Name: Note for Engineering Chemistry - EC By harsha vardhan
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Author: Harsha Vardhan

Basic concepts of electrochemistry; Specific, equivalent and molar conductance and effect of dilution on conductance; Galvanic cell (daniel cell); Electrode potential; Electrochemical series and its applications; Nernst equation; Types of electrodes: Calomel electrode, quinhydrone electrode;Classification of batteries, primary cells (dry cells) and secondary cells (lead-acid battery, Ni-Cd cell), applications of batteries, numerical problems.

Electro Chemistry And Corrosion

Introduction, causes and effects of corrosion; Chemical and electrochemical corrosion with mechanism; Nature of the metal and nature of the environment; Waterline and crevice corrosion; Corrosion control methods: Cathodic protection- sacrificial anodic protection and impressed current cathodic protection; Metallic coatings, methods of application of metallic coatingshot dipping(galvanizing, tinning), electroplating(copper plating); Paints, its constituents and their functions.

Corrosion And Control

Temporary hardness, permanent hardness and numerical problems; Determination of dissolved oxygen by Winkler’s method; Priming, foaming, scales, sludges and caustic embrittlement. Treatment of water: Internal treatment of boiler feed water- carbonate, calgon and phosphate conditioning, softening of water  Potable water-its specifications, steps involved in the treatment of potable water , purification of water by reverse osmosis process.

Water And It S Treatment

Polymers-classification with examples, polymerization-addition, Compounding of plastics; Preparation, properties and applications of Polyvinylchloride, Teflon, Bakelite and Nylon-6, 6; Rubbers: Natural rubber its process and vulcanization; Buna-s and Thiokol rubber;Characteristics of fibers, Preparation properties and applications of Dacron; Characteristics of fiber reinforced plastics; Cement: Composition of Portland cement, setting and hardening of Portland cement;fire, cloud and pour point;

Material Chemistry

Solid fuels: Coal, analysis of coal- proximate and ultimate analysis; Liquid fuels: Petroleum and its refining; Cracking: Fixed bed catalytic cracking; Knocking: Octane and cetane numbers; Gaseous fuels: Composition, characteristics and applications of Natural gas, LPG and CNG; Combustion: Calorific value-Gross calorific value(GCV) and Net calorific value(NCV), calculation of air quantity required for complete combustion of fuel

Note for Engineering Chemistry - EC By harsha vardhan

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