Course Curriculum of the Department of Chemical Engineering

Courses offered by Chemical Department

Core Courses:

ChE 111 Elements of Chemical Engineering

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Scope of chemical engineering, Principles of chemical engineering calculations: systems

of units, basic concepts of dimensional analysis, process variables, basis of calculation,
conservation of mass and energy. Material balance: overall component balance, recycle
and bypass, simple reactive systems and combustion reactions. Energy balance; forms of
energy and the First Law of Thermodynamics, thermodynamic data and tables, energy
balance on closed and open systems. Application of mass and energy balance to real
processes. Measurements of process variables; fluid statics and manometry, flow
measurement, temperature measurement.

ChE 201 Materials and Energy Balance

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Review of material balance involving recycle and purging operations. Operations

involving vaporization, humidification, psychrometry and phase diagrams. Energy
balance involving change of phases. Enthalpy-composition diagrams. Heats of formation
and reaction: effects of temperature and pressure. Material balances with chemical
reactions and multiple components including use of algebraic techniques. Energy
balances on chemical process. Stoichiometry and unit operations in industrial process.

ChE 202 Materials and Energy Balance Sessional

1.50 credits, 3 hours/week

Problem solving class based on Material and Energy balance course.

ChE 203 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Introduction: the scope of thermodynamics; fundamental quantities; secondary quantities.

The first law and other basic concepts: Joules experiments; internal energy; the first law
of thermodynamics; the thermodynamic state and state functions; extensive and intensive
properties; enthalpy; steady state flow process; phase rule; reversible and irreversible
processes; heat capacity. Volumetric properties of pure fluids: P-V-T behaviour of pure
substances; ideal and non-ideal gas and equations of state; applications of equations of
state. Heat effects; heat capacities of gases as a function of temperature; heat capacities of
solids and liquids; heat effects accompanying phase changes of pure substances; standard
heat of reaction; effect of temperature on the standard heat of reaction. The second law of
thermodynamics; alternative statements of the second law; heat engine; thermodynamic
temperature scales; concept of entropy; entropy changes and irreversibility. The third law
of thermodynamics. Thermodynamics properties; single phase and two-phase system;
types of thermodynamic diagrams. Conversion of heat into work by power cycles; vapor
cycles; steam power plant; analysis of the steam power plant (boiler, economizer,
superheater, steam turbine); internal combustion engines (Auto engine, diesel engine, gas
turbine, jet engines).

ChE 205 Fluid Mechanics

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Review of fluid statics and manometry. Concept of shear stress and classification of
fluids. Flow fluids in closed conduits; laminar and turbulent flow; friction factor;
frictional losses in pipes and fittings; expansion contraction losses; pipeline with pump or
turbine; series and parallel pipeline. Fluid flow measurements. Dimensional analysis.
Microscopic balances; conservation of mass and momentum; stresses in a fluid;
symmetry of stresses; deformation; Newtonian fluid and constitutive equation; Navier-
Stokes equations in different co-ordinate systems; solutions of Navier-Stokes equation.
Macroscopic balance and its applications. Introduction to turbulence, compressible flow
and multi-phase flow.

ChE 206 Chemical Engineering Laboratory I

1.50 credits, 3 hours/week

Laboratory work based on ChE 205(N)

ChE 208 Computer Programming and Applications

1.50 credits, 3 hours/week

An introductory course in Computer Programming and its applications to simple

problems in Chemical Engineering.
ChE 301 Heat Transfer
3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Modes of heat transfer. Conduction: mechanism of thermal conduction in solids, liquids

and gases; other thermal properties; steady state heat conduction in one dimension;
transient heat conduction. The basic equation of momentum and heat transport. Some
approximate solutions of convection heat transfer. Dimensionless correlations for forced
and free convection. Heat transfer with phase change: boiling and condensation. Thermal
radiation: black body radiation; exchange between infinite and finite surfaces indifferent
enclosures. Types of heat transfer equipment. Design of heat exchangers; mean
temperature difference in different flow arrangements; thermal and mechanical design;
materials of construction. Extended surfaces.

ChE 302 Chemical Engineering Laboratory II

1.50 credits, 3 hours/week

Laboratory work based on ChE 301(N) and ChE 303(N)

ChE 303 Mass Transfer I

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Introduction to mass transfer processes. Phase equilibria. Equilibrium stage concept.

Solvent Extraction: liquid-liquid extraction in single and multiple contact extractor with
completely immiscible and partially miscible solvent; use of triangular diagram for stage
calculations; batch and continuous leaching and washing of solids. Binary distillation:
equilibrium flash and differential distillation; batch and continuous distillation with
reflux; use of enthalpy concentration diagram and simplified methods for stage
calculations. Gas-liquid absorption: analytical and graphical methods for stage
calculations. Tray hydraulics and design considerations. Tray efficiency.

ChE 304 Chemical Engineering Laboratory III

1.50 credits, 3 hours/week

Laboratory work based on ChE 301 (N). ChE 303(N) and ChE 305(N)
ChE 305 Mass Transfer II
3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Basic mass transfer theories: diffusion of gases and liquids; diffusion through stagnant
layer and equimolar counter diffusion; mass transfer between gas and liquid phases; two
film and other theories; HTU and NTU concepts, Mass transfer coefficients. Continuous
contact mass transfer; packed and spray column; gas absorption in packed column;
continuous liquid-liquid extraction in columns. Membrane Separation Process.
Multicomponent distillation: bubble and dewpoint calculations for multicomponent
systems; simplified methods for calculation of stages. Principles of simultaneous heat and
mass transfer in humidification-dehumidification, drying, evaporation and crystallisation
operations. Adsorption; principles; industrial application with special emphasis on ion
exchange and pressure swing adsorption.

ChE 306 Chemical Engineering Laboratory IV

1.50 credits, 3 hours/week

Laboratory work based on ChE 309(N) and ChE 311(N)

ChE 307 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Solution thermodynamics: relationships among the thermodynamic properties for systems

of variable composition; partial molar properties; fugacity and fugacity coefficients;
fugacities in ideal solutions; property changes of mixing; activity and activity
coefficients; heat effects of mixing processes. Phase equilibria: nature and criteria of
equilibrium; phase rule and Duhems theorem; vapour-liquid equilibrium calculations for
miscible systems; Gibbs-Duhem equation. Chemical reaction equilibria: the reaction
coordinate; criteria of equilibrium for chemical reactions; equilibrium constant; effect of
temperature on equilibrium constants; phase rule and Duhems theorem for reacting
systems. Thermodynamics of flow processes; conservation of mass and energy;
mechanical energy balances; maximum velocity in pipe flow; metering and throttling
processes; nozzles; compressors; ejectors. Refrigeration and liquefaction; Carnot
refrigeration cycle; air-refrigeration cycle; vapour-compression cycles; comparison of
refrigeration cycles absorption refrigeration, heat pump; liquefaction processes.
Thermodynamic analysis of processes: ideal work; lost work; thermodynamic analysis of
steady flow processes.
ChE 308 Chemical Process Analysis Sessional
1.50 credits, 3 hours/week

Process description and calculations of the following industries: Gaseous liquid, solid &
secondary fuels. sulfur compounds (sulfuric acid), nitrogen compounds (ammonia, urea),
lime & cement, chloro-alkali industries, air-conditioning & refrigeration (humidification-
dehumidification), ceramic industry, phosphorus industry (phosphate fertilizer), soap &
detergent, sugar industry, pulp & paper industry, fermentation industry, petroleum &
petrochemicals.

ChE 309 Particle Technology

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Properties of particulate solids: particle size and shape: mean diameters; screen analysis;
analytical size distribution function; size distribution of feed and products of crystallizers
and size reduction equipment. Bulk properties of particulates; Mohr stress diagram;
storage of solids; bin design. Fluid-solid momentum transport: flow past a sphere; drag
coefficient; terminal setting velocity; pressure drop in packed beds; fluidization and
sedimentation; slurry transport and pneumatic conveying. Fluid-solid separation based on
momentum transport; classification, pretreatment of solid-liquid mixture, theory of
coagulation, flocculation and flotation; gravity thickening. Filtration; filtration operations
and basic equations for incompressible and compressible cakes; deep bed, pressure,
vacuum and centrifugal filtration; filter media; filter aids; cake washing and dewatering;
optimum design of semi-continuous filtration equipment.

ChE 310 Computational Technique in Chemical Engineering

1.50 credits, 3 hours/week

Computational techniques in numerical methods of solution of algebraic and

transcendental equations, integration and differential equations. Application to chemical
engineering design and optimization problems.

ChE 311 Special Topics in Unit Operations

4.00 credits, 4 hours/week

(The emphasis of the course is on equipment design and industrial practice) Mechanical
separation: gravity settlers; impingement separations; centrifugal separators and
scrubbers.
Crushing and grinding. Solid handling machinery. Fluid moving machinery. Ejectors and
vacuum systems. Pressure relieving devices. Mixing and agitation. Crystallization, drying
and evaporation.

ChE 400 Project/Thesis

6.00 credits, 6 hours/week for two terms

With the assistance of a teacher the student will select a problem in any field of chemical
engineering. The problem must require experimental work and not be merely a paper
thesis and must be sufficiently limited in scope so that the student can expect to attain a
satisfactory solution in one year of work. The purpose of this course is to make the
student responsible for planning and carrying out an engineering project and presenting
his work as an acceptable engineering report.

(A student will work for 6 hours per week in term 7 and 6 hours per week in term 8 for
this course. Credits will be given at the end of term 7 and term 8).

ChE 401 Reaction Engineering

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Kinetics of homogeneous reactions: variables affecting rate; elementary and non-

elementary reactions. Thermodynamics of chemical reactions: temperature and pressure
effects. Basic concepts in chemical kinetics: determination of the reaction rate
expression; molecular interpretations of kinetic phenomena; multiple reactions;
autocatalytic reactions. Basic concepts in reactor design: types of reactors; ideal reactors;
recycle reactor; autocatalytic reactors; isothermal operation; treatment of multiple
reactions; temperature and energy effects in chemical reactors; optimum temperature
progression. Kinetics of heterogeneous reactions; mechanism of catalysis; types of
catalysis; operation and properties of catalysts.

ChE 402 Chemical Engineering Laboratory V

1.50 credits, 3 hours/week

Laboratory work on fuel testing and based on ChE 401(N) and ChE 403(N).
ChE 403 Process Control
3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Basic concepts of chemical process control: incentives for process control; design
aspects; hardware elements. Modelling for control purposes; development of
mathematical models; linearization of nonlinear systems; input-output model; transfer
functions. Dynamic and static behavior of chemical processes: first, second and higher
order processes; transportation lag; systems in series. Analysis and design of feedback
control systems: concept of feedback control; feedback controllers and final control
elements; block diagrams; closed loop responses; concept of stability; stability testing.
Frequency response analysts: Bode diagrams; Nyquist plots; Bode and Nyquist stability
criteria; control system design by frequency response analysis.

Analysis and design of advanced control systems: control of system with large dead time
or inverse response; multiple-loop control systems; feedforward and ratio control;
adaptive and inferential control. Design of control systems for multivariable processes:
synthesis of alternative control configurations for multiple-input and multiple-output
processes; interaction and decoupling of control loops. Design of control systems for
complete plants.

ChE 405 Process Design I

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Introduction, process design developing and considerations. Cost estimation.

Depreciation. Optimum design and economic design criteria. Design and costing of
process equipment: pumps, compressors, turbines, heat exchanger, mass transfer columns,
vessels, reactors etc. Selection of materials for equipment and services, Computer aided
design.

ChE 407 Process Design II

2.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Project definition. Technical specification. Design basis> Process licensing. Basic and
detailed engineering. Codes and standards, engineering specifications. Performance tests.
Inspection. Procurement. Review and approval of engineering documents. Contract
negotiation. Documentation.
ChE 408 Process Design Sessional
4.50 credits, 3 hours/week in First term and 6 hours/week in Second term

Integrated design of a chemical plant considering related design considerations and cost
estimation.

(A student will work for 3 hours per week in term 7 and 6 hours per week in term 8 for
this course. Credits will be given at the end of term 7 and term 8).

ChE 409 Corrosion Engineering

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Different materials: Non-metals, metals and alloys. Corrosion and its mechanisms;
different forms of corrosion; their mechanisms and remedial measures. Methods of
corrosion prevention. Steels, stainless steels and some of the common alloys used in
process industries.

ChE 411(N) Economics and Management of Chemical Process Industries

4.00 credits, 4 hours/week

Economic environment. National economic policies. Five Year Plans and sectoral plans.
Concepts of value added and technology content added. Elements of input-output
analysis. Alternatives in resource inputs. Investment costs. Interest calculations.
Economic balance: Depreciation, Profitability and alternative investments. Project
analysis: DCF, IRR, ERR etc. Elements of risk analysis. Break even analysis and
Minimum cost analysis. Capital budgeting. Functions of management in CPI: decision
making: organizing, planning, directing, communicating, and controlling. Information
management. Principles of production management. Marketing Management of public
sector. Quantitative techniques in decision making: Network analysis. Linear
programming. Decision making under uncertainty.

ChE 431 Food Preservation and Processing

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Food composition: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals, pectic substances

in food. Flavour, aroma and natural pigment of food. Enzymes: classification and
function of enzymes. Food analysis: nutritive value of protein, carbohydrate, vitamins
and minerals. Effect of cooking and processing on the nutritive value. Food additives.
Fundamentals of microbiology: microbes in food and fermentation industries.
Morphology, physiology and genetics of bacteria, moulds, yeasts, fungi, actinomycetes
and algae. Principles of serology and immunology. Viruses. Growth and destruction of
microorganisms; growth curve. Physical and chemical factors influencing the destruction
of microorganisms, energy metabolism of aerobic and anaerobic microbes. Nitrogen
fixation. Microorganism in natural products and their control; source and prevention,
general principles of food preservation. Microbiology of atmosphere, water, milk and
milk products, fish, fruit, vegetables, meat, poultry products and canned foods. Basic
principles of food plant sanitation. Food poisoning.

ChE 433 Polymers and Petrochemicals

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Introduction, Prospect of polymer and petrochemical industries in Bangladesh. Raw

materials of polymers and petrochemicals. Petrochemicals: reaction mechanism, kinetics,
manufacturing technologies and uses of ammonia, methanol, oxochemicals, acetylene,
vinylchloride, synthetic detergents, olefins, dienes, waxes and aromatics. Polymers:
classification of polymeric materials and their chemical structure; nomenclature for
polymers; molecular weight and its measurement; polymerization mechanisms and
methods; reactor types; manufacture and technological properties of PE, PP, PVC, PVA,
PTFE, nylons, polyesters and rubbers (butadiene, isoprene, styrene).

ChE 435 Glass, Ceramics and Cement Technology

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Structural characteristics of ceramic materials, Kinetics of high temperature reaction

including sintering and vitrification. Melting crystallization and glass formations.
Ceramic phase equilibrium diagrams. Non-equilibrium phases. Raw materials,
manufacturing processes and properties of glass, porcelain, refractories and whitewares.
Glazing and decorating of porcelain and stonewares. Firing methods and kilns for
ceramic and whitewares. Furnaces for glass manufacture. Raw materials, manufacturing
processes and properties of cement. Heat and mass balance around kiln.

ChE 437 Refinery Engineering

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Introduction. Origin, formation and composition of petroleum. Evaluation of crude oils.

Refinery products and their uses. Analysis of petroleum products. Fractionation of
petroleum. Production of lubricating oils and greases. Bitumen production. Reaction
mechanism, kinetics and technological aspects of some thermal and catalytic processes;
thermal cracking, coking, pyrolysis, catalytic cracking, hydrocracking, catalytic
reforming, hydrogen treating, isomerisation, alkylation. Refinery flow sheeting,
equipment, design, layout, safety and environmental aspects. Discussion on ERL with
emphasis on processing technology.

ChE 439 Polymer Processing

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Introduction to processing principles: mechanical, electrical, thermal and optical

properties of polymeric materials with special reference to time-temperature and
environmental effects and testing standards. Formulation and compounding: principles
and practice, degradation and stabilization of polymers. Rheological properties of
polymeric melt-solutions and suspension, and their measurements. Flow in channels of
simple cross-section. Basic heat transfer. Analysis of the principles of extrusion, injection
molding, film blowing, calendaring, mixing etc. for sizing equipment, power
requirements and understanding of process performance. Processes and operations,
planning of processing facilities, layout and maintenance. Health and safety measures.

ChE 441 Fertilizer, Pulp and Paper Technology

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

The world fertilizer market. Fertilizer industries in Bangladesh Nitrogen fertilizers

(ammonia, urea): raw materials, reaction kinetics, manufacturing processes, design
considerations, status of production, comparative economics of different nitrogenous
fertilizers. Phosphate fertilizers (SSP, TSP): raw materials, reaction kinetics,
manufacturing processes, design considerations, comparative economics of different
phosphate fertilizers. Manufacturing process of different potash fertilizers and their uses.
Complex and compound fertilizers and their economics. Waste disposal methods. The
world pulp and paper market. Pulp and paper industries in Bangladesh. Types of raw
materials, composition and chemical properties of wood. Preparation of raw material for
pulping. Comparative assessment of the different pulping processes. Kraft process:
chemistry, digesters, black liquor recover unit. Bleaching, beating and sizing. Paper
making. Waste disposal methods.

ChE 443 Food and Sugar Technology

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Introduction to food technology. Principles of major preservation methods: drying,

chemical, thermal, low temperature and freezing and irradiation. Unit operations in food
processing and preservation: fluid flow, heat transfer, concentration by evaporation,
drying separation methods, mixing, size reduction and sterilization process. Calculations
in food engineering. Packaging in food industry. Technology for processing and
preservation for specific industries: cereals, fruits and vegetables, fish, milk and dairy
products, oils and fats. Sugar technology: introduction, composition of cane and juice,
manufacturing of raw cane sugar, extraction of juices, purification of juices, treatment of
mud water and clarified juice, evaporation, heating, crystallization. Cane sugar refining:
clarification, decolourization, crystallization and finishing. Microbiology in sugar
manufacture and refining. Economics of sugar industry.

ChE 451 Fuels and Combustion Science

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Energy situation and sources in Bangladesh. Classification and analysis of fuels.

Essential properties of fuels. Purification and fuels processing. Storage and handling of
fuels (designing of systems and facilities). Energy saving devices. Design and sizing of
burners. Combustion chambers, furnaces and stack for different fuels. Kinetics of
combustion. Evaluation of burner and furnace operations. Sampling and analysis of flue
gases. Design and operation of kilns and furnaces. Environmental consideration of energy
use.

ChE 453 Transport Phenomena

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Application of shell balances and equations of change for momentum, energy and mass
transfers. Laminar and turbulent flows. Multi-component systems. Analogy equations
relating momentum, energy and mass transfer.

ChE 455 Mathematical models in Chemical Engineering

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Classification of mathematical models. Fundamental features of models. General

methods of solution. Application to problems in staged operations, fluid mechanics, heat
transfer and reactor design. Parameter estimation. Design of experiments. Optimization
techniques.

ChE 457 Reactor design

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Review of homogeneous and heterogeneous systems. Reactor design for adiabatic and
nonadiabatic nonisothermal conditions. Reactor design for heterogeneous catalytic
reactions. Heat and mass transport processes. Experimental reactors and treatment of data.
Design of industrial reactors.

ChE 459 Materials Science

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Atomic bonding and crystal structure. Phase diagrams. Microstructures. Imperfection in

crystals. Phases and interfaces in material systems. Transport in materials. Phase
transformations. Annealing processes. Deformation of materials. Electrical, magnetic and
optical behaviour of materials. Fracture. Deterioration of materials, Electronic structure
and physical properties.

ChE 471 Biochemistry

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Introduction: molecular logic of living system. Biomolecules and cells. Sugars,

polysaccharides, lipids-triglycerides, phospholipids, biological membranes. Proteins:
aminoacid sequences, primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure; classification
of proteins. Enzymes mechanism: kinetics and inhibition. Nucleic acid: nucleotides.
DNA, RNA composition and simple structure; replication, transcription and translation.
Genetic code and genetic engineering. Vitamins and coenzymes. Digestion of
polysaccharides, lipids and proteins. Metabolism and energy transfer; glycolysis and
oxidative phosphorylation; biological high-energy compounds. Oxidation of fatty acids
and oxidative degradation of amino acids. Photosynthetic phosphorylation.
Interrelationship and control metabolism. Some inborn errors of metabolism.

ChE 473 Biochemical Engineering I

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Introduction to biochemical engineering and concept of biological catalysis, nature of

microorganisms, their requirements and classification, industrially important
microorganisms. Kinetics of enzyme catalyzed reactions, Michaelis-Menten equation,
immobilized-enzyme technology, immobilized enzyme kinetics. Metabolic stoichiometry
and energetics. Molecular genetics and control systems. Batch fermentation: yield
coefficients for biomass and product formation, rates of reaction, growth, limiting
substrate concentrations, Monods equation.
ChE 475 Biochemical Engineering II
3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Design and analysis of biological reactors; ideal reactors reactor dynamics, reactors with
nonideal mixing, sterilization reactors, multiphase bioreactors. Biological industries and
their engineering problem. Transport phenomena in bioprocess systems: gas liquid mass
transfer in cellular systems, determination of oxygen transfer rates, forced convection.
Separation of cells and recovery of useful products. Bioprocess economics.
Instrumentation and control. Analysis of multiple interacting microbial populations.
Mixed microbial population in applications and natural systems. Biological wastewater
treatment.

ChE 481 Environmental Science I

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Introduction to environmental engineering: environmental systems; environmental

legislations and regulations; environmental ethics; material balance approach. Hydrology
fundamentals: rainfall analysis; runoff analysis; groundwater and wells. Air pollution:
origin and fate of air pollutants, atmospheric dispersion; stationary and mobile sources;
source control. Noise pollution: noise effects; community noise sources and criteria;
noise control.

ChE 483 Environmental Science II

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Water pollution: pollution source; source control. Municipal water treatment: primary,
secondary and tertiary treatment; sludge treatment disposal. Wastewater treatment;
disposal and reuse. Solid waste management: functional elements; treatment, disposal,
conservation and recovery. Hazardous waste management.

ChE 485 Industrial Pollution Control

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Scope and purpose. Source and nature of pollutants in air and water. Air pollution:
measuring and estimating emission form sources; meteorological factors; methods of
reducing pollutants; physical combustion and catalytic combustion methods. Methods of
gas cleaning: electrostatic precipitation, filtration, scrubbing, sonic and ultra-sonic
agglomeration. Industrial effluent treatment. Disposal of hazardous and toxic wastes.
Radiological protection principles. Pollution control of specific industries; tannery, pulp
and paper, fertilizer, steel, refinery, metal finishing, food and pharmaceuticals.
ChE 491 Natural Gas Engineering
3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Introduction to the natural gas industry in Bangladesh. Phase behavior of natural gas.
Water-hydrocarbon systems. Gas well deliverability and tests of natural gas wells. Field
processing of natural gas: dehydration and sweetening techniques; liquid hydrocarbon
recovery; selection of processing plant and equipment.

ChE 493 Petroleum Reservoir Engineering

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Origin of petroleum. Petroleum traps. Rock properties: porosity and permeability; types
and measurement techniques; Darcys law and its applications. Review of reservoir fluid
properties. Surface tension. Capillary phenomenon. Fluid saturations. Estimation of
reserves and drive mechanisms in reservoirs.

ChE 495 Gas and Oil Well Drilling and Logging

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Gas and oil well drilling methods and equipment. Drilling fluids and their properties.
Cementing and well completion. Well logging; types of logging techniques;
interpretation of logging data.

ChE 497 Transmission and Distribution of Natural gas

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Gas gathering systems. Flow calculations. Sizing of pipes for distribution systems.
Network analysis. Construction, protection and maintenance of distribution systems.
Economic factors.

Phy 101 Physical Optics, Heat, Waves and Oscillation

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Physical Optics: Theories of light. Huygens principle and construction. Interference of

light. Youngs double slit experiment. Fresnel bi-prism. Newtons rings. Interferometers.
Diffraction of light. Fresnel and Fraunhoffer diffraction. Diffraction by single slit.
Diffraction by double slit. Diffraction grating. Polarization, production and analysis of
polarized light. Optical activity. Optics of crystals.

Heat and Thermodynamics: Temperature, Zeroth law of thermodynamics. Thermometers-

Constant volume. Platinum resistance, thermocouple. First law of thermodynamics and
its application, Molar specific heats of gases, Isothermal and adiabatic relations, work
done by a gas, kinetic theory of gases. Explanation of gas laws, Kinetic interpretation of
temperature, Equipartition of energy and calculation of ratio of specific heats. Mean free
path. Vander Waals equation of state. Second law of thermodynamics: reversible
irreversible processes, Carnot cycle, Efficiency, Carnots theorem, Entropy.

Waves and Oscillations: Oscillations: S.H.M., Damped S.H. oscillations, Forced

oscillations, Resonance, Vibrations of membranes and columns, Combination and
composition of S.H. motions, Lissajous figures. Transverse and longitudinal nature of
waves. Travelling and standing waves. Intensity of a wave. Energy calculation of
progressive and stationary waves, phase velocity, group velocity, Sound waves: Velocity
of longitudinal wave in a gaseous medium. Doppler effect. Architectural acoustics:
Sabines formula, Requisites of a good auditorium.

Phy 105 Structure of matter, Electricity & magnetism and Modern Physics
3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Structure of Matter: States of matter: solid, liquid and gas. Classification of solids:
amorphous, crystalline, ceramics and polymers. Atomic arrangement in solids. Different
types of bonds in solids: metallic, Vander Waals, covalent and ionic bond, packing in
Solids, Interatomic distance and forces of equilibrium, X-ray diffraction. Braggs law.
plasticity and elasticity. Distinction between metal, insulator and semi-conductor.

Electricity and magnetism: Electric charge, Coulombs law. The electric field: calculation
of the electric field strength, E. A dipole in an electric flux and Gausss law. Some
application of Gausss law. Electric potential V. Relation between E and V. Electric
potential energy. Capacitors. Capacitance, Dielectrics; An atomic view, Dielectrics and
Gausss law; Current and resistance: Current and current density, Ohms law. Resistivity:
and atomic view, Amperes law, Faradays law, Lenss law. Self-Inductance and Mutual
Inductance, Magnetic properties of matter: magnetomotive force, magnetic field intensity.
Permeability, Susceptibility, Classifications of magnetic materials, Magnetization curves.

Modern Physics: Michelson Morleys experiment. Galilean transformation. Special

theory of relativity. Lorentz-transformation. Relative velocity. Length contraction. Time
dilation. Mass-energy relation. Photoelectric effect. Compton effect, de-Broglie wave.
Bohrs atom model; radioactive decay, half-life, mean life, isotopes. Nuclear binding
energy, alpha, beta, gamma, decay.
Phy 303 Electrical and Magnetic Properties
3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Free Electron Theory: Free electron theory of metals, density of states, Fermi-Energy,
Explanation of electrical and thermal conductivity, specific heat, transport phenomena.

Band Theory of Solid: Crystal periodicity and Bloch function, Nearly free electron
approximation. Tight binding approximation, Band gap E-K curve. Classification of
metal, insulators and semi-conductors.

Semiconductors: Intrinsic and impurity semiconductors. Transport property of

semiconductors. Frequency dependent conductivity. Contact phenomena, p-n junction. p-
n-p and n-p-n type semiconductor junctions and their characteristic properties.

Superconductivity: Meissner effect. Londons theory. Type-I and Type-II

superconductors. Thermodynamics of superconducting transitions. Coopers pair. BCS
theory. High Tc superconductors.

Magnetism: Different types of magnetic materials. Para, Ferro-Ferri- and antiferro-

magnetic materials. Weiss theory of ferro-magnetism. Exchange energy. Neels theory of
antiferromagnetism. Domains and Domain walls Magnetic anisotropy. Magnetostriction.

Hum 125 English

2.00 credits, 2 hours/week

General discussion, Grammatical Problems, English phonetics. Reading skill, Vocabulary

Writing skill: Principles of effective writing, Organization in writing, Planning and
Development, Composition, Prcis writing. General Strategies for The Writing Process:
Generating Ideas, Identifying Audiences and Purposes, Constructive Arguments, Stating
Problems, Drafting and Finalizing. Approaches to communication, Specific Applications
of: Tenders and Quotations, Resume and Job Letters, Journal Articles, Technical and
Scientific Presentation.

Hum 272 Developing English Skills (Sessional)

1.5 credits, 3 hours/week

Grammar, Vocabulary Building, Developing Reading Skill, Developing Writing Skill,

Listening Skill And Note Taking, Developing Speaking Skill.
Hum 103 Economics
3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Definition of Economics. Economics and Engineering.

Principles of Economics.

Microeconomics: The theory of demand and supply and their elasticities. Price
determination. Nature of an economic theory, applicability of economic theories to the
problems of developing countries. Indifference curve technique. Marginal analysis.
Production, production function, types of productivity. Rational region of production of
an engineering firm. Concepts of market and market structure. Cost analysis and cost
function. small scale production and large-scale production. Optimization. Theory of
distribution.

Macroeconomics: Savings, investment, employment. National income analysis. Inflation.

Monetary policy, Fiscal policy and trade policy with reference to Bangladesh.

Economics of development and planning.

Hum 109 Social Psychology

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Introduction to social psychology. The nature of social psychology. Social factors in

perceptual-Cognitive Processes: Social perception; person perception; Social attitudes;
the nature of attitude; the formation of attitude; the change of attitude. Socialization:
process of social learning; factors in conscience formation; socialization and family
structure. Status and communication. Emerging norms and conformity. Leadership.
Public opinion, propaganda and advertisement. Youths and Drugs: Youths in Bangladesh;
sources of frustration among youths. drugs as a menace to society and to individuals.

Hum 201 Sociology

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Scope of Sociology: Micro and Macro Sociology. Some fundamental concepts.

Society: From savagery to civilization (Table).

Social evolution and Techniques of production: Social structure of Bangladesh. Oriental

and Occidental Societies Feudalism.
Industrial Revolution: the growth of capitalism, features, social consequences. Socialism.
Fascism.

Social Control: Need, means, future of social control.

Leadership: Types, functions, techniques and social power.

Society and Population: Social determinants of fertility and mortality. Human migration.
Demographic transition. Density, the standard of living. Population pyramid. Population
and world resources. Malthusian, Optimum and socialistic population theory. Population
problem of Bangladesh.

Social Pathology: Crime, juvenile delinquency. Slum.

Nature of Social Change: Factors of Social Change: biological, physical; economic,

cultural. Technological factor: Change in production technology, means of
communication, transportation. Derivative social effects of converging material
inventions. Effects of Technology on major social institutions. social inventions.
Urbanization and industrialization in Bangladesh.

Sociology of Development: Processes of development. Social Planning. Planning as a

factor of social change. Social Change in Bangladesh. Nature and trend.

Urban Ecology: City, pre-industrial and industrial; growth and nature of cities in
Bangladesh.

Rural Sociology: Features of village community in Bangladesh. Social Mobility. Urban

Rural contrast. Social structure of the tribal people of Bangladesh.

Hum 203 Government

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Scope: Some fundamental concepts of government and politics.

Origin of the State: Stages of development of modern state: nation, nationalism,

internationalism, sovereignty: dejure and de-facto sovereignty. Functions of State:
individualism, socialism, welfare state, fascism.

Citizenship: Rights, duties, hindrances to good citizenship.

Forms of Government: Aristotles Classification. Modern Classification: democracy,
dictatorship, cabinet, presidential, unitary and federal.
Organs of Government and Separation of Powers: Legislature, Executive, Judiciary,
Bureaucracy.

The Electorate: Party system and Public Opinion. Local Self Government

Socio-political and economic background of the movement for Bangladesh.

Government and Politics in Bangladesh.

Some major administrative systems.

International Political Organization: The U.N.O. its Specialized agencies.

Hum 303 Principles of Accounting

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Accounting elements: the accounting equation, accounts, transactions, the double entry
mechanism. Accounting procedure: the financial statements.

Cost in general: objectives and classifications. overhead costs: allocation and

apportionment. Product costing: cost sheet under job costing, operating costing and
process costing. Costing of byproducts and joint products.

Marginal costing: tools and techniques, cost-volume-profit analysis. Designing the

optimal product-mix.

Relevant costing: analysis profitability within the firm. guidelines for decision making:
short-run decisions.

Long-run planning and control: capital budgeting. The master budget, flexible budget and
standard cost. Variance analysis.

Math 121 Differential Calculus and Coordinate Geometry

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Differential Calculus:

Continuity and differentiability of a function, Successive differentiation of various types

of function. Leibnitz theorem. Rolles theorem, Mean value theorem and expansion of
functions. Partial differentiation. tangent and normal in the cases of cartesian and polar
co-ordinates, Maximum and minimum, Indeterminant forms.
Co-ordinate Geometry:

Changes of axes: Transformation of co-ordinates, simplification of equation of curves,

Conic section (pair of straight line, system of circle, parabola, Ellipse, Hyperbola).

Math 123 Integral Calculus and Differential Equation

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Integral Calculus:
Integration by methods of substitution. Integration by the method of successive reduction.
Definite integrals with properties. Improper integrals. Beta and Gamma function. Area
under a plane curve in cartesian and polar co-ordinates. Area of the region enclosed by
the two curves in cartesian and polar co-ordinates. Arc lengths of curves in cartesian and
polar co-ordinates. Area and volumes of surface revolution.

Differential Equation:
Solutions of first order differential equations by various method. Solutions of general
linear equations of second and higher orders with constant coefficients. Solution of
homogeneous linear equations. Applications.

Solution of differential equations of the higher order when the dependent and
independent variables are absent. Solution of differential equation by the method based
on the factorization of the operators.

Math 221 Vector Analysis, Matrices, and Laplace Transform

4.00 credits, 4 hours/week

Vector Analysis: Scalars and vectors, equality of vectors. Addition and subtraction of
vectors. Multiplication of vectors by scalars. Position vector of a point. Resolution of
vectors, Scalar and vector product of two vectors and their geometrical interpretation.
Triple products and multiple products. Application to geometry and mechanics. Linear
dependence and independence of vectors. Differentiation and integration of vectors
together with elementary applications. Definition of line, surface and volume integrals.
Gradient, divergence and curl of point functions. Various formulae. Gausss theorem,
Stokes theorem, Greens theorem and their applications.

Matrices: Definition of matrix. Different types of Matrices. Algebra of matrices. Adjoint

and inverse of a matrix. Rank and elementary transformations of matrices, Normal and
canonical forms. Solution of linear equations. Quadratic forms. Matrix polynomials.
Caley-Hamilton theorem. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors.
Laplace Transform: Definition. Laplace transforms of some elementary functions.
Sufficient conditions for existence of Laplace transforms. Inverse Laplace transforms.
Laplace transforms of derivatives. The unit step function. Periodic function. Some special
theorems on Laplace transforms. Partial fraction. Solutions of differential equations by
Laplace transforms. Evaluation of improper integrals.

Math 223 Numerical Analysis and Statistics

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Numerical Analysis: Interpolation: Simple difference, Newtons formulae for forward

and backward interpolation. Divided differences. Tables of divided differences. Relation
between divided differences and simple differences. Newtons general interpolation
formula. Lagranges interpolation formula. Inverse interpolation by Lagranges formula
and by successive approximations. Numerical differentiation of Newtons forward and
backward formula. Numerical integration. General quadrature formula for equidistant
ordinates. Trapezoidal rule. Simpsons rule. Weddles rule. Calculation of errors.
Relative study of three rules. Gausss quadrature formula. Legendre polynomials.
Newtons Cotes formula. Principles of least squares. Curve fitting. Solution of algebraic
and transcendental equations by graphical method. Regula-Falsi method. Newton-
Raphson method, Geometrical significance. Convergence of iteration and Newton-
Raphson methods. Newton-Raphson method and iteration method for the solution of
simultaneous equations. Solution of ordinary first order differential equations by Picards
and Eulers method. Runge-Kuttas methods for solving differential equation.

Statistics: Frequency distribution. Mean, median, mode and other measures of central
tendency. Standard deviation and other measures of dispersion. Moments, skewness and
kurtosis. Elementary probability theory and discontinuous probability distribution, e.g.
binomial, Poison and negative binomial. Continuous probability distributions, e.g. normal
and exponential. Characteristics of distribution. Hypothesis testing and regression
analysis.

Math 321 Complex Variable, Bessels Function and Legendre Polynomials

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Complex Variable: Complex number system. General functions of a complex variable.

Limits and continuity of a function of complex variable and related theorems. Complex
differentiation and the Cauchy-Riemann equations. Mapping by elementary functions.
Line integral of a complex function. Cauchys integral theorem. Cauchys integral
formula. Lioubilles theorem. Taylors and Lauents theorem. Singular points. Residue.
Cauchys residue theorem. Evaluation of residues. Contour integration. Conformal
mapping.
Bessel Function and Legendre polynomials: Solution of differential equations in series by
the method of Frobenious. Bessels functions, Legendres polynomials and their
properties.

Math 323 Fourier Analysis, Harmonic Functions and partial Differential Equation
3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Fourier Analysis: Real and complex form. Finite transform. Fourier integral. Fourier
transforms and their uses in solving boundary value problems.

Harmonic functions: Definition of harmonics, Laplace equation in cartesian, polar

cylindrical and spherical co-ordinates. Solutions of these equations together with
applications. Gravitational potential due to a ring. Steady-state temperature. Potential
inside or outside of a sphere. Properties of harmonic functions.

Partial differential Equation: Introduction. Equations of the linear and non-linear first
order. Standard forms. Linear equations of higher order. Equations of the second order
with variable coefficients.

EEE 155 Electrical Engineering Fundamentals

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Electrical units and standards. Electrical networks and circuits theorems, introduction to
measuring instruments.

Alternating current, RLC series, parallel circuits, magnetic concepts and magnetic
circuits.

EEE 156 Electrical Engineering Fundamentals Sessional

1.50 credits, 3 hours/week

Laboratory experiments based on EEE 155(N).

EEE 267 Electrical and Electronic Technology
3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Balanced three-phase circuits. Introduction to single-phase and three-phase transformers.

Principles of construction, operation and applications of DC generator, DC motor,
synchronous generator, synchronous motor and induction motors.

Semiconductor diode, transistors, operational amplifiers (OPAMs), silicon-controlled

rectifiers (SCRs): principles of operation and applications. Oscilloscope, Transducers:
temperature, pressure, flow-rate, speed and torque measurements.

EEE 268 Electrical and Electronic Technology Sessional

1.50 credits, 3 hours/week

Laboratory experiments based on EEE 267(N).

ME 141 Engineering Mechanics

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Basic concepts of mechanics: Statics of particles and rigid bodies: Centroids of lines:
areas and volumes: Forces in trusses and frames. Friction: Moments of inertia of areas
and masses. Relative motion Kinematics of particles. Newtons Second Law of motion.
Principles of work and energy. System of particles. Kinematics of rigid bodies.
Kinematics of plane motion of rigid bodies forces and acceleration.

ME 160 Mechanical Engineering Drawing-I

1.50 credits, 3 hours/week

Introduction: Instruments and their uses: First and Third Angle Projections: Orthographic
Drawings: Isometric Views: Missing lines and views: Sectional views and conventional
practices: Auxiliary views.

ME 243 Mechanics of Solids

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Stress analysis: statically indeterminate axially loaded member, axially loaded member,
thermal and centrifugal stress. Stresses in thin and thick walled cylinders and spheres.
Beams: shear force and bending moment diagrams: Various types of stresses in beams.
Flexure formula: Deflection of beams, integration and area moment methods.
Introduction to reinforced concrete beams and slabs.

Torsion formula: Angle of twist: Modulus of rupture. Helical, springs. Combined stress.
Principal stress. Mohrs Circle: Columns: Fulers formula, intermediate column formulas,
the secant formula, Flexure formula of curved beams.

Introduction to experimental stress analysis techniques. Strain energy. Failure theories.

ME 347 Mechanical Design of Process Equipment

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Vessels: classification, fundamental principles and design equations, codes and standards:
Design of thin-walled cylinders and spherical shells under internal pressure: Design of
thin-walled cylindrical vessels under external pressures:

Design of vessels subject to combined loading: Vessels heads and supports: Bolted
flanged joints: High pressure vessels: Performance tests.

Shell and tube heat exchangers: general considerations and thickness of various
components. Pipeline: wall thickness and schedule number.

Chem 111 Inorganic Chemistry

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Modern concept of atomic structure; periodic table and its application isotopes and
application of radioactive isotopes; brief discussion on noble gas; different types of
chemical bonds, wave nature of electron, advanced concept of chemical bonds,
hybridization, molecular structure; theories of coordination compounds, application of
stability of complex compounds. General treatment of the elements of different groups.
Modern theories of acids and bases.

Chem 112 Inorganic Analysis I Sessional

1.50 credits, 3 hours/week

Volumetric analysis: acid-base titration, oxidation-reduction titration and iodometric

titration, precipitation titration. Gravimetric analysis: estimation of sulfate and zinc,
Separation and estimation of iron and calcium, copper and zinc from their mixtures.
Chem 131 Physical Chemistry I
3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Types of solutions, measures of composition. Solubility. Dilute solution and colligative

properties. Colloidal solution. Thermo-chemistry. Second law of thermodynamics and its
applications. Chemical equilibrium of homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions.
Thermodynamic treatment of equilibrium constant. Ionization of water and pH scale.

Chem 116 Inorganic Analysis Sessional

1.50 credits, 3 hours/week

Complexometric titration. Analysis of water and some industrial products.

Chem 235 Physical Chemistry II

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

Chemical kinetics: Adsorption and adsorption isotherm. Catalysis. Molecular

spectroscopy. Rotational, vibrational and electronic spectra of molecules.

Phase equilibria: phase rule and its application. Electrolytic conduction. Electrical
properties of solution. Interionic attraction theory. Electrochemical cells.
Thermodynamics of electrochemical cells. Application of emf measurements. Ionic
equilibria. Buffer solution. Henderson equation and its application.

Chem 236 Physical Chemistry Sessional

1.50 credits, 3 hours/week

Partition co-efficient. Equilibrium constant by distribution method; heat of reaction by

calorimetry; Heat of solution by solubility measurement. Viscosity measurement.
Determination of specific rate constant. Measurement of equivalent conductance and
solubility of sparingly soluble salt.
Chem 221 Organic Chemistry
3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

The hybridization of carbon atom and covalent bonding. A comprehensive study of

aliphatic hydrocarbons with special reference to nomenclatures, method of preparation,
properties and important uses. Types of reactions of aliphatic hydrocarbons and their
industrial applications. Structure, nomenclature, preparation, properties, reactions and
industrial applications of aliphatic hydrocarbon homologues. Aromatic compounds and
aromaticity; preparation, properties, reactions and industrial applications of benzene and
its derivatives. Heterocyclic compounds and their applications.

Chem 222 Organic Chemistry Sessional

1.50 credits, 3 hours/week

Detection of elements in organic compounds. Identification of functional groups.

Preparation of different organic compounds. Separation, purification and characterization
of organic compounds.

Chem 352 Instrumental Methods of Analysis

1.50 credits, 3 hours/week

Spectrophotometry. Potentiometric titration; pH-titration. Conductometric titration. Thin

layer chromatography.

MME 391 Fundamental Metallurgy

3.00 credits, 3 hours/week

History of the development of Metallurgy. Production of pig iron and steel. Extraction of
copper and aluminum. Mechanical and Physical Properties of Metals. Crystalline
Structure of Metals. Metallography. Phase diagram of the Fe- C system. Heat treatment
of steel. Metal and metallic alloys such as cast iron, plain carbon steels, low alloy steels,
stainless steels, copper and copper alloys, aluminum, lead, nickel alloys, titanium and
titanium alloys. Numerical designation of alloy steels. High temperature alloys. Metal
forming, non destructive testing.