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An undergraduate engineering thermodynamics course emphasizing first and second laws and related concepts and an undergraduate chemical engineering thermodynamics class emphasizing fugacity and related concepts, mixture phase equilibria and chemical reaction equilibria or consent of instructor.
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| Course Objectives |
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To present the basic concepts underlying classic chemical engineering thermodynamics in more depth than that found in a typical undergraduate course and to introduce the topic of statistical thermodynamics.
By the end of the course the attendees should be able to perform the following:
- Use the full set of thermodynamic functions for non-ideal gas and liquid systems to carry out thermodynamic calculations, including those for gas-liquid, liquid-liquid and supercritical extraction equilibria.
- Understand binary phase diagrams, including the high pressure regions.
- Understand the probability distribution law and partition function for canonical and grand canonical variables, and how the various thermodynamic functions are related to these. Understand the statistical interpretation of entropy and its significance.
- Be able to carry out thermodynamic calculations for gases and liquids, including complex fluids such as associating liquids, using statistical thermodynamics.
- Understand the basis of molecular simulation, including Molecular Dynamics and Monte Carlo methods.
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| Course Requirements |
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2 in-term exams 50% (25 each)
Term paper 30%
Weekly problems 20%
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| Textbook |
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Prausnitz et.a.. Molecular Thermodynamics of Fluid-Phase Equilibria, Prentice Hall. ISBN: 0139777458. To order this textbook, go to the NC State Bookstore web site at http://ncsu.collegestoreonline.com/.
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| Computer and Internet Requirements |
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NCSU has recommended minimum specifications for computers that are generally used for courses. Those specifications can be found here: http://www.ncsu.edu/it/compspecs/
Engineering Online recommends that your computer meets or exceeds the following minimum specifications below. A computer with greater capability (processor speed, RAM, internet bandwidth, disk capacity) will be more likely to properly display the video content of Engineering Online courses.
Windows:
- Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2003, or Windows Vista
- Intel-compatible 1 GHz processor
- 512 MB RAM
- 60 GB hard drive with 1 GB free space available
- Video display at 1024 x 768 or greater
- Sound output and speakers
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later, Firefox 2.0 or later, or Google Chrome 1.0
- Windows Media Player 9.0 or later
- Real One Player Basic (required for certain courses)
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Broadband Internet connection (256 Kbps or more)
Mac OS X:
- Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later
- G4 processor
- 512 MB RAM
- 60 GB hard drive with 1 GB free space available
- Video display at 1024 x 768 or greater
- Sound output and speakers
- Safari 2.0.4 (or later) or Firefox 2.0 (or later)
- Silverlight (viewers may be prompted to install this when first viewing a presentation)
- Real One Player Basic (required for certain courses)
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Broadband Internet connection (256 Kbps or more)
- NOTE: The Flip4Mac plug-in causes problems when viewing Mediasite presentations and should be disabled.
Linux:
- Playback of Mediasite presentations on Linux is accomplished via the Moonlight Project, an open source implementation of Microsoft Silverlight. For more installation on the installation and configuration of Moonlight, please visit http://www.go-mono.com/moonlight/. The compatible operating systems and browsers are listed on this page.
- Microsoft Media Pack for Moonlight
- Adobe Reader for Unix
- Broadband Internet connection (256 Kbps or more)
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| Instructor |
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Dr. Keith Gubbins, Professor
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Engineering Bldg I (COE I) 2088A, Box 7905
NCSU Campus
Raleigh, NC 27695
Phone: (919) 513-2262
Fax: (919) 515-3465
Email: keg@ncsu.edu
Instructor Website: http://www.che.ncsu.edu/faculty_staff/keg.html and http://chumba.che.ncsu.edu/
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