Engineering Chemistry (RMK)

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About Pearson
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Copyright
Dedication
Roadmap to the Syllabus
Contents
Preface
About the Authors
1. Water Technology
	1.1 Introduction
		1.1.1 Sources of Water
		1.1.2 Types of Impurities Present in Water
	1.2 Hardness of Water
		1.2.1 Classification
		1.2.2 Expression of Concentration of Hardness
		1.2.3 Units of Hardness of Water
		1.2.4 Estimation of Hardness of Water
	1.3 Water for Industrial Use
		1.3.1 Boiler Feed Water
		1.3.2 Sludge and Scale Formation in Boilers
	1.4 Softening or Conditioning Methods
		1.4.1 Internal Treatment
		1.4.2 External Treatment
	1.5 Desalination of Brackish Water
		1.5.1 Reverse Osmosis (RO)
	1.6 Solved Problems
	1.7 Points to Remember
	1.8 Exercises
	1.9 Review Questions
		Part A Short Answer Questions
		Part B Long Answer Questions
2. Adsorption and Catalysis
	2.1 Introduction
	2.2 Definitions
		2.2.1 Differences Between Adsorption and Absorption
		2.2.2 Characteristics of Adsorption
		2.2.3 Types of Adsorption
		2.2.4 Adsorption of Gases on Solids
		2.2.5 Factors Influencing the Extent of Adsorption of Gases on Solids
	2.3 Adsorption Isotherms
		2.3.1 Types of Adsorption Isotherm
	2.4 Freundlich Adsorption Isotherm
		2.4.1 Limitations of Freundlich’s Adsorption Isotherm
	2.5 Langmuir Adsorption Isotherm
		2.5.1 Derivation
		2.5.2 Merits
		2.5.3 Demerits
	2.6 Adsorption of Solutes from Solutions
		2.6.1 Factors Influencing Adsorption of Solutes from Solutions
	2.7 Applications of Adsorption in Pollution Abatement
		2.7.1 Activated Carbon in Pollution Abatement of Air and Waste Water
	2.8 Kinetics of Surface Reactions
		2.8.1 Unimolecular Reactions on Surfaces
	2.9 Catalysis
		2.9.1 Introduction
		2.9.2 Catalyst
		2.9.3 Significance
		2.9.4 Potential Energy Diagram and Catalysis
		2.9.5 Criteria/Characteristic of Catalysts
		2.9.6 Types of Catalysis
	2.10 Theory of Heterogeneous Catalysis or Contact Theory of Adsorption
		2.10.1 Types of Catalyst
		2.10.2 Promoters and Catalytic Poison
		2.10.3 Acid-base Catalysis
		2.10.4 Application of Catalysis
		2.10.5 Application of Catalytic Converter in Pollution Control
		2.10.6 Enzyme Catalysis
		2.10.7 Characteristic/Criteria of Enzyme Catalysis
		2.10.8 Mechanism of Enzyme Catalyst
	2.11 Derivation of Michaelis-Menten Kinetics
	2.12 Points to Remember
	2.13 Review Questions
		Part A Short Answer Questions
		Part B Long Answer Questions
3. Alloys and Phase Rule
	3.1 Alloys
		3.1.1 Introduction
		3.1.2 Definition
		3.1.3 Types of Alloys
		3.1.4 Properties of Alloys
		3.1.5 Significance (or Purpose) of Alloying
	3.2 Functions and Effect of Alloying Elements
	3.3 Ferrous Alloys
		3.3.1 Nichrome
		3.3.2 Stainless Steel
		3.3.3 Heat Treatment Methods and Their Effects on Steel
	3.4 Phase Rule
		3.4.1 Introduction
		3.4.2 Phase Rule
		3.4.3 Explanation of Terms
	3.5 Phase Diagram
		3.5.1 Significance of Phase Diagrams
	3.6 One Component Water System
		3.6.1 Meta Stable Equilibrium
	3.7 Condensed Phase Rule or Reduced Phase Rule
	3.8 Thermal Analysis
		3.8.1 Eutectic System [Eutectic – Easy to Melt]
	3.9 Binary Alloy System or the Simple Eutectic System
		3.9.1 Lead – Silver System
	3.10 Points to Remember
	3.11 Review Questions
		Part A Short Answer Questions
		Part B Long Answer Questions
4. Fuels and Combustion
	4.1 Fuels
		4.1.1 Introduction
		4.1.2 Classification of Fuels
	4.2 Coal
		4.2.1 Classification of Coal by Rank
		4.2.2 Analysis of Coal
	4.3 Carbonisation
		4.3.1 Caking and Coking Coals
		4.3.2 Metallurgical Coke
		4.3.3 Manufacture of Coke by Otto Hoffmann By-product Oven
	4.4 Liquid Fuels
		4.4.1 Refining of Petroleum
		4.4.2 Synthetic Petrol
	4.5 Knocking
		4.5.1 Causes of Knocking in S.I (Spark Ignition) Engine (Petrol Engines)
		4.5.2 Causes of Knocking in C.I. Engine
	4.6 Gaseous Fuels
		4.6.1 Natural Gas
		4.6.2 CNG
		4.6.3 Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG)
		4.6.4 Difference Between CNG and LPG Gas
		4.6.5 Power Alcohol
		4.6.6 Bio-diesel
	4.7 Combustion
		4.7.1 Calorific Value
		4.7.2 Theoritical Calculations of Calorific Values by Dulong’s Formula
		4.7.3 Ignition Temperature (IT)
		4.7.4 Explosive Range
	4.8 Flue Gas Analysis (Orsat’s Method)
	4.9 Points to Remember
	4.10 Review Questions
		Part A Short Answer Questions
		Part B Long Answer Questions
5. Energy Sources and Storage Devices
	5.1 Introduction
	5.2 Terms and Terminology
	5.3 Nuclear Reaction
		5.3.1 Nuclear Fission Reaction
		5.3.2 Nuclear Fusion Reaction
		5.3.3 Differences Between Nuclear Fission and Nuclear Fusion
		5.3.4 Application of Nuclear Energy
	5.4 Nuclear Reactor
		5.4.1 Classification of Nuclear Reactor
		5.4.2 Light Water Nuclear Power Plant
		5.4.3 Breeder Reactor
		5.4.4 Differences Between Nuclear Reactor and Breeder Reactor
	5.5 Solar Energy and Solar Cells
		5.5.1 Solar Cell or Photovoltaic Cell
	5.6 Wind Energy
	5.7 Fuel Cells
		5.7.1 Hydrogen-Oxygen Fuel Cell or Alkaline Fuel Cell (AFC)
	5.8 Cells
		5.8.1 Alkaline Battery
		5.8.2 Lead Storage Battery or Lead Accumulator or Acid Storage Battery
		5.8.3 Lithium Battery
	5.9 Supercapacitors (SC’s)
	5.10 Points to Remember
	5.11 Review Questions
		Part A Short Answer Questions
		Part B Long Answer Questions
Model Question Paper I
Model Question Paper II
Solved University Question Paper – January 2018
Index