Subject Name : ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY I
Subject Code : 10ACH01
Year : I Year (Common to all branches)
Semester : I
,10ACH01 ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY
UNIT I WATER TECHNOLOGY
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
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
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
,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
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).