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Pharmaceutical Engineering (BP304T) – Important Questions, MCQ & Notes

B.Pharm 3rd semester, PCI syllabus. Unit-wise syllabus notes, the important questions asked in the exam pattern (Section A, B, C), 10 free MCQs a day on the site; model answers with key-point checking come with the ₹49 plan.

Pharmaceutical Engineering syllabus (BP304T), unit-wise

1. Unit 1 · Flow of fluids, size reduction and size separation

   Manometers, Reynolds number, Bernoulli's theorem, energy losses; orifice meter, venturimeter, pitot tube, rotameter. Size reduction: laws, factors; hammer mill, ball mill, fluid energy mill, edge runner and end runner mill. Size separation: official grades of powders, standard sieves; sieve shaker, cyclone separator, air separator, bag filter, elutriation tank.

2. Unit 2 · Heat transfer, evaporation and distillation

   Mechanisms of heat transfer, Fourier's law, conduction, convection, radiation, heat exchangers and interchangers. Evaporation: factors; steam jacketed kettle, horizontal tube, climbing film, forced circulation and multiple effect evaporators (economy). Distillation: simple, flash, fractional, reduced pressure, steam and molecular distillation.

3. Unit 3 · Drying and mixing

   Drying: mechanism, equilibrium moisture content, rate of drying curve; tray, drum, spray, fluidized bed, vacuum and freeze dryers. Mixing: factors, solid vs liquid mixing, mechanisms; double cone, twin shell and ribbon blenders, sigma blade and planetary mixers, propellers, turbines, paddles, Silverson emulsifier.

4. Unit 4 · Filtration and centrifugation

   Filtration: theories, factors, filter aids and media; plate and frame filter, filter leaf, rotary drum filter, meta filter, cartridge filter, membrane filter, Seitz filter. Centrifugation: principle and applications; perforated and non-perforated basket, semi-continuous and super centrifuge.

5. Unit 5 · Materials of plant construction, corrosion and material handling

   Factors in selecting materials for pharmaceutical plants; theories and types of corrosion and their prevention; ferrous and non-ferrous metals, inorganic and organic non-metals; basics of material handling systems.

Pharmaceutical Engineering important questions

Questions in the university exam pattern for BP304T, grouped by unit. Practise writing them; model answers with key-point checking open with the ₹49 plan.

Unit 1: Flow of fluids, size reduction and size separation

• [10 marks] Explain the principle, construction, working, uses, merits and demerits of hammer mill and ball mill with neat diagrams.

Unit 2: Heat transfer, evaporation and distillation

• [10 marks] Describe heat transfer mechanisms, Fourier's law, and applications of heat transfer in pharmaceutical operations.

Unit 3: Drying and mixing

• [10 marks] Explain the mechanisms of mixing for solids, liquids and semi-solids. Add a note on objectives and factors affecting mixing.

Unit 4: Filtration and centrifugation

• [10 marks] Define filtration. Discuss the theories of filtration and the factors influencing filtration. Add a note on filter aids and filter media.

Unit 5: Materials of plant construction, corrosion and material handling

• [10 marks] Define corrosion. Explain the theories of corrosion and discuss the methods for prevention of corrosion.

Pharmaceutical Engineering MCQ with answers

Sample model answers

How a good exam answer looks for Pharmaceutical Engineering (answers open with the ₹49 plan).