Equilibrium Thermodynamics
ChE 3063
Instructor:
Office:
Text:
Fall 2014
G. L. Price
U301 Keplinger Hall
Smith, Van Ness, and Abbott, Introduction to Chemical Engineering
Thermodynamics, 7th Ed., McGraw-Hill
The course website is:
http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~geoffrey-price/Courses/ChE3063/Fall2014/ChE3063F14.html
You can find ALL homework, projects, resources, and a calendar at that site.
Chemical Engineering Department Educational Objectives:
Our educational objectives are to prepare graduates such that, within a few years of graduation, they have
established chemical engineering careers in the petroleum, natural gas, chemicals, alternative energy,
environmental, materials, or biotechnology industries, and/or have begun graduate studies in chemical
engineering or related fields such as medicine, law, and business administration.
Course Objectives:
By the end of this course the student will be able to:
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Determine the properties of pure substances using charts and equations, including departures from
ideal gas.
Determine the properties of ideal and non-ideal mixtures using both charts and equations.
Test experimental data for thermodynamic consistency.
Determine phase equilibrium and phase changes of mixtures, include bubble points, dew points,
flashes, and liquid-vapor phase diagrams using modern computing tools where appropriate.
Determine equilibrium concentrations for single and multiphase reactive systems.
Course Schedule:
A tentative course schedule is attached. Some changes may be made as the class
proceeds.
Grading Policy:
50 minute exams, average of 3
Final
Project(s)
Homework (average of all)
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90 - 100
80 - 89
70 - 79
60 - 69
below 60
All exams including the final will be open book unless otherwise specified. The instructor designs exams
and gives partial credit in grading exams based upon the scale given above, so no curves are applied beyond
partial credit. No exam grades will be dropped. In deciding the final grades for the class, the instructor
occasionally gives slightly better grades than indicated above when there is good reason. Homework is
designed to represent the minimum concepts required to pass the class. Students are encouraged to work
more problems.
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Attendance: Class attendance is required. The experience of the instructor has been that students
that don't attend class do poorly, so it is to your benefit to be here.
No late homework is accepted.
Please do everything possible to notify the instructor prior to the exam if you must miss an exam.
General instructor contact hours are 8:00 - 11:30 a.m. every weekday unless otherwise announced.
Please be aware that chairman’s duties may take me away from the office, but I will do my best to
be available during those times. Other times are available by appointment.
Though students are encouraged to work together on homework, copying of homework is strictly
prohibited. There is a difference between similar solutions that might be expected after students
study together and copied solutions.
You may bring any type of calculator to an exam, but laptops and electronic notebooks (iPad,
Kindle, etc.) are prohibited from exams. Also prohibited are any WIFI or cellular capable devices.
Please leave cell phones at home the day of an exam, but if you bring one, it must be completely off
for the entire exam. If any phone rings, buzzes, tweets or make any noise at all during an exam, the
phone will be confiscated by Dr. Price or the exam proctor and is subject to search to see if any
information pertinent to the exam has been exchanged or attempted to be exchanged with another
person. Any phone which is on during an exam is considered an act of academic dishonesty.
Academic Dishonesty cases will be handled according to the College of Engineering and Natural
Sciences (ENS) Academic Misconduct Policy for undergraduates. The first instance of academic
misconduct will result in a zero on the assignment, and a second infraction will result in an F in the
course. All infractions will be reported Dean Reeder’s office in ENS where further sanctions may
be applied by Dr. Reeder.
Grade appeals for the final grade in the course (not individual assignments) must be submitted in
writing to the instructor.
Students with disabilities should contact the Center for Student Academic Support to self-identify
their needs in order to facilitate their rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Class Content:
We will basically follow this order. Chapter Numbers and titles from Smith, Van Ness and Abbott:
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4
6
10
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14
Volumetric Properties of Pure Fluids
Heat Effects
Thermodynamic Properties of Fluids
Vapor/Liquid Equilibrium: Introduction
Solution Thermodynamics: Theory
Solution Thermodynamics: Applications
Chemical Reaction Equilibria
Topics in Phase Equilibrium
Design Projects:
Design projects constitute more work than homework sets and are later in the semester. See the website for
the actual projects.
ChE 3063 Equilibrium Thermodynamics Fall 2014 Calendar
Chapters referred to below are from the textbook by Smith, Van Ness, and Abbott. Reading assignments
should be done by date shown. All homework assignments are due in class the day they show on the
calendar unless otherwise specified in class.
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
August
25
Lecture: Review material
Read Chapter 3
27
Lecture: Chapter 3
Read Chapter 4
29
Lecture: Chapter 4
Read Chapter 6
5
Lecture: Chapter 6
12
Homework 2 due
Lecture: Chapter 10
19
Lecture: Chapter 10
Read Chapter 11
26
Homework 3 due
Lecture: Chapter 11
September
1
Holiday
3
8
Lecture: Chapter 6
Read Chapter 10
10
15
Lecture: Chapter 10
22
Exam I
29
Lecture: Chapter 11
17
24
Lecture: Chapter 4
Homework 1 due
Lecture: Chapter 10
Lecture: Chapter 10
Lecture: Chapter 11
October
1
Homework 3 due
Lecture: Chapter 11
3
Lecture: Chapter 11
Read Chapter 12
6
Lecture: Chapter 12
8
Lecture: Chapter 12
10
Homework 4 due
Lecture: Chapter 12
13
Lecture: Chapter 12
Read: Chapter 13
15
Homework 4 due
Lecture: Chapter 13
17
Lecture: Chapter 13
Project 1 Due
20
Exam II
22
Project 1 Due
Lecture: Chapter 13
24
Exam II
Homework 5 due
Lecture: Chapter 13
29
Homework 5 due
Lecture: Chapter 13
31
27
Lecture: Chapter 13
Lecture: Chapter 13
November
3
Lecture: Chapter 13
5
Lecture: Chapter 13
7
Lecture: Chapter 13
Project 2 Due
10
Exam III
12
Lecture: Chapter 13
14
Lecture: Chapter 13
Homework 6 due
17
Lecture: Chapter 13
Read Chapter 14
19
Lecture: Chapter 14
21
Lecture: Chapter 14
24
Thanksgiving Break
26
Thanksgiving Break
28
Thanksgiving Break
5
Lecture: Chapter 14
Project 3 Due
December
1
Lecture: Chapter 14
8
last class day
3
Lecture: Chapter 14
Final Exam is Wednesday, December 17th from 9:00 am to 11:25 am in KEP U3
ChE 3063 Homework Set #1
Due: September 3, 2014
Do the following problems in Smith, VanNess and Abbott:
3.30
3.35
3.38 - part a) only