CHBE 2130B: Thermodynamics I

Spring Semester 2016

Instructor: Dr. Yulin Deng
yulin.deng@chbe.gatech.edu
Text: J. M. Smith, H. C. Van Ness and M. M. Abbott, Introduction to Chemical Engineering
Thermodynamics Seventh Edition, Mc Graw Hill, 2005
Prerequisites: CHBE 2100
Class meeting time: MW at 08:05-08:55am,
Classroom: ES&T L1205
Graduate TA: Yo Han Kwon, email: yohankwon7512@gmail.com
Undergraduate TA: Mark Schwade; Email: mschwade3@gatech.edu;
Office hours:
Professor Deng: Tuesday at 3-4 pm in 375 IPST Building, or schedule through email
TA Office Hour: ES&T 1310 for office hours on Friday from 3-4PM
and Tuesday 3-4pm
Starting on Friday, January 22nd
Grading:

Homework (due at start of class)

10%
Quizzes- Total 5 quizzes (all grades will be accounted, and no makeup quizzes if
you dont not inform the instructor before the Quizzes)
15%
Exams (3)
45% (Feb 8; Mar. 7; Apr 6)
Final exam

30%
Recitation

An optional recitation period will be held on Fridays at 8:05am at room L1105, and run by the
TA. This period will be used to solve example problems, answer questions and reinforce material
covered in class. Attendance to this recitation session is strictly voluntary, but is encouraged
because it will be time to address any questions you may have on material covered in class or on
the homework.
Exams
Three exams will be given, in addition to the final exam. All exams will be open textbook. You
will also be allowed to bring to the exam a single 8.5x11 sheet of paper with formulas,
algorithms, and other information written on one side only. You will need a calculator. Any
device capable of web-access is not permitted during exams. All cell phones must be turned off
and stored.
Exam 1: Monday, February 8, 2015
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Exam 2: Monday, March 7, 2015

Exam 3: Wednesday, April 6, 2015
Quizzes
Five quizzes will be given between now and the end of the semester. The quizzes will not be
announced ahead of time, they will be open book, and they will be based on conceptual
understanding of the topics covered in class. Quizzes usually take 10-15 minutes. All five
quizzes will be used in the final grade calculation. Quizzes may be given at either the beginning
or end of a class period. A calculator may be needed, and as with the exams, any device capable
of web-access is not permitted.
Homework
Homework assignments are due at the beginning of class. Late homework will not be accepted.
Homework will be graded on a point system of 0-3, based on effort and general understanding.
Intermediate steps and units must be shown for full credit. While you may discuss technical
concepts relating to the homework with your classmates, you must write the solutions yourself.
The homework turned in must be your own work. Detailed solutions will be posted on T-Square
as soon as possible after class on the date the assignment is due. Homework assignments are
given at the end of this file.
Regrading
Requests for regrading of an exam or quiz may be submitted in writing within one week of the
day the test is handed back to the class (regardless of whether or not you attend class that day).
You must justify in writing the technical basis for the regrade. Note that the entire quiz or exam
will be regraded.
To create a fair environment for all students, all deadlines will be strictly enforced. If you
experience a personal situation that makes it difficult for you to meet the requirements of this
course, please consider contacting the Dean of Students, who can act as an advocate on your
behalf (http://www.deanofstudents.gatech.edu/).
Attendance
You are expected to come prepared and actively participate in every class. In the event of an
absence, you are responsible for all missed materials, assignments, quizzes, exams, and any
additional announcements of schedule changes given in class.
Note: The syllabus is subject to change based on the flow of the course. Any changes will be
announced in class and posted onto t-square.
Lecture
1
2
3
4

Date
1/11
1/13
1/18
1/20

Topics
Introduction
First Law
No class: MLK Day
First Law

Reading
Chapter 1
Chapter 2

Due Dates

HW1
2

5
6
7*
8
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20*
21*

21
22
23
24
25
26
28
29
30

1/22
1/25
1/27
1/29
2/01
2/03
2/05
2/08
2/10
2/12
2/15
2/17
2/19
2/22
2/24
2/26
2/29
3/02
3/04
3/07
3/09
3/11
3/14
3/16
3/18
3/21-25
3/28
3/30
4/01
4/04
4/06
4/08
4/11
4/13
4/15
4/18
4/20
4/22
4/25
4/27

Recitation
Behavior of Pure Substances
Equations of state/generalized correlations
Recitation
Generalized correlations
Sensible and Latent Heat
Recitation
Heats of Reaction, Formation, and Combustion
Heat Effects/Review
Recitation
Exam 1
Second Law: Entropy
Recitation
Temperature, Heat Engines
Reversibility, Entropy and Lost Work
Recitation
Second Law
Review and Problem Solving
Review/Recitation
Exam 2
Maxwell Equations, Entropy Functions
Recitation
Two-Phase Systems Field Trip
Two-Phase Systems Field Trip
Recitation Field Trip
No class - Spring Break
Residual Properties/Generalized Property Correlations
Flow Processes
Recitation
Flow Processes Review
Exam 3
Recitation
Power from Heat
Internal Combustion Engine
Recitation
Refrigeration and Liquefaction
Refrigeration and Liquefaction
Recitation
Final Review
Reading Day

Chapter 3
HW 2
Chapter 4

HW 3

HW 4
Chapter 5

HW 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7
HW 6

Chapter 8

HW 7

Chapter 9
HW 8

Final Exam: Monday, April 27, 2014; 11:30am 2:20pm;

*denotes a date when Professor Reichmanis will be out of town
&
denotes an exam date
Recitation sections are highlighted in green
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Homework Assignments
HW1:
HW2:
HW3:
HW4:
HW5:
HW6:
HW7:
HW8:

due 1/20/15: 1.10, 1.22, 2.5

due 1/27/15: 2.13, 2.18, 2.26
due 2/3/15: 3.10, 3.28, 3.35
due 2/10/15: 4.9 (a: acetone, b: benzene), 4.18, 4.31
due 2/29/15: 5.29, 5.30, 5.44, 5.49
due 3/30/15: 6.3, 6.11, 6.25
due 4/11/15: 7.9, 7.13, 7.21
due 4/20/15: 8.13, 8.14, 9.4, 9.11

To facilitate rapid grading please submit your homework in the following format:
Problem Number #: Answer (Circled or Boxed)
In the space below your problem number and circled/boxed answer, please show any work
necessary to reach your solution. If you are unable to reach a solution, show the progress you
have made and you will receive one of two points for the problem for making an attempt.
Your name, date and course number must be legible on each page of your HW submission.

CHBE 2130: Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I

Topics:
1. First Law: reversible/irreversible processes, steady state/transient processes
2. Second Law: reversible/irreversible processes, entropy balance for open and closed
systems
3. Third Law: molecular basis for zero entropy at zero temperature
4. Properties of Pure Fluids: phase diagrams, equations of state, compressibility factor,
generalized correlations, residual properties, equations of state for liquids.
5. Relationships among thermodynamic functions: fundamental equations and Maxwell
equations, applications toward equilibrium and thermodynamic property calculations
6. Thermodynamics of fluid Flow: expansion/compression of fluids (throttling devices,
nozzles, Joule Thompson coeff.), Supersonic flow of ideal gases
7. Thermodynamics of Energy Conversion: Power Production ( e.g. Carnot cycle, Rankine
cycle, internal combustion engine, diesel engine)
8. Refrigeration and Liquefaction: Carnot and actual cycles, Vapor compression and
absorption, refrigerants, liquefactions of gases.
Course Outcomes:
1. Extend the systems analysis method to define complex thermodynamic system including
transient materials and energy balances for open and closed systems.
2. Be able to use and simplify the general First Law of Thermodynamics to find heat, work,
and changes in internal energy and enthalpy for the analysis of any system, open or
closed, undergoing irreversible processes.
3. Apply the Second Law of Thermodynamics and the concept of entropy production to the
analysis of reversible and real systems.
4. Use equations of state for gases and liquids to determine changes in PVT properties.
Understand the molecular concept behind the different equations of state for modeling
interactions in non-ideal fluids.
5. Understand the relationships among the following thermodynamic variables: internal
energy, enthalpy, heat capacities, entropy, Gibbs and Helmholtz Free Energies. Be able to
calculate these energy functions from equations of state and heat capacity data or using
tables and thermodynamic diagrams.
6. Use these skills described above to analyze power cycles, including the Carnot, Rankine,
Brayton, Otto and Diesel cycles and be able to calculate ideal efficiencies for these
cycles.
7. Design and analyze refrigeration cycles and gas liquefaction processes

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