CHE2120

Thermodynamics I

4 points
* 26 lectures, 13 tutorials and 8 laboratory classes
* Second semester
* Clayton
* Prerequisites: CHE1110 or ENG1101

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, latest edition
Rogers G F C and Mayhew Y R Thermodynamic and transport properties of fluids (SI units) 4th edn, Blackwell, 1988