URL study guide
https://tue.osiris-student.nl/onderwijscatalogus/extern/cursus?cursuscode=6PDPPD050&collegejaar=2025&taal=enDescription
The course Chemical Thermodynamics consists of lectures and preparing solutions of cases related to industrial practice. Trainees present their solutions to the group. Chosen methodologies and if applicable, approximations are discussed by all attendees. The trainees are expected to actively contribute to the discussions. Complex algebraic calculations are carried out with a mathematical software package.The course Chemical Thermodynamics aims at making the trainee familiar with thermodynamic calculations frequently encountered during the design of chemical reactors and separation processes. The following subjects are treated:
- Heat of reaction, adiabatic temperature rise, also for complex reaction systems
- Fugacity of non-ideal gas mixtures. Estimation
- From experimental density data
- Using the principle of corresponding states
- Using the viral equation
- Using equations of state (van der Waals, Redlich-Kwong, Soave Redlich-Kwong, Peng-Robinson)
- Chemical reaction equilibrium for ideal and real gas behavior, calculation of equilibrium conversion and equilibrium selectivity
- Vapor-liquid and liquid-liquid equilibrium
- Models for calculation of the activity coefficient (Margules, van Laar, Wilson, NRTL, UNIFAC)
- Calculation of P-x,y and T-x,y diagrams using models for activity coefficients
- Polymer solutions: activity of low molecular weight species (monomer, solvent)
- Example of a design study
Objectives
After the course the trainee should be able to use the outcome of thermodynamic calculations to:
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