COURSE OBJECTIVES

This course will render mechanical engineering students to applied nature of chemistry by learning the fundamentals and then applying to current industrial/mechanical engineering processes. Starting from fundamentals like atomic structure, chemical bonding, stoichiometry, then moving on to introduce student to concept of chemical energy and thermodynamics, thermochemistry, chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, electrochemistry and environmental chemistry and finally relating al concepts to field of mechanical engineering. Furthermore, this course will relate chemistry to industrial application like refining of fossil fuel and petroleum products, adhesive, electrochemical nature of corrosion and its protection with paints and coatings. Treatment of waste / industrial water will be covered.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLO)

CLO-1: Explain working knowledge of chemistry and its application.(C2)
CLO-2: Identify chemical compounds with harmful effects on environment and propose their control(C1)
CLO-3: Apply the acquired knowledge to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems of chemical nature in field of mechanical engineering.(C3)

COURSE CONTENTS

  1. Introduction to Chemical equation and calculations – Two Lectures
  2. Periodic table and atomic structure – Two Lectures
  3. Basic concept of Chemical bonding – One Lecture
  4. Chemical Bonding and Intermolecular Forces – Two Lectures
  5. Structure of Modern Materials – Two Lectures
  6. Photochemistry/Spectroscopy – Two Lectures
  7. Types of Chemical Reactions – One Lecture
  8. Thermochemistry – Two Lectures
  9. Chemical kinetics and Catalysis – Two Lectures
  10. Chemical Equilibrium and LeChatelier’s Principle – Two Lectures
  11. Fertilizer and Cement industries – One Lecture
  12. Electrochemistry – Two Lectures
  13. Fuel and its types – Two Lectures
  14. Environmental Chemistry – One Lecture
  15. Green House Gases and its controls – One Lecture
  16. Carbon Chemistry / Types of Fuels – Two Lectures
  17. Nuclear Chemistry – Two Lectures
  18. Water Chemistry – One Lecture
  19. Nanochemistry – One Lecture
  20. Review for Finals – One Lecture