CBE 211: Chemical Process Thermodynamics I

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211 Chemical Process Thermodynamics. I, II; 3 cr. Introduction to thermodynamics, energy balances, applications to steady state and unsteady state processes, pure fluids, chemical reaction equilibria. P: Math 234, Physics 201 or equiv; Comp Sci 310 or equiv or con reg; CBE 250 with grade of C or better. dePablo, Klingenberg, Kuech, Swaney, Root, Murphy.

Course Prerequisite(s)

CBE 250
Math 234
Phys 201
Comp Sci 310 or con. reg.

Prerequisite knowledge and/or skills

Elementary stoichiometry and a general understanding of chemical engineering processes.
General chemistry.
Differential and integral calculus.
Ability to use computers for problem solving, particularly spreadsheets and a mathematical program, such as Mathcad.

Textbook(s) and/or other required material

"Thermo" 2000 by Jay Schieber and Juan de Pablo

Course objectives

The student will learn the relationship between heat and work by understanding the significance of the first law of thermodynamics.
The student will understand the limitations imposed by the second law of thermodynamics on the conversion of heat to work.
The student will learn the definitions and relationships among the thermodynamic properties of pure materials, such as internal energy, enthalpy, and entropy.
The student will learn how to obtain or to estimate the thermal and volumetric properties of real fluids.
The student will understand the applications of energy balances in the analysis of batch, flow, and cyclical processes, including power cycles, refrigeration, and chemical reactors.

Topics covered

First law of thermodynamics.
Volumetric properties and equations of state of pure fluids.
Sensible and latent heat effects and heats of reaction.
Second law of thermodynamics.
Definition of entropy and the third law.
Maxwell relations and other relations among properties.
Correlations of the thermal and volumetric properties of real fluids.
Flow processes.
Power cycles.
Turbines and jet engines.
Refrigeration cycles, heat pumps, and liquefaction of gases.

Class/laboratory schedule

3 50-minute lectures/week; Section 1: 9:55 MWF; Section 2: 11:00 MWF
50-minute discussion session; 2:25 M or 1:20 T

Contribution of course to meeting the professional component

This course contributes primarily to the students' knowledge of engineering topics, but does not provide design experience.

The following statement indicates which of the following considerations are included in this course: economic, environmental, ethical, political, societal, health and safety, manufacturability, sustainability.

Ecomomics. Sustainability. Environmental issues.

Relationship of course to undergraduate degree program objectives and outcomes

This course primarily serves students in the department. The information below describes how the course contributes to the undergraduate program objectives.

This course is a basic building block in the curriculum. It introduces basic concepts needed to analyze and to synthesize all types of chemical processes and to understand the chemical and physical properties of real materials.

Assessment of student progress toward course objectives

Weekly homework-problem assignments.
Participation in class and discussion sections.
Three two-hour mid-term examinations.
A final examination.

Person(s) who prepared this description

Nicholas L. Abbott

Copyright 2007 The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Date last modified: 29-Aug-2007
Date created: 16-Aug-1999
Content by: che@che.wisc.edu
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