UPSC IFOS Chemical Engineering Paper I Syllabus

UPSC IFOS Chemical Engineering Paper I: topic-wise syllabus

1. 1

   Fluid and Particle Dynamics

   Section A

   • Viscosity, laminar and turbulent flow
   • Continuity, Navier-Stokes and Bernoulli equations
   • Flow meters, friction factor and pipe sizing
   • Pumps, ejectors, compressors, blowers and fans
   • Agitation and mixing
   • Crushing, grinding, Rittinger's and Bond's laws
   • Filtration and settling
   • Fluidisation and transport of solids
2. 2

   Mass Transfer

   Section A

   • Molecular diffusion and mass transfer coefficients
   • Film and penetration theories
   • Distillation, relative volatility and plate calculations
   • Liquid-liquid equilibria and extraction
   • Gas-absorption column design
   • Drying, humidification and crystallisation
3. 3

   Heat Transfer

   Section A

   • Conduction and extended surfaces
   • Free and forced convection
   • LMTD and NTU methods for heat exchangers
   • Boiling and condensation
   • Single and multiple-effect evaporators
   • Radiation and furnace heat load
   • Solar heaters
4. 4

   Novel Separation Processes

   Section B

   • Ion exchange, osmosis and electro-dialysis
   • Reverse osmosis and ultrafiltration
   • Membrane processes
   • Molecular distillation
   • Supercritical fluid extraction
5. 5

   Process Equipment Design

   Section B

   • Vessel design criteria and cost
   • Storage vessels and tanks
   • Closures: flat and elliptical heads
   • Design of supports
   • Materials of construction
6. 6

   Process Dynamics and Control

   Section B

   • Measuring instruments for process variables
   • Control, manipulated and load variables
   • Laplace transforms and linear control theory
   • PID controllers
   • Transient and frequency response and stability
   • Advanced and computer-based process control