B.Tech. (Chem.Tech.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Prospectus No. 031736

   Polymer (Plastic) Tech.

   V to VIII Semester

 

 

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AMRAVATI  UNIVERSITY

 

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PROSPECTUS

 

Prescribed for

Four Year Degree course

Bachelor of Technology

(Chemical Technology)

polymer (plastic) technology

V & VI semester

examinations, 2002-03

and

Vii & Viii semester

examinations, 2003-04

Semester  Pattern

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2002

 

Price Rs.    /-

 

 

 

                                                                                 

 

                                                                                 

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SYLLABUS

PRESCRIBED FOR

B.TECH. (CHEMICAL TECH.)

POLYMER (PLASTIC) TECH.

SEMESTER PATTERN

 

FIFTH SEMESTER

5 SCECT 1                                                                                                                                HEAT TRANSFER

 

SECTION-A

 

Unit I          :    Importance of heat transfer in chemical process industries. Modes of heat transfer, steady state conduction in one dimension.

                         Fourier’s law.

                         Heat transfer through plane, cyclindrical and spherical walls, compound resistance in series, thermal insulation, critical and economic thickness. Extended surface equipments, types, their design & operation, introduction to unsteady state heat transfer.

Unit II         :    Heat transfer by convection, film concept, individual and overall coefficients and factors affecting them. Natural and forced convection. Dimensional analysis applied to heat transfer. Dittus-Boelter equation. Limitations and application.

Unit III       :    Heat transfer by parallel and counter current flow, concept of log mean tempeature difference, rate of heat transfer. Heat transfer by film wise and dropwise condensation in horizontal & vertical tube.

 

SECTION-B

 

Unit IV       :    Heat exchange equipments and their design, double pipe, parallel, counter current, shell and tube heat exchangers, condensers, fouling factors, concepts of transfer units in heat exchangers, NTU concept for heat exchangers.

Unit V         :    Boiling & Evaporators : Theory of boiling. Classification, types and field applications of evaporators. Single and multiple effect evaporators.

                         Heat transfer through submerged coils, jacketted vessels.

Unit VI       :    Heat transfer by radiation, concept of black body, Kirchoff’s law, Stefan’s law, Black and gray body radiation, view factors

 

                         luminous and non-luminous gases. Heat transfer in packed and fluidised beds.

                         Recent developments in heat transfer.

 

PRACTICALS : Based on above syllabus.

 

BOOKS RECOMMENDED :

1)       Heat Trasnfer : Mc Adams

2)       Heat Transfer : Sukhatme

3)       Basic Heat Transfer : Necati Orisik, McGraw Hill Co., Kogakusha.

4)       Heat Transfer : J.P.Hokman, McGraw Hill Co., Kogakusha.

5)       Unit Operations of Chemical Engg. : McCab and Smith.

6)       Introduction to Chemical Engg. : Bedger and Banchero.

7)       Chemical Engg. : Coulson & Richardson, Vol. I (ELBS, Pergamon Press, 1970)

8)       Heat Transfer : Gebhart, McGraw Hill, 2nd edition, 1979.

9)       Fundamentals of Engg. : R.C.Sachdeva, Wiley Eastern.

10)     Heat Transfer : R.C.Sachdeva.

 

5SPP2                                                                                                     CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OPERATION-I

                                                                                                                                (MECHANICAL OPERATIONS)

 

SECTION-A

 

Unit I         :     Storage, handling and transportation of solids such as plastic granules, additives like fillers powders. Screening, sieve analysis, partical size distribution, differential and cumulative analysis.

Unit II        :     Laws of power requirements for size reduction, crushing and grinding operations.  Equipments used in size reduction in polymer/plastics industries.

Unit III      :     Mixing and agitation - Theory of mixing & agitation.  Equipments of mixing of solids, pastes and highly viscous media, compounding equipments, intensive dry mixers, internal intensive batch mixer, continuous mixer, two      roll mill, single and twin screw extruder, compounder extruder. Agitating vessels.

 

SECTION-B

 

Unit IV      :     Principle of  gravity  settling, drag force, terminal settling velocity, free  settling and hindered settling, sedimentation, continuous thickers.                                                  

Unit V        :     Centrifuges - Theory, types and description of equipments. cyclone separators, hydrocyclones.

Unit VI      :     Filtration : Principle of filtration (detailed calculations are not expected) equipments for filtration.  Flotation, agents for flotation, flotation cell.

 

PRACTICALS : Based on above syllabus.

 

BOOKS RECOMMENDED :

1.   Momentum Transfer Operation        :                  S.K.Gupta,

                                                                                        Tata McGraw Hill, 1979

2.   Unit Operations of Chemical                                McCabe and Smith

      Engineering                                          :                  (McGraw Hill 3rd Ed.)

3.   Chemical Engineering Vol.1               :                  Coulson and Richardson

                                                                                        (Pergamon 1979)

4.   Principles of Unit                                 :                  A.S.Foust (Wiley Toppan

      Operations                                                              International 1960)

5.   Unit Operations                                   :                  C.G.Brown

6.   Introduction to Chemical Engg.        :                  Badger and Banchero

7.   Mass Transfer Operations                 :                  R.E.Treybal

 

5SPP3                                                                                                                                   POLYMER CHEMISTRY-II

 

SECTION-A

 

Unit-I               STEP POLYMERISATION : Chemistry and Mechanism of polycondensation  reaction, functional groups, kinetics of polycondensation reaction reactivity of equivaluer step co-polymerization, some important step polymer, such poicarbonate, Aromatic-sulphones, Aromatic Polyamides, Aromatic Polyethers, Aromatic Sulfides.

Unit-II              RADICAL CHAIN POLYMERISATION : Introduction to radical chain Polymerisatin, Comparison of radical and step polymerisation. Chemistry and mechanism of radical chain polymerisation.

                         INITIATION : Thermal decomposition of initiator, Kinetics of intiation.

                         RADIX INITIATION : Type of radix initiations, Photochemical initiations bybulk monomer, irradiation of thermal and radix initiation.

                         INITIATOR EFFICIENCY : Mechanism of Lowering or initiator efficiency experimental determination of initiator efficiency.

Unit-III            IONIC CHAIN POLYMERISATION

                         CATIONIC CHAIN POLYMERISATION : Comparison of  ionic chain polymer withradical chain polymer, Initiations by  Protonic acids Lewis acids Propagation.  Termination by chain transfers, combination with counter ions and backbiting.  Inhibitors and Retarders.

                         ANIONIC CHAIN POLYMERISATION : Comparison of cationic withanionic chain polymerisation.  Initiation by nucleophilic initiators, Electron transfer, Various modes of termination such as termination by added transfer agents, hydride elimination and polar monomer.

 

SECTION-B

 

Unit-IV            COPOLYMERISATION : Chemistry of block, graft, random and alternate copolymer Free-radical-copolymerisation.  Monomer reactivity ratio and its determination.  Co-relation between monomer reactivity ratio and copolymer structure.  Factor affecting monomer reactivity.  Alfray price equation.

Unit-V              STEREO-CHEMISTRY OF POLYMERISATION : Introduction to isomerism, Tacticity stereo-chemistryof Polymeriaction of monosybstituted ethylenes disabstituted ethylenes, 1.3-butadience properties of stereogular polymer.  Mechamisum of sterespecific placement.

                         ZIEGLER-NATTA POLYMERIZATION : Componments of ziegler Natta Catalyst.  Effect of the compoments on zigler Natta initiator system.  Mechanisum of ziegler Natta polymerisation. Metallocene catalysts for polyoleffins, its mechanism.

Unit-VI            Chemistry of Thermoseting Polymers.  Chemistry of synthetic and crosslinking thermosetts, such as phenolics, aminoresins, epoxides, unsaturuted polyester and polyurathens.

 

PRACTICALS : Based on above syllabus.

 

 

BOOKS RECOMMENDED

1.          Principales of Polymerisation : C.C.Odin

2.          Structure and Mechanism in Vinyl Polymerisation : Marcell Decker

3.          Kinetics and Mechanism of Polymerisation Reaction PEM Allen & C.R. Patrick.

4.          Text Book of Polymer : Cliendslvy Vilmeyer

5.          Copolymerisation : G.C.Man Marcel Decker

6.          Principals of Polymer Chemistry - P.G.Flory

7.          Polymer Chemistry : Bruno vollmart

8.          Polymer Science & Tech. of Plastics & Rubber : P.Ghosh

9.          Physical Chemistry of Polymer - Tager

10.        Polymer Science : V.Gowarikar

 

5 SPP 4                                                                                                                                 POLYMER MATERIALS

 

SECTION-A

 

Unit I         :     Histroy and development of polymer materials. Basic raw & IImaterials for polymer and their availability, Production, Properties and application of Polyolefins, Vinyl halides.

Unit III      :     Production, Properties & applications of Acrylic Plastics and Styrenic Polymers.                                      

 

SECTION-B

 

Unit IV      :     Production, Properties & applications of Engineering plastics such as Polycarbonate, PPO, PPS, ABS, PET, Polyamide, polyimides, Fluro Polymers. Acetal resins.                          

Unit V        :     Thermoset Technology, production, properties & applications of Phenolics, Urea, Melamine resins. Production, properties & application of Cellyl and Epoxy resins, unsaturated Polyesters.

Unit VI      :     Polyurethane resins : recent advances in polymer materials such as light emitting polymers, Conducting polymers, polymers for ion exchange resins and membranes. Biodegradable polymers such as P.H.B.

 

PRACTICALS : Based on above Syllabus.

 

BOOKS RECOMMENDED :

1)         Plastic Materials : J.A.Brydson

2)         Encyclopedia of PVC, Vol. I, II & III : L.I.Nass.

3)         Manufacture of Plastics : Maya Smith.

4)         Vinyl & Diene Monomers Part I & II : E.C.Leonard.

5)         Fibers Fillers Plastics & Rubbers : W.J.Roff.

6)         Plastics Materials Proof & Application (1, 2, 3) : Birley.

7)         Hand Book of Plastics & Elastomers : Harmansen.

8)         Plastic Materials Handbook : Athalye.

9)         Handbook of Plastics Materials & Technology : Rubin.

10)       Polymer Science & Technology of Plastics & Rubbers : P.Ghosh.

 

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5 SCECT 5                                                                                                            ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT

 

SECTION-A

 

Unit I          :    Nature and Scope of Economics, introduction to managerial economics.

                         Demand concepts : Demand specification, types of demand.

                         Demand analysis : Significance of demand analysis, law of diminishing utility, Consumer’s surplus.

                         Demand forecasting : Concept of forecasting, types of forecasts, steps in demand forecasting, techniques of demand forecasting.                         

Unit II         :    Meaning of Management, Principles of management, meaning and principles of scientific management, levels of management, delegation and authority, Organisation, forms of organisation.              

Unit III       :    Production Concept, production function, Laws of return, scales of production, factors of production, production planning and control : Its meaning, essential factors for the success of production planning and control.                       

 

SECTION-B

 

Unit IV       :    Capital Structure : Factors influencing the capital structure.

                         Types of capital, formation of capital, fixed capital, working capital.

                         Sources of Finance Banking and Credit structure in India : Financial institutions, promotional polices and programmes of industrialisation, functions of Commercial Banks, functions of Central Bank.                  

Unit V         :    Economic and Social Environment : Brief idea about economic environment of business, socio-cultural environment, Health hazards of chemical industries, awareness about AIDS  & other diseases.

                         Brief idea about controls and regulation in India, Industrial licensing policy.

                         Glogalisation, Libertion and their effects.

                         Foreign exchange flow regulations, foreign technologies and company in India.                                          

Unit VI       :    Entrepreneur and Entrepreneurship :

                         Entrepreneurial competencies, institutional interface for small scale enterprises, opportunity scanning and identification.

                         Market assessment for SSE, choice of technology and selection of site, Ownership structure and organisational framework, preparation of business plan, main features of Indian factories act & minimum wage act.

                         Taxation in India.                                     

 

BOOKS RECOMMENDED :

1)       Managerial Economics : K.K.Seo, Richard D. Irwin Inc.

2)       Engineering Economics : J.L.Riggs, McGraw Hill, New York, 2nd edition, 1982.

3)       Managerial Economics : Adhikary M., Khosla Pub. House, New Delhi.

4)       Small Business Management Fundamentals : Dan Strenhoff and J.F.Burgess, McGraw Hill Book Company.

5)       Effective Small Business Management : Richard M.Hodgills, Academic Press Incorporated, Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich.

6)       Marketing Management for Small Units : Jain Vijay K., Management Publishing Co., 1988.

7)       Marketing Management :- Analysis, Planning, Implementation and    Control : Kotler, Phillip, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd.,    6th ed., 1988.

8)       Modern Economics Theory : K.K.Dewett.

 

 

SIXTH SEMESTER

6SPP1                                                                                                          CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OPERATION-II

(MASS TRANSFER)

 

SECTION-A

 

Unit-I               Introduction to mass transfer : Various industrialy important mass transfer operations, their classification.  Fundamental of mass transfer, flux, driving force, resistance, rate of mass transfer, co-current, cross current, counter current operations, Batch and continuous operations.

                         DIFFUSION : Molecular diffusion, Fick’s law, equimolecular counter current diffusion, unicomponent diffusion in stagnant medium : stefen’s law, Predication of diffusivities based on physical properties,  Experimental determination of gas diffusirities winklemanns experiment.  Liquid diffusivities.  Gas diffusion through polymers, factors affecting gas permeability of polymers.

Unit-II              Interphase mass transfer : Concept of equilibrium curves, mechanism of mass transfer.  Two film theory and penetration theory.  Mass transfer coefficient, relation between individual and over all mass transfer coefficient. conceptof controlling film resistance.  Studies in turbulent mass transfer, dimensionless groups such as sherwood No., schimdt No., stanton no., grashoffno, JD factor.

Unit-III            Flow through packed bed limiting flow rates, loading and flooding, fluidisedbed, principle of gas absorption, absorption factor, stripping factor material balance in absorption column.  Equipments for gas absorption, scrubbers.

SECTION-B

 

Unit-IV             Distillation - Vapour liquid equilibria, Raoult’s laws,    & VHenry’s law, relative volatility, Types of distillation.  Differential distillation, Rayleigh’s equation, flash distillation, Description of fractionating column, Mac’b Thele method for calculating number of plates, Effects of reflux ratio on number of plates, fenske’s equation, murphree plate efficiency and overall effeciency.  Introduction of Azeotropic and steam distillation.  (Detailed design for azeotropic and steam disltilation is not expected)

Unit-VI            Humidification and Drying : Basic definitions, psychometric chart, theory of humidification, equipments for humidification, cooling tower.  Theory of drying, rate of drying, equipments for batch and continuous drying.

 

PRACTICALS LIST

INDEX

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S.N.            PRACTICAL/NAME OF EXPERIMENT

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1.          To calculate diffusivity of vapours of volatile liquid into air by stefan's tube.

2.          To determine the liquid diffusion of salt diffusing in water.

3.          To compare the mass transfer coefficent for different liquids from free surface.

4.          To prepare the b.p. diagram and plot x-y data on equilibrium diagram.

5.          To determine gas film mass transfer coefficinet by wetted ball conlumn for g/l system.

6.          To find mass transfer coefficient of napthalene balls in air.

7.          Verification of rayleigh's equation for different (batch) distrillation.

8.          To determine vapourisation efficiency and thermal efficiency in case of steam distillation.

9.          To determine ceriticle moisture content of a given material.

10.        To determine gas permeability of plastic film.

 

ANY OTHER EXPERIMENT BASED ON ABOVE SYLLABUS.

 

BOOKS RECOMMENDED :

1.          Unit Operation of Chemical Engg. : McCabe and Smith

2.          Chemical Engineering Vol. 1 : Coulson and Richardson.

3.          Principles of Unit Operation : A.S.Foust.

4.          Unit Operation : C.G.Brown

5.          Introduction to Chemical Engineering : Badger and Banchero.

6.          Mass Transfer Operation : R.E.Trebal.

7.          Momentum Transfer Operation : S.K.Gupta

8.          Physical Chemistry of Polymers  : A. Tager.

9.          Fundamentals of Polymer  : Anil Kumar and R.K.Gupta.

 

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6 SPP 2                                                                                                   POLYMER ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS

 

SECTION-A

 

Unit I         :     Review of Fundamental Concepts : System, surrounding, boundary, thermodynamic processes, thermodyanmic functions and variables.

                         Extensive and intensive properties, Definitions and properties of state function. Concepts of enthalpy and free energy. Coefficient of thermal expansion a, compressibility coefficient b, relation between a and b.  Relation between Cp and Cv.

                         Brief definitions of First, Second and Third law of Thermodynamics.

                         State of equilibrium, Free energy functions and their properties. Variation of free energy with pressure at constant temperature, temperature dependance of free energy. Thermodynamic equilibria and free energy functions, criteria for equilibria at constant T and V, Criteria for equilibria at constant T and P.

Unit II        :     One Component System : Physical equilibria involving phase transitions, the Clapeyron equation, application of Clapeyron equation, The Clasius - Clapeyron equation.

                         System of Variable Composition : Partial molar quantities, determination of partial molar quantities, Gibbs-Duhem equation, Chemical potential, Chemical potential and other thermodynamic functions, effect of temperature and pressure on chemical potential of a pure substance, chemical potential in an ideal gas mixture.

Unit III      :     Thermodynamic functions of mixing : Free energy of mixing, entropy of mixing, volume of mixing, enthalpy of mixing.

                         Properties of Liquid solutions : Ideal solutions and Raoult’s law. Vapour-Liquid equilibria, Boiling point diagram and T-x-y diagram. Chemical potential in an ideal liquid solution, mixing properties of ideal solution, solubility behaviour of ideal solution.

                         Colligative properties : Lowering of vapour pressure, elevation of boiling point, freezing point depression, Osmosis and osmotic pressure, Determination of molecular weight of non volatile solute, Ebulliometric constant.

 

SECTION-B

 

Unit IV      :     Polymer - Low molecular liquid systems : &Ideal, Non-ideal,

& Unit V          Regular solutions, True solutions of Unit Vpolymers. Dissolution and swelling of polymers, unlimited swelling, limited swelling, factors affecting dissolution and swelling of polymers. Thermodynamics of polymer solution, Basic concepts of Flory - Huggins theory, criteria for polymer solubility, solubility parameter, Phase equilibrium of polymer - solvent system, Binary systems, LCST, UCST. Gels of polymers.

Unit VI      :     Chemical Equilibria

                         Formulation of equilibrium law, equilibrium law for ideal gases, Free energy change in chemical reaction, chemical affinity and thermodynamic functions, Equilibrium constant, Relation between Kp, Kc and Kx. Variation of equilibrium constant with temperature, variation of equilibrium constant with pressure.

                         Equilibria for condensation polymerisation, Equilibria of radical polymerisation.

 

LIST OF BOOKS :

1)         An Introduction to Chemical Thermodynamics - Rastogi & Mishra, Vikas Pub.

2)         An Introduction to Chemical Engg. Thermodynamics - J.M.Smith & H.C.Vanhess, Kogakusha, 1976.

3)         The Principle of Chemical Equilibria and Applications in   Chemistry and Chemical Engg. - K.Denbig, Cambridge Uni. Press, ELBS.

4)         Fundamentals of Polymer Science and Engineering : Anilkumar and S.K.Gupta.

5)         Text Book of Polymer Science : Billimeyar.

6)         Physical Chemistry of Polymer : A.Tager, Mir Pub.

7)         Polymer Chemistry : An Introduction : Seymour.

8)         Polymer Science & Tech. of Plastics & Rubbers : P.Ghosh.

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6 SCECT 3                                                                                                            INSTRUMENTATION & CONTROL

 

SECTION-A

 

Unit I          :    Measuring Instruments : Qualities of measurement, elements of instrument, static & dynamic characteristics, measurements of temperature and levels.      

Unit II         :    Measurement of pressure, vacuum, humidity & pH in process industry.                                         

Unit III       :    Methods for composition analysis. Principle and techniques of instruments for composition analysis in process industry, such as chromatography, spectroscopy, refractrometry etc.

 

SECTION-B

 

Unit IV       :    Flow measuring instruments : Flow measuring devices for incompressible and compressible fluids. Electro-hydraulic valves, hydraulic servomotors, electro-pneumatic valves. Pneumatic actuators.      

Unit V         :    Introduction to Simple system analysis : Laplace Transformation. Block diagrams, linearization. First and higher order system.

Unit VI       :    Frequency response, distributed parameter system, dead time.

                         Feed back control, servo and regulator control. Time domain closed loop responses, closed loop frequency response.

 

BOOKS RECOMMENDED :

 

1)       Industrial Instrumentation : Eckman, Wiley Eastern

2)       Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis : Erwing, McGraw Hill.

3)       Instrumentation & Process Measurements : W.Bottom, Orient Longman.

4)       Industrial Control & Instrumentation : W.Bottom, Orient Longman.

5)       Outlines of Chemical Instrumentation & Process Control : A. Suryanarayan, Khanna Pub., New Delhi.

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6 SPP 4                                                                                                                 ELASTOMER TECHNOLOGY

 

SECTION-A

 

Unit I         :     Polymers for surface coating applications, Water soluble polymers and its applications.                       

 

Unit II        :     Basic raw material, manufacturing, compounding and vulcanization of Natural rubber. Polysulfides, butyl rubber, SBR, Nitrile rubber & EPDM. Processing of Elastomer for pneumatic tyre and tube, its design aspects & consideration retreading of tyres.

                         Recent advances in Rubber Technology.                 

Unit III      :     Natural and modified natural polymers such as cellulose, cellulose nitrate. Cellulose Acetate. CAB polymers their manufacture, properties & applications.               

 

SECTION-A

 

Unit IV      :     Additives in plastics & its requirements, types of filler and reinforcement, choice of fillers and properties. Theory of plasticizers. Types and requirement of plasticizers. Selection and properties of lubricants.                         

Unit V        :     Selection and properties of other additives such as Antioxidant Antiozonates. Antistatic agents. UV stabilizers. Antiblocking agent, Processing aids, colourants, Foaming agents, Toughning agents and Flame retardants.        

Unit VI      :     Introduction to Adhesives, its classification & requirements. Formulation and application of adhesives in various fields, Manufacture and testing of adhesives.

                         Recent advances in adhesive technology.                

 

PRACTICALS : Based on above syllabus.

 

BOOKS RECOMMENDED :

1)         Plastics Materials : H.A.Brydson

2)         Rubber Technology & Mfg. : C.M.Blow

3)         Science and Technology of Rubber : E.R.Eircich

4)         Introduction to Rubber Technology : Morris Morton

5)         Polymer Processes : Schidknechi

6)         Rubber Materials & their Compounds : Brydson

7)         Plastics Additives, An Introduction Guide : Flick

8)         PVC Technology : Titow

9)         H.B. of Plastics & Elastomers : Harper

10)       Plastics Additives Handbook IIIrd Edn. : Gachter

11)       Adhesive Technology Handbook : Landrock

12)       H.B. of Adhesives : Skiest

13)       Fundamental of Adhesion : Lee

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6 SCECT 5                                                                                                                   COMPUTER PROGRAMMING

                                                                                                                                               AND APPLICATIONS

 

Note  :      Application of the following techniques for problems of interest in  chemical engineering, writing and testing of programs written in C Language.

 

SECTION-A

 

Unit I          :    Numerical solution of first order differential equations with initial condition, Euler’s method, Runge-Kutta method.

Unit II         :    Systems of linear equations, solution by the method of determinants, matrix inversion for the solution of linear equations, Gauss elimination method.

Unit III       :    Roots of algebric and transcendental equation, iteration methods, Regula-Falsi method, Newton-Raphson method, roots of simultaneous and solution set of transcendental and algebric equations. Development of equations for heat transfer, fluid mechanics and reaction engineering problems.

 

SECTION-B

Unit IV       :    Regression analysis - Least Square, error approach, approximation by Chebychev orthogonal polynomial.

Unit V         :    Elements of optimization techniques, single variable function, optimization-direct search, with and without acceleration, method of regular intervals and fibonacci search method, gradient methods.

Unit VI       :    Computer programming in modular form, use of subroutine libraries, Block diagrams of preliminary aids in programming, capacity optimization.

 

PRACTICALS : Based on above theory.

 

TEXT BOOK : Digital Computation for Chemical Engineering by Leon Lapidas, McGraw     Hill, 1962.

 

 

SEVENTH  SEMESTER

7SPP1                                                                                                                   POLYMER REACTION ENGINEERING.

 

SECTION-A

 

                          Review of Chemical kinetics : rate of reaction, order of reaction rate constant, Effect of tempp. on rate constant.

Unit-I               Classification of Polymerization reactions & reactors.

                         Isothermal/Nonisothermal, constant volume/variable volume, single ideal reactor, Ideal batch and steady state flow Ideal reactors such as plug flow and constant flow strred tank reactors.  Material balance and energy balance across these ideal reactors.  Performance/design equations for ideal reactors.

Unit-II              TECHNIQUES OF POLYMERIZATION : Bulk, Solution, Suspension, emulsion and Dispersion Polymerization, Their merits and demerits, gas phase olefin polymerization.

Unit-III            Kinetics of emulsion polymerization, Smith Ewart theory for stage II Polymerisation, estimation of total number of Polymer particles, Kinetics of Dispersion polymerisation, Fitch Theory.

 

SECTION-B

 

Unit-IV            Reaction Engineering of condensation polymerisation - Kinetics of A-R-B type condensation polymerisation, Average molecular weight in consensation Polymerisation : Effect of stoichiometric ratio of functional group on degree of Polymerisation, Molecular weight distribution in condensation Polymerisation : equation for number average chain length and weight average chain length. Choice of reactor in condensation Polymerisation regarding average molecular weight and molecular weight distribution. Control of molecular weight.

Unit-V              Reaction Engineering of radical Polymerisation - Kinetic model of radical polymerisation, Average molecular weight in radical polymerisation.  Determination of rate of Polymerisation and rate constant by dilatometer, molecular weight distribution in radical Polymerisation : equation for number average chain length and weight average chain length.  Choice of reactor in radical Polymerisation regarding average molecular weight and molecular weight distribution.  Control of molecular weight in radical Polymerisation by different methods such as increase in the temperature of Polymerisation, method of weak inhibition, use of chain transfer agents.

Unit-VI            Introduction of non-ideal reactor : Basic idea of R.T.D. studies. Constructional features of large Polymerisation reactors : For suspension technique : polymerisation of Polystyrene and Polyvinyl chloride.

                         Agitation, heating-cooling, cleaning arrangements in large polymerisation reactors.

 

PRACTICALS :        List of Experiment enclosed any other experiment based  on above syllabus.

 

BOOKS RECOMMENDED :

1.          Fundamental of Polymer Science & Engineering Anilkumar & S.K.Gupta.

2.          Polymerisation Reactors & Process : J.N.Henderson.

3.          Polymerisation Kinetics & Technology : Naj Platzer

4.          Polymer Reaction Engineering (2318) : Reicharl

5.          Chemical Reaction Engineering : O Levenspiel.

 

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS

1.          To study kinetics of reaction by differential/integral method of analysis.

2.          To find activation energy and frequency factor.

3.          Performance of batch reactor.

4.          Performance of C.S.T.R.

5.          Performance of tubular reactor.

6.          Bulk Polymerisation technique.

7.          Emulsion Polymerisation technique.

8.          Suspension Polymerisation technique.

9.          R.T.D.Studies in m ixed vessel.

10.        R.T.D.Studies in tubular flow.

11.        To study kinetics of Polycondensation.

12.        To study kinetics of Addition Polymerisation by dilatometer.

 

Any other experiment based on above syllabus.

*****

 

7 SPP 2                                                                                                   STRUCTURE PROPERTY RELATIONSHIP IN POLYMER

SECTION-A

Unit I         :     Classification of polymer - on the basis of structure, regularity, chemical constitution, configuration and conformation of chain. Freely jointed chain :- segment of chain, size & shape of macromolecular chain, random flight model, random flight end to end distance. Internal rotation in macromolecule : internal rotation in freely jointed chain, the forces affecting internal rotation - different types of intra molecular / inter molecular interactions. Flexibility of chain : thermodynamic and kinetic flexibility of chain, factors affecting flexibility, practical importance of chain flexibility.

Unit II        :     Supermolecular structure : Molecular aggregation & stable state of assemblage, two phase structure in solid polymer, fringed micelle theory, structure of amorphous polymer, structural features of crystallizable polymers, degree of crystallinity and measurement of degree of crystallinity.

Unit III      :     Thermodynamics of crystallization and melting : Energetics of phase change, equilibrium melting temperature and its determination, mechanism of crystallization, Kinetics of  crystallization, Avrami’s equation, experimental studies of kinetics of crystallization in polymers, general kinetic features of crystallization.

 

SECTION-B

Unit IV      :     Morphology of crystallline polymers :- Polymer single crystal, folding of chain, lamellae. Structure of polymer crystallized from melt - spherullite. Extended chain crytal, strain induced morphology - fibrilar crystals, defect structre of crystalline polymer. Morphological changes during orientation. Structure formation during processing.

Unit V        :     Polymer structure and physical properties :

                         (a)    The crystalline Melting Point :- Melting point of homologous series, effect of chain felxibility and other steric factors, side chain substitution, effect of co-polymerization.

                         (b)    The Glass Transition Temperature :- Effect of molecular weight, effect of chemical structure, effect of chain topology, branching, and cross linking on glass transition.

                         (c)    Mechanical Properties :- Effect of crystallinity, molecular weight, cross link density, and filler on mechanical strength of glassy and crystalline polymers. Mechanical strength and life time of polymer.

                         (d)    Electrical Properties :- Electrical properties of polymers such as dielectric break down strength, dielectric loss, permitivity. Effect of chemical constitution of polymer, stero regularity and crystallinity of polymer on electrical properties.

Unit VI      :     (a)    Property requirement and polymer utilization for different applications such as Elastomers, Fibers, General purpose plastics, optical applications, electrical applications, Mechanical applications.

                         (b)    Special applications of polymers and their structures : Liquid crystalline polymers, polymer sorbents and porous structure of polymer, ion exchange resins.

 

BOOKS RECOMMENDED :

1.          The Structure of Polymers - M.L.Miller, Reinhold Pub. Corporation, New York.

2.          Physical Chemistry of Polymers - A. Tager, MIR Pub., Moscow.

3.          Properties and Structure of Polymers - Arthur V. Tobolsky, John Wiley and Sons Inc. Pub.

4.          Polymer Structure Properties and Applications - R.D.Deanin, Calmer Pub. Co., New York, 1972.

5.          Properties of Polymers - D.W.Van Krevelin and P.J.Noftyier, Elsever S. Pub. Co., Amsterdam, 1976.

6.          Polymer Materials Science - J. Schultz, Prentice Hall Inc., N. 1974.

7.          Physical Methods in Macromolecular Chemistry -

 

 

7SPP3                                                                                                                                   POLYMER PROCESSING-I

 

SECTION-A

 

Unit-I               Injection moulding Principle, process, Types of injection    moulding m/c, Clamping unit, injection unit selection of injection moulding machines, materials used.  M/c maintainance, defects and remedies.  Feed system in injection moulding, Quality in injection molding.

                         Fundamental of injection moulding, typical injection moulding cycle, effect of materials, properties and precess variables on product quality, Runneress  and hot runner moulding.

Unit II              Injection moulding of thermosets.  Problems of calculation of optimum no. of cavities, Injection pressure, volumetric output, HP/KW  required, Wall thickness, Shrinkage etc.

                         Recent developments in injection molding such as Gas assist injection molding, two colour injection moulding.

Unit-III            Compression Moulding

                         Principle, Process, types of process, materials used properties of materials relevant to moulding process.  Compression moulding cycle, equipments and auxillary equipments,Interrelation between flow properties of the polymers, process parameters as well as moulding design on product quality.  Different types of compression moulds.

                         Molding defects and remedies.

 

SECTION-B

 

Unit-IV            Transfer Moulding

                         Principle,process discription, Transfer moulding cycle.  Types of process, materials used.  Types of equipment camparision with compression moulding, limitations, Defects and remedies.

Unit-V              Lamination, casting, foaming of polymers, rotational molding and reaction injections moulding.

Unit-VI            Recycling Tech : Types of recycling, size and material seperation, biodegradation, incineration.   

 

 

 

LIST OF PRACTICALS

1.          To study the working of intensive dry mixture during preparation of P V C compound.

2.          To manufacture shoe sole compound using extruder.

3.          To study the effect of processing parameters during preparation of Bottle cap by hand injection process.

4.          Selection of injection moulding machine.

5.          To manufacture Test sample using reciprocating screw injection moulding machine by various materials (LDPE, HDPE and P S)

6.          Using heat Gun. (Shrink-Pack Techniques)

7.          To study the rotational moulding machine and to prepare sample.

8.          To manufacture two way electric plug using Transfer moulding machine.

9.          To study the laboratory extruder.

10.        Calculate the water absorption of filler percent in P V C sheet.

11.        Production of articles by compression moulding and effect of  process parameters on moulded articles.

12.        To study the hydraulics and electric circuits of automatic  injection molding m/c.

 

Any other experiment based on above syllabus.

 

BOOKS RECOMMENDED :

1)         Injection Molding, Theory and Practice : I.I.Rubin

2)         Injection Molding Design, IInd Edn., : R.C.W.Pye.

3)         Plastic Molding Engg. : D.A.Dearle.

4)         Principles of Polymer Processing : Z.Tadmor and C.G.Goges.

5)         Injection Molding of Machine : Whelan

6)         S.P.I.H.B. of Plastic Engg. : Fraders.

7)         Reaction Injection molding (3033) : Reichart.

8)         Injection molding Hand Book (3881) : Athalye.

9)         Polymer Processing (5686) : Mortan Jones.

10)       Plastic Molding Techniques (1902)

11)       Plastic Engg. : Crawford.

12)       Basic Principles of Rotational molding : Bonins.

13)       Molding of Thermosetting Plastics : Whealan.

14)       Injection Molding Hand Book : Rosato.

15)       Manual by Klockneer and Windsor on Injection Molding.

16)       Recycling of Plastics by Adab and Chandra.

17)       Plastics Molding Plant, Vol. II : M.G.Munns.

18)       Vickers H.B. on Hydraulics.

*****

7SPP4                                                                                                                   POLYMER BLENDS AND COMPOSITES

 

SECTION-A

 

Unit-I               Polymer Blends-Miscible and Imscible type, compatibilization mechanism, compatibilizes used in polymer blends and their addition method, compatibility of polymer blends, criteria for compatibility, methods of blends preparation, such as mechanical graft, block and IPNS, Principle tests for polymer compatibility.

Unit-II              Transition behaviours to polyblends.  Impact modification by elastomers, types of impact modifiers, characteristics of impact modifiers, Effect of blend type and rubber content on impact strength of polymer blend.  Bulk behaviour of two phase polymer material.  Toughening mechanism in elastomer modified blend.

Unit-III            Preparation, properties, Uses and processing of commercial polyblends - Incompatible, semicompatitle or compatible type eg. rubber - rubber polyblends, synthetic paper polyblends, HIPS, Blends based on PPO, PE, PVC, ABS, EVA,EPDM and PU-arylic, etc.

 

SECTION-B

 

Unit-IV            Polymer composite, classification of composites, Fundamentals of polymer composites systems such as matrix, Reinforement/fibre and Reinforcement-matrix interphase, their role in polymer composite.  Types of composites - mechanical, Thermal, Viscoelastic properties of composites in relation to processing.

Unit-V              Application of composites in different fields-Automobile, Aerospace, Marine, Land transportation.  Electrical and Electronics, Construction and industry.

Unit-VI            Reinforced plastics types, material for reinforcement, type of matrix and additives.  Processing techniques of reinforced plastics & application. (open & close molding, pultrusion)

 

PRACTICALS :  Based on above syllabus.

 

BOOKS RECOMMENDED :

1.          Polymer Blends D.R.Paul and  S.Newman Academic Press. New York 1976.

2.          Polymer Blends and Alloys-Byutraki

3.          Polymer Engg. Composites, M.O.W.R.Richardson applied science London 1976.

4.          Polymer Blends and Alloys By M.J.Folkes and P.S. Hope Blackie Academic and Professional Publication.

5.          Handbook of Fillers and Reinforcement for Plastics, H.S.Katz and J.V.Milweski, Van Nostrand Renhold Renhold Co.New York 1978

6.          SPI Handbook of Tech. and Engg. of Reinforcements for Plastics and Composites, J.G.Mohr.S.S.Oleesky, G.D.Shook, L.S.Meyer, Van Nostrand Renhold Co., New York 1973.

7.          Structural Design with Plastics, B.S.Benjamin, Van Nostrand Renhold Co. New York, 1982.

8.          Polymer Composite by Margolies.

 

*****

7SCEPP5                                                                                                     PLANT DESIGN AND PROJECT ENGINEERING

 

SECTION A

               

Unit I          :    Basic considerations in Chemical Engineering Plant Design.  Project identification, preliminary teachno-economic feasibility.  Process design aspects-process selection, factors affecting.  Importance of laboratory development, pilot plant, scale-up methods, safety factors, flow diagrams.

Unit II         :    Selection of process equipments-standard Vs special equipments, materials of construction of process equipment, selection Criteria, specification sheets.

                         Process auxiliaries - piping design, layout, process control and instrumentation.

                         Process utilities-process water, boilerfeed water, waste treatment & disposal, Oil heating system, chilling plant, compressed air v accum.

Unit III       :    Plant location and layout principles, factors affecting, use of scale methods, case studies.

SECTION B

Unit IV       :    Cost estimation-factors involved in project cost estimation, total capital investment, fixed capital and working capital, Methods of estimation of investment.  Cost index and scaling for equipment cost.  Estimation of total product cost-factors involved.  Interest-types & calculations.

Unit V         :    Depareciation-types & methods of determination.  Profitability - alternative investment and replacement methods, practical factors in alternative & replacement investment.

Unit VI       :    Inventory control, scheduling a project using CPM/PERT.  Project management.  Optimum conditions-optimum production rates in plant operations, optimum conditions in cyclic operations.  Design reports.

 

BOOKS RECOMMENDED :

1.          Plant design and Economics for Chemical Engineers - Max S.Peters & Klaus D. Timmerhaus, Fourth Edition, McGraw Hill (1991).

2.          Chemical Engineering Plant Design - F.C.Vibrandt & C.E.Dryden, McGraw Hill (1954)

             Note : Industrial visits and case studies are expected.

 

                                                                                                                                                    EIGHT SEMESTER

8SPP1                                                                                                                                   POLYMER PROCESSING-II

 

SECTION-A

 

Unit I               Extrusion & II Principles of extrusion, Design features of extruders such as type of drives, types of screws, L/D ratios, compression ratio, pitch, screen, breakers plate, barrels, heating and temperature controls.  Mechanism of extrusion zones of extruder.

                         M/c & equipments for the production of pipes, profiles, blown and cast film, tapes, wire coating etc.  Behaviour of various Polymers in extrusion, effect of material properties and process parameter on product quality, trouble shooting M/C maintanance.  Twin screw extruder, co-extrusion and vented extruders.

Unit-III            Blow Molding

                         Principle, types of B.M., salient features of injection and extrusion B.M., Blow molding cycle, choice of material for blow molding.  Comparision between extrusion and injection blow molding.  Stretch blow molding, Principle and advantage.  Wall thickness control,  Parision programming and it’s methods, Trouble shooting.

 

SECTION-B                                                       

Unit-IV            Calendering:

                         Principle and process description, types of calender units 2, 3 and 4 rolled calenders, Design of calender roll, Heating and temp control, roll crown, roll crossing and roll bending, materials for calendering, calendering sheets and films, embossing, coating and lamination by calender, comparision between calendering and extrusion.

Unit-V              Finishing techniques solvent cementing, electroplating, Hot stamping, vacuum metallizing, Heat sealing, welding, scree printing, Lecuring.

Unit-VI            Vacuum Forming

                         Process description, Diff. Techniques of vacuum forming, equipments used in vacuum forming, advantages and limitations and comparision of vacuum forming with injection molding.

                          Spinning : Process fundamentals, melt spinning, solution and wet spinning of fibres, Drawing and orientation, effects of  unfolding, crystallinity and orientation on quality of spinning fibres.

 

LIST OF PRACTICALS

1.          Study and constructionof single screw extruders.

2.          Manufacturing of Pipes/Pellets.

3.          Manufacturing of Blown film.

4.          Manufacturing of woven sack

5.          Manufacturing of strands. (Granules Reprocessing)

6.          Manufacturing of extrusion blow molded articles.

7.          Manufacturing of articles by vacuum forming

8.          Study of calender unit

9.          Screen Printing process for plastics

10.        To prepare solvent cement for plastics

11.        To calculate the mixing index of PVC

12.        To study the characterties of shrink packaging.

 

Any other experiment based on above syllabus.

REFERENCE BOOKS

1.          Extrusion of Plastics by E.G.Fisher, Newness Butterworth, London.

2.          Polymer Extrusion by Rouwendari, Hanser Publication.

3.          Extrusion of Plastics by - Finner

4.          Dies, for Plastics Extrusion by M.V.Joshi

5.          H.B. of Blow Molding by Rosato, Hanser Publication.

6.          Plastics Extrusion Technology by Hensen.

7.          Extrusion of Plastics-Klockner Windsor Publication.

8.          SPI H.B. of Plastics Engg. by Benger.

9.          Twin Screw Extruders by Martell.

10.        PVC Technology by Athalye.

11.        Decorating Plastics by Margolis.

12.        Fundamentals of Fibre Formation by A.Ziabecki

13.        Thermoforming by Throne.

14.        Polymer Processing by Morton.

15.        Extrusion Technology by Griff.

16.        Blow Molding of Plastics - Fisher.

 

*****

 

8SPP2                                                                                                                   MOULD DESIGN FOR PLASTICS

 

SECTION-A

 

Unit-I               Choice of materials for mould making, different types of steels and steel alloy used in mould making, composition and its propertice.  Methods of heat treatment and advantages.

                         Properties of aluminium, berryilium, copper and zinc used for moulds.  Selection of materials for specific mould components, Different machine tools and methods used in mould making like grinding, milling, and die sinking machines, casting hobbing and polishing operation.  Electro-discharge machining.  Electrolytic depositing process.

Unit-II              Injection mould         

& III                 Classification of Injection moulds.  Design of runners, gates, vents and sprue.  Design of Ejection systems.  Different techniques of Ejection.  Design of cooling systems, cooling of cavity and core, cooling channels, bubbler, baffic and helical channel.

                         Hot runner moulds - Design consideration, its advantages and limitation.  Mould economics - Determination of No. of cavities and cost estimate,  Runnerless Moulds, Different types nozzles for mould.  Parting line, cavity and core location, use of core and inserts, locating ring and sprue bushing.  Moulds for articles with Drafts and Undercuts, Allowance for shrinkage and warpage problems.  Design of

                         Heating systems - Electrical heating, Resistance, Capacitance and inductance heating, types of heaters, and temperature control.

                         BLOW MOULDS :  Design of simple blow moulds, Die design for parison control.

SECTION-B

 

Unit IV             EXTRUSION DIE

                         Design aspects of the following extrusion dies - Pipe Die, sheet Die, Monofilament Die, Blown film and cast film die, Tape Die, Profile Die.

                         Contol of flow properties and heater design, Aspects of design of specific componants such as bearing, gears etc.

Unit-V              Compression Mould

                         Flash, positive, semipositive moulds.  Detailes of cavity block, punch plate, guidepins, pressure pads, cores etc. standard components of compression mould typical design.

Unit-VI            Transfer Mould

                         Design of integral pot and auxillary ram types.  Design of standard mould part like transfer pot, transfer plungers, sprue bush.  Transfer pressure and clamping force.

 

TERM WORK (DRAWING)

             Every student has to complete five sheets based on the following  mould designs.

1.          Compression Mould                          1 sheet

2.          Transfer Mould                                   1 sheet

3.           Injection Mould                                 3 sheets.

 

Books recommended

1.          Plastics Mould Engineering - Dubois J.H.

2.          Plastics Product Design Handbook - Miller

3.          Plastic Product Design - Beck R.D.

4.          Injection Molds and Molding - Dym

5.          Dies for Plastics Extrusion - M.V.Joshi

6.          Injection Mold Design 4th Edn. - Pye

7.          Mold Making H.B. - Stoechhart

8.          Design of Plastics Molds and Dies - Sors

9.          Injection Mold Design, Design Mannual for Thermoplastic Industry (1567)

10.        Designing with Plastics and Composities - Rosato.

*****

8SPP3                                                                                                     POLYMER VISCO ELASTICITY AND RHEOLOGY

 

SECTION-A

Unit-I               State of Aggregation and phase states of matter Molecular motion in Polymers, Transition relaxation processess in Polymers.

Unit-II              Glass Transition, Theories to determine the glass transition i.e. Dillatometric, Heat capacity, measurement, Thermomechanical, Measurement of modulus of elesticity, effect of Tg on molecular mass, kinetic chain flexbility and chemical constituent, Importance of Tg and Tm, HDT.

Unit-III            Viscoelastic behavior of  Polymer solution and melts stress-strain curves for Polymers, creep of Polymeric material, elastic deformation, irrecoverable follow deformation.  Rubber like deformation, Time-temp superposition (WLF Equation) Models of viscollastity  such as Maxwell and kelvin model.  Types of viscosity, stress relaxation.

 

SECTION-B

 

Unit-IV            Introduction and Basic concept of Rheology, classification of fluids, newtonian and non newtonion fluids, sheaqr  stress, shear strain and shear rate, shear modullus, bulk modulos, Zero shear viscosity, Dependance of viscosity with temp, shear stress, shear rate fluid through channel, characteristic parameter during shear deformation.

Unit-V              Methods to determine shear viscocity by capillary Rheometer, cone and plate viscometer, Cup and bob viscometer, Measurement of normal stresses.  Theories of viscocities of dilute (De-bye Bueche theory) and conc. Solutions (Grasselley’s entanglement theory), (Entanglement concern)

Unit-VI            Rheology of dilute and concentrated supensions, effect of Rheology during Injection, moulding Extusion: Film extrustion, sheet Extrusion and Blow mouldings of polymers.

                         Rheometer, Bubble inflation rheometer, compressional rheometers, stress relaxation instruments. Torque rheometers, rotational & sliding surface rheometers and their use in determining processability.

 

BOOK RECOMMENDED

1.           The Flow of Highpolymers, S. Middleman John Wiley and Sons, George St. 1968.

2.          Rheometry K.Walters, Chapman and Hall London 1975

3           Rheology of Polymers :G.V.Vinogradov and A.Ya Malkin Mir Pub MOSCOW 1980.

4.          J.J. Alkonis and W.J.Macknight - Introduction to Polymer Viscoelasticity - Willey Inter Science, New York-1982.

5.          Viscoelasticity of Polymers D.D.Ferry III Edn.  John Willey and Sons New York 1981.

6.          Physical Chemistry of Polymers - Tager.

7.          Polymer Sc. and Tech. of Plastics and Rubber ; D.Ghosh.

8.          Melt Rheology and its Role in Plastics Processing : Dealy

9.          Flow Properties of Polymer Melt by J.A.Brydson.

*****

8SPP4                                                                                                                   TESTING AND PRODUCT DESIGN  

 

SECTION-A

 

Unit-I               Introduction - concepts of strength of Polymers, theoritical stress analysis, theory and types of fracture, comparison between metals and polymers. selection of polymer on strength & stiffness basis.

Unit-II              Principles tests for mechanical properties such as tension, shear, compression, flexural, hardness. Impact : pendulum, Izode, charpy, chip, Falling weight : Dart impact, high speed impact tester, abrasion creep :- tensile creep, flexural creep, stress relaxation. Electrical properties such as dielectric strength, dielectric constant, dissipation factor, arc resistance & electric resistance.

Unit-III            Testing of Polymers for thermal, optical, Environmental & Weathering Properties, Chemical Properties and other properties, such as nondistructive testing.

SECTION-B

Unit-IV            Importance of polymer material, material and process selection for designing of product, aspect of temperature, elasticity, flame resistance, impact strength, moisture, chemical wear, Permeability, weathering, odour and test.

Unit-V              Processing parameter on structure, properties and quality of  & VI& VI the product.  Aspect of parting line, wall thickness, Ribs and bosses, molded holes, insects, Threads, mold/dies, gates, runners, parting lines and their design aspects.  Mouldability general considerations, and specific cases.

 

BOOKS RECOMMENDED

1.          Identification and Testing of Plastics by Athalye.

2.          Product Design with Plastics by Dym.

3.          Designing with Plastics by E.H.Renstein.

4.          Plastics Product Design H.B.Part A and B by Miller.

5.          Plastics Product Design by R.D.Beck.

6.          Plastics Engg. by Croford.

7.          Product Design and Testing of Polymeric Material by Che Reminishroff.

8.          H.B. of Plastics Testing Technologyby V.Shah.

9.          H.B. of Plastic Test Methods Vol-I and II by Brown

10.        Designing with Plastics and Composites by Rosato.

11.        Quality Control and Testing Manual of Copet.

12.        Plastics  Product Design H.B.by Levy.

13.        Mechanical Prop. and Polymers by Norbert M.Bikates.

PRACTICALS :

List of Experiments based on above syllabus.

8 SPP 5                                                                                                        PROJECT AND SEMINAR

* * * * *

 

 

                                                                                                                                APPENDIX-C

        L : Theory Lecture                                                                 four year  B.TECH. DEGREE COURSE                                   ABBRIVATIONS :-                            

        T : Tutorial                                                                               POLYMER (PLASTIC) TECHNOLOGY                                      S      -  SEMESTER PATTERN

        P : Practical                                                                                             SEMESTER PATTERN                                                    Pp   -  polymer (plastic)

        D : Drawing / Design                                                                                 Fifth  SEMESTER                                                       CE   -  chemical engg.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    CT   -  Chemical Technology including

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Food/Pulp & Paper/Oil & Paint/

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Petrochemical and Polymer (Plastic)  

      Sr.        Sub.    SUBJECT                                                                   Teaching Scheme                                                                                               Examination Scheme                                                           No.      Code                                                                                        L          T        P/D                                                 Theory                                                                                                   Practical        

               No.                                                                                                   Total     Duration                    Maximum                Total        Min.                              Maximum        Total   Mininum

                                                                                                                                                             Hours/  of                               Marks                                                              Pass                Marks             Marks                                                                         Passing

                                                                                                                                                             Week                            Papers        Theory             College                                                       Marks            External           Internal                                                                                    Marks                                                                                                                                                                                                                            (Hrs)                                                                           Papers            Assessment                                                                                                           

        1.         5SCECT1                                                            Heat Transfer           4            1             2              7                       3               80                     20      100                     40                     25               25            50        25      

                                   

        2.         5SPp2                                                      Chemical Engineering           4            1             2              7                       3               80                     20      100                     40                     25               25            50        25          

                          Operation-I (Mechanical Opertion)                                  

        3.         5SPp3                                                    Polymer Chemistry-II           4            1             2              7                       3               80                     20      100                     40                     25               25            50        25 

        4.         5SPp4                                                          Polymer Materials           3            1             2              6                       3               80                     20      100                     40                     25               25            50        25

        5.         5SCECT5                                       Economics & Management           3             -              -              3                       3               80                     20      100                     40                       --                --            --         --           

 

                          TOTAL                                                                          18         04            8           30                                                                                500                                                                                          200   

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     GRAND TOTAL : 700

                                                                                                                                                                                           

                         L : Theory Lecture                          four year  B.TECH. DEGREE COURSE                                                    ABBRIVATIONS :-                            

                         T : Tutorial                                                                                                              POLYMER (PLASTIC) TECHNOLOGY                                                                                S    -  SEMESTER PATTERN

                         P : Practical                                                                                                                            SEMESTER PATTERN                                                                                              Pp -  polymer (plastic)

                         D : Drawing / Design                                                                                                                SIXth  SEMESTER                                                                                                 CE -  chemical engg.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              CT -  Chemical Technology including

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Food/Pulp & Paper/Oil & Paint/

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Petrochemical and Polymer (Plastic)  

                   Sr.        Sub.            SUBJECT                                          Teaching Scheme                                                                                               Examination Scheme                                       

                         No.      Code                                                                      L          T        P/D                                                 Theory                                                                                                   Practical        

                            No.                                                                                     Total     Duration                    Maximum                Total        Min.                              Maximum                         Total    Mininum

                                                                                                                                                             Hours/  of                               Marks                                                              Pass                                 Marks                     Marks                                                 Passing

                                                                                                                                                             Week                            Papers        Theory             College                                                       Marks                             External                  Internal                                                           Marks                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     (Hrs)                                                   Papers            Assessment                                                                                                           

                          1.        6SPp1        Chemical Engineering                          4           -            3             7              3                     80               20                   100         40                     25                     25               50                               25      

                                                         Operation-II (Mass Transfer)                 

                          2.        6SPp2        Polymer Engineering                           4           -             -             4              3                     80               20                   100         40                      --                       --                --                               --   

                                                         Thermodynamics                                                           

                          3.        6SCECT3  Instrumentation and Control              4           1            2             7              3                     80               20                   100         40                     25                     25               50                               25 

                          4.        6SPp4        Elastomer Technology                        4           -            2             6              3                     80               20                   100         40                     25                     25               50                               25

                          5.        6SCECT5  Computer Programming                     3           1            2             6              3                     80               20                   100         40                     25                     25               50                               25         

                                                         and Application       

 

                                                         TOTAL                                            19         02            9           30                                                                                500                                                                                                            200   

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                GRAND TOTAL : 700

 

ORDINANCE NO. 6 OF 2001.

Examinations leading to the Degree of (iÉÉÆÊjÉEòÒ  ºxÉÉiÉEò) Bachelor  of Technology (Four Year Degree Course...Semester Pattern) Ordinance, 2001.

Whereas, it is expedient to provide an Ordinance in respect of Examinations leading to the Degree of (iÉÉÆÊjÉEòÒ ºxÉÉiÉEò) Bachelor of Technology (Four Year Degree Course...Semester Pattern) for the purposes hereinafter appearing the Management Council is hereby please to make the following Ordinance.

1.          This Ordinance may be called Ordinance in respect of Examinations leading to the Degree of (iÉÉÆÊjÉEòÒ ºxÉÉiÉEò) Bachelor of Technology (Four year Degree Course — Semester pattern) Ordinance, 2001.

2.          This Ordinance shall come into force from the date of its approval by the Management Council.

3.          Subject to the conditions prescribed by the Government from time to time, for admission to First B.Tech.(Chemical Technology)  course the candidate shall be considered eligible:

             Passing 12th Standard Examination of the new pattern means the 12th Standard Examination of the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education with subject:

1.          English (Higher or Lower)

2.          Modern Indian Language (Higher or Lower)

3.          Mathematics and Statistics.

4.          Chemistry

5.          Physics

6.          Any other optional subject from out of the list prescribed by the said Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board.

OR

1.          English (HIgher or Lower)

2.          Mathematics and Statistics.

3.          Chemistry

4.          Physics

5.          Vocational subject (Defined by the said Board as  a Technical Subject)

OR

             An Examination recognised by the Amravati University as an equivalent to the above.

4.          Subject to the conditions prescribed by the Govt. from time to time for direct admission to the Second B.Tech., (Chemical  Technology) the candidate shall be considered eligible:

             Passing Diploma in respective branch in First Division, awarded by the Board of Technical Examination of Maharashtra State, Mumbai.

OR

             Any Diploma equivalent to the corresponding Diploma of the Board of Technical Examinations of Maharashtra State, Mumbai.

5.          The Degree of Bachelor of Technology (Chemical Technology)  shall be awarded to examinee who, in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, qualifies, himself/herself for the award in any of the following branches of Technology with specialization in :-

          i.           Polymer (Plastic)

             ii.          Food

             iii.         Pulp & Paper

             iv.         Oil & Paint

             v.          Petrochemical

6.          (i)         There shall be Eight Semester Pattern Examinations leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Technology (Chemical Technology) (First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh & Eight Semester B.Tech.)

             (ii)        For the purposes of instructions and examinations the student shall study sequentially.

             (iii)       The first & Second Semester Examinations shall be common for all the branches.

7.          The period of Academic Session shall be such as may be notified by the University.

8.          The main examination of first, third, fifth and seventh semester B.Tech. shall be held by the University in winter & supplementary examination in summer every year. And main examination of second, fourth, sixth & eighth semester B.Tech. will be held in summer & the supplementary examination in winter every year.

9.          The Internal Assessment marks for theory should be based on Class Test and Attendance as follows :-

a)         Class Test                   -            15 Marks will be based

                                                               upon two Class Tests.

b)         Attendance                 -            Marks

             75% to 80%                 -            1

             81% to 85%                 -            2

             86% to 90%                 -            3

             91% to 95%                 -            4

             96% to 100%               -            5

          Where ever if internal assessment marks are ‘ten (10)’ then it should be converted out of “20”.

10.        Subject to his/her compliance with the provisions of this Ordinance and other  Ordinance (pertaining to Examinations) in force from time to time, the applicant for admission, at the end of the course of study of a particular semester, to an Examination specified in Column (1) of the table below, shall be eligible to appear if,

(i)         He/she satisfies the conditions in the table and the provisions thereunder.

(ii)        he/she complies with the provisions of the Ordinance pertaining to the Examinations in general from time to time.

(iii)       he/she has prosecuted a regular course of study in a College affiliated to the University.

(iv)       he/she has, in the opinion of the Principal, shown satisfactory progress in his/her studies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE

 

Name of Exam               The student                                  The Student should                         The student shou-

to appear                       should have                                  have satisfactorily                           ld have passed

                                        passed the                                     completed the foll-                           following exami-

                                        Exam. of                                         owing session/                                 nation.

                                                                                                semester   

 

First Semester               XII standard                                  .......                                                     ......

B.Tech.                          Examination

                                        or equivalent

Second Semester          .....                                                   I Semester                                          ......

B.Tech.                                                                                                                                              B.Tech.

Third Semester             .....                                                   II  Semester                                       2/3rd heads of

B.Tech.                                                                                  B.Tech. I & II Sem.

                                                                                                                                                            combined together

Fourth Semester           .....                                                   III  Semester                                      - do -

B.Tech.                                                                                                                                              B.Tech.

Fifth Semester               I & II Sem.                                     IV Semester                                       2/3rd heads of  

B.Tech.                          B.Tech.                                          B.Tech.                                              III & IV Sem.     

                                                                                                                                                            combined together

Sixth  Semester             - do -                                               V Semester                                        - do -

B.Tech.                                                                                                                                              B.Tech.                              

Seventh Semester        III & IV Sem.                                 VI Semester                                       2/3rd heads of  

B.Tech.                          B.Tech.                                          B.Tech.                                              V & VI Sem.     

                                                                                                                                                            combined together

Eight Semester              - do -                                               VII Semester                                      - do -

B.Tech.                                                                                                                                              B.Tech.

 

11.        An Examination who has passed 2/3rd heads of passing shall be allowed to keep term in the next higher class.

Explanation :

i)          While calculating 2/3rd heads of passing, fraction, if any, shall be ignored.

ii)         For Considering the heads of passing, every theory and every practical, shall be considered as separate head of passing.

12.        The schemes of Examinations shall be as prescribed by the Regulation.

13.        The fees for each B.Tech. Examination (Theory & Practical) shall be as prescribed by University from time to time.

14.        An Examinee who has been successful at any of the First to Seventh B.Tech. Examinations under this Ordinance and who obtained 75% or more marks in aggregate shall be placed in the First Division with distinction, those secured less than 75% but getting 60% or more shall be placed in the First Division and all  other successful examinees shall be placed in the Second Division.

15.        An Examinees who has been Successful at Eighth Semester B.Tech. Examinations under this Ordinance and who obtained 75%  or more marks in aggregate shall be placed in the First Division with Distinction, those secured less than 75%  but getting 60% or more shall be placed in the First division and all other successful examinees shall be placed in the second Division. While calculating the aggregate marks for award if Division as prescribed above, weightage mentioned against each Examination shall be taken into consideration as given below:-

             First & Second Semester                                        -               10%

             Third & Fourth Semester                                       -               10%

             Fifth & Sixth Semester                                            -               10%

             Seventh & Eighth Semester                   -               70%

             Explanation: For calculating the above mentioned percentage for the purpose of giving weightage, while awarding Division, the maximum marks prescribed and the marks obtained by the examinee in the particular Examination shall be taken into consideration. An examinee who appears for any examination,other than First B.Tech.,the weightage of the previous examination/Examination of Board/ other universities shall be considered.

             The method of calculation shall be as follows.

 

Year          Marks  Max.     Conversion          Weightage     Marks scored

                  Obtai-   marks    Out of 1000          on 1000           by student   

                  ned                                                   marks basis    for award of

                                                                                                    Division.     

 

I SEM       360        700        (360+470)X1000/(700+700) X 0.1 = 59.285

II SEM     470        700

III SEM   400        650        (400+415)X1000/(650+700) X 0.1 =  60.370

IV SEM   415        700 

V   SEM   410        700        (410+390)X1000/(700+650) X 0.1=  59.259

VI  SEM  390        650 

VII SEM   400        700        (400+360)X1000/(700+650) X 0.7 =  394.074

VIII SEM 360        650 

                                             TOTAL MARKS                         — 572.988

                                                                                                    =  573

(Note : In total marks scored by student for declaring Final Year division if there is any fraction in marks it be converted into next Integer.)

16.        (i) The scope of the subjects shall be as indicated in the syllabi.

             (ii) The medium of instruction and Examination shall be English.

17.        The provision of the Ordinance No.7-A shall apply to the Examination under this Ordinance.

18.        An examinee who does not pass; or who fails to present him/herself for the examination shall be eligible for readmission to the same examination/Semester, on payment of fresh fees and such other fees as may be prescribed.

19.        A candidate who could not complete a semester satisfactorily or who has failed will be eligible for readmission to the same semester. However readmission to semester should be allowed only when a regular session is running for the perticular semester. 

20.        One who has passed the Final B.Tech. examination of the University in one branch and who desirous of taking B.Tech. degree in another branch shall be admitted to the Third Semester of that branch and shall be governed by this Ordinance for all other purposes.

 

21.        As soon as possible after examinations, the Board of Examinations shall publish a result of the examinees.  The result of all examination shall be classified as stated in para 14 & 15 above and the branchwise merit list shall be notified as per Ordinance No. 6.

22.        Nothwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Ordinance no one shall be admitted to an examinations under this Ordinance, if he/she has already passed the same examinations or an equivalent examinations of any statutory University.

23.        (i)         The examinees who have passed in all the subjects prescribed for all the examinations of the particular branch shall be eligible for award of the Degree of Bachelor of Technology in the branch concerned.

             (ii)        The degree in the prescribed form, shall be signed by the Vice-Chancellor.

 

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REGULATION NO. 8 OF 2001.

 

Examinations leading to the Degree of Bachelor  of Technology [Polymer (Plastic)] (Four Year Degree Course....Semester Pattern) Regulation, 2001.

Whereas it is expedient to frame  the Regulation  in respect of Examinations leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Technology [Polymer (Plastic)] (Four Year Degree Course.... Semester Pattern) for the purposes hereinafter appearing the Management Council is hereby pleased to  make a following Regulation.

1.          This regulation may be called “Examinations leading to the Degree of Bachelor  of Technology [Polymer (Plastic)] (Four Year Degree Course....Semester Pattern) Regulation, 2001.

2.          This  Regulation shall  come  into force  from the date of its approval by the Management Council.      

3.          The Schemes of Teachings and Examinations for IIIrd & IVth, Vth & VIth, and VIIth & VIIIth Semester for Bachelor of Technology [Polymer (Plastic)] (Four Year Degree Course....Semester Pattern) shall be as per Appendices B, C, and D appended with this Regulation, respectively.

 

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                                                                                                                                                        APPENDIX-D

       L : Theory Lecture                                                                                          four year  B.TECH. DEGREE COURSE                                             ABBRIVATIONS :-                            

       T : Tutorial                                                                                                         POLYMER (PLASTIC) TECHNOLOGY                                                S -  SEMESTER PATTERN

       P : Practical                                                                                                                      SEMESTER PATTERN                                                              Pp-  polymer (plastic)

       D : Drawing / Design                                                                                                        SEVENth  SEMESTER                                                              CE-  chemical engg.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

     Sr.          Sub.           SUBJECT                                                  Teaching Scheme                                                                       Examination Scheme                                                                                          No.         Code                                                                             L        T      P/D                                         Theory                                                                               Practical                         

                No.                                                                                  Total        Duration     Maximum                Total          Min.               Maximum               Total                 Mininum

                                                                                                                                         Hours/     of                Marks                                         Pass               Marks                     Marks               Passing

                                                                                                                                         Week       Papers         Theory    College                       Marks            External    Internal                            Marks                                                                                                                                                                      (Hrs)           Papers     Assessment                                                                                   

      1.            7SPp1        Polymer Reaction Engineering                   4        -      2          6              3                  80            20            100             40                  25              25             50                   25      

      2.            7SPp2        Structure Property                                     4        -      -          4              3                  80            20            100             40                  --               --              --                     --         

                                       Relationship in Polymer                           

      3.            7SPp3        Polymer Processing -I                                4        -       3          7              3                  80            20            100             40                  25              25             50                   25 

      4.            7SPp4        Polymer Blends and Composite                4        1      2          7              3                  80            20            100             40                  25              25             50                   25

      5.            7SCEPp5  Plant Design and Project Engineering        3        1      -          4              3                  80            20            100             40                  --               --              --                     --     

      6.            8SPp5        Project and Seminar                                   -         -        2          2              -                   --              --             ---               --                   --               --              --                     --    

 

                          TOTAL                                                                  19     02     9          30           15                                                500                                                                      150   

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         GRAND TOTAL : 650

                                                                                                                                                                                           

      L : Theory Lecture                                                                                       four year  B.TECH. DEGREE COURSE                                           ABBRIVATIONS :-                            

      T : Tutorial                                                                                                     POLYMER (PLASTIC) TECHNOLOGY                                              S -  SEMESTER PATTERN

      P : Practical                                                                                                                   SEMESTER PATTERN                                                            Pp -  polymer (plastic)

      D : Drawing / Design                                                                                                     eighth  SEMESTER                                                            

   Sr.        Sub.           SUBJECT                                        Teaching Scheme                                                                       Examination Scheme                                                                                                       No.       Code                                                                   L       T       P/D                                    Theory                                                                                 Practical                    

             No.                                                                            Total    Duration Maximum                    Total       Min.           Maximum                       Total       Mininum

                                                                                                                            Hours/ of             Marks                                          Pass           Marks                            Marks     Passing

                                                                                                                            Week   Papers    Theory        College                     Marks        External         Internal                    Marks                                                                                                                                                                               (Hrs)        Papers         Assessment                                                                                                 

    1.          8SPp1        Polymer Processing-II                     4      -        3           7          3              80                20             100          40               25                  25             50              25      

    2.          8SPp2        Mould Design for Plastic                3      -        2           5           4              80                20             100          40               --                   --               --               --   

    3.          8SPp3        Polymer Viscoelasticity                  4      1        -             5           3              80                20             100          40               --                   --               --               --  

                                   and Rheology

    4.          8SPp4        Testing and Product Design            4      1        2           7           3              80                20             100          40               25                  25             50              25

   

    5.          8SPp5        Project and Seminar                         -        -        6           6           3             

                                                                                                    

                                                                                                                  (1)      College Assessment:-

 

                                                                                                                               (i)      Project                         50

                                                                                                                              (ii)      Seminar                       25             150          75

                                                                                                                 (2)      University Oral Exam.                                             75

 

                          TOTAL                                                    15     02      13          30                                                              400                                                                   250   

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                GRAND TOTAL : 650