Course overview
This course provides students with the fundamental concepts and principles of modern chemical and pharmaceutical engineering thermodynamics with an emphasis on relevance to other parts of the chemical and pharmaceutical engineering curriculum. Building on the first law, the second law of thermodynamics will be introduced covering entropy; thermodynamic properties of ideal and real gases; equations of state; multicomponent mixtures; phase equilibria in mixtures; equilibrium of reacting systems; and analysis of power, refrigeration and liquefaction cycles. The course will include a practical demonstration highlighting key thermodynamic concepts.
Course learning outcomes
- Compute the thermodynamic properties of pure gases and liquids, and their mixtures
- Determine the heat and work requirements for physical, chemical and biochemical processes
- Determine the equilibrium condition for chemical reactions and for the transfer of chemical species between phases
- Identify and formulate problems in chemical and biochemical engineering thermodynamics and find appropriate solutions
- Work efficiently and productively in small teams.