COURSE OUTLINE

Fall 2010

1. Ca le n d a r In fo rm a tio n

ENCH 427 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Review of first and second law principles; application to the properties of fluids and
solutions; vapour liquid equilibria; the third law; applications to chemical equilibrium and
chemical reactions.
Course Hours: H(4-2T-1)
Calendar Reference:
http://www.ucalgary.ca/pubs/calendar/current/chemical-engineering.html#7457

2. Le a rn in g Ou tc o m e s
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
• Calculate properties of solids, liquids and gases (density, heat capacity, ...) from
an equation of state.
• Calculate the heat produced or consumed by various processes (evaporation,
melting, dissolution, expansion, chemical reaction,...)
• Calculate the equilibrium of chemical reactions from thermodynamic data
• Calculate phase equilibria and predict phase diagrams from thermodynamic data
• Understand the interrelationships between properties of substances.

3. Tim e ta ble
Section Days of the Start Duration Location
Week Time (Minutes)
01 Tu Th 5pm-6:50pm 100 ENE 243
B01 Tu 2pm-2:50pm 50 SB 144
B02 Th 2pm-2:50pm 50 SB 144
T01 Fr 12pm-1:50pm 50 ST 135

4. Co u rs e In s tru c to rs

Course Coordinator
Section Name Phone Office Email
01 Dr. Alex De Visscher (403)220-4739 ENB adevissc@ucalgary.ca
204G

Other Instructors
Section Name Phone Office Email
Teaching Assistants
Section Name Phone Office Email
B01 Dave Brebnor
B02 Sergio Zerpa
T01 Sean Dawson

5. Exa m in a tio ns
The following examinations will be held in this course:
• Three quizzes: Open book, closed notes
• Midterm exam: November 5; 90 minutes; open book, closed notes
• Final exam: Scheduled by the Registrar’s Office; 3 hours; open book, closed
notes
Note: The timetable for Registrar Scheduled exams can be found at the University’s
Enrolment Services website, http://www.ucalgary.ca/registrar/.

6. Us e o f Ca lc u la to rs in Exa m in a tio n s
The use of a basic scientific calculator is permitted in examinations; however, laptops or
calculators with formula storage or graphing capabilities are not.

7. Fin a l Gra de De te rm in a tio n

The final grade in this course will be based on the following components:

Component Weight
Quizzes 15 %
Midterm Examination 35 %
Final Examination 50 %

TOTAL 100 %

Note: It is not necessary to earn a passing grade on the final exam in order to pass the
course as a whole.

8. Te xtb o o k
The following textbook is required for this course:
Title Chemical, Biochemical, and Engineering Thermodynamics
Author(s) S. I. Sandler
Edition, Year Fourth Edition, 2006

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Publisher Wiley

9. Co u rs e P o lic ie s

All Schulich School of Engineering students and instructors have a responsibility to

familiarize themselves with the policies described in the Schulich School of Engineering
Advising Syllabus available at:

http://schulich.ucalgary.ca/undergraduate/advising

10. Ad d itio n a l Co u rs e In fo rm a tio n

Tentative schedule of activities:

WEEK TOPICS COMMENTS

Sep 13-17 Introduction, concepts, ideal phases

Sep 20-24 First law of thermodynamics First labs on Sep 21/23

Sep 27-Oct 1 Second law of thermodynamics

Oct 4-8 Phase diagrams (ideal phases) Quiz 1: Oct 5/Oct 7

Oct 11-15 Ideal mixtures: chemical potential

Oct 18-22 Ideal mixtures: phase diagrams Quiz 2: Oct 19/Oct 21

Oct 25-29 Chemical equilibrium No class or lab on Oct 26

Nov 1-5 Chemical equilibrium; Midterm: November 5

Non-ideal pure phases

Nov 8-12 Equations of state: pure substances No class or lab on Nov 11

Nov 15-19 Non-ideal thermodynamics: pure

substances

Nov 22-26 Equations of state: mixtures Quiz 3: Nov 23-25

Nov 29-Dec 3 Non-ideal thermodynamics: mixtures

Dec 6-10 Non-ideal phase diagrams

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