BCH505

Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

L-T-P3-1-0 Credits4 Session2024-25 TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

B.Tech Food Technology · Sem 5 (Core)

Syllabus

5 units · 42 lecture hours
Unit1

Unit 1

9 hrs

Basic concepts in Thermodynamics, laws of Thermodynamics and their applications in engineering problems, steady flow processes, unsteady flow processes, entropy and entropy balance for open systems

Unit2

Unit 2

8 hrs

An introduction to vapor-liquid Equilibria, qualitative behavior of the vapour-liquid equilibria (VLE), simple models for vapor-liquid equilibria, Raoults law, Henry’s law, Dew point and Bubble point calculations, VLE by modified Raoults law, the gamma/Philips formulation of VLE

Unit3

Unit 3

9 hrs

Solution Thermodynamics- Fundamental property relay, Chemical potential, partial molar Property, partial properties in binary solutions, equations relating molar and partial molar properties, criteria for Equilibrium between phases in multicomponent non reacting systems in terms of chemical potential, fugacity and fugacity coefficient for pure species, fugacity and fugacity coefficient for species in solutions, fugacity coefficient from the virial equation of state and generalized correlations

Unit4

Unit 4

8 hrs

Solution Thermodynamics Applications- ideal solution, Lewis rand all rule, excess Gibbs energy and activity coefficient, Liquid phase properties from VLE data, Excess Gibbs energy data reduction, Thermodynamic consistency of phase equilibria, applications of the correlations and prediction of phase equilibria, models for excess Gibbs energy, Property change of mixing

Unit5

Unit 5

8 hrs

Chemical Reaction Equilibria-The reaction coordinate, standard Gibbs free energy change and Equilibrium constant, Effect of temperature on Equilibrium constant, evaluation of Equilibrium constant, relation of equilibrium constants to composition for gas phase and liquid phase reactions, Equilibrium conversion for single reaction, Thermodynamic analysis of simultaneous reactions TOTAL

Course Objectives3 points
  • To understand the laws of Thermodynamics in solving problems
  • To impart fundamental concepts of solution Thermodynamics to describe& predict phase equilibria
  • To understand the functional relationship between Chemical Reactions and Thermodynamics
Course Outcomes (COs)6 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Understand and apply the fundamental laws of thermodynamics to engineering problems.
  2. CO2Analyze vapor-liquid equilibria using Raoult's law, Henry's law, and modified Raoult's law.
  3. CO3Evaluate solution thermodynamics, including chemical potential and partial molar properties, in multi-component systems.
  4. CO4Apply thermodynamic models to predict phase equilibria and assess excess Gibbs energy in mixtures.
  5. CO5Determine equilibrium constants and analyze the impact of temperature on chemical reaction equilibria.
  6. CO6Perform thermodynamic analysis of single and simultaneous reactions to evaluate equilibrium conversion.

REFERENCEBOOKS

  1. S.O NAMEOFAUTHORS/BOOKS/PUBLISHERS YEAR OF PUBLICATION/ REPRINT
  2. Smith,J.M.,VanNess,H.C.&Abbot,M.M.“IntrotoChemicalEngineeringThermodyna mics“, 5th edition. NewYork: Mc-Graw Hill 1996
  3. DaubertT.E., "Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics" Mc Graw Hill 1986
  4. Y.V.C.Rao,”Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics” University press 1997

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 6, 7 of the original AKTU PDF.

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