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Undergraduate Course: Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 2 (CHEE08019)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course first introduces the principles and methods of Classical Thermodynamics and the thermodynamic laws (first and second) in relation to familiar experience of equilibrium, work, heat, and amount of matter. The course shows how Equations of State calibrated on equilibrium data can lead to the identification of Thermodynamic Functions (Internal Energy, Enthalpy, Entropy, Gibbs Energy, Helmholtz Energy and Chemical Potential) and how these can be can be practically retrieved by using also other measurable thermodynamic quantities (specific heat capacity, expansivity and isothermal compressibility). This is delivered in the context of pure ideal and non-ideal fluids and ideal mixtures, aiming at the assessment of the performance of single reversible transformations, power generation and refrigeration cycles.
Course description The following topics will be covered:
1. Systems, Equilibrium State, Thermodynamic Variables, the Piston/Cylinder Assembly, Pressure and Boundary Work, Thermodynamic Data, PVT Surface, PV Diagram

2. Equations of State (EoS) and Ideal Gas EoS, Non-Ideal Fluids and EoS, Quasi-static and Reversible Transformations, Steam Tables, 1st Law of Thermodynamics, Path Functions, State Functions and Internal Energy in a Thermodynamic cycle.

3. Useful Work and Enthalpy, Internal Energy and Enthalpy of an Ideal Gas, Specific Heat Capacities and Heat, Boundary Work and Useful Work in specific Thermodynamic transformations.

4. 2nd Law of Thermodynamics and Carnot cycle, Entropy and Clausius Inequality, The Thermodynamic EoS and Entropy Change of the Ideal Gas, Diagrams with Thermodynamic Potentials.

5. Application of the Laws of Thermodynamics to Fluid Machinery - General Approach, Turbine, Compressor, Fans and Pumps, Adiabatic Expansion Valves, Heat Transfer Equipment

6. Direct Gas Cycles: Otto Cycle and Diesel Cycle, Brayton Cycle

7. Direct Vapour Cycles: Rankine and Hirn Cycles; Reverse Vapour Cycle

8. Fundamental Equation of Thermodynamics and additional State functions, Mathematical Relations between Functions of State, Expansivity, Coeff of Isothermal Compressibility and General Correlation between Heat Capacities, Changes in Thermodynamic Potentials for non-ideal fluids no change of composition

9. Chemical Potential and Gibbs Energy, Chemical Potential of the Ideal Gas and Ideal Gas Mixture, Mixing Properties of Ideal Gas Mixtures

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: ( Physics 1A: Foundations (PHYS08016) AND Physics 1B: The Stuff of the Universe (PHYS08017)) OR ( Chemistry 1A (CHEM08016) AND Chemistry 1B (CHEM08017))
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Engineering Thermodynamics (Mechanical) 2 (MECE08014)
Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2024/25, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 20, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 8, Formative Assessment Hours 1, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 67 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 70 %, Coursework 30 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Written Exam %: 70%
Practical Exam %:
Coursework %: 30%
Feedback Office Hours, Formative feedback from worked exercises for independent study each week, Seminar and Lecture Question and Answer time, Online Discussion Board platform.
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 22:120
Resit Exam Diet (August)Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 22:120
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Understand and apply to reversible and irreversible engineering and natural processes basic thermodynamic concepts about thermodynamic systems, states, properties, functions, work, heat and amount of matter.
  2. Describe the significance of all essential thermodynamic functions.
  3. Quantitatively represent reversible engineering processes, including those for power generation, transportation, refrigeration and separation, on suitable diagrams and determine the indicators of performance typical of each system.
  4. Understand the deviations between ideal vs. real fluid.
Reading List
Essential:
Fermi, Enrico - Thermodynamics. Dover Publications, 1956.
ISBN: 9780486603612

Kenneth Denbigh - The Principles of Chemical Equilibrium. Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781139167604

Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles, Mehmet Kanoglu - Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach.
McGraw Hill. ISBN10: 1259822672;
ISBN13: 9781259822674

Recommended:
Claus Borgnakke, Richard E. Sonntag - Fundamentals of Thermodynamics.
Wiley. ISBN: 978-1-119-49496-6
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsThermodynamics,Equilibrium,States,Internal Energy,Enthalpy,Entropy,Gibbs Energy,Cycles,Mixtures
Contacts
Course organiserDr Giulio Santori
Tel:
Email: G.Santori@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Mark Owenson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5533
Email: Mark.Owenson@ed.ac.uk
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