Engineering Chemistry
1FY2-03 · Semester 1
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Common impurities in water
Hardness of water
Determination of hardness by complexometric EDTA method
Degree of hardness
Units of hardness
Municipal water supply requirements
Purification of water: sedimentation
Purification of water: filtration
Purification of water: disinfection
Breakpoint chlorination
Boiler troubles: Scale and sludge formation
Internal treatment methods for boiler water
Priming and foaming
Boiler corrosion
Caustic embrittlement
Water softening: Lime-Soda process
Water softening: Zeolite (Permutit) process
Water softening: Demineralization process
Numerical problems on hardness
Numerical problems on EDTA method
Numerical problems on Lime-Soda and Zeolite processes
Solid fuels: Coal classification
Proximate analysis of coal and its significance
Ultimate analysis of coal and its significance
Gross and Net Calorific Value
Determination of calorific value of coal by Bomb Calorimeter
Metallurgical coke
Carbonization processes
Otto-Hoffmann by-product oven method
Advantages of liquid fuels
Mining, refining, and composition of petroleum
Cracking
Synthetic petrol
Reforming
Knocking
Octane number
Anti-knocking agents
Cetane number
Advantages of gaseous fuels
Manufacturing, composition, and calorific value of coal gas and oil gas
Determination of calorific value of gaseous fuels by Junker's calorimeter
Numerical problems on calorific value
Numerical problems on proximate analysis and ultimate combustion of fuel
Definition and significance of corrosion
Mechanism of chemical (dry) corrosion
Mechanism of electrochemical (wet) corrosion
Galvanic corrosion
Concentration cell corrosion
Pitting corrosion
Protection from corrosion
Protective coatings: galvanization and tinning
Cathodic protection
Sacrificial anode and design modifications
Portland Cement definition
Manufacturing of cement by rotary kiln
Chemistry of setting and hardening of cement
Role of Gypsum in cement
Glass definition
Manufacturing of glass by tank furnace
Significance of annealing in glass manufacturing
Types and properties of soft glass
Hard glass
Borosilicate glass
Glass wool
Safety glass
Lubricants classification
Lubrication mechanism
Properties of lubricants
Viscosity and viscosity index
Flash and fire point
Cloud and pour point
Emulsification and steam emulsion number
Substitution reactions: SN1 mechanism
Substitution reactions: SN2 mechanism
Electrophilic aromatic substitution in benzene
Free radical halogenation of alkanes
Elimination reactions in alkyl halides
Dehydration of alcohols
Electrophilic and free radical addition in alkenes
Nucleophilic addition in aldehydes and ketones
Carbocation rearrangements
Free radical rearrangements
Introduction to drugs
Synthesis, properties, and uses of Aspirin
Synthesis, properties, and uses of Paracetamol