CHEMICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS
Academic year2016/17
CourseCHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Code537II
Credits9
PeriodSemester 1
LanguageItalian
| Modules | Area | Type | Hours | Teacher(s) |
| TERMODINAMICA DELL'INGEGNERIA CHIMICA | ING-IND/24 | LEZIONI | 90 | |
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Knowledge
Students are expected to learn how to apply the principles of mass and energy conservation, together with the second law of thermodynamics, to describe the equilibrium states that are currently encountered in chemical engineering. The fundamental principles of thermodynamics are studied in depth, both starting from a classical, historical-oriented perspective, and also showing how they are connected to the basic laws of mechanics. Then, students are expected to apply these abstract principles to problems that are typical of the chemical engineering industry, determining in particular the properties of mixtures and alloys, phase equilibria, surface effects and chemical reactions.
Assessment criteria of knowledge
The student must demonstrate her/his ability to put into practice and to execute, with critical awareness, the activities illustrated or carried out under the guidance of the teacher during the course.
Methods:
- Final oral exam
- Final written exam
- Final laboratory practical demonstration
Further information:
Passing the written exam is a prerequisite for the oral exam.
Teaching methods
Delivery: face to face
Learning activities:
- attending lectures
- participation in discussions
- individual study
- Laboratory work
Attendance: Advised
Teaching methods:
Syllabus
* First law. Equilibrium, internal energy, phase rule, ideal gas.
* Volumetric properties of fluids. Cubic equations of state, law of corresponding states.
* Heat effects. Temperature, specific heat, sensible and latent heat.
* Second law. The heat engine, Carnot cycle, entropy, principle of entropy increase.
* Thermodynamic properties of fluids. Enthalpy, free energy, Maxwell relations.
* Thermodynamic cycles. Two-phase systems, thermodynamic diagrams, steam engines, refrigeration cycles.
* Ideal mixtures. Chemical potential, ideal gas mixtures and ideal solutions.
* Non ideal mixtures. Partial properties, excess properties, fugacities.
* Phase equilibria. Stability, coexistence and spinodal curves, vapor-liquid equilibrium.
* Surface effects. Surface tension and concentration, Young-Laplace equation.
* Chemical reaction equilibrium. Reaction coordinate, equilibrium constants.
Bibliography
C. Rizzo e R. Mauri, Termodinamica per l'Ingegneria Chimica, in press.
Recommended reading includes the following works:
J.M. Smith, H.C. Van Ness, M.M. Abbott, Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, McGraw Hill (2005).
S.I. Sandler, Chemical, Biochemical, and Engineering Thermodynamics, Wiley (2006).
Updated: 14/11/2016 17:27
