Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering 531
Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
Spring 2011
Tuesday & Thursday 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
DO 314
Instructor:
Dr. Stephen J. Paddison
Office:
Telephone:
E-mail:
Website:
DO 321
974-2026
spaddison@utk.edu
http://www.engr.utk.edu/cbe/faculty/Paddison/default.html
Office Hours: Wednesday 2:00 - 4:30 p.m., DO 321, or by appointment.
T.A.:
Mr. Chen Wang, DO 317B, cwang36@utk.edu
Textbook:
J. M. Prausnitz et al, Molecular Thermodynamics of Fluid-Phase Equilibria, 3rd
Other Reference Book: J. W. Tester and M. Modell, Thermodynamics and Its Applications
Lectures:
Tuesday and Thursday: 12:30 – 2:00 PM; Dougherty 314. Please no cell phones
or pagers during lectures. If you come late, please respect your fellow students and minimize
disturbance.
Examinations: There will be a midterm exam and a final exam. The midterm exam will be a
90 minute exam scheduled during the regular lectures and the final exam will be a 2 hr exam
scheduled by the registrar’s office. The examinations will be based upon class lectures (including
handouts), textbook reading, and homework problems. Failure to take the final exam will lead
to a non-passing grade! There will be NO make-up, early, or late exams!
Homework Problems: They will be assigned throughout the course with the typical frequency
of one set every other week.
Participation: Participation in the course will consist of not only attendance but asking and
answering questions during the lectures.
Grading:
Midterm Exam
25 %
Homework Problems
30 %
Participation
10 %
Final Exam
35 %
Final letter grades will be assigned according to the following scale: 85-100% = A, 70-84% = B,
55-69% = C, 40-54% = D, below 40% = F.
Misconduct: Cheating on examinations will not be tolerated. Anyone found cheating (copying
another exam, asking others for answers, or using textbook or notes during exams) will be asked
to leave and will receive a failing grade (i.e. F) for the course.
Extra Credit:
There will be NO individual extra credit work assigned.
Course Objectives: Classical thermodynamics is to a large extent a mature field characterized
with a theoretical structure that is a set of natural laws governing the behavior of macroscopic
systems. These laws are derived from generalizations of empirical observations and are largely
independent of any theory or hypothesis concerning the molecular-level behavior of matter. The
difficulty of thermodynamics is not in the understanding of the theory (or even the derivation) but
rather in the practical application. Real world processes are usually far from reversible, adiabatic,
or well mixed; very rarely are they isothermal or at equilibrium; and few mixtures of industrial
importance are ideal. Hence, a pragmatic approach must be taken in the application of
thermodynamics to real systems. This will require redefining the real problem in terms of
idealizations to which thermodynamic principles and methodologies may be applied. This course
will deal with phase equilibria with applications including solutions, polymers, and electrolytes.
Topics:
(1) Review of classical thermodynamics of phase equilibria
(2) Fugacity: pure liquids and solids, gas and liquid mixtures
(3) Simple models and theories of solutions
(4) Polymers
(5) Electrolyte solutions