B.E. (Chemical Engineering) Plant Utility Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

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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 Plant Utility

Semester 6 · Third Year BE Chemical

Module 1: Process Water

Explain role of Utilities in Chemical Plant , List various utilities in chemical plant & uses Sources of water, hard and soft water, Requisites of industrial water and its uses, Methods of water treatment, Chemical softening, Demineralization, Resins used for water softening, Water for boiler use, cooling purposes, cooling towers, drinking and process water treatment, reuse and conservation of water, water resources management, waste water treatment and disposal. Self Learning Topics: Emerging Trends in water treatment, Sustanable water Practices, (ZLD zero liquid discharge) ,Enviornmental impact and regulation

Module 2: Steam

Steam generation and its application in chemical process plants, distribution and utilization, boilers, design of efficient steam heating systems, steam economy, condensate utilization, steam traps, their characteristics, selection and application, waste heat utilization. Self Learning Topics:Steam properties and calculation, Energy conservation in steam systems , Waste heat recovery system, Green Boiler technology

Module 3: Air

Air Properties , Compressed Air ,Application of Compressed air in Process Industries ,Air Filtration and separation technique ,pneumatic conveyer system , Inert gas , properties of inert gas Nitrogen blanketing System , Instruments air ,Air separation technology Self Learning Topics: Air drying and moisture removal, Safety in compressed air system , Carbon footprint of compressed air systems

Module 4: Compressors and Vacuum Pumps

Types of compressors and vacuum pumps and their performance characteristics, Methods of vacuum development and their limitations, materials handling under vacuum, lubrication and oil removal in compressors and pumps, Self Learning Topics Noise control in compressors, Oil-free compressors, High- pressure hazards in compressors,

Module 5: Refrigerants and Refrigeration

Introduction to refrigerants, Classification of refrigerants, Selection of refrigerants, Refrigeration system, Explain the working principle of refrigeration, Refrigeration cycle Self Learning Topics: Enviornment friendly refrigerants Advanced refrigeration Cycle, Recent Trends in Refrigeration, Sustainable refrigeration practices

Module 6: Solar Energy

Introduction ,Classification of solar power generation technology ,Parabolic Trough Collector (PTC), Linear Fresnel Reflector (LFR), Central Solar Tower (CST), Solar dish Self Learning Topics:Fundamentals of Solar Radiation, Energy Storage in Solar Systems, Process heating using solar energy, Solar drying and desalination

Text Books

1 Introduction to chemical engineering. Walter L. Badger and Julius T. Banchero. McGraw-Hill book company, Inc., New York
2 Boiler-Operation-Engineer-by-P-Chattopadhyay Tata McGraw-Hill New Delhi:
3 Chemical Process Utilities Prof Shishir Sinha IIT Roorkee.
1 Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers byMax S. Peters Klaus D. Timmerhaus Ronald E. West
2 Process Utility Systems: Introduction to Design, Operation and Maintenance by Jack Broughton
1 https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc26_ch48/
2 https://www.udemy.com/course/steam-boiler-its-types/
3 https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_me58/preview

Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.E. (Chemical Engineering) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.

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