CY2161 ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY – II Syllabus [Regulation: 2008]

CY2161    ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY – II    L T  P  C

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AIM:
To impart a sound knowledge on the principles of chemistry involving the different application oriented topics required for all engineering branches.


OBJECTIVES:
• The student should be conversant with the principles electrochemistry, electrochemical cells, emf and applications of emf measurements.
• Principles of corrosion control
• Chemistry of Fuels and combustion
• Industrial importance of Phase rule and alloys
• Analytical techniques and their importance.

UNIT I             ELECTROCHEMISTRY

9

Electrochemical cells – reversible and irreversible cells – EMF – measurement of emf – Single electrode potential – Nernst equation (problem) – reference electrodes –Standard Hydrogen electrode -Calomel electrode – Ion selective electrode – glass electrode and measurement of pH – electrochemical series – significance – potentiometer titrations (redox - Fe²+vs dichromate and precipitation – Ag+ vs CI-titrations) and conduct metric titrations (acid-base – HCI vs, NaOH) titrations,

UNIT II            CORROSION AND CORROSION CONTROL

9

Chemical corrosion – Pilling – Bedworth rule – electrochemical corrosion – different types – galvanic corrosion – differential aeration corrosion – factors influencing corrosion
–  corrosion  control  –  sacrificial  anode  and  impressed  cathodic  current  methods  –
corrosion inhibitors – protective coatings – paints – constituents and functions – metallic coatings – electroplating (Au) and electroless (Ni) plating.


UNIT III           FUELS AND COMBUSTION

9

Calorific value – classification – Coal – proximate and ultimate analysis metallurgical coke – manufacture by Otto-Hoffmann method – Petroleum processing and fractions – cracking  –  catalytic  cracking  and  methods-knocking  –  octane  number  and  cetane number – synthetic petrol – Fischer Tropsch and Bergius processes – Gaseous fuels- water gas, producer gas, CNG and LPG, Flue gas analysis – Orsat apparatus – theoretical air for combustion.

UNIT IV          PHASE RULE AND ALLOYS

9

Statement and explanation of terms involved – one component system – water system – condensed phase rule – construction of phase diagram by thermal analysis – simple eutectic systems (lead-silver system only) – alloys – importance, ferrous alloys – nichrome and stainless steel – heat treatment of steel, non-ferrous alloys – brass and bronze.

UNIT V           ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES

9

Beer-Lambert’s  law  (problem)  –  UV-visible  spectroscopy  and  IR  spectroscopy  – principles – instrumentation (problem) (block diagram only) – estimation of iron by colorimetry – flame photometry – principle – instrumentation (block diagram only) – estimation of sodium by flame photometry – atomic absorption spectroscopy – principles
–  instrumentation  (block  diagram only)  – estimation  of  nickel by  atomic  absorption
spectroscopy.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

TEXT BOOKS:
1.  P.C.Jain and Monica Jain, “Engineering Chemistry” Dhanpat Rai Pub, Co., New
Delhi (2002).
2.  S.S.Dara “A text book of Engineering Chemistry” S.Chand & Co.Ltd., New Delhi
(2006).

REFERENCES:
1.  B.Sivasankar  “Engineering  Chemistry”  Tata  McGraw-Hill  Pub.Co.Ltd,  New  Delhi
(2008).
2.  B.K.Sharma  “Engineering  Chemistry”  Krishna  Prakasan  Media  (P)  Ltd.,  Meerut
(2001).