Subject : Chemistry for Marine Engineering – I [CY6152]

Unit 1 WATER TECHNOLOGY

Water and it?s impurities - Impurities in water - fresh water, sea water, distilled water impurities. Purpose of water treatment in boilers, scale formation and prevention.

Unit 2 BOILER CHEMISTRY

Lime and Soda treatment, PH treatment, salinometer, use of litmus paper, test for partial, total alkalinity, chloride, sulphite, phosphate test, caustic soda treatment, condensate lime treatment. De- salination of water, reverse osmosis and electro dialysis, priming, foaming and control, effects of salts and gases in feed water

Unit 3 BOILER WATER TREATMENT

Lime and Soda treatment, PH treatment, salinometer, use of litmus paper, test for partial, total alkalinity, chloride, sulphite, phosphate test, caustic soda treatment, condensate lime treatment. De- salination of water, reverse osmosis and electro dialysis, priming, foaming and control, effects of salts and gases in feed water

Unit 4 WATER HARDNESS ANALYSIS

Hardness, units of hardness, estimation of hardness by EDTA method, treatment for hardness, total dissolved solids, dissolved oxygen test, use of coagulants, typical test valves for smoke and water tube boilers.

Unit 5 ENERGY SOURCES AND NANOCHEMISTRY

Introduction - Properties (Electrical, Mechancial and vibration) - carbon nano tubes -Applications in fuel cells, catalysis and use of gold nanoparticles - batteries -secondary batteries - alkaline batteries - lead acid, Ni - Cd and Li batteries, principles and applications of solar cells, fuels cells - Hydrogen and methanol.

Reference

1. Uppal. M.M., A Text book of Engineering Chemistry, 7th Editions, Khanna Publishing, 1988. Water Treatment by J.D. Skelly Imarest Publication , London. 2. Reed?s General Engineering Knowledge for Marine Engineers by Leslie Jackson and Thomas D. Morton

Text Book

1. Jain.P.C. and Monika Jain, Engineering Chemistry, 4th Edition, Dhanpat Rai & Sons, New Delhi, 2002. 2. Milton and Leech , “Marine Boilers ”.Butter Worth Publishers, UK

Marine Engineering