CHIM9307-1 : Applied chemical thermodynamics (part II)

Study Programmes 2016-2017

CHIM9307-1

Applied chemical thermodynamics (part II)

Duration :

10h Th, 15h Pr

Number of credits :

Master in chemical and materials engineering (120 ECTS)		2

Lecturer :

Grégoire Léonard

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents :

The course makes an overview of methods for evaluating the physical and thermodynamic properties of mixtures.
First, variables necessary for characterizing a fluid mixture will be recalled and defined. For their evaluation, 2 main methods exist and will be described: Equations of state, and activity coefficient methods. The choice is done depending on the application, so examples will be given.
The main types of state equations will be described and the mixing rules in case of binary mixtures will be given (+ extension for multi-compounds mixtures). The activity coefficient methods will also be described in details, mentioning among others local contribution methods.
Finally, thermochemical variables characterizing reactions are presented and methods for their prediction are proposed. The evaluation of chemical equilibria will also be discussed.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit :

The course aims at giving the ability to practically evaluate thermodynamic data of chemical fluid systems and to predict them to enable their use in a process model.
At the end of this class, students will be able to identify and master the links between the thermodynamic variables necessary to characterize a fluid system, to estimate their values from the literature, to propose solutions when facing incomplete data, and to choose the most appropriate methods among those offered in simulation software, depending on the applications.
They will also be able to evaluate the accuracy and the reliability of these estimation methods.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Applied chemical thermodynamics, CHIM0009, part I (pure components)

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

The course will consist in lectures and practical classes.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Course held in the first semester (fall).