UNITS AND DIMENSIONS:Fundamental and derived units, Conversion, Dimensional consistency ofequations, conversions of equations.BASIC CHEMICAL CALCULATIONS:Concept of mole, mole fraction, Compositions of mixtures of solids, liquidsand gases, Concept of Normality, Molarity, Molality, ppm, Use of semi-log,log-log, triangular graphs, Ideal gas law calculations.
General material balance equation for steady and unsteady state, Typicalsteady state material balances in distillation, absorption, extraction,crystallization,
Drying, mixing and evaporation, Elementary treatment of material balancesinvolving bypass, recycle and purging, Psychrometry, Humidification anddehumidification.
Principles of Stoichiometry, Concept of limiting, excess reactants and inerts,fractional and percentage conversion, fractional yield and percentage yield,selectivity, related problems.
General steady state energy balance equation, Heat capacity, Enthalpy, Heatof formation, Heat of reaction, Heat of combustion and Calorific values. Heatof solution, Heat of mixing, Heat of crystallization, determination of ΔHR atstandard and elevated temperatures, Theoretical flame temperature andadiabatic flame temperature.