AC-6.6.

2012
Item No.4.64

UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI

Revised Syllabus for the

M. E. (Chemical Engineering)
Program: M.E.
Course: Chemical Engineering

(As per Credit Based Semester and Grading System with

effect from the academic year 2012–2013)

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 University of Mumbai
Program Structure for
ME (Chemical Engineering)
With Effect from 2012‐2013)
Semester I

Teaching Scheme
Subject Credits Assigned
Subject Name (Contact Hours)
Code
Theory Pract. Tut. Theory Pract. Tut. Total
CHC101 Advanced Fluid Dynamics 04 ‐‐ ‐‐ 04 ‐‐ ‐‐ 04
Advanced Reaction
CHC102 04 ‐‐ ‐‐ 04 ‐‐ ‐‐ 04
Engineering
Advanced
CHC103 04 ‐‐ ‐‐ 04 ‐‐ ‐‐ 04
Thermodynamics
CHE101X Elective I 04 ‐‐ ‐‐ 04 ‐‐ ‐‐ 04
CHE102X Elective II 04 ‐‐ ‐‐ 04 ‐‐ ‐‐ 04
Laboratory I ‐ Advanced
CHL101 ‐‐ 02 ‐‐ ‐‐ 01 ‐‐ 01
Fluid Dynamics
Laboratory II ‐ Advanced
CHL102 ‐‐ 02 ‐‐ ‐‐ 01 ‐‐ 01
Reaction Engineering
Total 20 04 ‐‐ 20 02 ‐‐ 22
Examination Scheme
Theory
Subject
Subject Name Internal Assessment End Exam. Term Pract/
Code Total
Sem. Duration Work oral
Test1 Test 2 Avg.
Exam. (in Hrs)
CHC101 Advanced Fluid Dynamics 20 20 20 80 03 ‐‐ ‐‐ 100
Advanced Reaction
CHC102 20 20 20 80 03 ‐‐ ‐‐ 100
Engineering
Advanced
CHC103 20 20 20 80 03 ‐‐ ‐‐ 100
Thermodynamics
CHE101X Elective I 20 20 20 80 03 ‐‐ ‐‐ 100
CHE102X Elective II 20 20 20 80 03 ‐‐ ‐‐ 100
Laboratory I ‐ Advanced
CHL101 ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 25 25 50
Fluid Dynamics
Laboratory II ‐ Advanced
CHL102 ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 25 25 50
Reaction Engineering
Total 100 100 100 400 ‐‐ 50 50 600

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 Semester II

Teaching Scheme
Subject Credits Assigned
Subject Name (Contact Hours)
Code
Theory Pract. Tut. Theory Pract. Tut. Total
Advanced Mass
CHC201 04 ‐‐ ‐‐ 04 ‐‐ ‐‐ 04
Transfer
Advanced Process
CHC202 04 ‐‐ ‐‐ 04 ‐‐ ‐‐ 04
Dynamics & Control
CHC203 Process Heat Transfer 04 ‐‐ ‐‐ 04 ‐‐ ‐‐ 04
CHE201X Elective III 04 ‐‐ ‐‐ 04 ‐‐ ‐‐ 04
CHE202X Elective IV 04 ‐‐ ‐‐ 04 ‐‐ ‐‐ 04
Laboratory III ‐
Advanced Mass
CHL201 ‐‐ 02 ‐‐ ‐‐ 01 ‐‐ 01
Transfer

Laboratory IV ‐
Advanced Process
CHL202 ‐‐ 02 ‐‐ ‐‐ 01 ‐‐ 01
Dynamics & Control

Total 20 04 ‐‐ 20 02 ‐‐ 22
Examination Scheme
Theory
Subject
Subject Name Internal Assessment End Exam. Term Pract./
Code Total
Sem.Ex Duration Work oral
Test1 Test 2 Avg.
am. (in Hrs)
Advanced Mass
CHC201 20 20 20 80 03 ‐‐ ‐‐ 100
Transfer
Advanced Process
CHC202 20 20 20 80 03 ‐‐ ‐‐ 100
Dynamics & Control
CHC203 Process Heat Transfer 20 20 20 80 03 ‐‐ ‐‐ 100
CHE201X Elective III 20 20 20 80 03 ‐‐ ‐‐ 100
CHE202X Elective IV 20 20 20 80 03 ‐‐ ‐‐ 100
Laboratory III ‐
Advanced Mass
CHL201 ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 25 25 50
Transfer

Laboratory IV ‐
CHL202 Advanced Process ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 25 25 50
Dynamics & Control
Total 100 100 100 400 ‐‐ 50 50 600

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Semester III

Teaching Scheme
Subject Credits Assigned
Subject Name (Contact Hours)
Code
Theory Pract. Tut. Theory Pract. Tut. Total
CHS301 Seminar ‐‐ 06 ‐‐ ‐‐ 03 ‐‐ 03
CHD301 Dissertation I ‐‐ 24 ‐‐ ‐‐ 12 ‐‐ 12
Total ‐‐ 30 ‐‐ ‐‐ 15 ‐‐ 15
Examination Scheme
Theory
Subject
Subject Name Internal Assessment End Term Pract./
Code Total
Sem.Exa Work Oral
Test1 Test 2 Avg.
m.
CHS301 Seminar ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 50 50 100
CHD301 Dissertation I ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 100 ‐‐ 100
Total ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 150 50 200

Semester IV

Teaching Scheme
Subject Credits Assigned
Subject Name (Contact Hours)
Code
Theory Pract. Tut. Theory Pract. Tut. Total
CHD401 DissertationII ‐‐ 30 ‐‐ ‐‐ 15 ‐‐ 15
Total ‐‐ 30 ‐‐ ‐‐ 15 ‐‐ 15
Examination Scheme
Theory
Subject
Subject Name Internal Assessment End Term Pract./
Code Total
Sem.Exa Work Oral
Test1 Test 2 Avg.
m.
CHD401 DissertationII* ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 100 100 200
Total ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 100 100 200

Note:
o In case of Seminar, 01 Hour / week / student should be considered for the calculation of
load of a teacher.
o In case of Dissertation I, 02 Hour / week / student should be considered for the calculation
of load of a teacher
o In case of Dissertation II, 02 Hour / week / student should be considered for the calculation
of load of a teacher

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 Subject Elective I Subject Elective II
Code Code
CHE1011 Environmental Engineering CHE1021 Energy Audit & Conservation in
Process Industries
CHE1012 Chemical Process Synthesis CHE1022 Petroleum Refining

CHE1013 Advanced Chemical Analysis CHE1023 Advanced Process Optimization

Subject Elective III Subject Elective IV

Code Code
CHE2011 Advanced Computer Aided Design CHE2021 Corrosion in Industry and its
Control

CHE2012 Polymerization Reaction Engineering CHE2022 Advanced Separation Techniques

CHE2013 Nanotechnology CHE2023 Catalysis

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Subject Code Subject Name Credits
CHC101 Advanced Fluid Dynamics 04

Module Detailed content

1 (1) Introduction:‐ Equation of continuity, equation of motion, Navier Stokes equation, Euler
equation, Bernoulli equation, Momentum boundary layer theory (Laminar boundary theory &
turbulent boundary layer theory), dimensionless number and its significance,
(2) Non‐Newtonian Fluids: ‐ Classification of fluid behavior, Laminar flow(Fluid with a yield stress)‐
Laminar flow in cylindrical tubes, Laminar flow between parallel plates, Laminar flow in
annuli(Newtonian fluids Bingham Plastic Fluids), Laminar flow(fluids without a yield stress),
Power law fluids.

2 Compressible fluids : ‐ Flow through variable area‐conduits, Flow of gas through a nozzle or orifice
(isothermal flow, non isothermal flow), Flow in a pipe ( Energy balance for flow of ideal gas,
isothermal flow of an ideal gas in a horizontal pipe, Flow with fixed upstream pressure and variable
downstream pressure, Non‐ isothermal flow of an ideal gas in a horizontal pipe, Adiabatic flow of an
ideal gas in a horizontal pipe)

3 Agitation and Mixing: ‐ Agitation of Liquids, Mixing mechanisms (Laminar mixing, Turbulent mixing),
Circulation, Velocities in stirred tanks, Flow patterns in stirred tanks, Power consumptions in stirred
vessels, Mixing Equipments (Impellers. Propellers Turbines, Extruders, Baffles).

4 Flow of multiphase mixtures:‐ Two phase gas vapor liquid flow, horizontal and vertical flows of gas ‐
liquids, liquid, gas – solid mixtures, slip and hold up effects, phase separation and settling behavior,
pressure, momentum and energy relations, practical methods for evaluating pressure drop.

5 Motion in the fluidized bed:‐ conditions for fluidization, behavior of the fluidized bed, minimum
fluidization velocity, different types of fluidization, particulate fluidization, bubbling fluidization, semi
fluidization, mixing and segregation in fluidized bed, application of fluidization

6 Jets and Sprays:‐ Jet ejector, jet mixer, spray nozzle, high velocity spray nozzle.

References:
(1) “The Flow of Complex Mixtures in Pipes” by Govier and Aziz.

(2) “Non Newtonian Flow and Heat Transfer” by A. H. P. Skelland

(3) “Chemical Engineering” by Coulson and Richardson, Volume I.

Assessment:
Internal: Assessment consists of two tests out of which; one should be compulsory class test
(on minimum 02 Modules) and the other is either a class test or assignment on live problems
or course project.

End Semester Examination: Some guidelines for setting the question papers are as,
six questions to be set each of 20 marks, out of these any four questions to be attempted by students.
Minimum 80% syllabus should be covered in question papers of end semester examination.

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Subject Code Subject Name Credits
CHC102 Advanced Reaction Engineering 04
Module Detailed content
1 Module No. 1
RTD for Chemical Reactors
General characteristics, Measurement of RTD characteristics, RTD in ideal Reactors,
Zero Parameter Models, Segregation Model
2 Module No. 2
Analysis of Non‐Ideal reactors
Basic Data, one parameter Models, The tank in the series Models, The dispersion
model, two parameter model, Testing the model and determining its parameters,
Other models of the non ideal reactors using the CSTR’s and PFR’s using the RTD

3 Module No. 3
Rate equation for Fluid‐Solid reactions
Rate of the absorption, desorption,surface reaction,synthesizing rate law,mechanism
and rate limiting steps, design of the reactors for the gas solid reactions,
heterogeneous data analysis for the reactor designs, catalysts deactivation, moving
bed reactors

4 Module No. 4
External diffusion effects on the Heterogeneous Reactions
Binary diffusion, External resistance to Mass Transfer, The shrinking core model
[

5 Module No. 5
Diffusion and Reaction in Porous Catalysts
Diffusion and Reactions in spherical catalyst pellets, Internal effectiveness factor,
Flasefied kinetics, Overall effectiveness factor, Estimation of diffusion and reaction
limited regimes, mass transfer and reaction in packed bed, The determination of
limiting situation from reaction data

6 Module No. 6
Design of Heterogeneous Catalytic Reactors
Isothermal and adiabatic fixed bed reactors, Non‐Isothermal, Non‐adiabatic fixed bed
reactors, slurry reactors, trickle bed reactors

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Reference Books:
H.Scott Foggler, Element of Chemical Reaction Engineering, 2nd edition, Prentice Hall of India
J.M.Smith, Chemical Engineering Kinetics, 3rd edition, Mc Graw Hill Publications
J.Canberry, Chemical and Catalytic Reaction Engineering, Mc Graw Hill Publications
O. Levenspiel, Chemical Reaction Engineering, 3rd edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2004.

Assessment:

Internal: Assessment consists of two tests out of which; one should be compulsory class test
(on minimum 02 Modules) and the other is either a class test or assignment on live problems
or course project.

End Semester Examination: Some guidelines for setting the question papers are as,
six questions to be set each of 20 marks, out of these any four questions to be attempted by students.
Minimum 80% syllabus should be covered in question papers of end semester examination.

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Subject Code Subject Name Credits
CHC103 Advanced Thermodynamics 04

Module Detailed content

1 Module 1
Classical Thermodynamics of Phase Equilibria

2 Module 2
Thermodynamic Properties from Volumetric Data

3 Module 3
Fugacities in Gas Mixtures

4 Module 4
Fugacities in Liquid Mixtures: Excess Functions

5 Module 5
Fugacities in Liquid Mixtures: Models and Theories of Solutions

Reference Books:
Reference Books:
J.M.Prausnitz, Molecular Thermodynamics of Fluid‐Phase Equilibria, Prentice Hall Inc, New Jersey
Assessment:
Internal: Assessment consists of two tests out of which; one should be compulsory class test
(on minimum 02 Modules) and the other is either a class test or assignment on live problems
or course project.

End Semester Examination: Some guidelines for setting the question papers are as,
six questions to be set each of 20 marks, out of these any four questions to be attempted by students.
Minimum 80% syllabus should be covered in question papers of end semester examination.

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Subject Code Subject Name Credits
CHE1011 Environmental Engineering 04

Module Detailed content

1 Module No. 1
Pollution & its measurement (involves Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Noise & Nuclear
Pollution)

2 Module No.2
Introduction (includes Industrial pollution)
Analysis of Pollutants (involves COD, DO, BOD, TS,TSS,TVSS,TDS,MLSS, MLVSS) with case
study of industrial effluents / water

3 Module No.3
Pollution control for specific pollutants
Removal of BOD, Removal of Chromium, Removal of Mercury, Removal of Ammonia / Urea

4 Module No.4
Treatment of Phenolic effluents
Removal of Particulate matters, Removal of Sulphur dioxide, Removal of Oxides of
Nitrogen, Removal of Organic vapour from effluent gases

5 Module No.5
Pollution control in selected process industries
General consideration of pollution control in chemical industries, Pollution control in
Petroleum refineries and Petrochemical units

6 Module No.6
Pollution control in Paper industries, miscellaneous industries

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Reference Books:
A.Mahajan, Pollution control in process industries (1985), Mc Graw Hill publishing Co.
Assessment:

Internal: Assessment consists of two tests out of which; one should be compulsory class test
(on minimum 02 Modules) and the other is either a class test or assignment on live problems
or course project.

End Semester Examination: Some guidelines for setting the question papers are as,
six questions to be set each of 20 marks, out of these any four questions to be attempted by students.
Minimum 80% syllabus should be covered in question papers of end semester examination.

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Subject Code Subject Name Credits
CHE1012 Chemical Process Synthesis 04

Detailed content
Synthesis of steady state flow sheet. Optimization of flow sheet with the respective heat‐
exchanger network. Optimization of steady state flow sheet with respect to adjustment of
the concentration. Synthesis of process flow sheet. Safety in Chemical plant designing.
Trouble shooting hazard analysis. Fault diagnosis in chemical plant through data analysis
and computation.
Reliability consideration in maintenance policies of a chemical plant

Reference Books:
Anil Kumar, Chemical Process Synthesis and Engineering Design, (1981), Tata McGraw Hill.

Assessment:

Internal: Assessment consists of two tests out of which; one should be compulsory class test
(on minimum 02 Modules) and the other is either a class test or assignment on live problems
or course project.

End Semester Examination: Some guidelines for setting the question papers are as,
six questions to be set each of 20 marks, out of these any four questions to be attempted by students.
Minimum 80% syllabus should be covered in question papers of end semester examination.

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Subject Code Subject Name Credits
CHE1013 Advanced Chemical Analysis 04

Detailed content
Introduction to Spectroscopical Methods Of Analysis
analysis.

Molecular Spectroscopy, Atomic Spectroscopy, Polarimetry And

Digital control : Hardware & Software requirement, Introduction of DDC,
Refractometry, Electrometric Methods Of Analysis, XRD Analysis

Thermal Methods, Chromatographic Methods

QUANTITATIVE SPECTROSCOPY: Beer‐Lambert’s Law, Limitations,

Deviations (Real, Chemical, Instrumental). Nesslerimetry, Duboscq
colourimetry, Estimation of inorganic ions such as Fe, Ni and estimation of
Nitrite using Beer‐Lambert’s Law. Various electronic transitions in organic
and inorganic compounds effected by UV, Visible and infra red radiations,
Various energy level diagrams of saturated, unsaturated and carbonyl
compounds, excitation by UV and Visible radiations, Woodward‐Fischer
rules for the calculation of absorption maxima (dienes and carbonyl
compounds), Effects of auxochromes and effects of conjugation on the
absorption maxima, Instrumentation for UV, VISIBLE and IR spectroscopies
(Source, Optical parts and Detectors), Multicomponent analysis,

Classification of chromatographic methods, Column, Thin layer, Paper, Gas,High

Performance Liquid Chromatographical methods (Principle, mode of separation and
Technique). Separation of organic compounds by column and Thin layer, mixture of Cu, Co
and Ni by Paper, separation of amino acids by paper, estimation of organic compounds by
GC and HPLC.

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Reference Books:
1. Parikh V.M., “ Absorption Spectroscopy of Organic Molecules “,
Addison ‐ Wesley Publishing Company, 1974.
2. Willard, H.H., Merritt. I.I., Dean J.A., and Settle, F.A., “ Instrumental
Methods of Analysis”, Sixth edition, CBS publishers, 1986.
3. Skoog D.A. and West D.M., “ Fundamentals of Analytical
Chemistry”, Saunders‐College Publishing, 1982.
4. Banwell, G.C., “ Fundamentals of Molecular Spectroscopy”, TMH,
1992.

Assessment:

Internal: Assessment consists of two tests out of which; one should be compulsory class test
(on minimum 02 Modules) and the other is either a class test or assignment on live problems
or course project.

End Semester Examination: Some guidelines for setting the question papers are as,
six questions to be set each of 20 marks, out of these any four questions to be attempted by students.
Minimum 80% syllabus should be covered in question papers of end semester examination.

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Subject Code Subject Name Credits
CHE1021 Energy Audit & Conservation in Process Industries 04

Module Detailed content

1 Module No. 1 Introduction
Energy outlook in India and Global Energy outlook, Need for Energy Conservation in Process
Industries

2 Module No. 2 Energy Audit

Characterizing Energy Use, Energy Audit Procedure, Factors to be considered during Energy
Audit

3 Module No. 3 Energy Efficient Operations

Optimum performance of existing facilities, Facilities Improvement

4 Module No. 4 Thermodynamics and Economics‐Part 1

Second Law of Thermodynamics revisited, Methodology of Thermodynamic analysis,
Thermodynamic analysis of common unit operations
F.E. Albert Thumann, Handbook of Energy Audits,(1979). The Environment Press.

5 Module No. 5 Thermodynamics and Economics‐Part 2

Use of Thermodynamic analysis to improve energy efficiency, Systematic design methods

6 Module No. 6 Guidelines and Recommendations for Energy Efficiency

Guidelines and Recommendations for improving process operation

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Reference Books:
W. F. Kenny, Energy Conservation in the Process Industries (1984), Academic Press Inc. (London) Ltd.
Practical Technique for saving Energy in Chemical, Petroleum and Metal industries, (1977), Noyes Data
Operations.
N. Boustead , G. F.Hancock, Handbook of Industrial Energy Analysis (1979), Ellis Horwood Ltd. Chichester
(UK)

Assessment:

Internal: Assessment consists of two tests out of which; one should be compulsory class test
(on minimum 02 Modules) and the other is either a class test or assignment on live problems
or course project.

End Semester Examination: Some guidelines for setting the question papers are as,
six questions to be set each of 20 marks, out of these any four questions to be attempted by students.
Minimum 80% syllabus should be covered in question papers of end semester examination.

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Subject Code Subject Name Credits
CHE1022 Petroleum Refining 04

Detailed content
Physical and Chemical operations to produce and products from crude oil, Blending of
stocks to meet products specifications, Design of selected refinery units. Selection and
conversion of petroleum feedstock’s to chemicals, cracking oxidation, alkylation,
dealkylation, isomerization and disproportionation processes. Basics and Design aspects,
Economics considerations

Reference Books:
W.L.Nelson, Petroleum Engineering, (1961), McGraw Hill
R.J.Hengaleback, Petroleum Refining (1959), McGraw Hill
V.Y. Stern, Gas Phase Oxidation, Petroleum Technology. 4th Edition, (1973), Applied Science, London.
L.F. Hatch and S. Matar, From Hydrocarbon to Petrochemicals (1981), Gulf Publishers, Houston.

Assessment:

Internal: Assessment consists of two tests out of which; one should be compulsory class test
(on minimum 02 Modules) and the other is either a class test or assignment on live problems
or course project.

End Semester Examination: Some guidelines for setting the question papers are as,
six questions to be set each of 20 marks, out of these any four questions to be attempted by students.
Minimum 80% syllabus should be covered in question papers of end semester examination.

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Subject Code Subject Name Credits
CHE1023 Advanced Process Optimization 04

Module Detailed content

1 Introduction to optimization
Basic concept of optimization, Mathematical formulation of optimization problems;
Classification of Optimization Problems – single variable problems, multivariable problems
with constraints, maximization and minimization problems
Optimization of Unconstrained functions one dimensional search; analytical methods,
numerical methods, scanning and bracketing techniques, region elimination techniques,
examples.
2 Multivariable Search – Analytical Methods:
Classification, stationary points, direct substitution, constrained variation, penalty function,
Kuhn‐Tucker theorem, Quadratic Programming, Geometric programming
3 Multivariable Search – Numerical Methods:
General principles of numerical search, direction of search, final stage in search, direct
search, pattern search, acceleration in direct search, gradient methods, the complete
method of box

4 Non‐linear Programming with constraints and its applications

Quadratic Programming, Generalized reduced gradients methods, successive linear and
successive quadratic programming, integer and mixed integer programming

5 Applications of optimization in chemical engineering

Optimization of stagedand discrete processes, optimization of liquid‐liquid extraction
process, economic operation of fixed bed filter
6 Non‐traditional Optimzation Techniques
Statistical Optimzation Techniques – Genetic Algorithm, simulated Annealing, Ant colony
optimization, TABU search, multi objective optimization.
Artificial neural Network, Fuzzy Logic.

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Reference Books:
1. Optimization in Chmical Processes, Edger, Himmelblau, Lasdon, McGraw Hill Publication
2. Optimization Theory & Practice, Gordon S.G. Beveridge and Robert S Schecter, McGraw Hill
Publication
3. Engineering Optimization – Theory and Practice, Singiresu S. Rao, New Age International Publishers
4. Product and Process design Principles, Warren D Sieder, J.D. Sieder, Daniel R Lewin, John Wiley &
Sons Inc.
5. Systematic Methods of Chemical Process Design, Lorens T. Biegler, E. Ignacio Grossmann, Arthur W
Westerberg, PHI
6. Engineering Optimization Methods and Applications, Rekllaities F.V., ravindran A. and ragsdell K.M.,
John Willey, 1983

Assessment:

Internal: Assessment consists of two tests out of which; one should be compulsory class test
(on minimum 02 Modules) and the other is either a class test or assignment on live problems
or course project.

End Semester Examination: Some guidelines for setting the question papers are as,
six questions to be set each of 20 marks, out of these any four questions to be attempted by students.
Minimum 80% syllabus should be covered in question papers of end semester examination.

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Subject Code Subject Name Credits

CHL101 Laboratory I ‐ Advanced Fluid Dynamics 01

Minimum Seven Practicals should be performed from the following List of Experiments

List of Experiments:
1. Boundary Layer formation over a flat surface

2. Flow around a cylinder placed in wind stream

3. Experiment on fluidization (gas‐ solid)

4. Experiment on fluidization (solid‐ liquid)

5. Flow through Helical Coil

6. Hydro dynamics of packed bed

7. Mixing Efficiency in a Stirred Tank.

8. Flow of Non‐Newtonian fluid through Duct

9. Computational Fluid Dynamics

10. Experimental Studies of Flow Parameters on Optimising the Mixing Time in Jet Mixer

Assessment:

End Semester Examination: Practical/Oral examination is to be conducted by pair of internal and

external examiners

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Subject Code Subject Name Credits

CHL102 Laboratory III ‐ Advanced Reaction Engineering 01

Minimum Seven Practicals should be performed from the following List of Experiments

List of Experiments:
1. Batch Reactor
2. Plug Flow Reactor
3. Single Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor(CSTR)
4. Two CSTR’s in series
5. CSTR followed by PFR
6. Residence time distribution in CSTR
7. Residence time distribution in PFR
8. Adsorption Isotherm
9. Packed Bed Reactor
10. Semi‐batch Reactor

Assessment:

End Semester Examination: Practical/Oral examination is to be conducted by pair of internal and

external examiners

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Subject Code Subject Name Credits
CHC201 Advanced Mass Transfer 04

Module Content
No
1 Multi Component Distillation ‐ Selection of operating pressure, Equilibrium for
Multi component System, Methods for Multi Component Distillation, Design of
Batch Distillation for Multi component with Rectification with constant reflux &
constant over head component
2 Continuous distillation of multi component system, Energy
Conservation in Distillation column, Advance topics in distillation
3 Membrane Separation Techniques ‐ Basic Equation for membrane separation for
permeable & semi permeable membrane, Membrane types & their selection
criteria,
Technology based Membrane separation like Micro filtration, Ultra filtration,
Reverse
Osmosis, Nano filtration

4 Advances in Absorption ‐ Criteria for selection of packed tower, tray tower, Spray
chamber, Venturi Scrubber etc. Design of Falling Film Absorption, Design of Spray
Chamber , Design of Venturi Scrubber, Advantage of Falling Film Absorber
5 Degree of Freedom for Different Equipments, such as distillation column, reactor,
heat exchanger, pump etc
6 Super heated steam Drying, Introduction, Numericals

Text Books:
1. Introduction to Process Engineering and design by S.B.Thakore & B.I. Bhatt
2. Chemical Engineering Handbook 7th edition by R.H.Perry & Green D.
3. Mass Transfer Operation 3rd Edition by R.E.Treybal
4. B.D. Smith, Design of Equilibrium Staged Processes, McGraw Hill.
5. Van Winkle , Distillation, McGraw Hill.
Assessment:

Internal: Assessment consists of two tests out of which; one should be compulsory class test
( on minimum 02 Modules) and the other is either a class test or assignment on live problems
or course project.

End Semester Examination: Some guidelines for setting the question papers are as,
six questions to be set each of 20 marks, out of these any four questions to be attempted by students.
Minimum 80% syllabus should be covered in question papers of end semester examination.

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Subject Code Subject Name Credits
CHC202 Advanced Process Dynamics & Control 04

Module Detailed content

1 (1) Feed Back Control systems : ‐ Concept of feedback control, block diagram development, closed
loop transfer functions, closed loop transient response, closed loop stability, root locus
diagram.
(2) Conventional Feed Back Controller design : ‐ Preliminary consideration, Controller design
principles, controller tuning with fundamental process models, Controller tuning using approximate
process models, control valve and its characteristics, controller tuning using frequency response
models, Nyquist stability criterion, Bode stability criterion, controller tuning without a model.
2 (1) Design of more complex control structures : ‐ Process with significant disturbance, cascade
control, feed forward control, feedback augmented feed forward control, ratio control,
processes with multiple outputs controlled by a single input ( Override controllers,
Auctioneering control), Process with single output controlled with multiple input ( Split range
control, multiple input for improved dynamics), antireset windup.
(2) Controller design for with processes with difficult dynamics: ‐ Characteristics of difficult
process dynamics, non minimum phase system, Time delay system, time delay compensation,
inverse response system, inverse response compensation, open loop unstable systems.
3 (1) Controller design for non linear systems:‐ Nonlinear controller design philosophies,
linearization and classical approach, adaptive control principles (Scheduled adaptive control,
model reference adaptive control, self tuning adaptive control), variable transformations.
(2) Model based control: ‐ Solving the process control problem, model based approaches (Direct
synthesis approach, optimization approach), controller design by direct synthesis, internal
model control, generic model control, optimization approaches.
(3) Introduction to multivariable systems:‐ Nature of multivariable systems, multivariable process
model, multivariable transfer functions and open loop dynamic analysis.
4 (1) Interaction analysis and multiple single loop design: ‐ Preliminary considerations of interaction
analysis and loop pairing, relative gain array, loop pairing using RGA, loop paring for nonlinear
systems, loop pairing for nonsquare systems, controller design procedure.
(2) Design of multivariable controllers: ‐ Decoupling, feasibility of steady state decoupler design,
steady state decoupling by singular value decomposition.
(3) Introduction to Sampled Data Systems: sampling and conditioning of continuous signals, signal
conditioning, continuous signal reconstruction, mathematical description of discrete – time
system, theoretical modeling of discrete time systems.
5 (1) Tools of discrete time system analysis: ‐ Basic concepts of z – transforms, inverting z –
transforms, Pulse transfer functions.
(2) Dynamic analysis of discrete time systems: ‐ Open loop responses, characteristics of open loop
pulse transfer functions, block diagram analysis of sampled data systems, stability.
(3) Design of digital controllers: ‐ The digital controller and its design, discrete PID controller from
the continuous domain, other digital controller based on continuous domain strategies, digital
controllers based on discrete domain strategies.
6 (1) Model Predictive Control: ‐ General principles of model predictive control,
Model algorithmic control, commercial model predictive control schemes, academic and other
contributions, nonlinear model predictive control, closing remarks.
(2) Statistical Process Control: ‐ The CUSUM chart, serial correlation effects and standard process
control, stochastic process control.

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Reference Books:
“Process Dynamics, Modeling, and Control” by Babatunde A. Ogunnaike, W. Harmon Ray.

Assessment:

Internal: Assessment consists of two tests out of which; one should be compulsory class test
(on minimum 02 Modules) and the other is either a class test or assignment on live problems
or course project.

End Semester Examination: Some guidelines for setting the question papers are as,
six questions to be set each of 20 marks, out of these any four questions to be attempted by students.
Minimum 80% syllabus should be covered in question papers of end semester examination.

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Subject Code Subject Name Credits
CHC203 Process Heat Transfer 04

Module Detailed content

1 Module No. 1
Introduction and importance of the subject, Relevance of subject in industrial environment,
Techniques of heat transfer, Dissipation of energy in industry, Concept of flow patterns and
its uses in industry, Analogy between momentum of heat transfer.
2 Module No.2
Comparative study of Newtonian and non‐Newtonian fluid in context with heat transfer,
Newtonian and non‐Newtonian heat transfer in circular tube, coils and other configuration,
Non‐Newtonian heat transfer in PFR, CSTR, Concept of vibrating / oscillating heat transfer.
3 Module No.3
Concept of multi phase flow, Concept of flow patterns and gas hold up in multi‐phase flow,
Momentum analysis in multiphase flow, Spouted bed heat transfer, Concept of semi
fluidization and its industrial use, Porosity determination and its importance, Design of
fluidized bed boiler and other related equipments.
4 Module No.4
Design concept of heat exchanger, Concept of LMTD method and its merits & demerits, Use
of LMTD technique in designing heat exchangers, Recruparator, Condensers etc.
5 Module No.5
Purpose of introducing NTU techniques, its merits & demerits over LMTD method,
Comparative design of double pipe heat exchanger, shell & tube heat exchanger, reboilers,
oscillating heat exchanger.
6 Module No.6
Mechanisms of heat transfer in packed, fluidized and moving bed reactor, heat transfer in
dilute phase transport, application of basic heat transfer equation in a design
Use of heat transfer in furnaces, pipe still, thermo siphoning and other industries.

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Reference Books:
Knudson D.G. and Katz D.L., Fluid dynamics & heat transfer, Mc Graw Hill (NY) (1958)
Hewitt G F, Shires G L, Bott T R, Process heat transfer CRC process (NY) (1994)
Max. Leva, Fluidization, John Wiley & Sons (NY) (1956)
Harison & Davidson, Fluidization engg, Mc Graw Hill (1968)
Skelland A H P, Non‐Newtonian flow and heat transfer, Gesner Goizdl, Moscow (1984)
Srivastav R P S, Outlines of fluid flow operation, Khanna publishers, (New Delhi) (1984)

Assessment:

Internal: Assessment consists of two tests out of which; one should be compulsory class test
(on minimum 02 Modules) and the other is either a class test or assignment on live problems
or course project.

End Semester Examination: Some guidelines for setting the question papers are as,
six questions to be set each of 20 marks, out of these any four questions to be attempted by students.
Minimum 80% syllabus should be covered in question papers of end semester examination.

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Subject Code Subject Name Credits
CHE2011 Advanced Computer Aided Design 04

Module Detailed content

1 Module No. 1 Physical Properties of Liquids and Gases
Introduction, Estimation of Physical Properties of Liquids and Gases, Diffusion Coefficients
(Diffusivities)
2 Module No. 2 Sizing of Vertical and Horizontal Separators
Introduction, Sizing of Vertical and horizontal separators, Sizing of partly filled vessels and
tanks, Preliminary vessel design
3 Module No. 3 Design of Cyclone Separators and Gas Dryers
Cyclone Separator design, Methods for Gas Dehydration and Gas Purification, Gas dryer
(dehydration) design
4 Module No. 4 Thermodynamics and Thermodynamic Properties
Vapors‐Liquid Equilibrium, Estimation of Bubble Point and Dew Point of Gas Mixtures,
Compressibility Z‐Factor of Natural Gases
5 Module No. 5 Mass Transfer
Determination of Plates in Fractionating Columns by the Smoker Equations,
Multicomponent Distribution and Minimum Trays in Distillation Columns
6 Module No. 6 Engineering Economics
Introduction, Methods for Project Evaluation, Capital Cost Estimation

Reference Books:
A.Kayode Coker, Fortran Programs for Chemical Process Design, Analysis and Simulation (1995), Gulf
Publishing Co.
A.L. Kohl and R.B. Nielsen, Gas Purification (1997), Elsevier
Assessment:
Internal: Assessment consists of two tests out of which; one should be compulsory class test
(on minimum 02 Modules) and the other is either a class test or assignment on live problems
or course project.

End Semester Examination: Some guidelines for setting the question papers are as,
six questions to be set each of 20 marks, out of these any four questions to be attempted by students.
Minimum 80% syllabus should be covered in question papers of end semester examination.

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Subject Code Subject Name Credits
CHE2012 Polymerization Reaction Engineering 04

Detailed content
Classification of polymerization reactions. Chain chemical reaction and polyaddition,
Reactor mechanisms and rate equations, order polymerization reactions.
Molecular weight distribution in batch and continuous reactors. Average molecular weight
and experimental determinations based viscosity osmotic pressure etc., free radical
polymerization, semi‐batch reactor operation, design of batch and continuous reactors
Heterogeneous, poly‐addition reactions, suspensions and emulsion polymerization, Smith‐
Ewart’s theory and Stockmayers equation. Continuous emulsion Polymerization, Anionic
and Cationic polyaddition, Copolymerization, Mayo’s equation and reaction, Alireg‐price
equation, Rate of copolymerization and Skiest’s Equation.
Polycondensation, reactions, Flory equations and molecular weight distributions.

Reference Books:
Anil Kumar and Rakesh K. Gupta, Fundamentals of Plymerization, (1998), McGraw Hill.
Anil Kumar and S. Gupta, Reaction Engineering of step Groeth Polymerization, (1989), Plennum Press, New
York.
G.W. Billemeyer, Encyclopedia of Polymer science and Technology,(1969),Interscience.

Assessment:

Internal: Assessment consists of two tests out of which; one should be compulsory class test
(on minimum 02 Modules) and the other is either a class test or assignment on live problems
or course project.

End Semester Examination: Some guidelines for setting the question papers are as,
six questions to be set each of 20 marks, out of these any four questions to be attempted by students.
Minimum 80% syllabus should be covered in question papers of end semester examination.

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Subject Code Subject Name Credits
CHE2013 Nanotechnology 04

Detailed content

Introduction to Nanotechnology –
History of nano‐revolution, nano scale

materials and their applications, Carbon nano tubes, organic and inorganic
nano structures.
Future of the nanotechnology.

Materials used in Nanotechnology –

An overview of the physical

(mechanical, electrical) and chemical properties of different classes of solid

materials such as metals, semiconductors, insulators and polymers.
Examples of size effects of properties observed in thin films, colloids and

nanocrystals.
Conventional Fabrication Techniques –
Topdown and bottom up process,

techniques used in conventional microfabrication including thin film

deposition (e.g. CVD, PVD(, lithography, chemical etching and

electrodeposition.

Analytical Techniques –
Analytical techniques such as Scanning Electron
Microscopy (SEM), Electron and X‐ray Diffraction, Ellipsometry,
Photoelectron, Optical and Ion spectroscopy and Probe Microscopy.
Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Atomic Force Microscopy
(AFM)

Applications –
Examples of applications in Micro and Nano technology
including, Micro fluidics, Micro Electron Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
Literature survey on Project / Dissertation topic, planning of work,
membrane technology, and catyalyst and coatings

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Reference Books:
1. M. Wilson, K.K.G. Smith, M. Simmons and B.Raguse; Nanotechnology, Chapman & Hall
Assessment:

Internal: Assessment consists of two tests out of which; one should be compulsory class test
(on minimum 02 Modules) and the other is either a class test or assignment on live problems
or course project.

End Semester Examination: Some guidelines for setting the question papers are as,
six questions to be set each of 20 marks, out of these any four questions to be attempted by students.
Minimum 80% syllabus should be covered in question papers of end semester examination.

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Subject Code Subject Name Credits
CHE2021 Corrosion in Industry & its Control 04

Module Detailed content

1 Module No. 1 Introduction
The economics aspects of corrosion. Case studies. Some examples of catastrophic corrosion
failures.
2 Module No. 2
Design aspects to minimize the corrosion, Temporary corrosion prevention methods and
use of inhibitors in industry.
3 Module No. 3
Design of cathodic and anodic protection systems. Selection of the material for sacrificial
anodes –anodes for impressed current methods of protection. Corrosion in pipe lines,
internal and external protection of pipe line.
4 Module No. 4 Corrosion of Stainless Steel, Plastics and Elastomers
Principal engineering materials for equipment, Corrosion control using the exotic materials.
Fabrication of special alloys, Stainless Steel, less common metals, composite materials,
Welding techniques and corrosion behavior of weld metals, Plastics and Corrosion of
Plastics and Elastomers.
5 Module No.5
Corrosion inspection, instrumentation and monitoring.
Use of DSA in electrochemical industries, Electrochemical Machining, Chemical cleaning of
an equipment.
6 Module No. 6
Corrosion and Control methods for water supply systems, cooling systems heavy water
systems, underground and marine environments. Corrosion nuclear reactors and boilers.
Corrosion of reinforcements concrete structure. Corrosion control in industrial
environments

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Reference Books:
M.G.Fontana, Corrosion Engineering, Tata McGraw‐Hill (New Delhi), 3rd Ed.

G.L.Shvartz and M.M.Kristal, Corrosion of Chemical Apparatus (1959) Chapman Hall Ltd. London.

Assessment:

Internal: Assessment consists of two tests out of which; one should be compulsory class test
(On minimum 02 Modules) and the other is either a class test or assignment on live problems
Or course project.

End Semester Examination: Some guidelines for setting the question papers are as,
six questions to be set each of 20 marks, out of these any four questions to be attempted by
students.Minimum 80% syllabus should be covered in question papers of end semester examination.

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Subject Code Subject Name Credits
CHE2022 Advanced Separation Techniques 04

Detailed content
Solute Transport parameter for membrane performance prediction in RO/UF systems
involving aqueous and non‐aqueous solution. Physic‐Chemical, polar, non‐polar‐criteria
governing RO separation, membrane transport mechanism. Membrane fouling and
compaction. TFC membrane development RO/UF/ED process design module analysis.
RO/UF/ED and DD in acid and enzyme recovery from scarified hydrolytes. Membrane
technique in reclamation of water and chemical along with pollution control from industrial
effluents. Cost benefit analysis and resources recycling and environmental quality
improvement by MT. Industrial processing with membrane, membrane reactor concept in
biotechnology concentration. Gas separation by RO.

Reference Books:
S. Sourirajan and T. Malaura, RO‐UF: Principles and Applications (1986), NRCC publications. Ottawa,
Canada.
Munir Cheryan , Uf Applications Handbook, (1986), Technic Publishing CO. Lancaster, USA

Assessment:

Internal: Assessment consists of two tests out of which; one should be compulsory class test
(on minimum 02 Modules) and the other is either a class test or assignment on live problems
or course project.

End Semester Examination: Some guidelines for setting the question papers are as,
six questions to be set each of 20 marks, out of these any four questions to be attempted by students.
Minimum 80% syllabus should be covered in question papers of end semester examination.

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Subject Code Subject Name Credits
CHE2023 Catalysis 04

Module Detailed content

1 Catalysts properties, types of catalysts, heterogenous catalytic processes, adsorption,
adsorption isotherms, rates of adsorptions, rates of adsorptions, physisorptions and
chemisorptions.

2 Kinetics of Catalytic Reactions, Finding mechanism, rate limiting steps and rate law for
catalytic reactions. Laboratory Reactors for studying Catalytic reactions

3 Deactivation of catalysts. Deactivation by Sintering. Deactivation by coking or fouling.

Deactivation by poisoning. Empirical Decay Laws, catalyst carriers, Promoters, Accelarators,
Poisons and Inhibitors.

4 Catalyst Preparations. Testing catalysts. Catalyst characterization methods, surface area,

pore volume and adsorption capacity determination.

5 Industrial Catalytic Reactors. Packed Bed Reactors, Moving Bed Reactors, Straight Trough
Transport Reactors, Surface and Enzymatic Reactors

6 New Developments in Solid Catalysts, monolithic catalysts, nano catalysts, Fuel catalysts,
Environmental Catalysts.

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Reference Books:
1. H. S. Fogler, Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering, Prentice – Hall of India.
2. Lanny D. Schimdt, The engineering of Chemical Reactions, Oxford University Press.
3. Paul H Emmet, Catalysis.
4. G. Ertl, H. Knozinger and J. Weitkamp, Handbook of heterogenous Catalysis, Vol. 1 ‐5, Wiley
International.
5. B. Vishwanathan, S. Sivasanker, A.V. Ramaswamy, Catalysis – Principles & Applications
6. Octave Levenspiel, Chemical Reaction Engineering.
Assessment:

Internal: Assessment consists of two tests out of which; one should be compulsory class test
(on minimum 02 Modules) and the other is either a class test or assignment on live problems
or course project.

End Semester Examination: Some guidelines for setting the question papers are as,
six questions to be set each of 20 marks, out of these any four questions to be attempted by students.
Minimum 80% syllabus should be covered in question papers of end semester examination.

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Subject Code Subject Name Credits

CHL201 Laboratory III ‐ Advanced Mass Transfer 01

Minimum Seven Practical should be performed from the following List of Experiments

List of Experiments:
1. Pressure activated Membrane Process
2. Reverse Osmosis
3. Nano Filtration
4. Ultra Filtration
5. Micro Filtration
6. Supercritical Fluid Chromatography
7. Counter‐Current Multistage Extraction
8. Membrane Separation of Gases at High Pressures
9. Cyclic Adsorption Process
10. Electrolysis and Ion‐Exchange
11. Bubble Cap Distillation Column(Continuous Distillation)

Assessment:

End Semester Examination: Practical/Oral examination is to be conducted by pair of internal and

external examiners

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Subject Code Subject Name Credits

CHL202 Laboratory IV ‐ Advanced Process Dynamics & Control 01

Minimum Seven Practical should be performed from the following List of Experiments

List of Experiments:
1. Dynamics of a Stirred Tank Heater with variable Volume
2. Modeling and Dynamics of a Quadruple Tank System.
3. Decoupled SISO control of the Quadruple Tank System.
4. Multi‐variable Control of the Quadruple Tank System.
5. Dynamic Matrix Control of the Stirred Tank System.
6. Experiment on Programmed Adaptive Control System
7. Experiment on Time‐delay compensation (Smith‐ Predictor)
8. Experiment on Inverse Response compensation
9. Experiment on multiple outputs controlled by a single input
10. Experiment on a single output controlled by multiple input

In the Practical Examination students must be able to simulate any of the above Processes/Process
Equipment using Computer Programs or Simulation Packages such as Aspen/Aspen Plus/ChemCad/Design
II/Hysis (Unisim)/gProms etc.

Assessment:

End Semester Examination: Practical/Oral examination is to be conducted by pair of internal and

external examiners

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Subject Code Subject Name Credits
CHS301 Seminar 03

Guidelines for Seminar

o Seminar should be based on core areas in Chemical Engineering.

o Students should do literature survey and identify the topic of seminar and finalize in consultation
with Guide/Supervisor. Students should use multiple literatures and literature survey is to be based
on the broader areas of interest in recent developments in Chemical Engineering. Students should
understand the topic and compile the report in standard format and present it in front of Panel of
Panel of Internal & External Examiner. The external examiner should be selected from ‐ approved
panel of examiners for Seminar by University of Mumbai, OR faculty from Premier Educational
Institutions /Research Organizations such as IIT, NIT, LIT, ICT, BARC, etc. OR a person having
minimum Post‐Graduate qualification with at least five years’ experience in Industries.

o Seminar assessment should be based on following points

ƒ Quality of Literature survey and Novelty in the topic
ƒ Relevance to the specialization
ƒ Understanding of the topic
ƒ Quality of Written and Oral Presentation

IMPORTANT NOTE :
1. Assessment of Seminar will be carried out by a pair of Internal and External examiner.
The external examiner should be selected from approved panel of examiners for Seminar
by University of Mumbai, OR faculty from Premier Educational Institutions /Research
Organizations such as IIT, NIT, BARC, TIFR, DRDO, etc. OR a person having minimum
Post-Graduate qualification with at least five years’ experience in Industries.

2. Literature survey in case of seminar is based on the broader area of interest in recent
developments and for dissertation it should be focused mainly on identified problem.

3. At least 4-5 hours of course on Research Methodology should be conducted which

includes Literature Survey, Problems Identification, Analysis and Interpretation of
Results and Technical Paper Writing in the beginning of 3rd Semester.

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Subject Code Subject Name Credits
CHD301 / Dissertation (I and II) 12 + 15
CHD401

Guidelines for Dissertation

o Students should do literature survey and identify the problem for Dissertation and finalize in
consultation with Guide/Supervisor. Students should use multiple literatures and understand the
problem. Students should attempt the solution to the problem by
analytical/simulation/experimental methods. The solution to be validated with proper justification
and compile the report in standard format.

Guidelines for Assessment of Dissertation I

o Dissertation I should be assessed based on following points
ƒ Quality of Literature survey and Novelty in the problem
ƒ Clarity of Problem definition and Feasibility of problem solution
ƒ Relevance to the specialization
ƒ Clarity of objective and scope
o Dissertation I should be assessed through a presentation by a panel of internal examiners
appointed by the Head of the Department/Institute of respective Program.

Guidelines for Assessment of Dissertation II

o Dissertation II should be assessed based on following points
ƒ Quality of Literature survey and Novelty in the problem
ƒ Clarity of Problem definition and Feasibility of problem solution
ƒ Relevance to the specialization or current Research / Industrial trends
ƒ Clarity of objective and scope
ƒ Quality of work attempted
ƒ Validation of results
ƒ Quality of Written and Oral Presentation
o Dissertation II should be assessed through a presentation jointly by Internal and External Examiners
appointed by University of Mumbai,

Students should publish at least one paper based on the work in reputed International /
National Conference (desirably in Refereed Journal)

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