Chemical and Thermal Processes
Overview of Chemical and Thermal Processes
Chemical and Thermal Processes starts with the basics of stoichiometry and thermodynamics as covered in many Introduction to Chemical Engineering courses. It continues with topics typically covered in an advanced Engineering Thermodynamics course and in a Chemical Reactor Engineering course. The material is labeled as to whether it is introductory (Sophomore level), intermediate (Junior level) or advanced (Senior level).
Engineering Principles Discussed
- Engineering Basics
- Statistics, Measurements, and Calculations
- Process Data and Variables, such as Pressure, Temperature, Mass, Moles, etc.
- Converting among systems of units
- Dimensionless numbers
- System Definition
- Open or Closed
- Transient or Steady State
- Material Balances
- Mass Balances
- Mole Balances
- Equations of State and Phase Equilibria
- Energy Balances or the 1st Law of Thermodynamics
- Entropy Balances or the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics
- Thermodynamic Efficiency and the Combined 1st and 2nd Laws
Why Chemical and Thermal Processes?
The principles in Chemical and Thermal Processes are applicable in