Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

ENCH600013

Prerequisites

Mass and Energy Balance

Course Type

Compulsory

Credit Hours

3

Course Learning Outcomes

  • Apply heuristics and problem-solving skills to address various thermodynamic challenges in a Problem-Based Learning (PBL) format.
  • Utilize basic concepts of thermodynamics to solve thermodynamic problems.
  • Enhance self-directed learning skills at both individual and group levels.

Course Content / Syllabus

  • PVP Properties of Pure Compounds

    • Understanding pressure-volume-temperature relationships of pure substances
    • Use of steam tables for thermodynamic properties (Trigger 1)

  • Process Trajectories and Steamed Tables

    • Analyzing process paths and thermodynamic states
    • Application of steam tables in process analysis (Trigger 1)

  • Steady and Non-Steady System Energy Balance

    • Principles of energy conservation in steady-state and transient systems
    • Applications in process and system analysis (Trigger 2)

  • Cyclic Processes

    • Rankine cycle for energy generation
    • Refrigeration cycles and their thermodynamic principles (Trigger 3)

  • Ideal System Phase Equilibrium and Activity Coefficient Approach

    • Fundamentals of phase equilibrium in ideal systems
    • Role of activity coefficients in non-ideal systems (Trigger 4)

  • Phase Equilibrium at High Pressure

    • High-pressure phase equilibrium concepts
    • Fugacity coefficient approach using cubic equations of state (Trigger 5)

  • Reaction Balance

    • Balancing chemical reactions in steady and non-steady systems
    • Applications in reactor design and process optimization (Trigger 6)

Recommended References

  1. Haynie, D. T., Biological Thermodynamics, Cambridge University Press, 2008.
  2. Hammes, G. G., Thermodynamics and Kinetics for the Biological Sciences, Wiley-Interscience, 2000.
  3. Stockar, U. V., Biothermodynamics: The Role of Thermodynamics in Biochemical Engineering, EFPL Press, 2013.
  4. J. M. Smith, H. C. van Ness, & M. M. Abbott, Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, 6th/7th ed., McGraw-Hill.
  5. Donald R. Woods, Problem-Based Learning: How to Gain the Most from PBL, McMaster Bookstore, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1994.