Thermodynamics I
4 points * 26 lectures, 13 tutorials, 8 laboratory classes * Second semester * Clayton * Prerequisites: CHE1110
Objectives The student is expected to acquire a further understanding of the laws of thermodynamics and the applications of these laws to the analysis of power cycles and refrigeration cycles; the calculation of heat effects and equilibrium in chemical reactions; the analysis of electrochemical cells.
Synopsis Properties of substances; the laws of thermodynamics and their applications; entropy; power cycles; refrigeration cycles; cryogenics; chemical reactions - heat effects and equilibrium; electrochemical cells.
Assessment
Examinations: 85% * Laboratory: 15%
Prescribed texts
Lawson F and others Thermodynamics: An introduction Dept Chemical Engineering, Monash U, 1993
Rogers G F C and Mayhew Y R Thermodynamic and transport properties of fluids (SI units) 4th edn, Blackwell, 1988