ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY – I SYLLABUS(ANNA UNIVERSITY MADURAI

 ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY – I SYLLABUS(10ACH01)

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UNIT I WATER TECHNOLOGY 9

Water – Types – Alkalinity – types of alkalinity and determination – hardness – types –CaCO3 equivalents – Estimation by EDTA method (problems) – Boiler feed water –requirements – Disadvantages of using hard water in boiler – Internal conditioning(Phosphate, Carbon and Carbonate) – External conditioning – Zeolite process –Demineralization process – Desalination – Reverse Osmosis (Chlorination, UV treatment, ozonation).

UNIT II POLYMERS AND COMPOSITES      9

Polymers – Types – Polymerization – Addition and condensation polymerization – Free radical polymerization mechanism – Plastics – classification- preparation, properties and uses of PVC, Teflon, Polyurethane, Nylon 6:6, PET, Bakelite, and Epoxy resin – Compounding of Plastics- Compression moulding – Injection moulding – Composites –

definition – types of Polymer matrix composites – FRP only.

UNIT III SURFACE CHEMISTRY     9

Adsorption – Types – Adsorption of gases on solids – Adsorption isotherms – Freundlich and Langmuir isotherms – Adsorption of solids from solution – Role of adsorption in

catalysis - Ion exchange adsorption – Pollution abatement.

UNIT IV NON CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES AND STORAGE DEVICES      9

Nuclear energy – fission and fusion reactions – Light water nuclear reactor for power generation (Block diagram only) – Breeder reactor – Solar energy conversion – Solar

cells – Wind energy – Fuel cells – Hydrogen – Oxygen fuel cell – Batteries – Alkaline batteries – Lead acid storage battery – Nickel – Cadmium and Lithium batteries.

UNIT V ENGINEERING MATERIALS  99

Refractories – Classification-( acidic, basic and neutral) – Properties (refractoriness, refractoriness under load, porosity, dimensional stability, thermal spalling) – manufacture

of alumina, magnesite and Zirconia bricks – Abrasives – Natural abrasives – (Quartz, corundum, emery, garnet, diamond) – Artificial abrasives (silicon carbide, boron carbide)

– Lubricants- Mechanism of lubrication – Liquid lubricants – Properties (Viscosity,viscosity index, flash and fire points, cloud and pour points, oilness , aniline number) –

solid lubricants (graphite & molybdenum disulphide).

TEXT BOOKS:

1. “Engineering Chemistry”, P.C.Jain and Monica Jain, Dhanpat Rai Pub, Co.,New Delhi (2002).

2. “A text book of engineering chemistry”, S.S. Dara S.Chand & Co.Ltd., New Delhi (2006).

REFERENCES:

1. “Engineering chemistry”, B.K.Sharma Krishna Prakasan Media (P) Ltd.,Meerut (2001).

2. “Engineering Chemistry”, B. Sivasankar ,Tate McGraw-Hill Pub.Co.Ltd, New Delhi (2008).10




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