Syllabus for ChE 301
INTRODUCTION
TO CHEMICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS
Fall, 2009 2:10 3:00p in Sloan 5
Prerequisites: ChE 201, ChE or BE major
Instructor: Bernard J. Van Wie
Office: EE/ME B57 Phone: 335-4103
Office Hours: Van Wie: M 3:10 3:40p, Th 4 5p in EME B57, or
appointment, or by e-mail bvanwie@che.wsu.edu
Davidson: Tu, F 4 5p in ETRL 349, or by e-mail stephen.davidson@email.wsu.edu
Text: Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics by Smith,
Van Ness and Abbott (McGraw-Hill, 7th ed.)
Picture:
Topical Outline: Clicking
on the Chapters will lead you to supplementary notes developed by Prof.
Emeritus Reid Miller and Prof.
Bernie Van Wie. Found at: http://www.che.wsu.edu/%7Ebvanwie/Classes/301_fall_2008/SYLLABUS_FOR_CHE_301_2008.htm;
or go to the ChE Website and select Chemical Engineering, Courses, ChE 301; or
from my website.
Chap. 1 & 2
Introduction and 1st Law - Aug. 24-Sept. 2 Solutions_Chapters_1_5_2009.pdf
Chap. 3 & 4
Volumetric Properties and Heat Effects Sept. 4 11
Chap. 5 2nd Law - Sept. 14-23
Exam 1 - Sept. 25 Practice_Exam_Ib_2008_2003_1999.pdf
Chap. 6 & 7 Thermodynamic
Properties and Flow Processes - Sept. 28-Oct. 9
Chap. 10-12 Phase
Equilibrium & Solution Thermodynamics - Oct. 12-30
Exam 2 - Nov. 2 Practice_Exam_II_2008_2005_2003.pdf
Practice_ExamII_2008_2005_2003_No_Solutions.doc
Supplementary
Materials Stagewise Processes - Nov. 4-20
·
Tutorial on Distillation
HYSYS
Chap. 13 Chemical-Reaction
Equilibrium Nov. 30 Dec. 9
·
Tutorial on Equilibrium
Reactors in HYSYS
Review - Dec. 11
Final Exam Wed. Dec. 18 (7:00 - 10:00 a.m.)
Links to the following:
Course Objectives:
1.
Students develop a fundamental understanding of the basic principles of
chemical engineering thermodynamics. (memory, comprehension)
2.
Students can examine and select pertinent data, and solve thermodynamics
problems. (application, analysis, synthesis)
3.
Students can select and/or evaluate problem solution methods, for example,
between analytic and numerical solution techniques. (synthesis, evaluation)
4.
Students can give examples of important applications of thermodynamics in
chemical engineering processes. (memory, comprehension)
5.
Students can evaluate their own solutions and those of others to find and
correct errors. (evaluation)
6.
Students can apply critical thinking while working in a structured team
environment to solve problems, including open-ended problems. (analysis,
synthesis)
7.
Students can assess their team problem-solving processes to improve these
processes. (evaluation)
8.
Students can describe in written and oral form any of the concepts implied in
the above objectives.
Special Features:
Cooperative Learning Groups of 3 or 4
Teams
will be formed, with three or four students per group, self-selected but
subject to veto by the professor. Roles of team leader, recorder,
technical specialist, and reflector will be assigned and rotated throughout the
semester. These groups will be used in three ways. First, in-class
discussions and reporting on assignments will be by group (where
possible). Second, students will be encouraged to work on homework assignments in groups. Third, a team design project will be assigned during the semester, with
team reports on specific due dates. Information on organization
and operation of teams is available through this link.
Relationships to Chemical Engineering Practice
Every
attempt will be made to relate the information developed in class to the real
world of engineering design operations. Students will be asked to
identify different applications of thermodynamics that appear to be important
in specific chemical processing operations.
Learning Styles and Levels
Lesson
plans will be developed to incorporate different learning styles and different
levels of learning (see information on Bloom's Taxonomy).
Course objectives have been developed to involve a range of learning levels, as
indicated in parentheses above.
Students with disabilities
Reasonable
accommodations are available for students who have a documented
disability. Please notify the instructor during the first week of class
of any accommodations needed for the course. Late notification may cause
the requested accommodations to be unavailable. All accommodations must
be approved through the
Policies and Procedures:
1.
Course Grade
45%
Hour Exams
30%
Final Exam
25%
Homework & Design Projects
Grades of 90, 80, 70
and 60% are cutoffs for A's, B's, C's and D's. However, depending on
relative exam difficulty, cutoffs may be slightly below these. Grades of
"+" and "-" will be used to differentiate performance.
2.
Exams
Two
50 minute exams
will be given plus a Final Exam during Finals Week. If one of the
in-class exams is missed, with an authorized university excuse, a makeup will
be given. All exams will be "open book", "open
notes", "open homeworks" and "open reference materials".
3.
Academic Integrity
Misrepresentation
of a student's involvement in any required academic work will result in the
instructor invoking the academic dishonesty policies of the university.
This could result in an "F" grade for the course. Collaboration
is expected for group activities including projects and group homeworks.
Also, interaction with your group is encouraged on individual homeworks;
however, the final solutions should be worked out individually. Clearly,
there should be no interaction during an examination period. Instructions
for each assignment should be followed. If in doubt, ask the instructor.
4.
Homework and Design Projects
Homework
problems and design project will be assigned
throughout the semester (with due dates). Homework is due at the
beginning of class on the assigned due date. Homeworks turned in
after class up to 5:00p, will receive 25% off while that turned in by 8:00a the
following morning will receive 50% off. No credit will be given after
that. Individual (I) and group assignments will be given, but I
always encourage group discussions before solving any problem. Obviously,
copied assignments or computer programs are not acceptable. Homeworks
must be a clear presentation of the problem and its solution that can be fully
understood by another engineer. Homeworks should include:
A problem statement with a diagram (0.5 pts)
Approaches and equations used for the solution (varies)
Values with units used for the solution, e.g., P = 10 atm (1
pt)
The answer clearly indicated underlined or boxed with
appropriate units (0.5 pts)
A discussion of implications of the answer (1 pt extra
credit)
Up-to-date computer graphics, linear regressions, etc. as
appropriate
Paper: computer printouts of solutions on Mathcad, etc. or
Engineering paper no spiral notebook paper; use only one side of paper (0.5
pts)
Separate group work from individual assignments
Students
with Disabilities:
I am committed to providing assistance to help you
be successful in this course. Reasonable
accommodations are available for students with a documented disability. Please visit the Disability Resource Center
(DRC) during the first two weeks of every semester to seek information or to
qualify for accommodations. All
accommodations MUST be approved through the DRC (Admin Annex Bldg. Room
205). Call 509/335-3417 to make an
appointment with a disability counselor.
ChE
301 Homework Assignments:
Assignment
-- Problems -- Due Date; (I) indicates individual solutions required
- Chapter 1 & 2 - 1.5, 7, 12(I),
20 & 2.1, 5, 28, 34(I)
Sept. 4
- Chapter 3 & 4 - 3.4, 10,
33a,b,d, 38(i) (I), 58 & 4.10e, 21q(I), 40 Sept. 14
- Chapter 5 - 4, 7, 8(I),
19, 29 - Sept. 23
- Chapter 6 & 7 - 6.7, 21,
34, 45(I), 87(#i) & 7.5, 19d, 35e (I) Oct. 12
- Chapter 10 & 11 - 10.1e,
7b, 20, 26c(I) & 11.17, 19 (using Eq. 11.67 & Rackett
Eqn.), 27(I), 28 Oct. 23
- Chapter 12 1a, 15(methanol +
acetonitrile), 29(I), 43 Oct. 30
- Design Project: Simplified VLE
Calculations Due Nov. 20
- Stagewise Processes
Dec. 4
- Chapter 13 1a, 13(I) (ProVision Gibbs Reactor), 15 Dec. 11
Other Interesting Web Sites
History of
Chemical Engineering
Some Basic
Definitions
System - that portion of the universe set
aside for study
Surroundings - the environment - the rest of the
universe
Boundaries - walls - separate system from
surroundings
Closed
system - constant
mass - impermeable boundaries - energy can cross boundaries
Open
system - mass and
energy can cross boundaries - some permeable or semi-permeable boundaries
Isolated
system - constant
mass and energy - impermeable, rigid, adiabatic boundaries
Adiabatic
walls - prevent
thermal equilibrium - no heat
Diathermal
walls - instant
thermal equilibrium
Dimensions - mental concepts used to
distinguish between opposing sense perceptions (e.g., mass, length, time,
temperature, etc.)
Units - scales used to quantify
dimensions (e.g., g, lb, ft, s, K, etc.)
Measurable
properties -
concepts suggested by sense perceptions relating to internal aspects of a
system (e.g., temperature, volume, etc.)
Derived
properties -
concepts which arise in analysis through convenience of definition (e.g.,
enthalpy, entropy, chemical potential, etc.)
Extensive
properties - depend
on the extent of the system (volume, mass, internal energy, etc.)
Intensive
properties - do not
depend on extent of the system (e.g., molar volume, density, specific internal
energy, temperature, etc.)
State
(of a system) -
specified by a unique set of intensive properties
Equilibrium - a state of absolute rest - no
tendency to change state - no fluxes of heat, mass, or momentum
Process - change in the state of a system -
isothermal (const. T), isobaric (const. P), isometric (const. V), etc.
Cycle - series of processes leading back
to the initial state of the system
Temperature - the property which tells us
whether systems are in thermal equilibrium
Heat - energy in transition across the
boundaries of a system due to a temperature difference
Work - energy in transition across the
boundaries of a system due to a driving force other than T, and not associated
with mass flow
State
functions - depend
only on the state of a system and not its past history (e.g., U, H, S, etc.)
Path
functions - related
to changes in state of a system - depend on how these processes take place
(e.g., Q, W, E(flow), E(gen))