B.E. (Chemical Engineering) Solid Fluid Mechanical Operations 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 Solid Fluid Mechanical Operations
Module 1: Particle size
- Particle size measurement and distribution using sieve analysis. Capacity and effectiveness of screen. (Numericals) Screening equipment – Vibrating screen, Grizzlies and Trommels.
Module 2: Size Reduction
- Size reduction of solids. Mechanism of size reduction and method of operation. Energy requirement for size reduction and crushing laws. (Numericals) Size reduction equipment – Jaw crusher, Hammer mill, Ball mill and Roll crusher. (Numericals)
Module 3: Mixing
- Solid mixing – Introduction to solid mixing, degree of mixing and rate of mixing. (Numericals) Mixing equipment for cohesive solids: Muller mixer and kneaders. Mixers for free flowing solids: Ribbon blender and internal screw mixer.
Module 4: Fluidization and Filtration
- Flow of a single fluid through a packed bed, Ergun’s equation. Fluidization: conditions for fluidization. Minimum fluidization velocity. Types of fluidization. Applications of fluidization. Filtration: Mechanism of filtration. Types of filtration: constant rate and constant pressure filtration. Filter aids, washing of filter cake, flow of filtrate through the cloth and cake combined. (Numericals) Filters: Rotary drum vacuum filter, plate and frame filter press.
Module 5: Solid fluid separation
- Sedimentation: Batch sedimentation. Kynch theory of sedimentation. Derivation of area and depth of thickener. (Numericals) Particle separation by flotation and elutriation. Gas solid separation equipment: Cyclone separator, fabric filter and electrostatic precipitator.
Module 6: Storage and handling of solids
- Storage of solids: Properties of particulate masses. Pressure in bins and silos, Jansen’s equation. Conveying, of solids: Belt conveyer, bucket conveyer, screw conveyer and pneumatic conveyer.
Text Books
- 1 W. McCabe, J.C. Smith and P. Harriot, Unit operations of chemical engineering, 7th edition, McGraw Hill, 2004.
- 2 J .M Coulson and J. F Richardson, Chemical Engineering, vol 2, Pergamon Press, 1974.
- 3 A.S. Foust and L.A. Wenzel, Principles of unit operation, 2nd edition, Wiley, 1980.
- 1 Perry’s Chemical Engineers’ Handbook , Robert H. Perry & Don W. Green, 8th edition, McGraw Hill
- 2 https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc23_ch47/preview#
- 3 https://archive.nptel.ac.in/courses/103/103/103103155/
- 3 https://www.scribd.com/document/386040724/103107090-pdf
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.E. (Chemical Engineering) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2025-26. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.
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