Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics: Sahinidis@cmu - Edu

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS
CHE 06-321, Fall 2014

SYLLABUS

LECTURES TR 9:00-10:20 (DH 1112)

INSTRUCTOR

Professor Nick Sahinidis [email protected]
Office Hours: W 12-2 (DH 4210C) Other times by appointment; send email first

TAs Email Office hours (room)
Bruno Calfa [email protected] W 2-4 (DH A111 all days but 9/17;
On 9/17 in DH 4201)
Justin Weinberg [email protected] T 2-4 (DH 4201 all days but 9/16;
on 9/16 in DH 1102)
Zach Wilson [email protected] T 4-6 (DH A111)

COURSE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

The objective of this course is to cover principles and solution techniques for phase and chemical
equilibria in multicomponent systems. Topics include thermodynamic properties of ideal and non-
ideal mixtures; criteria for equilibrium; chemical potential, fugacity and activity coefficients; flash
calculations; Gibbs energy minimization; thermodynamics of chemical reactions including
equilibrium conversions.

SPECIFIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES

The recognition of the central role of thermodynamics in chemical processes, with
emphasis on phase and chemical equilibria
The understanding of basic thermodynamic state functions and their theoretical derivation
A working knowledge of semi-empirical thermodynamic models for predicting
thermodynamic properties in mixtures
Computational techniques for phase and chemical equilibria
A working knowledge of process thermodynamics and the use of computer packages in the
solution of process problems

TOPICS

- Review of 06-221 Thermodynamics
- Applications of process thermodynamics
- Ideal mixtures
- Equilibrium criteria: Gibbs free energy, chemical potential
- Ideal gas mixtures: Raoults Law
- Ideal phase equilibrium: flash calculations
- Nonideal mixtures
- Fugacity, activity coefficients
- Nonideal flash calculations
- Chemical reaction equilibrium
- Simultaneous phase and chemical equilibria: Gibbs free energy minimization
- Exergy analysis

SOFTWARE
- Aspen Plus
- GAMS

PREREQUISITES

06-221 Thermodynamics
21-259 Calculus in Three-Dimensions
06-262 Mathematical Methods of Chemical Engineering

FOLLOW-UP COURSES

06-361 Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering
06-422 Chemical Reaction Engineering
06-421 Chemical Process System Design
06-463 Chemical Product Design

REQUIRED TEXT

None.

Note: course will be largely based on class notes.

REFERENCE TEXTS

Callen, H. B., Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics, 2
nd
Edition,
Wiley, 1985
Dham, K. D. and D. P. Visco, Jr, Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering
Thermodynamics, CENGAGE Learning, 2015
Graetzel, M., P. Infelta, The Bases of Chemical Thermodynamics, Universal Publishers,
2000
Matsukas, T., Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, Prentice Hall,
2013
Moran, M. J. and H. N. Shapiro, Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, Wiley,
2011
Sandler, S. I., Chemical, Biochemical, and Engineering Thermodynamics, 4
th
Edition,
Wiley, 2006
Smith, J. M., H. C. Van Ness and M. M. Abbott, Introduction to Chemical Engineering
Thermodynamics, 7
th
Edition, McGraw Hill, 2005

WEBLINKS

Course notes, assignments, resources
http://www.cmu.edu/blackboard

Sandlers website
http://www.che.udel.edu/thermo/thermobook.htm

Smith, Van Ness and Abbott website:
http://www.mhhe.com/engcs/chemical/smith/

http://www.cheresources.com/data.xls
Excel spreadsheet with physical property data from Reid, Prausnitz and Poling for 468 components

NIST Chemistry Webbook
The full array of data compiled and distributed by National Institute of Science and Technology
http://webbook.nist.gov/

See also
http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/fluid/

Quest Consultants Inc. Thermodynamic Properties This page allows users to select a pure
component or a mixture of components and determine the vapor-liquid split (if two-phase), the
liquid and vapor densities, enthalpies, heat capacities, and compositions at an input temperature
and pressure. It uses the Peng-Robinson equation.
http://www.questconsult.com/software/thermodynamic-properties-fluids/

COURSE WEB PAGE

The course Blackboard Web page will be used for all course activities, including announcements,
and project and presentation submissions. The only exception is homework submissions.

GRADING

Percentage grades will be determined for each student as follows:
grade
Homework 15%
Midterm Exam 1 (September 30) 20%
Midterm Exam 2 (November 11) 25%
Final exam (date TBA) 40%

Homework

There will be eight homework sets. All should be turned in:
directly to the instructor
before the start of class on the day they are due
on paper

Late or reworked homework is accepted for 50% of the grade, irrespective of reason for being late.
Discussions of homework sets between students are strongly encouraged but detailed solutions
should be worked out individually. Homework solutions will often be discussed in class.

Exams

All exams will be open notes and open book. You are allowed to bring a single textbook, notes, and
homework solutions, but do not plan to use any laptops or other electronic devices with the
exception of hand calculators. If you miss a midterm, your final will count heavier.

Overall grading

Overall grading will be on a curve, i.e., will reflect your relative performance in class. Over the
past decade, grades in this course averaged 3.00. This will be the target this year, too, but we may
deviate from it, depending on class performance.

Participation bonus

A special participation bonus of up to 10% will be given to students who make recommendations
that the instructor finds useful for improving the teaching of thermodynamics. This bonus will be
given to individuals and not affect the grading of other students in class.

Intensity and time effort

You should be prepared to spend two to three hours for each hour spent in class on this course.

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