Chemical and Phase Equilibria
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| CHEE2027 | Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineeri | 2 | 10 | Autumn China |
- Code
- CHEE2027
- School
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineeri
- Level
- 2
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Autumn China
Summary
An introduction to Chemical Thermodynamics and its applications to chemical, vapour/liquid, liquid/liquid and solid/liquid equilibria. Correlation and prediction of data.
Target Students
Students registered in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering only. Available to JYA/Erasmus students
Classes
- One 1-hour seminar each week for 10 weeks
- One 2-hour lecture each week for 11 weeks
Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only in specified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takes place in some weeks of a Semester. 3 hours per week of lectures and examples classes.
Assessment
- 20% Coursework 1: Coursework assignment based on the lecture material
- 80% Exam 1 (2-hour): 2 hour exam
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
To ensure that students are able to apply appropriate quantitative science and engineering tools to the analysis of process-related problems. To provide a fundamental basis for students to evaluate reference physical property data.Learning Outcomes
A2.2.3 Understand the thermodynamic and transport properties of fluids, solids and multiphase systems. Demonstrated by the ability to relate process variables happening during phase changes and estimation of such variables.
IAC: evidenced by exam question and coursework on thermodynamic properties of fluids (saturation pressures, saturation temperatures, latent heats, densities of liquids and vapours).
A2.2.4 Understand the principles of equilibrium and chemical thermodynamics, and application to phase behaviour, to systems with chemical reaction and to processes with heat and work transfer. Demonstrated by the ability to formulate and solve phase and chemical equilibria models using alternative approaches: Raoult’s law, fugacity coefficients and activity coefficients.
IAC: As evidenced by exam question and coursework on vapour-liquid equilibria (bubble point, dew point and flash conditions using ideal and real approaches –i.e. fugacities and activities-) and chemical equilibrium.
A2.3.1 Be familiar with the application and limitations of a range of modelling approaches including first-principles models, simple empirical correlations, and artificial intelligence approaches. Demonstrated by the ability to model phase equilibrium problems using first principles and empirical correlations.
IAC: evidenced by exam questions on first-principle models applied to the prediction of phase equilibria and the limitations of ideal approach, fugacities approach and activities approach.
A2.3.2 Be competent in the use of numerical and computer methods, including commercial software for solving chemical engineering problems (detailed knowledge of computer coding is not required. Demonstrated by the ability to use readily implemented algebraic numerical methods to solve for process variables in phase and chemical equilibria scenarios.
IAC: evidenced by exam questions and coursework on the use of numerical methods in Excel (goal-seek, solver) to solve chemical engineering problems.
Conveners
- Yong Sun