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Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
16:155:511, Fall 2006
Meets Tues., 5:00-8:00 p.m. in SEC-209
NEWS FLASH: The site for this course has been moved to Sakai!
Instructions: Go to sakai.rutgers.edu, login with your netid and password, and then you will have access to
| Instructor | Professor Charles M. Roth |
| Office | Engineering C-228 |
| cmroth@rci.rutgers.edu | |
| Office hours | Friday 4-5 pm (tentative) |
Textbooks (required):
Sandler SI, Chemical, Biochemical and Engineering Thermodynamics, 4th edition. John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2006.
Dill, KA and Bromberg S, Molecular Driving Forces. Garland Science, New York, 2003.
| Dates | Topic | Text coverage |
|---|---|---|
Sept. 5 |
Introduction; Heat, work, 1st Law |
Sandler Ch.1-3; Dill Ch. 3 |
Sept. 12 |
Entropy, 2nd Law |
Sandler Ch. 4; Dill Ch. 6, 10 |
Sept. 19 |
Conversions among thermodynamic variables |
Sandler Ch. 6; Dill Ch. 5, 8-9 |
Sept. 26 |
Equations of state |
Sandler Ch. 6-7 |
Oct. 3 |
Exam 1 |
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Oct. 10 |
Intermolecular forces |
Dill, Ch. 24 |
Oct. 17 |
Statistical thermodynamics of simple gases; |
Dill Ch. 11 |
Oct. 24 |
Molecular-based equations of state |
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Oct. 31 |
Thermodynamics of mixtures |
Sandler Ch. 8 |
Nov. 7 |
Activity coefficient models |
Sandler Ch. 9 |
Nov. 14 |
Exam 2; Advanced activity coefficient models |
Sandler Ch. 9-10 |
Nov. 21 |
No class – Happy Thanksgiving |
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Nov. 28 |
Adsorption and ligand binding |
Dill Ch. 27-28 |
Dec. 5 |
Cooperative binding |
Dill Ch. 26, 28 |
Dec. 12 |
Advanced topics |
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Your grade in the course will be based on assessments in the following areas:
Homework: The only way to learn engineering problem solving skills is through the independent practice and mastery of problems. Problem sets will be posted to this web site at least one week in advance of their due date. The problem sets are to be done independently. Copied problems will receive no credit for all parties concerned and will be considered cheating. Problem sets are due at the beginning of class, not the end. Late problem sets will not be accepted without documented medical excuse or advance agreement of the instructor. Problem solutions must be legible, and you must show your work; the method is more important than the answer.
Exams: Three examination will be given. Makeup exams will not be given except in the case of documented medical emergency. Regrades on exams will be given within one week of return of the exam upon written request clearly explaining why the student believes an error in grading was made.
Term paper: You will read and analyze a paper from the scientific/engineering literature that pertains to thermodynamics. This will provide you with an opportunity to apply your growing knowledge of thermodynamics fundamentals to a research or industrial application.
Due on the last day of class, December 12
1) Select a paper from the following list or another of your own interest (in this case you should get approval of the instructor).
2) What is the state of the art with respect to thermodynamic modeling of this system?
3) What is the approach of the paper?
4) What do the authors find? Is this really an improvement over previous studies?
5) What would be the next steps?