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B.Pharm Second Year · NEP 2020

Pharmaceutical Engineering

Unit operations — flow of fluids, heat and mass transfer, size reduction, mixing, drying, filtration, distillation and evaporation; equipment and processes.

PCI code: BP307T Course: B.Pharm Second Year · Sem III Lectures: 45 hours
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Course contents — unit by unit · PCI NEP 2020 BP307T

Unit 1 · Fluid Flow and Size Reduction 12 hrs

The principle, construction, working, advantages, disadvantages and pharmaceutical applications of equipment for the flow of fluids and for size reduction and size separation — including the laws governing size reduction, and mills, sieves and classifiers used in pharmaceutical practice.

Unit 2 · Heat Transfer and Mixing 12 hrs

The principle, construction, working, advantages, disadvantages and pharmaceutical applications of heat-transfer equipment and of mixing equipment for liquids, semisolids and solids.

Unit 3 · Filtration, Crystallization and Centrifugation 12 hrs

The theory and mechanisms of filtration, filter media and filter aids; crystallization theory and equipment; centrifugation; and the pharmaceutical applications of each.

Unit 4 · Evaporation, Drying and Distillation 5 hrs

The principle, construction and working of evaporators, dryers and distillation equipment, together with their pharmaceutical applications.

Unit 5 · Materials and Material Handling 4 hrs

Materials of construction for pharmaceutical plant; material-handling equipment and techniques including conveyors, hoists and automated guided vehicles (AGVs); storage systems such as bins and silos in warehouses; and safety considerations in material handling.

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