&ID, Development of flow diagram, Flow sheeting.Laboratory work: Experiments will be based on the syllabus covered as above.

MTCH203ENVIRONMENT AND SAFETY IN PROCESS INDUSTRIES

IntroductionResources Management, Clean Development Mechanism, Command and control and Market Based Initiatives forpollution control.Pollution Abatement in Process Industries

Types of pollution in process industries, Modes of Surveillance, Evaluation and Techniques for abatement. Designfor effluent treatment in specific process Industries such as, Fertilizer, Petroleum, Pulp and Paper, Dairy etc.Environmental Issues in Process IndustriesIdentifying and evaluating the probable environmental consequences of a proposed development project, Methodsfor Environmental Impact Assessment, Risk Assessment of the project. Uses, advantages and limitations of variousenvironmental management tools. Case studies of Life cycle Assessment, Environmental Audit, Energy Audit andWater Audit.Environmental Regulations: Indian & InternationalRegulations to encourage pollution prevention and cleaner production. International standards on various aspects ofenvironmental managementSafe (inherent) Process Design PracticesChemical Process Industry (CPI) Safety Codes. Control technology to reduce accidents in CPI.Process Hazard EvaluationHazard Evaluation techniques, Qualitative Risk Analysis (QRA) Techniques, Risk Assessment (RA) accident probability, Hazard Operability Studies (HAZOP) Hazard Analysis (HAZAN), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and EventTree Analysis (ETA)Safety AnalysisSafety Review, Preconditions and preparations, analytical procedures, analysis of safety related information and safety measures, Integrated approaches for safety management, Case studies in process safety managementText Books:

Integrated Environmental Planning, Janes K. Lein , Blackwell Publishing.Safety Assessment for Chemical Processes, J Steinbach , Willey – VCTT.

Semester 3rd

MTCH1

ADVANCED CATALYTIC ENGINEERING

Introduction and Fundamentals

Catalysis – Emergence of Catalyst Technology, Basic Variables for Control of Chemical Reactions, Importance of Catalysis and Catalyst Technology, Impact on Society and Life Forms, Scope of Catalyst Technology, Fundamental Catalytic Phenomena, Steps in a

Heterogeneous Catalytic Reaction, Reaction and Diffusion Resistances for a Catalytic Reaction, Kinetics of Catalytic Surface Reactions, Effects of Surface Structure and Support on Catalytic ActivityCatalyst Materials, Properties and Preparation

Catalyst Materials: Active Phase, Carriers, Promoters, Molecular Sieves and Zeolites, Catalyst Properties, Catalyst Engineering, Physical, Mechanical and Chemical Properties, Catalyst Preparation methods including novel methods and nanocomposit preparations. New Concepts of Catalysis Design, Design of New Molecular Sieves, Design of Sophisticated Composite Catalysis Based on Nanostructures, Novel catalyst Preparation Methods: The Preparation of Amorphous Metal Powders, Supported Catalysts and Nanocolloids by a Sonochemical TechniqueCatalyst Characterization and SelectionPrinciples and Objectives of Catalyst Characterization, Determining

Physical Properties of Catalysts, Determining Chemical Properties of Catalysts, Catalyst SelectionCatalytic fixed Bed Reactor Design and Activity Testing

Fundamentals of Reactor Design, Collecting, Analyzing and Reporting Data from Laboratory Reactors, ChoosingReactors in the Laboratory and PlantDesign of Adiabatic, Iso-thermal, non-isothermal and non-

adiabatic reactorsLaboratory work: Experiments will be based on the syllabus

covered as above.

MTCH302FLUIDIZATION ENGINEERING

IntroductionPhenomenon of Fluidization, Behavior of a Fluidized Bed, Comparison with other contacting methods, Advantages and Disadvantages of Fluidized Beds for Industrial Operations, Fluidization Quality, Selection of a Contacting Mode for a given Application.Industrial Applications of Fluidized BedsCoal Gasification, Gasoline from other Petroleum Fractions,

Gasoline from Natural and Synthesis Gases, Synthesis Reactions, Metallurgical and Other Processes, Physical Operations Cracking of Hydrocarbons, Combustion and Incineration, Carbonization and Gasification and Reactions Involving solids, Bio -fluidizationFluidization and Mapping of RegimesCharacterization of Fixed Beds of Particles, Fluidization without Carryover of Particles: Minimum Fluidizing Velocity, Pressure Drop-verses-Velocity Diagram, Effect of Pressure and Temp. on Fluidized Behavior, Sintering and Agglomeration of Particles at High Temperature. Type of Gas Fluidization with and without Carryover, Turbulent and Churning Fluidization, Pneumatic Transport of Solids, Fast Fluidization , Voidage Diagrams for all Solid Carryover, Regimes, The Mapping of Fluidization RegimesBubbles in Dense BedsSingle Rising Bubbles: Rise Rate of Bubbles, Evaluation of Models

for Gas Flow at Bubbles, The Wake Region and the Movement of Solids at Bubbles, Solids within Bubbles. Coalescence and Splitting Bubbles: Interaction of Two Adjacent Bubbles, Coalescence, Bubble Size and Bubble Frequency, Splitting of Bubbles and Maximum Bubble Size ,Bubble Formation above a Distributor, Slug FlowBubbling Fluidized BedsEmulsion Movement for small and Fine Particles, Emulsion

Movement for Large Particles, Emulsion gas Flow and Voidage. Effect of Pressure on Bed Properties. Estimation of Bed Properties: Gas Flow in the Emulsion Phase, Bubble Gas Flow, Bubble Size and

Bubble growth, Bubble Rise Velocity, Beds with Internals, Physical Models : Scale up and scale downFlow Models for Bubbling BedsGeneral Interrelationship among Bed Properties, Simple Two-phase Model, K-L Model with its Davidson Bubbles andWakesHigh Velocity FluidizationTurbulent Fluidized Beds, Experimental Findings, Fast Fluidization, The Freeboard Entrainment Model Applied to FastFluidization, Design Considerations, Pressure Drop in Turbulent and Fast FluidizationCirculation SystemsCircuits for the Circulation of Solids, Finding Required Circulation Rates, Flow of Gas-Solid Mixtures in Downcomers:Downward discharge from a Vertical Pipe, Moving Bed Downflow, Fluidized Downflow, Fluidized Downflow in TallDowncomers. Flow in Pneumatic Transport Lines: Vertical Upflow of Solids, Horizontal Flow, Safe Gas Velocity for Pneumatic Transport, Pressure Drop in Pneumatic Transport, Pressure drop in Bends, Practical Considerations

Design of Catalytic and non-catalytic Fluidized bed ReactorsTutorials will be based on the above using standard Software.

MTCH3PROC

ESS PLANT SIMULATION

Introduction to Simulation through ModellingIntroduction to modelling and simulation Mathematical Models of Chemical Engineering Systems Uses of mathematical models, Principles of formulations, Material and Energy Balance, Constituent

Relationship. Modellingvarious unit operations of process plants like Mixers, Pumps, Compressors , Distillation Column, Reactors, Heat Exchangers,Computational Methods For Process SimulationDegree of freedom analysis, Types of simulation problems: Design, Rating, Flow sheeting etc. Usefulness and Limitation of Process Simulation. Steady State Lumped System-Partitioning Equation, Tearing Equation, Simultaneous Equation, Modular Approaches & Equation Solving Approaches, Decomposition of Networks. Methods for Solution of non linear Equations, Structural analysis and solution of systems of algebraic equations. Method for solution of Unsteady state lumped system, Stiff differential equations. Solution Methods for initial value and boundary value problem, Solution methods for Partial Differential Equations.Process SimulatorsIntroduction to professional simulator like Aspen.Hysys and Mathematical tools like MATLAB, Introduction to SIMULINK and Poly Math etc.

MTCH305 - SEMINAR-IA seminar topic on advance studies of chemical process and plant design is allotted to each student. The student is required to submit the detailed report & present his/her work at different stages. The overall assessment is converted into grade in the above subject.

Semester 4th

MTCH5ADVANCED PROCESS CONTROL

Introduction to process controlDynamic and steady state processes, development of block diagram and its reduction, PID control algorithm. routhstability criteria, bode plots, root locusIntroduction to Advanced ControllersFeed forward, ratio controller, cascade, controller, adaptive controller, inferential controller.PID Controller TuningClose loop oscillation based methods, Ziegler Nichols Algorithm, Tuning rules for First order plus dead time process,Ziegler Nichols open loop method., Direct Synthesis.Internal Model ControlStatic and dynamic Control law, practical open loop controller design, generalization of open loop controller designprocedure, model uncertainty and disturbance, development of IMC structure and IMC design procedure. Effect ofmodel uncertainty and disturbance, improved disturbance rejection design.IMC Base PID procedureThe equivalent feedback form to IMC, IMC based feedback design for delay free processes, IMC based PID controllerdesign for stable process.Multivariable controllers and plant wide controlPrinciple, operation and Applications of DCS and PLC in Batch Process Control and Process MonitoringCase Studies on Heat Exchanger Control and Distillation Column control with multivariable control system.Tutorials will be based on the above using standard Software.

MTCH6

ADVANCED PETROLEUM REFINING PROCESSES

Petroleum RefiningPretreatment and Distillation, Stripping, Rerunning, Stabilization and Light End Removal, Super fractionation, Azeotropic Distillation and Extractive DistillationThermal CrackingIntroduction, Thermal Cracking, Visbreaking, Coking, Delayed Coking, Fluid Coking and FlexicokingCatalytic CrackingIntroduction, Fixed Bed Processes, Moving Bed processes, Fluid Bed processes, Reaction chemistry of FCC, Mechanism and Kinetics, Process Variables: Feedstock Quality, Feedstock Preheating, Feedstock Pressure, Feedstock Conversion, Reactor Temperature, Recycle Rate, Space Velocity, Catalyst Activity, Catalyst Oil Ratio, Regenerator Temperature, Regenerator Air Rate. Catalysts for CrackingHydrotreatingIntroduction, Hydrodesulfurization: Process configuration, Reaction chemistry and Kinetics, Downflow Fixed BedReactor, Upflow expanded Bed Reactor, Demetallization Reactor (Guard Bed Reactor), Catalysts. Distillate Hydrosulfurization, Residuum Hydrodesulfurization, Ultra low sulfur Diesel.Hydrocracking

Introduction, Processes and Process Design: Reaction chemistry and Kinetics, CANMET, Gulf HDS, H-G Hydrocracking, H-Oil. IFP Hydrocracking, Isocracking, LC fining, MAK, HDC, Microcat RC, Mild Hydrocracking, MRH,RCD, Unibon (BOC), Residfining, Residue Hydroconversion, Unicrackking, Veba, Combi-CrackingNext Generation ProcessesIntroduction, Thermal (Carbon Rejection) Processes: Asphalt Coking Technology Process, Comprehensive HeavyEnds reforming Refinery Processes, Deep Thermal Conversion

Process, ET –II Process, Eureka Process, Fluid Thermal Cracking Process, High Conversion Soaker Cracking Process, Catalytic Cracking Processes: Asphalt Residue Treating Process, Heavy Oil Treating Process, Reduced Crude Oil Conversion Process, Residual Fluid Catalytic Cracking Process, Shell FCC Process, S&W Fluid Catalytic Cracking Process, Hydrogen Addition Processes,Asphaltenic Bottoms Cracking Process, Hydrovisbreaking (HYCAR) Pocess, Solvent Processes: Deasphalting Process, Deep Solvent Deasphalting Process, Demax ProcessProduct ImprovementDesulfurization and Heteroatom Removal: Hydrotrating, Hydrogen Sulfide Removal Reforming: Thermal Reforming, Catalytic reforming, Dehydrogenation, Catalysts, Reformulated Gasoline and otheroxygenates like MTBE and others.Isomerization, Alkylation and PolymerizationProcess Types, Chemistry, Commercial Processes, Catalysts

Hydrogen Production

Introduction, Feedstocks, Process Chemistry, Commercial Processes: Heavy Residue Gasification and Combined Cycle Power Generation, Hybrid Gasification Process, Hydrocarbon Gasification, Hypro Process, Shell Gasification(Partial Oxidation) Process, Steam Methane Reforming, Steam Naphtha Reforming, Synthesis Gas Generation, Texaco Gasification (Partial Oxidation) Process. Catalysts, Hydrogen PurificationAlternative sources of Petroleum based applications

Hydrogen production and Fuelcells, Gas to Liquid Fuels, First & Second Generation BiofuelsTutorials will be based on the above using standard Software.

MTCH7

ADVANCED PROCESS OPTIMISATION

Objective and Formulation of Optimisation

Objective and Introduction, Objective Function and Decision variables, Inequality and Equality Constrains in ModelsFormulation of the Objective Function, Lower and Upper Bounds, Selecting Functions to Fit Empirical Data, FactorialExperimental Designs, Degrees of Freedom, Economic Objective Functions, Measures of ProfitabilityBasic Concepts of OptimizationContinuity of Function, NLP Problem Statement, Convexity and Its Applications, Interpretation of the ObjectiveFunction in Terms of its Quadratic Approximation, Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for an Extremum of anUnconstrained FunctionOptimization of Unconstrained FunctionsOne-Dimensional Search Numerical Methods for Optimizing a Function of One Variable, Scanning and Bracketing Procedures, Newton and Quasi-Newton Methods of Unidimensional SearchUnconstrained Multivariable OptimizationLinear Programming (LP) and Applications Geometry of Linear Programs, Basic Linear Programming Definitions and Results, Simplex Algorithm, Barrier Methods, Sensitivity Analysis, Linear Mixed Integer Programs, Application of the EXCEL Solver Spreadsheet for Optimization, Formulation. Introduction to Non linear Programming with Constraints and Mixed-Integer ProgrammingApplication of Optimization in Chemical EngineeringExamples of Optimization in Chemical Processes like optimizing recovery of waste heat, Optimal Shell and Tube

HeatExchanger Design, Optimal Design and Operation of binary Distillation Column, Optimal pipe diameter etc.Flow sheet Optimization - Case studies.Tutorials will be based on the above using standard Software.Text-Book:

Optimization of Chemical Processes, 2nd ed,, T F Edger, D M Himmelblau and L S Lasdon, McGraw- HillInternational Edition.

Reference Book:Product and Process Design Principles-Synthesis, Analysis, and Evaluation, 2nd ed., W D Seider, J D Seader andD R Lewin, John Wiley and Sons Inc.

MTCH401 - SEMINAR-IIA seminar topic on advance studies of chemical process and plant design is allotted to each student. The student isrequired to submit the detailed report & present his/her work at different stages. The overall assessment is convertedinto grade in the above subject.

MTCH401 - MAJOR PROJECT PARTThe Major Project Part I is aimed at training the students to analyze independently any problem in the field ChemicalProcess and Plant Design. The project may be analytical or computational or experimental or combination of thembased on the latest developments in the said area. At the end of the semester, the students will be required to submitdetailed report. The Major Project Part I should consists of objectives of study, scope of work, critical

literature reviewof the Major Project and preliminary work pertaining to the said work.