Chemical engineering is the application of the principles of physical sciences together with the principles of economics and human relations to fields that pertain directly to processes and process equipments in which matter is treated to effect a change of state, energy content or composition. In Layman words it is concerned with the transformation of raw materials into useful products making use of chemical conversions and physical operations. The chemical engineers use the technologies developed by the chemists in laboratories for the commercial production of a wide variety of materials. Chemical engineers must develop, design and engineer both the complete process and the equipment used, choose the proper raw materials, operate the plant efficiently, safely and economically and see that the products are up to the standards of the consumers.
Chemical engineering is not chemistry alone. Along with chemistry a sound knowledge mechanics, physics and mathematics are must. A +2 student opting chemical engineering must have a good aptitude for solving problems. He or she must have a good base in stoichiometry (a must), kinetics and physics. Along with the knowledge the students should take it as their career option if they have an interest towards it or else the subjects become quite dry. Some of the main subjects that students have to learn during the course are stoichiometry and process calculations, heat transfer operations, mass transfer operations, chemical reaction engineering, chemical thermodynamics, process design, process control system, optimization etc. During the course we can see many subjects that we have in common with mechanical engineering. But the major difference is that we are more interested in the reactions that takes place inside the reactors, the conversion yields etc. A common fear that the work conditions of chemical engineers are hazardous is a fluke. Chemical engineers work in safe environment and direct contact with chemicals is minimum.
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Chemical engineering is not chemistry alone. Along with chemistry a sound knowledge mechanics, physics and mathematics are must. A +2 student opting chemical engineering must have a good aptitude for solving problems. He or she must have a good base in stoichiometry (a must), kinetics and physics. Along with the knowledge the students should take it as their career option if they have an interest towards it or else the subjects become quite dry. Some of the main subjects that students have to learn during the course are stoichiometry and process calculations, heat transfer operations, mass transfer operations, chemical reaction engineering, chemical thermodynamics, process design, process control system, optimization etc. During the course we can see many subjects that we have in common with mechanical engineering. But the major difference is that we are more interested in the reactions that takes place inside the reactors, the conversion yields etc. A common fear that the work conditions of chemical engineers are hazardous is a fluke. Chemical engineers work in safe environment and direct contact with chemicals is minimum.
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good insight!
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