Petrochemical Engineering
About the Department
Established in the year 1998, the department of Petrochemical Engineering, Nandha Polytechnic College, Erode – 52 is regarded as one of the premier centre for Petrochemical Engineering in Tamil Nadu (India) by industries as well as academia. Department of petrochemical engineering is committed to impart knowledge to students at all levels through a vibrant, dynamic and state of art intellectual which delivers to ensure the creation of a complete petrochemical engineer with high sense of social responsibilities. Nearly all major companies in India including multinational companies with a global foot print have visited Nandha Polytechnic College for student’s placement.
Corporate India has made its foray in taking notice of the value based education which students receive at Nandha Polytechnic College. The discipline of Petrochemical Engineering embraces those industries in which matter is treated to effect a change of state, energy content (or) composition etc. The concerned petrochemical engineering diploma holders in these industries are recruited under various positions from production to management.
Petrochemical Engineering department was started in the year 1998.so far 20 batch students were passed out from our college.the Alumnis students of petrochemical Engg is working with good salary in countries like Saudi Arabia ,Qatar,oman,Bahrain,Iraq In areas like Petrochemical Engg is having wide scope,oil Retining ,drilling,fertilizer industry pharma sector etc..
COURSE CURRICULUM
The petrochemical Engineering is a three year course having subjects that covers the industrial needs of the present scenario. The course offers good placements in the industries like Spic, Tuticorin, Tamilnadu Petro Produts Ltd, Orchid Chemicals, Etc….
Vision & Mission
VISION
To produce petrochemical engineering diploma holders with strong knowledge, mental toughness, pressure handling capability and ability to strive the nation, frontier to the universe.
To compete and work according to the new innovations in the global industries.
To adopt themselves very quickly according to the industrial ambience anywhere across the world.
To provide pollution free breathing air and portable water to the society all over the world.
MISSION
- To be the centre for excellence in the field of petrochemical engineering and so as to serve the world class refineries by producing the quality students with better talents.
- To contribute the growth of community maintaining the highest ethical and professional standards.
- COURSE SYLLABUS – (R23 – SCHEME)
SEMESTER – III
|
# |
Course Category |
Course Type |
Course Code |
Course Title |
L-T-P |
Period |
Credit |
End Exam |
|
1 |
Program Core |
Theory |
1075233110 |
Petroleum Refining |
4-0-0 |
60 |
4 |
Theory |
|
2 |
Program Core |
Theory |
1076233210 |
Momentum Transfer* |
3-1-0 |
60 |
4 |
Theory |
|
3 |
Program Core |
Practical |
1076233320 |
Momentum Transfer Practical* |
0-0-4 |
60 |
2 |
Practical |
|
4 |
Program Core |
Practical |
1076233420 |
Chemical CAD Practical* |
0-0-4 |
60 |
2 |
Practical |
|
5 |
Program Core |
Practical |
1075233520 |
Distillate Testing Practical |
0-0-4 |
60 |
2 |
Practical |
|
6 |
Program Core |
Practicum |
1076233640 |
General |
1-0-4 |
75 |
3 |
Practical |
|
7 |
Open Elective |
Advanced Skill Certification |
1075233760 |
AdvancedSkillsCertification-3 |
1-0-1 |
45 |
2 |
NA |
|
8 |
Humanities & Social |
Integrated Learning Experience |
1075233880 |
Growth Lab |
0-0-1 |
30 |
1 |
NA |
|
9 |
Audit Course |
Integrated Learning Experience |
1075233881 |
Induction Program – II |
– |
16 |
0 |
– |
|
10 |
Audit Course |
Integrated Learning Experience |
1075233882 |
I&E / Club Activity / Community Initiatives |
– |
16 |
0 |
– |
|
11 |
Audit Course |
Integrated Learning Experience |
1075233883 |
Shop floor Immersion |
– |
6 |
0 |
– |
|
12 |
Audit Course |
Integrated Learning Experience |
1075233884 |
Student – |
– |
24 |
0 |
– |
|
13 |
Audit Course |
Integrated Learning Experience |
1075233885 |
Emerging Technology Seminars |
– |
8 |
0 |
– |
|
14 |
Audit Course |
Integrated Learning Experience |
1075233886 |
Health & Wellness |
– |
30 |
0 |
– |
|
Total |
550 |
20 |
|
|||||
SEMESTER – IV
|
# |
Course Category |
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
L-T-P |
Period |
Credit |
End Exam |
|
1 |
Program Core |
Theory |
1076234110 |
Process Heat |
3-1-0 |
60 |
4 |
Theory |
|
2 |
Program Core |
Theory |
1076234210 |
Mechanical Operations* |
3-1-0 |
60 |
4 |
Theory |
|
3 |
Program Core |
Theory |
1075234310 |
Petrochemical Technology |
3-0-0 |
45 |
3 |
Theory |
|
4 |
Program Core |
Practical |
1076234420 |
Heat Transfer Practical* |
0-0-4 |
60 |
2 |
Practical |
|
5 |
Program Core |
Practical |
1076234520 |
Mechanical Operations Practical* |
0-0-4 |
60 |
2 |
Practical |
|
6 |
Program Core |
Practicum |
1076234640 |
Process Instrumentation and Control* |
1-0-4 |
75 |
3 |
Practical |
|
7 |
Open Elective |
Advanced Skill Certification |
1075234760 |
Advanced Skills Certification – |
1-0-2 |
45 |
2 |
NA |
|
8 |
Audit Course |
Integrated Learning Experience |
1075233882 |
I&E/ Club Activity/ Community Initiatives |
– |
30 |
0 |
– |
|
9 |
Audit Course |
Integrated Learning Experience |
1075233883 |
Shop floor Immersion |
– |
8 |
0 |
– |
|
10 |
Audit Course |
Integrated Learning Experience |
1075233884 |
Student-Led Initiative |
– |
24 |
0 |
– |
|
11 |
Audit Course |
Integrated Learning Experience |
1075233885 |
Emerging Technology Seminars |
– |
8 |
0 |
– |
|
12 |
Audit Course |
Integrated Learning Experience |
1075233886 |
Health & Wellness |
– |
30 |
0 |
– |
|
13 |
Audit Course |
Integrated Learning Experience |
1075233887 |
Special Interest Groups (Placement Training) |
– |
30 |
0 |
– |
|
Total |
550 |
20 |
|
|||||
SEMESTER – V
|
# |
Course Category |
Course Type |
Course Code |
Course Title |
L-T-P |
Period |
Credit |
End Exam |
|
1 |
Program Core |
Theory |
1076235110 |
Chemical Process Calculations* |
3-1-0 |
60 |
4 |
Theory |
|
2 |
Program Core |
Theory |
1075235210 |
Refinery Mass Transfer |
3-1-0 |
60 |
4 |
Theory |
|
3 |
Program Elective |
Theory |
– |
ELECTIVE-1 |
3-0-0 |
45 |
3 |
Theory |
|
4 |
Program Core |
Practical |
1076235420 |
Mass Transfer Practical* |
0-0-4 |
60 |
2 |
Practical |
|
5 |
Program Elective |
Practical |
– |
ELECTIVE-2 |
0-0-4 |
60 |
2 |
Practical |
|
6 |
Humanities & Social Science |
Practicum |
1075235652 |
Innovation & Start up |
1-0-2 |
45 |
2 |
Project |
|
7 |
Project/Internship |
Project/Internship |
1075235773 |
Industrial Training [Summer Vacation] |
– |
– |
2 |
Project |
|
8 |
Open Elective |
Advanced Skill Certification |
1075235860 |
Advanced Skills Certification – 5 |
1-0-2 |
45 |
2 |
NA |
|
9 |
Audit Course |
Integrated Learning Experience |
1075235881 |
Induction program III |
– |
40 |
0 |
– |
|
10 |
Audit Course |
Integrated Learning Experience |
1075235884 |
Student-Led Initiative |
– |
30 |
0 |
– |
|
11 |
Audit Course |
Integrated Learning Experience |
1075235886 |
Health & Wellness |
– |
30 |
0 |
– |
|
12 |
Audit Course |
Integrated Learning Experience |
1075235887 |
Special Interest Groups (Placement |
– |
40 |
0 |
– |
|
Total |
515 |
21 |
|
|||||
SEMESTER – VI
|
# |
Course Category |
Course Type |
Course Code |
Course Title |
L-T-P |
Period |
Credit |
End Exam |
|
1 |
Open Elective |
Theory |
|
ELECTIVE 3 |
3-0-0 |
45 |
3 |
Theory |
|
2 |
Open Elective |
Theory |
|
ELECTIVE 4 |
3-1-0 |
60 |
4 |
Theory |
|
3 |
Industrial |
Project / Internship |
1075236352 |
In – |
0-0-12 |
540 |
12 |
Project |
|
|
Total |
645 |
19 |
|
||||
ELECTIVE – 1
|
|
Course Category |
Course Type |
Course Code |
Course Title |
|
1 |
Program |
Theory |
1076235311 |
Industrial safety |
|
2 |
Program Elective |
Theory |
1076235312 |
Plant Utilities |
|
3 |
Program Elective |
Theory |
1075235313 |
Drilling |
ELECTIVE – 2
|
|
Course Category |
Course Type |
Course Code |
Course Title |
|
1 |
Program Elective |
Practical |
1076235521 |
Chemical Process Simulation Lab |
|
2 |
Program Elective |
Practical |
1075235522 |
Analytical Lab |
|
3 |
Program Elective |
Practical |
1076235523 |
Environmental |
ELECTIVE – 3 (PATHWAY)
|
# |
Course Category |
Course Type |
Course Code |
Course Title |
|
1 |
Program Elective |Pathway| Higher Education |
Theory |
1076236111 |
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics and Reaction Engineering |
|
2 |
Program Elective-|Pathway| Entrepreneurship |
Theory |
1076236112 |
Fertilizer Technology |
|
3 |
Program Elective-|Pathway| Technocrats |
Theory |
1075236113 |
Energy Resources Management |
|
4 |
Program Elective-|Pathway| Technologists |
Theory |
1076236114 |
Online Elective Course |
ELECTIVE – 4 (SPECIALIZATION)
|
# |
Course Category |
Course Type |
Course Code |
Course Title |
|
1 |
Program Elective |
Theory |
1075236211 |
Processing of Chemicals |
|
2 |
Program Elective |
Theory |
1076236212 |
Natural Gas Engineering |
|
3 |
Program Elective |
Theory |
1076236213 |
Electrochemical Engineering |
Lab Facilities
INFRASTRUCTURE
The Department of Petro chemical engineering has the following well equipped laboratories.
Distillate Testing Lab
Momentum Transfer Lab
Mass Transfer Lab
Heat Transfer Lab
Process Instrumentation and Control Lab.
LAB VIEW:
MOMENTUM TRANSFER LABORATORY
Momentum Transfer Lab has been to conduct the flow experiments in Orifice & Venturimeter, and to find flow characteristics of water through Packed and Fluidized columns. Also find the performance characteristics of Centrifugal pump.
DISTILLATE TESTING LABORATORY
Distillate testing lab has been testing of petroleum products like Gasoline, Kerosene, Diesel, Lubricating oil. It gives the aware of the tests carried in Refinery, also the important testing equipments like Aniline point, Bromine number, ASTM distillation & Refractive index for Aromatics.
HEAT TRANSFER LABORATORY
Heat Transfer Lab has been given the knowledge of various heating process and heating equipments in the chemical industries. Also have sound Knowledge about Conduction, Convection & Radiation Followed in Chemical industries.
MASS TRANSFER LABORATORY
Mass Transfer Lab has been Finding of Phase Changes like (Liquid to Gas, Solid to Liquid), mass transfer in distillation column, Absorber, Crystallizer in Chemical industries. Also have sound Knowledge on Simple distillation, Steam Distillation Followed in Refinery & Petrochemical industries.
PROCESS INSTRUMENTATION & CONTROL LABORATORY
Instrumentation And Control has been measuring of Temperature, Pressure, Level meters have been measured in chemical industries. It gives the aware of Computer control of process variables.
Faculty Details
Faculty Details
S.NO | NAME | QUALIFICATION | DESIGNATION |
1 | MOHANKUMAR G | M.Tech., | PRINCIPAL |
2 | MUNUSAMY G | M.Sc., M.Phil.,B.Ed | HOD |
3 | SAMPATHKUMAR G | B.Tech.,MBA | SENIOR LECTURER |
4 | PRASATH S | ME., MBA | SENIOR LECTURER |
5 | RANJTH K | B.Tech | LECTURER |
Activities
ACTIVITIES 2022-2023
Activity : Paper presentation
Name of the college : kongu polytechnic college , Erode
Date of the activity : 04.02.2023
No. of students attended : 02
Name of the college : Er. Perumal Manimekalai Polytechnic College , Hosur
Date of the activity : 10.02.2023
No. of students attended : 04
No of prize winners : 1 (THIRD PRIZE)
Name of the college : Thanthai Roever Polytechnic College , Perambalur
Name of the activity : PAPER PRESENTATION AND QUIZ
Date of the activity : 09.03.2023
No. of students attended : 04
No of prize winners : 1 (SECOND PRIZE in quiz competition)
Figure 2 PRIZE WINNER
Name of the college : Excel Polytechnic College
Name of the activity : POSTER PRESENTATION
Date of the activity : 17.03.2023
No. of students attended : 06
No of prize winners : 1 (FIRST PRIZE ) Figure 4 PRIZE WINNER
Project exposure
Name of the activity : PROJECT EXPO 2023
Date of the activity : 05.04.2023
No. of students attended : 04
No of prize winners : Nil
Activity: IV BIS
Name of the activity : IV
Date of the activity : 28.02.2023
No. of students attended : 30
Activity: Inovation club projects
3rd year students(1st prize)
2nd year students(1st prize)
Activity: lion club activities
Chennimalai cleaning activities
Activity: sports activities
Athletics divisional
Handball divisional winners
Handball state winners
DEPARTMENT EXCURSION
Opportunities
Placement cell has been functioning in our campus since 2004, which interacts with reputed organization in order to arrange ON and OFF campus placement drives for the final year students .The placement cell also provides in plant training for students in reputed industries. Our students are been placed in the following reputed industries in India and abroad
IN INDIA
Reliance Industries Ltd, Jam Nagar, Gujarat.
Essar steels, Gujarat.
Essar Oils, Jam Nagar, Gujarat.
Indian Oil tanking Ltd, Mumbai.
Bharat Oman Refinery , Madhya Pradesh.
Trans-ocean, Mumbai.
Tamil nadu Petro products Ltd, Chennai.
Thirumalai chemical Ltd, Ranipet
FL smidth , Chennai
Asian Paints private Ltd, Chennai.
Biocon India private Ltd, Bangalore.
Larsen & Tubro , Chennai.
Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceticals , Chennai.
Chettinadu Cements, Karur.
Futura Polymers, Chennai.
Chemplast Sanmar Ltd, Hosur.
Chemplast Speciality Chemicals, Chennai.
Tanfac Cuddalore.
Tagros Ltd, Cuddalore.
Chevron refineries Ltd, Singapore.
Evonik Rohmax Asia pacific Pvt Ltd, Singapore.
EXXON Mobil Refineries, Singapore.
Sumitomo Chemicals, Singapore.
Suhail Bahwan , Muscat.
Saudi Aramco , Saudi Arabia.
India fertiliser company, oman.
Oman Oil Company.
ORPC (oman refineries and petrochemical company).
Petroleum development of oman.
Oman polypropylene.
Galfar engineering and contracting company.
MB petroleum services, ( drilling, well testing)
Abraj energy services,( drilling contrcting company)
IN ABROAD
CORPORATE – CAMPUS CONNECT
Our department was inspired by many world leading petroleum and petrochemical industries in India and abroad. On behalf of our department our college has signed MOU’S with several multinational companies for their regular campus visit and recruitment process. Some of the corporate are
Essar groups, Gujarat.
Reliance Industries Ltd, Jam Nagar, Gujarat..
Indian Oil tanking Ltd, Mumbai.
Trans-ocean, Mumbai.
Tamil nadu Petro products Ltd, Chennai
Asian Paints private Ltd, Chennai.
Biocon India private Ltd, Bangalore
Chemplast Sanmar Ltd, Hosur.
Chemplast Speciality Chemicals, Chennai
Apotex pharmaceuticals limited, Chennai.
Thirumalai chemicals Limited,Ranipet.
Apart from the academics, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities the students of our department are provided with some excellent development programs, which aid in their enrichment and expansion of skills, knowledge and personality.