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Mechanical Operations Lab

CMP 203 is a 1-credit core course covering mechanical operations laboratory experiments. Students will conduct hands-on experiments involving common unit operations like classifiers, sedimentation, mills, crushers, cyclones, and filters. The course objectives are for students to understand mechanical processes and apply engineering principles to design size reduction, separation, and conveying equipment. By completing the laboratory experiments, students will learn to apply unit operation principles and demonstrate understanding of chemical industry equipment.

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Mechanical Operations Lab

CMP 203 is a 1-credit core course covering mechanical operations laboratory experiments. Students will conduct hands-on experiments involving common unit operations like classifiers, sedimentation, mills, crushers, cyclones, and filters. The course objectives are for students to understand mechanical processes and apply engineering principles to design size reduction, separation, and conveying equipment. By completing the laboratory experiments, students will learn to apply unit operation principles and demonstrate understanding of chemical industry equipment.

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CMP 203: MECHANICAL OPERATIONS LAB

Course No. : CMP203


Course Title: Mechanical Operation lab
Course Type: Core
Course Credits: 1

Course description:

The course covers the hands-on experience of working by conducting experiments on most
of the basic unit operations like hydraulic classifier, sedimentation, ball mill, jaw crusher,
cyclone separator, filtration equipment, sieve analysis etc.

Pre-requisites: Mechanical Operation CML 203

Textbooks:

1. McCabe W.L., Smith J.C. and Harriot P., Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering
McGraw Hill, New York 2001. 6th Edition
2. Chattopadhyay O.P., Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering, Vol. 1 & 2, Khanna
Publications, New Delhi, 1996.
3. Coulson J. M. and Richardson J.F; Chemical Engineering Vol. 1& 2 Publishers: Butter
worth – Heinemann Ltd. 2001-2002.
4. Christie J. GeanKoplis Transport processes & Unit Operation Prentice hall international
5. Badger & Banchero Introduction to Chemical Engineering Mc-Graw- Hill Education
6. G.G. Brown Unit Operation John Willey
7. Hiremath R.S & Kulkarni A.P. Mechanical Operations Vol I Everest Publication

Objectives:

To understand the importance of various mechanical operations used in process industry. To


apply principles of basic sciences and chemical engineering for designing various size
reduction, size separation and conveying equipments.

Outcomes:

At the end of the laboratory course, students will be able


1. To apply the principles of unit operations through experimentation and
2. To demonstrate the ability to understand the various equipments used in chemical and
allied process industry-

Expanded Course description:

1 Hydraulic Classifier: To separate different size range of solid particles.


2 Batch Sedimentation: To study the batch setting & design of Thickener for given under-
sludge concentration.

3 Stokes law: To study Cd vs Nre graph of the steel ball in different fluids
4 Sieve Analyser: To determine the average diameter of a different size solid particle
mixture
5 Jaw Crusher: To verify the laws of crushing.
6 Ball Mill: To verify the laws of crushing.
7 Cyclone Separator: To study the separation of fine solid dust particle from the air.
8 Centrifuge: To study the separation of sludge by applying centrifugal force.
9 Magnetic Separator: To find out the efficiency of magnetic separator.
10 Rotary Vaccum Drum Filter: To study the working of continuous Rotary Vaccum Drum
Filter.
11Leaf Filter: To find out the rate of Filtration & resistance offered by cake & filter media.
12 Vibrating Screen: To find out the Effectiveness of Triple deck Vibrating Screen
13 Sampling methods: To study different sampling method to determine the average
diameter of the particle.
14 Plate & Frame Filter Press: To study batch filtration in Plate & Frame Filter Press.
(Any ten practical out of above will be conducted by the student)

Class Schedule: Three 2 hour session per week.

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