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Undergraduate Course: Thermodynamics (Chemical) 2 (CHEE08009)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaChemical Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course provides a basic grounding in the principles and methods of Classical Thermodynamics. It concentrates on: understanding the thermodynamic laws in relation to familiar experience; phase change, ideal gas and flow processes; using sources of data such as thermodynamic tables and charts. The course also aims to introduce the concepts of Gibbs free energy and chemical potential and to relate these to both phase equilibrium and chemical reaction equilibrium in ideal systems. To introduce the Equations of State. To enable students to calculate heats of reaction and equilibrium concentrations for gas phase reactions using standard thermodynamic data.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Engineering 1 (SCEE08001) OR Chemical Engineering 1 (CHEE08001)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
King's BuildingsLectureLecture18-23 11:10 - 12:00
King's BuildingsLectureLecture18-23 11:10 - 12:00
King's BuildingsLectureLecture24-27 11:10 - 13:00
King's BuildingsTutorialTutorial19-23 11:10 - 13:00
King's BuildingsLaboratoryChemical Thermo Laba19-27 14:00 - 17:00
First Class Week 18, Monday, 11:10 - 12:00, Zone: King's Buildings. Lecture Theatre 1, Sanderson Building
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)1:30
Resit Exam Diet (August)1:30
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Develop an understanding of the basic notions: thermodynamic systems, states, properties, work, heat, energy.
2. Develop an understanding of phase transitions of simple substances and the use of thermodynamic tables and charts.
3. Develop an understanding of the thermodynamic laws.
4. Detailed description of ideal gas processes; Introduction to steady and unsteady flow processes.
5. Develop an understanding of the basic concepts, processes and laws in relation to familiar experience.
6. Determine the number of Components in a system. Apply the phase rule to determine degrees of freedom and show how these may be satisfied.
7. Describe the significance of Chemical Potential in mixtures.
8. Use Standard heats and free energies of formation to evaluate equilibrium constants, and hence determine equilibrium concentrations in reacting mixtures at elevated temperatures and pressures.
Assessment Information
Examination 80%
Laboratories 20%
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Khellil Sefiane
Tel: (0131 6)50 4873
Email: ksefiane@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Sharon Potter
Tel: (0131 6)51 7079
Email: Sharon.Potter@ed.ac.uk
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