Chemical engineering thermodynamics
Master
In Maynard (USA)
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Master
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Maynard (USA)
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This course aims to connect the principles, concepts, and laws/postulates of classical and statistical thermodynamics to applications that require quantitative knowledge of thermodynamic properties from a macroscopic to a molecular level. It covers their basic postulates of classical thermodynamics and their application to transient open and closed systems, criteria of stability and equilibria, as well as constitutive property models of pure materials and mixtures emphasizing molecular-level effects using the formalism of statistical mechanics. Phase and chemical equilibria of multicomponent systems are covered. Applications are emphasized through extensive problem work relating to practical cases.
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- Engineering
- Systems
- Materials
- Thermodynamics
- Chemical Engineering
Course programme
Lectures: 2 sessions / week, 2 hours / session
The goals of 10.40 are to connect the principles, concepts, and laws/postulates of classical and statistical thermodynamics to applications that require quantitative knowledge of thermodynamic properties from a macroscopic to a molecular level.
Focus on learning rather than grades. As we are revisiting the core area of thermodynamics now is the time to really gain understanding of key concepts and to bring your problem solving skills to a higher level.
Thermodynamics and Kinetics (5.60)
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (10.213)
Tester, Jefferson W., and Michael Modell. Thermodynamics and its Applications. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1996. ISBN: 9780139153563.
Two exams, eleven problem sets, and a final exam are scheduled for the course. The exams will be 2 hours long taken in class and the final will be 3 hours long in a take-home format. Your two exam scores and grade on the final exam will each count equally for a total of 60% of the course grade. Homework will count 30% and participation in class discussions 10%. Discussions with the instructors, teaching fellows, and teaching assistants of approaches to solving homework problems are encouraged. While students are welcome to also discuss problem solving strategies with each other, each student is expected to work independently in arriving at and documenting his or her final solution to submit.
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Chemical engineering thermodynamics