B.E. (Chemical Engineering) Chemical Engineering Software Skills 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 Chemical Engineering Software Skills
Module 1: Introduction to Process Simulation & DWSIM
- • Role of process simulation in chemical engineering • Overview of DWSIM: features, capabilities, and applications • Installation and system requirements • DWSIM user interface and workflow • Creating a new simulation file • Units of measurement and simulation settings
Module 2: Thermodynamics & Property Packages
- • Importance of thermodynamics in process simulation • Selection of appropriate property packages • Ideal and non-ideal systems • Equation of State (EOS): • Peng–Robinson • Soave–Redlich–Kwong • Activity coefficient models: • NRTL • UNIQUAC • Wilson • Adding components and binary interaction parameters
Module 3: Material Streams & Mass–Energy Balances
- • Defining material streams • Stream properties: temperature, pressure, flow rate, composition • Phase behavior and vapour-liquid equilibrium (VLE) • Mass balance calculations • Energy balance calculations • Sensitivity of stream properties
Module 4: Unit Operations Modeling
- • Modelling basic unit operations: Mixers and splitters Pumps and compressors Heat exchangers Heaters and coolers • Reactors: Conversion reactor Equilibrium reactor Gibbs reactor • Convergence of flowsheets
Module 5: Separation Processes & Process Analysis
- • Flash separation • Distillation column modeling • Absorption and stripping operations • Column specifications and convergence techniques • Process optimization basics • Sensitivity analysis and case studies
Module 6: Advanced Features, Optimization & Reporting
- • Recycle and design specifications • Process optimization using DWSIM tools • Economic evaluation and cost estimation (introductory) • Steady-state vs dynamic simulation (overview) • Exporting results and report generation • Industrial case studies and mini-project
References
- 1 Smith, J. M., Van Ness, H. C., and Abbott, M. M., Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, McGraw-Hill Education.
- 2 McCabe, W. L., Smith, J. C., and Harriott, P., Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering, McGraw-Hill Education.
- 3 Himmelblau, D. M. and Riggs, J. B., Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering, Pearson Education.
- 4 Felder, R. M. and Rousseau, R. W., Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes, Wiley India.
- 15 https://dwsim.org/
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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