ECHE 311
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS
SPRING 2011, 11:00 AM. -12:15 PM TTH, SWGN 2A 24
Professor:
Office:
Tel:
Email:
Dr. Branko N. Popov
2C19 SWG Eng. Center
803-777-7314
popov@cec.sc.edu
http://www.che.sc.edu/faculty/popov/default.htm
Web site:
Office Hrs:
Monday 11-12 am, Fri. 11-12 am and by appointment at 777-7314 or
by email.
Teaching Assistants:
Tae kuen Kim
Office:
2B33, SWG. Eng. Center
Phone:
803-576-5634
Email:
kim255@email.sc.edu
Phone:
Email:
Won Suk Jung
2B33, SWG. Eng. Center
803-576-5634
jungw@email.sc.edu
Phone:
Email
Xie Tianyuan
2B33, SWG. Eng. Center
803-576-5634
xie7@emial.sc.edu
Textbook:
Smith, Van Ness, and Abbott, “Introduction to Chemical Engineering
Thermodynamics” 7th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2005.
Ref. Textbooks:
Elliot and Lira, “Introduction to Applied Thermodynamics,” Prentice Hall
PTR, 1999.
K. S. Pitzer, “Thermodynamics,” 3rd Edition, Mc. Graw-Hill, 1995.
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Prerequisite:
ENGR 290, Thermodynamic Fundamentals
Course Objectives:
The students will learn the concepts of chemical engineering systems, evaluation of
thermodynamic property changes of pure materials, solution thermodynamics of
single-phase multicomponent systems, phase and chemical and electrochemical
reaction equilibrium, electrochemical equilibrium.
Computer Usage:
Extensive use of spreadsheets, MathCad or Maple and graphing packages.
Expected Knowledge:
To pass this course the student must demonstrate that he/she knows how to
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set up and solve phase equilibrium problems
recognize
thermodynamic
fundamentals
and
distinguish
thermodynamic models(e.g. compressibility equation, Equations of
State, activity coefficient models, etc).
calculate vapor-liquid equilibrium (bubble point, dew point and
flash).
determine and locate-pure component thermochemical data.
determine the Nernst potential , electrochemical equilibrium
set up and solve problems in reaction equilibrium
Grading:
2 exams
50% February 10, March 24 /2011
Weekly Quizzes
5%
Homework’s
15% Follow ChE Handbook Format*
Final Exam
30% Tuesda, May 3 @ 9:00 AM
Total 100%
*Homework must be submitted on time. Late homework will not be accepted unless valid reasons
exist. Exams (open book) will be related to the homework and lecture material.
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ECHE 311 Approximate Schedule, SPRING 2011
Final Exam
Holidays
Date
Tuesday May 3 @ 9:00 AM
January 17th , Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Day, March 6-13 Sun-Sun, (Spring Break),
Topic and Reading
Comment
Unit 1 First and Second Law/Equation of States/Residual Properties
1/11
Orientation. Review of Basic Concepts: Mass and Energy Balances:
1/13
First day of class, Read SVNA Ch 1,2,4,, B .N .Popov “Handouts”
The Reversible Process, Enthalpy, Heat capacity: Read: SVNA Ch2 ,
B. N. Popov” Handouts “The Fist Law”
1/18
Second Law, Entropy, Read SVNA Ch. 5 thru Section 5.9,
B.N. Popov Handouts ”The Second law of Thermodynamics,”
1/20
Properties of pure fluids: Equation of State-Virial Equation
Read SVNA Ch.3, Problem Solving (P.S.)
1/25
Cubic Equations of State, Problem Solving
1/27
Generalized Correlations for Gases and Liquids,
2/1
Property Relations Homogeneous Phases, SVNA Section 6.1 6.2
2/3
Fundamental Equations: Homogeneous Phases, Residual Properties: Read
SVNA Section 6.1 6.2, 6.3, (P. S).
2/8
2/10
Two phase systems / SVNA, Section 6.4, (P.S)
Generalized Properties Correlation for Gases: SVNA, Section 6.7, (P.S).
Review Unit 1.
EXAM 1-Unit 1
Unit 2 Solution Thermodynamics Theory: Phase Equilibrium
2/15
Criterion for Phase Equilibrium: Chemical Potential, Read SVNA
Ch.11 Section 11.1, and 11.2. (P.S)
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2/17
Fugacity from an EOS-Pure Component, Read SVNA Section 11.5
2/22
Generalized Correlation for the Fugacity Coefficient (P.S)
2/24
Ideal Solutions
3/1
Solution Thermodynamics Liquid Phase Properties from VLE data:
Read SVNA Ch12
3/3
Activity Coefficients from experimental data (P.S.)
3/6-3/13
Spring brake
3/15
Models for the Excess Gibbs Energy and Margules Equation/ (P. S.)
3/17
Review Unit 2
3/22
EXAM 2 on Unit 2
Unit 3 Gamma/Phi Method/Electrolyte Equilibrium/Reaction
Equilibrium
3/24
Gamma-Phi method for VLE, Raoult’s law, Modified Raoult’s law,
Read SVNA Ch. 10, B .N .Popov “Handouts”
3/29
Dew point and Bubble point calculations
3/31
Flash calculations: Problem Solving
4/5
Reaction Equilibrium , Read SVNA Chapter15,
Section 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4 13.5, 13.6, 13.7
4/7
Application of equilibrium criteria to chemical reactions/
Standard Gibbs Free Energy change and the equilibrium constant
(Effect of Temperature, Van’t Hoff Equation Gas-Phase Reactions
4/11
Application of equilibrium criteria to chemical reactions/
Standard Gibbs free energy change and the equilibrium constant
(Effect of temperature, Van’t Hoff Equation gas-phase reactions
4/14
Application of equilibrium criteria to chemical reactions/
Standard Gibbs free energy change and the equilibrium constant
(Effect of temperature, Van’t Hoff Equation gas-phase reactions
4/19
Application of equilibrium criteria to chemical reactions/
Standard Gibbs free energy change and the equilibrium constant
(Effect of temperature, Van’t Hoff Equation gas-phase reactions
4/21
Liquid-phase reactions, Equilibrium conversion for single reactions
-Review Unit 3
4/25
Last Day of Classes
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