AMIE Section B Chemical study plan
AMIE Section B Chemical · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Transport Phenomena (Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Mass Transfer)
Derive and apply continuity, momentum, and energy balances to solve pipe-flow and shell-and-tube problems from scratch
Calculate friction factors and pressure drops for laminar and turbulent flow using Moody chart and Colebrook equation
Compute convective heat transfer coefficients using Nusselt correlations for internal and external flow
Set up and solve a mass-transfer problem using Fick's law and film theory
Your checkpoint
A 10-problem worked set covering pipe sizing, pump head, heat-exchanger duty, and diffusion flux, all solved without reference notes
Transport Phenomena (Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Mass Transfer)
Size pumps and compressors including NPSH and cavitation checks
Analyze heat exchanger performance using LMTD and effectiveness-NTU methods
Design a packed-column or tray absorber using HTU/NTU and Kremser approaches
Interpret dimensionless groups (Re, Pr, Sc, Nu, Sh) and their physical meaning
Your checkpoint
One-page cheat sheet of transport correlations plus a solved combined absorber-plus-heat-exchanger case study
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics & Process Calculations and Stoichiometry
Apply first and second law balances to open systems and compute entropy changes for ideal gases and real fluids
Use equations of state (ideal, van der Waals, cubic) and departure functions for property estimation
Compute VLE using Raoult's law and modified Raoult's law with activity coefficients
Perform material and energy balances on reactive and recycle processes
Solve stoichiometry problems involving limiting reactant, excess, and percent conversion
Your checkpoint
A worked energy-balance flowsheet problem (with recycle and reaction) plus a VLE bubble-point calculation set
Chemical Reaction Engineering
Derive rate laws from batch, CSTR, and PFR data using differential and integral methods
Design isothermal and non-isothermal reactors for single and multiple reactions
Apply Arrhenius kinetics and analyze temperature effects on conversion and selectivity
Account for non-ideal flow using RTD analysis (tracer tests, dispersion, tanks-in-series)
Your checkpoint
A reactor design portfolio: batch-to-CSTR-to-PFR comparison for one reaction system with worked selectivity analysis
Process Equipment Design and Mechanical Design & Materials Science and Corrosion
Size vessels, heads, and nozzles using ASME-style thickness formulas and design pressure/temperature
Specify wall thickness, corrosion allowance, and joint efficiency for a pressure vessel
Select materials based on corrosion resistance, temperature limits, and cost
Diagnose common corrosion mechanisms (uniform, pitting, galvanic, SCC) and propose mitigation
Your checkpoint
A complete mechanical design sheet for one pressure vessel including thickness calculations and a materials/corrosion justification memo
Chemical Engineering Practice (Plant Design, Economics, Safety, Instrumentation) & Environmental Engineering and Pollution Control
Estimate capital and operating costs using factorial and Lang-factor methods
Compute NPV, IRR, payback, and equivalent annual cost for a plant investment
Identify HAZOP guide words and construct a HAZOP worksheet for a simple process node
Select and size control valves and specify instrumentation for flow, level, and temperature loops
Apply pollution-control fundamentals: emission estimation, effluent treatment selection, and air-dispersion basics
Your checkpoint
A mini plant-design report: cost estimate, profitability analysis, HAZOP table for one node, and an environmental-control recommendation
Petroleum and Petrochemical Engineering & Polymer Technology & Biochemical Engineering
Trace refinery unit operations from crude distillation through catalytic cracking and reforming
Characterize petrochemical feedstocks and key intermediates (ethylene, propylene, BTX)
Classify polymers, compare polymerization mechanisms, and relate structure to properties
Compute molecular weight distributions and degree of polymerization
Apply enzyme kinetics (Michaelis-Menten) and bioreactor design basics
Your checkpoint
A comparative summary chart for petroleum, polymer, and biochemical processes with three worked numerical problems across the three domains
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics & Transport Phenomena (Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Mass Transfer) & Chemical Reaction Engineering & Process Equipment Design and Mechanical Design & Chemical Engineering Practice (Plant Design, Economics, Safety, Instrumentation) & Process Calculations and Stoichiometry & Materials Science and Corrosion & Environmental Engineering and Pollution Control & Petroleum and Petrochemical Engineering & Polymer Technology & Biochemical Engineering
Complete two full-length timed mock exams under exam conditions
Review every missed item and tag it by domain and error type
Re-derive the ten most-used formulas from memory
Revisit the two weakest domains and close identified gaps
Your checkpoint
Two completed mock exams with a scored error log and a one-page final revision sheet
Milestones
Week 2: Solve a mixed transport problem set at 70% or better without notes, including one pump-sizing and one heat-exchanger item
Week 4: Complete a timed 90-minute mini-test spanning thermodynamics and reaction engineering with at least 65% correct
Week 6: Produce a cost estimate and HAZOP worksheet that an examiner would accept as structurally complete, and pass a 20-item safety/instrumentation quiz at 70%
Week 7: Score at least 65% on a combined petroleum/polymer/biochemical quiz
Week 8: Achieve 60% or higher on both full mock exams, with no domain scoring below 40%