Physics of Process Engineering Materials

Structure and properties of materials Atomic structure, types of bonding (ionic, covalent, metallic), crystal structures (BCC, FCC, HCP), lattice parameters, stress and strain, elastic modulus (Young's, Bulk, Shear).

Fluid Physics and Rheology Properties of fluids, Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, viscosity, viscosity measurement, surface tension, capillarity, fluid statics and pressure, Archimedes' principle, Bernoulli's theorem, flow through pipes, pressure drop, fluidization, rheology of slurries and polymers.

Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics Inadequacy of classical mechanics, de-Broglie concept of matter waves, Davisson and Germer experiment, wave packet, phase velocity, group velocity, Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle and its applications, time-dependent and time-independent Schrodinger wave equations, particle confined in one dimensional box, wave function and its physical interpretation.

Thermal Physics Laws of thermodynamics, heat conduction, convection and radiation, heat capacity, thermal expansion, thermal conductivity, melting and solidification, thermal resistance, enthalpy and entropy, equations of state, Newton's law of cooling.

Photonics Fiber optics: Fundamental idea about optical fiber, acceptance angle, acceptance cone, numerical aperture, principle of light propagation in optical fiber, attenuation and attenuation coefficient in fiber. Laser: Interaction of radiation with matter (absorption, spontaneous and stimulated emission), principle of laser operation, Einstein’s coefficients, Ruby laser, He-Ne laser, laser applications.