ChE 610 Advanced Thermodynamics

Spring

 

1998-2000 Catalogue data:
ChE610 Advanced Thermodynamics (3) - A comprehensive study of physical and chemical equilibrium with special emphasis on non-ideality.

Prerequisites by Topic:
- elementary chemical engineering thermodynamics
- fluid mechanics
- heat transfer
- mass transfer
- separation operations.

Textbook:   Jefferson W. Tester and Michael Modell, Thermodynamics and Its Applications, 3rd Edition, Prentice Hall PTR, Upper Saddle River, NJ 1997.

Course objectives: Upon completing this course students will:
- understand the fundamentals of classical thermodynamics,
- apply these fundamentals to engineering problems in physical and chemical equilibrium,
- use models to estimate physical properties of ideal and non-ideal systems and materials,
- understand basic concepts of statistical thermodynamics.

Topics covered:
 - Basic concepts and the First Law
-  Second Law
-  Mathematical methods
-  Equilibrium and stability
-  Properties of pure materials
-  Properties of mixtures
-  Statistical mechanics
-  Phase equilibrium
-  Chemical equilibrium
-  Surfaces

Class Schedule: Two lecture sessions per week, each of 75 minutes duration.

Contribution of course to meeting professional component:
- Fifth year and graduate required course
- Applications of material and energy balances
- Applications in thermodynamics of physical and chemical equilibria

Relationship of course to program objectives:
- helps fulfill Program Outcomes 1, 2, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12

Prepared by: T. L. Starr       Date:  May 2000