Chemical Engineering Subjects

The subjects studied under chemical engineering course in Mumbai University (India) include -

1. Thermodynamics I & II

2. Mathematics

3. Engineering Drawing

4. Mechanics

5. Chemical Reaction Equilibrium

6. Heat Transfer

7. Mass Trnasfer

8. Fluid Mechanics

9. Environmental Engineering

10. Industrial Safety

11. Process Engineering

12. Reaction Kinetics

13. Instrumentation and Process Control

14. Optimization

15. Food Process Engineering

16. Petrochemical Engineering

17. Energy Systems Engineering

There is also one final year project which can either be with a company or in house i.e Mfg of a chemical.

I'll try to get complete syllabus sheet and post it. Keep on checking...

Intro to Chemical Engineering

Chemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with the application of physical science (e.g. chemistry and physics), with mathematics. It basically involves making a chemical process economical for mass production on large scale or commercially. In most cases the chemical reaction known is existing and a production unit is required to be built around it. The aspects of an interest while making such a plant would typically be the reaction thermodynamics, yield, kinetics. Also the effect of compositions of raw materials or impurities on overall reaction is to be taken into account. These things are typically done by a Chemical Engineer.

In addition to producing useful materials, chemical engineering is also concerned with pioneering valuable new materials and techniques, an important form of research and development. A person employed in this field is called a chemical engineer.

Chemical engineering largely involves the design and maintenance of chemical processes for large-scale manufacture. Chemical engineers in this branch are usually employed under the title of process engineer.

After chemical engineering, the jobs one can hope to get are -

1. In chemical plants for production

2. For technical services to chemical plants

3. In research and process development.

4. In an EPC (Engineering and Procurement Company) as a Process Engineer.

5. Into simulation of chemical processes.

Many new and exciting options are getting opened in this field of late.