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Material and Energy Balances

ABOUT THE COURSE:

This course will introduce the basics of material and energy balances and their applications in chemical and bioprocess industries by using examples primarily based on chemical and biochemical operations, and other biological systems. The course will be geared towards students pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology and faculty teaching this course for Biotechnology students. It will also be useful for students pursuing Chemical Engineering.

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Final Exam (in-person, invigilated, currently conducted in India) is mandatory for Certification and has INR Rs. 1100 as exam fee


INTENDED AUDIENCE: UG students and course instructors from other colleges

CORE/ELECTIVE: Core

UG/PG: UG

PREREQUISITES: NIL

INDUSTRY SUPPORT: NIL

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ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:



Dr. Vignesh Muthuvijayan is a Chemical Engineer by training. He received his B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from A. C. Tech, Anna University, India. He went on to pursue his Master's degree in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at University of Maryland, Baltimore County and his PhD in Chemical Engineering at Oklahoma State University. He also worked as a post-doc at Johns Hopkins University. After spending about 8 years in the United States, he moved back to India to join the Department of Biotechnology at IIT Madras in October 2011. His research interests are in the area of biomaterials and their applications. He has published more than 15 articles in some of the top peer reviewed journals in his field. 

COURSE LAYOUT:

Week 1  :  Introduction; Units and dimensions; Basic terminologies
Week 2  :  Fundamentals of Material Balances; Material Balances for Single Units Without Reactions 
Week 3  :  Material Balances for Multiple Units Without Reactions; Material Balances for Reactive Processes
Week 4  :  Material Balances for Reactive Processes; Combustion Reactions
Week 5  :  Material Balances for Systems with Recycle, Bypass, and Purge
Week 6  :  Energy Balance Terminologies; Introduction to Energy Balances
Week 7  :  Mechanical Energy Balances; Objectives and Procedures for Energy Balances
Week 8  :  Energy Balances on Nonreactive Processes without Phase Change
Week 9  :  Energy Balances on Nonreactive Processes with Phase Change
Week 10  :  Mixing and Solutions; Fundamentals for Energy Balances on Reactive Processes
Week 11  :  Energy Balances on Reactive Processes
Week 12  :  Material and Energy Balances for Unsteady State Processes

SUGGESTED READING MATERIALS:

  1. David M. Himmelblau and James B. Riggs, Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering, 7th Edition, Publisher: Prentice Hall India
  2. Richard M. Felder and Ronald W. Rousseau, Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes, 3rd edition, Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
  3. Pauline Doran, Bioprocess Engineering Principles, 2nd Edition, Publisher: Academic Press
  4. Ann Saterbak, Ka-Yiu San, Larry V. McIntire, Bioengineering Fundamentals, Publisher: Pearson
CERTIFICATION EXAM :
  • The exam is optional for a fee.
  • Date of Exams : October 28 (Sunday)
  • Time of Exams : Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon session: 2pm to 5pm
  • Exam for this course will be available in both morning & afternoon sessions.
  • Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
  • The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published.

CERTIFICATION:

  • Final score will be calculated as : 25% assignment score + 75% final exam score
  • 25% assignment score is calculated as 25% of average of  Best 8 out of 12 assignments
  • E-Certificate will be given to those who register and write the exam and score greater than or equal to 40% final score. Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Madras.It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.