BFT401

Fluid Flow and Solid Handling

L-T-P3-1-0 Credits4 Session2023-24 TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

B.Tech Food Technology · Sem 4 (Core)

Syllabus

5 units · 42 lecture hours
Unit1

Unit 1: Solids and Their Handling

10 hrs

Properties of solids,screening, industrial screening equipment. Determination of particle size, screen analysis,Sizereduction of solids, methods and laws of size reduction, operating variables, intermediate and fine size reduction, and Energyrelationshipsinsize reduction. Power-driven machines: Crushers, grinders, and conveyors.

Unit2

Unit 2: Particle Separation

8 hrs

Theory, continuous and batch equipment. Flow of solids through fluids, classification, Gravity settling, Sedimentation ;Thickening; Elutriation, Centrifugal separation, floatation, filtration and magnetic separation

Unit3

Unit 3: Fluid flow

12 hrs

Properties of fluids. Fluid statics: Euler’s equation, Hydrostatic Law and Pressure Measurement. Transport of fluids, energy relationships, pipe fittings, head losses in pipe flow Flow measurements: Flow rate and velocity measurements, Orifice meter. Nozzle and venturi meter, rotameter and pitot tube.

Unit4

Unit 4: Pumping and compressing

7 hrs

reciprocating pumps, rotary pumps, centrifugal pumps and blowers. Introduction to fluidization.

Unit5

Unit 5: Agitation and Mixing

5 hrs

Agitated vessels; Blending and mixing; Suspension of solid particles ;Dispersion operations; Agitator selection.

Course Objectives2 points
  • To present the fundamental insights of fluids and their static and dynamic behaviors and fluid machineries, etc.
  • To impart knowledge on particle size analysis, size reduction, separation of solid particles from fluids and flow through porous media.
Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Understand the properties and flow of fluid.
  2. CO2Explain the factors influencing velocity profiles for laminar and turbulent flow.
  3. CO3Design of pumps and compressors for optimum operation.
  4. CO4Estimate the crushing efficiency of different type of crushers.
  5. CO5Measure the particle size and understand the particle separation operation.

REFERENCE BOOKS

  1. S.No. NAMEOFAUTHORS/BOOKS/PUBLISHERS YEAR OF PUBLICATIO N /REPRINT
  2. McCabe Smith: Unit Operations in Chemical Engineering 7TH Edition, McGraw Hill 2017
  3. Fox, R.A. & McDonald, A.T. “Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 5th ed: John Wiley 1998
  4. Kumar D S "Fluid Mechanics", S.K, Katria and Sons, Delhi 1998
  5. RajputR.K.” Textbook of Fluid Mechanics”, S.Chand and Co., New Delhi 1998
  6. Gupta, Vijay and SK Gupta, Fluid Mechanics and its Applications. New Age International Publishers 2015

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 11 of the original AKTU PDF.

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