NPTEL - Chemical Process Utilities
offered by IIT Roorkee

Public/Government Institute
Estd. 1847

Chemical Process Utilities
at
IIT Roorkee
Overview

Boost your career by mastering concepts to Heat Transfer Media, Steam Generation & Utilization

Duration	12 weeks
Mode of learning	Online
Credential	Certificate

Chemical Process Utilities
at
IIT Roorkee
Highlights

Earn a E- certificate of completion from IIT Roorkee

Chemical Process Utilities
at
IIT Roorkee
Course details

Who should do this course?

For Chemical engineering, Polymer engineering, Polymer technology, Mechanical engineering

More about this course

The course focuses on understanding the important technical fundamentals of chemical process utilities
The emphasis on the fundamentals will help the student to understand the concepts and apply them accordingly
This application requires a significant quantity of fundamental knowledge and technology
Importance of process utilities in a typical chemical process plant is enormous

Chemical Process Utilities
at
IIT Roorkee
Curriculum

Week 1

Utilities in process industries

Primary & secondary and their importance

Week 2

Heat Transfer Media : Classification, characteristic properties, selection criteria for their industrial applications

Week 3

Water : Raw water and its characteristics treatment and conditions for use in process industries, e.g. for boiler feed, cooling etc., recyling and reuse of water

Week 4

Water treatment and water resource management

Week 5

Steam Generation & Utilization : Steam generation, modern boilers, steam handling, condensate removal.

Week 6

Steam traps-classification and characteristics, condensate utilization and flash steam, Efficient steam heating systems, Safety in boiler systems.

Week 7

Air : Use of air in process in industries for conveying, drying and instrumentation

Design of air receivers.

Week 8

Piping Network : Design of pipelines and piping networks for water, steam, condensate and air

Week 9

Properties of air water vapors: Cooling towers

Week 10

Pressure and Vacuum systems

Week 11

Refrigeration systems

Week 12

Refractories and insulation

Chemical Process Utilities
at
IIT Roorkee
Faculty details

Prof. Shishir Sinha

Dr. Shishir Sinha is presently working as Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at IIT Roorkee. He has been teaching the courses related to Process Utilities and Safety, Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics and safe Operation to Petroleum industries to undergraduate and postgraduate students for more than 12 years.