Chemical Engineering Department Laboratories
Chemical engineering laboratories are essential for bridging theoretical knowledge with practical application in the field of chemical engineering. These labs provide students with hands-on experience in various unit operations and processes that are fundamental to the design, analysis, and optimization of chemical systems. Here is an overview of the key laboratories typically found in chemical engineering department.
- Fluid Mechanics Laboratory
To study the behaviour of fluids in motion and at rest, which is crucial for designing piping systems, pumps, and reactors.
Common Equipment: Venturi meters, orifice meters, rotameters, centrifugal pumps, and fluidized bed apparatus.
- Heat Transfer Laboratory
To understand the mechanisms of heat exchange between materials, essential for designing heat exchangers and reactors.
Common Equipment: Shell and tube heat exchangers, double-pipe heat exchangers, natural and forced convection setups, and thermal conductivity apparatus.
- Mass Transfer Laboratory
To study the movement of mass between phases, which is vital for operations like distillation, absorption, and extraction.
Common Equipment: Packed bed columns, rotary dryers, liquid-liquid extraction units, and crystallization setups.
- Mechanical Operations Laboratory
To explore the behaviour of particulate solids in processes such as crushing, grinding, and separation.
Common Equipment: Jaw crushers, ball mills, leaf filters, cyclone separators, and sieve shakers.
- Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory
To study the rates of chemical reactions and design reactors that optimize these reactions.
Common Equipment: Batch reactors, Continuous Stirred Tank Reactors (CSTR), plug flow reactors, and photo-reactors.
- Process Control Laboratory
To understand and implement control systems that regulate chemical processes, ensuring stability and efficiency.
Common Equipment: PI controllers, PD controllers, PID controllers and cascade control trainers
Specialized Laboratories
- Computer Applications Laboratory: Focuses on process simulation and optimization using software like ASPEN PLUS and MATLAB.
- Research Laboratory: Ultrasound probe sonicator, Dryer, Furnace, Centrifuge, Magnetic stirrer, Heating Element, Shaker, and Advanced research instruments like XRD, GC, and UV-Vis spectrometers for analytical and research purposes.