@IIT Kanpur

ESO 204 (Fluid Mechanics and Rate Processes)

  • Fluid statics: pressure, manometry
  • Kinematics: streamlines, Euler acceleration
  • Dynamics: mass and momentum conservation, Navier–Stokes equations, Bernoulli’s equation
  • High Reynolds number flow: boundary layer, flow separation
  • Introductory heat transfer: conduction (steady/unsteady), Biot and Fourier numbers

CHE 211 (Fluid Mechanics)

  • Fluid Properties & Statics: Density, viscosity, surface tension, pressure measurement using manometers
  • Fluid Kinematics: Streamlines, pathlines, velocity fields, material derivative, Euler acceleration
  • Fluid Dynamics: Continuity equation, Navier–Stokes equations, Bernoulli’s equation and applications
  • Internal and External Flows: Laminar/turbulent regimes, flow through pipes, head loss, friction factor
  • Boundary Layer Theory: Laminar and turbulent boundary layers, separation
  • Flow Measurement: Orifice meter, venturi meter, rotameter, Pitot tube
  • Introduction to Unit Operations: Basics of pumps and turbines, performance and selection

CHE 453 (Chemical Engineering Design)

  • Process design and synthesis: Introduction to design process development and process alternatives
  • Process economics: Capital & operating cost analysis, cash flow diagrams, economic evaluation
  • Distillation sequence design: McCabe–Thiele method, thermally coupled & pressure swing columns, residue curves
  • Heat exchanger network design: Composite curves, pinch analysis, targeting and design protocols
  • Reactor design: Reactor selection, design criteria, operating conditions

CHE 677 (Introduction to Polymer Physics & Rheology)

  • Foundational concepts: Mathematical/statistical preliminaries; thermodynamics & statistical mechanics review
  • Polymer structure & models: Chain flexibility, random-walk models, persistence length, radius of gyration
  • Entropic elasticity: Bead–spring models, diffusion relations for polymers
  • Excluded volume effects: Flory theory, virial expansion, polymer-solvent interactions
  • Dynamics & rheology: Rouse & Zimm models, Brownian motion, stress-tensor fundamentals, Maxwell model