To give students knowledge and understanding of (i) methods for estimation of pure component properties, (ii) methods for correlation and prediction of phase equilibria, and (iii) the thermodynamics of energy conversion cycles.

Principles of engineering thermodynamics: applications of the first and the second law of thermodynamics in chemical engineering; open and closed systems; conditions and limitations for conversion between different kinds of energy; conceptual understanding of work and heat; conceptual understanding of internal energy, enthalpy, entropy, and Gibbs free energy; energy and entropy balances; thermal efficiency; coefficient of performance; equilibrium in one-component systems; equilibrium in binary mixtures; chemical equilibrium. Fundamental thermodynamics of phase equilibrium and methods of correlation and prediction: Understand standard states and the use of activity and fugacity coefficients, and understand the use and limitations of models for correlation and prediction of excess free energy and activity coefficients. Thermodynamic Cycles: Theoretical energy conversion processes of Carnot-, Rankine-, Otto, Diesel, Brayton and various refrigeration cycles. Understand the differences between these cycles, their unit operations and their corresponding technical applications: power plants based on steam turbines and/or gas turbines; combustion engines; cooling machines and heat pumps. Application of chemical thermodynamics to reaction engineering: spontaneity of chemical reactions, chemical reaction equilibrium, equilibrium conversion calculations. Methods of correlation and prediction of physical properties for chemical engineering calculations. Availability and application of electronic databases for physical properties, and software for prediction of physical properties.

On successful completion of this module, students should be able to: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of the first and second laws of thermodynamics in the chemical engineering context. 2. Demonstrate the understanding of the thermodynamic and statistical meaning of entropy. 3. Interpret important quantities of chemical thermodynamics and their molecular background: enthalpy, entropy, free energy, chemical potential. 4. Describe various thermodynamic concepts and the limitations of electronic databases for physical properties and methods of prediction of physical data. 5. Determine equilibrium lines on phase diagrams, and equilibrium in mixtures; explain the thermodynamic concepts needed to describe phase equilibria, the thermodynamics of reaction engineering, important thermodynamic cycles, and methods of correlation and prediction of physical properties 6. Calculate enthalpy and entropy changes of physicochemical reactions in a practical context (thermodynamic processes and cycles, chemical reactions, phase transitions, pure substances and mixtures) 7. Solve thermodynamic exercises and problems, which includes looking up thermodynamic properties from steam tables and property tables, identifying which scientific and engineering information needs to be applied, utilizing electronic databases, and knowing how to computationally simulate or manually calculate the thermodynamic properties of phase equilibria. 8. Question new ideas, concepts, models in order to fully understand them, their underlaying assumptions and limitations.

On successful completion of this module, students should be able to: 9. Demonstrate a willingness to communicate results to an audience. 10. Participate in class discussions with collogues and teachers.

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The module is taught by lectures, tutorials, and also computer labs. Students are to perform a larger computer exercise on the estimation of pure component properties, and properties of binary and ternary mixtures. Students will have the skills to the competency and confidence to communicate technical information to a varied audience. Students will have the skills to troubleshoot the engineering related thermodynamic challenges.