B.E. (Chemical Engineering) Corrosion Engineering Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
The University has moved this degree onto NEP 2020 one year at a time. The first, second and third years are on NEP 2020; the final year is still on the REV-2019 'C' Scheme, which is what the University sets for it this year.
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Syllabus for Corrosion Engineering
Module 1: Introduction
- Definition of corrosion, Principle of corrosion , Classification of corrosion, Consequences of Corrosion, Functions and role of a corrosion engineer, Corrosion rate expression, What is over potential, Polarization (Activation and Concentration polarization)
Module 2: Environmental factors and corrosion: Corrosion in water and aqueous
- solutions, Corrosion in sulphur bearing solutions, Microbiologically induced corrosion, Corrosion in acidic and alkaline process streams.
Module 3: Corrosion Electrochemistry and Thermodynamics Electrochemical
- Reaction (Anodic and Cathodic process), Faraday’s law, Free Energy, standard electrode potential Nernst equation
Module 4: Galvanic and concentration cell corrosion: Basic concepts,
- Experimental measurements, and determination of rates of galvanic corrosion, Concentration cells.
Module 5: Eight forms of corrosion: Galvanic or two metal corrosion, Crevice
- corrosion, pitting, intergranular corrosion, selective leaching, erosion corrosion, stress corrosion, hydrogen damage
Module 6: Corrosion Prevention: Design aspects to minimize the corrosion,
- Material selection, Alteration of environment, Cathodic and anodic protection, coatings
Recommended Books
- 1 M.G. Fontana, Corrosion Engineering, Tata McGraw‐Hill (New Delhi), 3rd Ed.
- 2 H. H. Uhlig: Corrosion and Corrosion Control. An Introduction to Corrosion Science and Engineering. John Wiley and Sons
- 3 Jones, D.A., Principles and Prevention of Corrosion, Prentice-Hall (1996).
- 4 Pierre R. Roberge, Corrosion engineering: principles and practice, McGraw-Hill (2008).
- 1 G.L.Shvartz and M.M.Kristal, Corrosion of Chemical Apparatus (1959) Chapman Hall Ltd. London.
- 2 An introduction to Electrochemistry by Samuel Glasstone, Affiliated East West Press Private, Limited.
- 3 Pierre R. Roberge, Handbook of corrosion engineering, McGraw-Hill (2012). 2nded.
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.E. (Chemical Engineering) under R-2019 'C' Scheme, in force from the academic year 2022-23. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.
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