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Outline and Schedule |
| Schedule | Topic |
| Week 1 (July 26 - 29) | Diffusion with and without convection, shell mass balances and diffusion coefficients. |
| Weeks 2, 3 (Aug 1 - 12) | Interphase mass transfer and related theories; overall mass transfer coefficients; correlations for coefficients; mass transfer with chemical reaction.
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| Weeks 4, 5 (Aug 15 - 26) | Gas absorption and stripping of binary and multicomponent mixtures; Graphical and algebraic methods for determining number of equilibrium stages; Rate based method for packed tower design and effect of chemical reaction
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| Weeks 6, 7 (Aug 29 - Sep 9) | Quiz 1; Flash distillation; Introduction to column distillation |
| Week 8 (Sep 12 - 16) | Mid semester exam |
| Weeks 9 to 13 (Sep 19 - Oct 21) |
Mc-Cabe Thiele method; advanced columns with multiple feeds, side streams, cold reflux, super heated boil up; Tray hydrodynamics and stage efficiency. Multicomponent distillation; Fenske - Underwood - Gilliland methods Batch distillation |
| Last week of October | Quiz 2 |
| Weeks 12 to 15 (Oct 18 - Nov 9) |
Liquid - Liquid Extraction
Equipment, immiscible and partially miscible systems, use of triangular diagrams, number of equilibrium stages, extract and raffinate reflux.
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| Week 16 (Nov 16 onwards) | End semester examination |