Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
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Follow on Instagram for UpdatesChemical Engineering Thermodynamics Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (subject code BE03044011) as prescribed for Chem. Green · Semester 3 divides the course into 7 units, covering 69 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (BE03044011)Unit 1 Introduction, Laws of Thermodynamics & their applications
- The scope of thermodynamics
- heat, etc
- Internal Energy
- The first law of thermodynamics
- Energy balance for closed systems
- The reversible process
- Heat capacity
- Application of first law of thermodynamics to steady state flow process
Unit 2 Volumetric Properties of Pure Fluids
- PVT behavior of pure substances
- Ideal and non-ideal gases
- Equation of states
- Vanderwaals EOS, Redlich/Kwong (RK) EOS etc.
- Calculation of constants in terms of Pc, Tc, Vc
- Generalized Correlations for gases and liquids
Unit 3 Second Law Of Thermodynamics
- Statements of second law of thermodynamics
- Heat engines
- Thermodynamic Temperature Scales
- Concept of entropy
- Entropy changes of an Ideal Gas, Third law of thermodynamics
- Refrigeration and Liquefaction Carnot refrigerator
- Vapour compression cycle
- Absorption refrigeration
- Choice of refrigerant
- Heat pump
- Liquefaction processes
Unit 4 Thermodynamics Properties of Fluids
- The fundamental property relations for homogeneous phases
- Maxwell’s equations
- Residual properties
- Mathematical relations among thermodynamic properties
- Two phase systems
- Thermodynamic diagrams. * Problem Based Learning (PBL) aims to accommodate learning beyond syllabus as per clause 9.4 of NBA manual
- Program Name: Bachelor of Engineering Level: UG Branch: Chemical Engineering (Green Technology and Sustainability Engineering) Subject Code: BE03044011 Subject Name: Chemical Engineering Themodynamics
Unit 5 Phase Equilibria
- Vapour/Liquid Equilibrium (VLE): Introduction
- The Nature of Equilibrium
- The Phase Rule
- Duhem’s Theorem
- VLE- Qualitative Behaviour
- Azeotropic Mixtures
- Retrograde condensation
- Simple Models for Vapour/Liquid Equilibrium
- Raoult’s Law, Dew point and Bubble point Calculations with Raoult’s Law, Henry’s law, VLE by Modified Raoult’s Law, VLE from K-Value Correlations
- Flash Calculations
- The Gamma / Phi Formulation of VLE
Unit 6 Solution Thermodynamics THEORY
- The Chemical Potential as a Criterion for Phase Equilibria
- Equations Relating Molar and Partial Molar Properties
- Partial Properties in Binary Solutions
- The Ideal Gas Mixture model
- The Partial Molar Gibbs Energy and Fugacity
- Fugacity and Fugacity Coefficient: Pure Species and for Species in Solution
- The Ideal Solution Model
- The Lewis/Randall
- Excess Properties
- The Excess Gibbs energy and activity coefficient APPLICATIONS: Data Reduction
- Thermodynamic Consistency by Integral or Area Test Method
- Models for the Excess Gibbs Energy
- Margules Equations
- VanLaar Equations
- Local Composition Models such as NRTL Equation
- UNIQUAC Equation
- UNIFAC Method
Unit 7 Chemical Reaction Equilibria
- The reaction coordinates
- Application of equilibrium criteria to chemical reactions
- The standard Gibbs free energy change and the equilibrium constant
- Effect temperature on equilibrium constant
- Evaluation of the equilibrium constant
- Relation of equilibrium constant to composition for gas phase and liquid phase reactions
- calculation of equilibrium conversion for single reaction
- The phase rule and Duhem’s theorem for reacting systems
- introduction to multi- reaction equilibria Program Name: Bachelor of Engineering Level: UG Branch: Chemical Engineering (Green Technology and Sustainability Engineering) Subject Code: BE03044011 Subject Name: Chemical Engineering Themodynamics
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