Undergraduate Course: Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 3 (CHEE09020)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course focuses on the fundamentals of classical thermodynamics, with emphasis on problems encountered in chemical engineering. We begin by introducing fundamental concepts: thermodynamic potentials, criteria of thermodynamic equilibrium and thermodynamic stability. These concepts are then applied to the analysis and solution of chemical engineering problems, such as predicting the equilibrium state and composition of multi-component, multiphase, and chemically reacting mixtures. |
| Course description |
This course emphasizes the solution of practical problems in chemical engineering through the application of the fundamental concepts of thermodynamics.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Engineering Thermodynamics 2 (SCEE08006)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Introductory Thermodynamics |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 22,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
65 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
80 %,
Coursework
20 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written Exam %: 80
Coursework %: 20 |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 3 | 2:120 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 3 | 2:120 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Ability to express the fundamental equation in terms of different sets of independent variables, and understand its implications to equilibrium criteria
- Use equations of state to calculate thermodynamic properties of real gases
- Apply the phase rule to determine degrees of freedom and show how these may be satisfied
- Ability to solve vapour-liquid equilibrium of non-ideal mixtures
- Ability to calculate equilibrium compositions in chemically reacting systems
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Reading List
S. I. Sandler: Chemical, Biochemical, and Engineering Thermodynamics, 5th Ed., Wiley, 2017
K. G. Denbigh: The Principles of Chemical Equilibrium, 4th Ed., Cambridge, 1981
A. Z. Panagiotopoulos: Essential Thermodynamics, Drios Press, 2011
M. S. Shell: Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Cambridge, 2015 |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Phase equilibrium,Chemical equilibrium |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Santiago Romero-Vargas Castrillon
Tel: (0131 6)51 3567
Email: Santiago@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Mark Owenson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5533
Email: Mark.Owenson@ed.ac.uk |
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