Material and Energy Balances

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Free Online Course: Material and Energy Balances provided by Swayam is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 12 weeks long. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from Swayam. Material and Energy Balances is taught by Prof. Vignesh Muthuvijayan.

Overview
  • This course will introduce the basics of material and energy balances and their applications in chemical and bioprocess industries by using examples primarily based on chemical and biochemical operations, and other biological systems. The course will be geared towards students pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology and faculty teaching this course for Biotechnology students. It will also be useful for students pursuing Chemical Engineering.INTENDED AUDIENCE : UG students and course instructors from other collegesPREREQUISITES :NilINDUSTRY SUPPORT :NIl

Syllabus
  • Week 1: Introduction; Units and dimensions; Basic terminologies
    Week 2: Fundamentals of Material Balances; Material Balances for Single Units Without Reactions
    Week 3: Material Balances for Multiple Units Without Reactions; Material Balances for Reactive Processes
    Week 4: Material Balances for Reactive Processes; Combustion Reactions
    Week 5: Material Balances for Systems with Recycle, Bypass, and Purge
    Week 6: Energy Balance Terminologies; Introduction to Energy Balances
    Week 7: Mechanical Energy Balances; Objectives and Procedures for Energy Balances
    Week 8: Energy Balances on Nonreactive Processes without Phase Change
    Week 9: Energy Balances on Nonreactive Processes with Phase Change
    Week 10: Mixing and Solutions; Fundamentals for Energy Balances on Reactive Processes
    Week 11: Energy Balances on Reactive Processes
    Week 12: Material and Energy Balances for Unsteady State Processes