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Pharmaceutical Engineering important Question list

UNIT-1

FLOW OF FLUID

1. Rota Meter (Grade A+)
2. Types of Fluid Flow (Grade A)
3. Difference: Orifice meter – Ventury Meter (Grade A)
4. Types of Manometer (Grade A)
5. Bernoulli’s Theorem (Grade A)
6. Reylond’s Number (Grade B)
7. Types of Flowmeter (Grade B)
8. Comment: Reylond’s Number is Unit less (Grade C)
9. Orifice Meter (Grade D)
10.Energy Balances in fluid flow (Grade D)

• SIZE REDUCTION

1. Describe Size Reduction & Methods of Size Reduction (Grade A+)
2. Factors Affecting Size Reduction (Grade A+)
3. Standards for Sieve (Grade A+)
4. Ball Mill (Grade A+)
5. Fluid Energy Mill (Grade A+)
• SIZE SEPARATION
1. Methods of Size Separation (Grade A+)
2. Principle of Size Separation (Grade A+)
3. Factors Affecting Size Separation ( Grade A+)
4. Cyclone Separator (Grade A+)
5. Application of Size Separation (Grade A+)

➢ UNIT-2

HEAT TRANSFER

1. Heat Exchanger(Grade A+)
2. Overall Heat Transfer Co-efficient (Grade B)
3. Method of Heat Transfer (Grade B)
4. Heat Transfer By Conduction (Grade C)
5. Heat Transfer By Radiation (Grade C)

6. Fourier’s Law (Grade D)

• EVAPORATION

1. Factors Affecting Evaporation (Grade A+)
2. Climbing Film Evaporator (Grade B)
3. Multiple Effect Evaporator Grade C)
4. Forced Circulation Evaporator (Grade C)
5. Falling Film Evaporator (Grade A)

• DISTILLATION

1. Steam Distillation (Grade A+)
2. Molecular Distillation (Grade A)
3. Parts of Distillation (Grade C)
4. Classification of Distillation Process (Grade C)
5. Fractional Distillation (Grade D)
6. Applications of Distillation in Pharmacy (Grade D)

➢ UNIT-3

• DRYING

1. Fluidized Bed Dryer (Grade A+)
2. Spray Dryer (Grade A)
3. Rate of Drying Curve (Grade B)
4. Drum Dryer (Grade B)
5. Tray Dryer (Grade C)
6. Freeze Dryer (Grade C)
7. Classification of Dryer (Grade C)
8. Vacuum Dryer (Grade D)
9. Method of drying rate calculation (Grade D)
10.Define: a)Drying , b) EMC ,c) CMC ,d) FMC ,e) LOD (Grade D)

• MIXING

1. Planetary Mixer (Grade A+)
2. Classify Mixers (Grade A+)
3. Propellers & Turbine Mixer (Grade A+)
4. Liquid Mixing (Grade A+)

➢ UNIT-4

• FILTRATION

1. Plate & Frame Filter Pass (Grade A)

2. Factors affecting Filtration (Grade A)
3. Leaf Filter (Grade B)
4. Ideal Properties of Filter Aids (Grade C)
5. How the filter aid is used in Filtration (Grade C)
6. Application of Filtration (Grade C)
7. Theory of Filtration (Grade C)
8. Rotary Drum Filter (Grade C)
9. Meta Filter (Grade C)
10.Filter media (Grade D)
11.Cartridge Filter (Grade D)
12.Types of Filtration (Grade D)
13.Membrane Filter (Grade D)

• CENTRIFUGATION

1. Perforated Basket Centrifuge (Grade A)
2. Application of Centrifugation (Grade B)
3. Principle of Centrifugation (Grade B)

➢ UNIT-5

• MATERIALS OF PHARMACEUTICAL PLANT CONSTRUCTION

1. Factors Affecting During Material Selected For Pharmaceutical Plant Construction(Grade
A+)
2. Stainless Steel as Material of Plant Construction in pharmaceutical industry (Grade A)
3. Glass as Material of Plant Construction in pharmaceutical industry (Grade B)
4. Classification of Materials used in pharmaceutical plant Construction (Grade D)

• CORROSION AND IT’S PREVENTION

1. Theory of Corrosion (Grade B)
2. Galvanic Corrosion and It’s prevention (Grade C)
3. Importance of Corrosion (Grade C)
4. Significance of Corrosion (Grade D)
5. Factors affecting Corrosion (Grade D)
6. Types of Corrosion

Note:
1) Rota Meter is asked in every GTU exam
2) Falling film Evaporator is not in syllabus but It is IMP because it has Grade A

GRADE DETAIL

A+         Asked More than 5 times in GTU exam
A           Asked 4-5 times in GTU exam
B           Asked 3 times in GTU exam
C           Asked 2 times in GTU exam
        Asked Once in GTU exam