Book description
Engineering Chemistry is an interdisciplinary subject offered to undergraduate Eengineering students. This book introduces the fundamental concepts in a simple and concise manner and highlights the role of chemistry in the field of engineering.
It includes a large number of end-of-chapter exercises that test the student's understanding besides being useful from the examination point of view.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Preface
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgements
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1. Water Technology
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Sources of Water
- 1.3 Types of Impurities Present in Water
- 1.4 Hard Water and Hardness
- 1.5 Determination of Hardness
- 1.6 Dissolved Oxygen (DO)
- 1.7 Determination of Chlorides in Water
- 1.8 Determination of Acidity in Water
- 1.9 Alkalinity of Water
- 1.10 Disadvantages of Hard Water
- 1.11 Quality of Water for Domestic Use
- 1.12 Treatment of Water for Domestic Use
- 1.13 Break-Point Chlorination
- 1.14 Boilers and Boiler Troubles
- 1.15 Softening of Water
- 1.16 Desalination
- 1.17 Review Questions
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2. Electrochemistry and Batteries
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Electrolysis
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2.3 Electrolytic Conduction
- 2.3.1 Factors Affecting Electrolytic Conduction
- 2.3.2 Electrical Resistance and Conductance
- 2.3.3 Specific, Equivalent and Molar Conductivities
- 2.3.4 Equivalent Conductivity
- 2.3.5 Molar Conductivity
- 2.3.6 Measurement of Electrolytic Conductance
- 2.3.7 Variation of Conductivity with Concentration
- 2.3.8 Conductance Behaviour of Strong Electrolyte
- 2.3.9 Conductance Behaviour of Weak Electrolyte
- 2.4 Kohlrausch’s Law of Independent Migration of Ions
- 2.5 Conductometric Titrations
- 2.6 Electrochemical Cells
- 2.7 Types of Electrodes
- 2.8 Reference Electrode
- 2.9 Ion Selective Electrodes (ISE)
- 2.10 Glass Electrode
- 2.10.1 Construction of Glass Electrode
- 2.11 Concentration Cell
- 2.12 Potentiometric Titrations
- 2.13 Batteries
- 2.14 Electrochemical Sensors
- 2.15 Review Questions
- 3. Science of Corrosion
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4. Polymers
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Degree of Polymerization
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4.3 Classification of Polymers
- 4.3.1 Classification Depending on the Basis of Source
- 4.3.2 Classification on the Basis of Composition
- 4.3.3 Classification on the Basis of Chemical Composition
- 4.3.4 Classification on the Basis of Structure
- 4.3.5 Classification on the Basis of their Methods of Synthesis
- 4.3.6 Classification Based on the Molecular Forces
- 4.4 Types of Polymerization
- 4.5 Molecular Mass of a Polymer
- 4.6 Plastics
- 4.7 Important Polymers – Composition, Preparation, Properties, and Engineering Uses
- 4.8 Rubber (Elastomers)
- 4.9 Reinforced or Filled Plastics
- 4.10 Conducting Polymers
- 4.11 Polyphosphazenes/Phosphonitritic Polymers
- 4.12 Composites
- 4.13 Review Questions
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5. Fuels and Combustion
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Classification of Fuels
- 5.3 Units of Heat
- 5.4 Calorific Value
- 5.5 Determination of Calorific Value
- 5.6 Characteristics of Good Fuel
- 5.7 Solid Fuels
- 5.8 Liquid Fuels
- 5.9 Synthetic Petrol
- 5.10 Power Alcohol
- 5.10.1 Manufacture of Power Alcohol
- 5.11 Knocking
- 5.12 Diesel Engine, Cetane and Octane Number
- 5.13 Gaseous Fuels
- 5.14 Flue Gas Analysis by Orsats Apparatus
- 5.15 Review Questions
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6. Chemistry of Engineering Materials
- 6.1 Semiconducting and Super Conducting Materials
- 6.2 Magnetic Materials
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6.3 Cement
- 6.3.1 Classification of Cements
- 6.3.2 Raw Materials Used in the Manufacture of Portland Cement
- 6.3.3 Manufacture of Portland Cement
- 6.3.4 Chemical Composition of Portland Cement and their Importance
- 6.3.5 Setting and Hardening of Cement
- 6.3.6 Specifications of Cement
- 6.3.7 Analysis of Cement
- 6.3.8 Plaster of Paris/Gypsum Plaster
- 6.4 Refractories
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6.5 Lubricants
- 6.5.1 Important Functions of Lubricants
- 6.5.2 Mechanism of Lubrication
- 6.5.3 Classification of Lubricants
- 6.5.4 Properties of Lubricants
- 6.5.5 The Redwood Viscometer
- 6.5.6 Englers Viscometer
- 6.5.7 Saybolt Viscometer
- 6.5.8 U-Tube Viscometer
- 6.5.9 Conversion of Redwood, Engler and Saybolt Viscosities into Absolute Units
- 6.6 Explosives and Propellants
- 6.7 Nanomaterials
- 6.8 Liquid Crystals
- 6.9 Non Conventional Energy Sources and Storage Devices
- 6.10 Green House Concepts
- 6.11 Green Chemistry
- 6.12 Review Questions
Product information
- Title: Engineering Chemistry
- Author(s):
- Release date: April 2015
- Publisher(s): Pearson Education India
- ISBN: 9789332558205
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