Thermodynamics II

4.0 credits

Advanced core chemical engineering course in classical thermodynamics and introduction to statistical mechanics. The classical laws of thermodynamics are covered with a particular emphasis on application to solution thermodynamics, phase equilibria and chemical equilibria. Concepts include fugacities and activities of species in solutions. Residual, partial and excess properties of mixtures and solutions. Vapor-liquid equilibrium in multicomponent systems. Reaction equilibria in multi-reaction and multi-phase systems. The course also covers elements of statistical thermodynamics and the interpretation of macroscopic thermodynamic properties through microscopic molecular states.