ChE 342 – Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II
Instructor: Dr. Reginald P.T. Tomkins
Email: Tomkinsr@njit.edu
Office: 357 Tiernan Hall
Phone: (973) 596-5656
Office Hours: Monday: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM; Friday: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Text: Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, Seventh Edition, J.M. Smith,
H.C. Van Ness and M.M. Abbott, McGraw-Hill (2005). ISBN: 0-07-310445-0
Class: Tuesday, 2:30 – 3:55 PM; Room: Faculty Memorial Hall, 309
Thursday, 4:00 – 5:25 PM; Room: Faculty Memorial Hall, 309
Course: This course will cover heat engines, refrigeration, thermodynamics of mixtures, phase
equilibrium and chemical-reaction equilibrium.
Homework: Homework assignments will be given; collected and graded
Exams: There will be three exams and one final exam. There will also be short quizzes [closed
book] covering concepts.
GRADING
Exams
Final
Assignments/quizzes
60%
30%
10%
100%
All exams will be open book. You can also prepare material on two sides of a 8 ½ x 11 sheet of
paper. This sheet will be collected with the exams.
Withdraw Deadline: November 3, 2011
ABET Outcomes for the course:
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Students will be able to determine the thermodynamic principles of heat engines,
Refrigeration, and in particular the carnot refrigerator.
Students will be able to analyze a typical liquefaction process
Students will be able to perform dew point and bubble point calculations using
Raoult’s law.
Students are able to apply the concept of partial molar quantities and calculate them
them.
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Students are able to calculate fugacities and fugacity coefficients for pure substances
and mixtures.
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Students are able to correlate activity coefficient data using equations such as the Van
Laar equation, the Wilson equation and the NRTL equation.
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Students will be able to calculate equilibrium constants for chemical reactions including
multiple reactions.
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Students will have knowledge of vapor/liquid equilibrium
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Note: for problems assigned with a (g) these will be group activities during class. The other
problems will be collected as per the schedule.
SCHEDULE
Week of August 29
 Heat Engines
 Chapter 8
 Homework DUE September 8: 8-1, 8-2, 8-3(d), 8-18
Week of September 5
 Heat Engines (cont): 8-6(g), 8-22(g)
 Refrigeration Processes
 Chapter 9
 Homework DUE September 15: 9.2, 9-9(a), 9-10, 9-15
Week of September 12
 Refrigeration Processes (cont.): 9-4(g), 9-14(g), 9-18(g)
Week of September 19
 Vapor Liquid Equilibrium
 Chapter 10
 Homework DUE September 29: 10-2(a), 10-9(a)
Week of September 26
 Vapor Liquid Equilibrium (cont.): 10-7(a)(g), 10-11(a)(g)
 Chapter 10
 Homework DUE October 6: 10-17, 10-19(g), 10-20, 10-22, 10-26(g)
TEST #1 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
Week of October 3
 Solution Thermodynamics
 Chapter 11
 Homework DUE October 13: 11-5, 11-13, 11-15, 11-18
Week of October 10
 Solution Thermodynamics (cont.): 11-4(g), 11-8(g), 11-19(a)(g)
 Chapter 11
 Homework DUE October 20: 11-27, 11-28, 11-33
Week of October 17
 Solution Thermodynamics (cont.): 11-30(a)(g), 11-37(d)(g)
 Chapter 11
 Homework DUE October 27: 11-38, 11-41, 11-50
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Week of October 24
 Solution Thermodynamics Applications
 Chapter 12
 Homework DUE November 3: 12-1(d), 12-1(e), 12-1(f), 12-3(a), 12-8
TEST #2 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22
Week of October 31
 Solution Thermodynamics Applications (cont.): 12-1(b)(g), 12-3(c)(g)
 Chapter 12
 Homework DUE November 10: 12-20, 12-22(g), 12-26, 12-32, 12-37(g)
Week of November 7
 Chemical-Reaction Equilibria
 Chapter 13
 Homework DUE November 17: 13-10, 13-11, 13-19, 13-20
Week of November 14
 Chemical-Reaction Equilibria (cont.): 13-9(g); 13-21(g)
 Chapter 13
 Homework DUE December 1: 13-22, 13-28(g), 13-31, 13-33(g)
TEST #3 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1
Week of November 21
 Topics in Phase Equilibria
 Chapter 14
 Homework DUE December 8: 14-1, 14-3, 14-9
Week of November 28
 Topics in Phase Equilibria (cont.): 14-16(g), 14-20(g)
 Chapter 14
 Homework DUE May 4: 14-31, 14-34, 14-39
Week of December 5
 Problems: 14-33(g), 14-35(g)
Week of December 14-20
FINAL EXAMINATION (COVERING ENTIRE COURSE)
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