BT3411 Chemical Engineering Laboratory for Biotechnologists Syllabus:

BT3411 Chemical Engineering Laboratory for Biotechnologists Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 To provide basic understanding of chemical engineering principles and operations
 Course will enable the students to apply the principles in other chemical engineering and biotechnology subjects offered in higher semesters

EXPERIMENTS

1. Flow measurement – Orifice meter
2. Flow measurement – Venturimeter,
3. Flow measurement – Rotameter
4. Pressure drop in flow through pipes
5. Pressure drop in flow through packed column
6. Pressure drop in flow through fluidized beds
7. Characteristics of centrifuge pump
8. Filtration through plate and frame filter press
9. Filtration in leaf filter
10. Heat transfer characteristics in heat exchanger
11. Simple and steam distillation

COURSE OUTCOMES:

 Acquire knowledge on the basic concepts of chemical engineering.
 Develop the skill of material balance and energy balance in unit operations and unit process.
 Analyse the chemical engineering principles and their applications in chemical, mechanical and biological perspectives.
 Realize the design and working principles of fluid moving machinery and transport phenomena in biological systems.
 Select and apply appropriate techniques used for biological products.
 Recognize the need for instrumentation studies in technical environment.