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CH 225 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS-I L T P C Int Ext

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Semester IV [Second Year]
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. To understand the thermodynamic system, properties and application of first law of thermodynamics
to closed to and open systems
2. To understand the concept of second law and to apply the thermodynamics to various processes
3. To understand and derive the relation among various thermodynamic properties and also to
understand how power is generated through thermodynamic processes
4. To apply the thermodynamic relations to flow processes in order to estimate the heat and work rates
of the same and also to understand the principles of refrigeration

COURSE OUTCOMES:
After successful completion of the course, the students are able to
1. Define a thermodynamic system and apply the thermodynamics to closed and open systems to
estimate the heat and work interactions
2. Apply the entropy balance to the thermodynamics systems and be able to calculate the efficiencies of
heat engines
3. Derive the thermodynamic relations among various properties to estimate the unknown properties
and also be able to estimate the efficiency of power cycles
4. Derive the thermodynamic property relations for various flow processes and also be able to
understand the principles of heat pump and refrigeration

UNIT I Text Book - 1 [CO:1] (15)

The First Law and other Basic Concepts: Relevance and scope of chemical engineering
thermodynamics, internal energy, first law of thermodynamics, energy balance for closed systems,
Thermodynamic state and state functions.

Equilibrium, the phase rule, the reversible process, constant volume and constant pressure processes,
enthalpy, heat capacity, mass and energy balances for open systems.

UNIT II Text Book - 1 [CO:2] (15)

PVT behavior of pure substances: PT and PV diagrams, the ideal gas equations for process
calculations (for an ideal gas in any mechanically reversible closed- system process): isothermal
process, isobaric process, isochoric process, adiabatic process, and polytrophic process.

Virial equations of state, Application of the virial equations, introduction to cubic equations of state:
Vander Waals equation, theorem of corresponding states; accentric factor. Generalized correlations for
gases and liquids.

UNIT III Text Book - 1 [CO:3] (12)

The Second Law of Thermodynamics: Statements of the second law, heat engines, thermodynamic
temperatures scales, thermodynamic temperature and the ideal gas scale. Entropy changes of an ideal
gas, mathematical statement of the second law, the third law of thermodynamics, calculation of ideal
work and lost work.

Thermodynamic Properties of Fluids: Property relations for homogeneous phases, Maxwell’s

equations, residual properties, two phase systems, thermodynamic diagrams, generalized property
correlations for gases.

UNIT IV Text Book - 1 [CO:4] (12)

Applications of Thermodynamics to Flow Processes: Principles of conservation of mass, entropy

and energy for flow systems, analysis of expansion processes; turbines, throttling; compression

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processes –compressors and pumps.

Refrigeration: Carnot refrigeration, vapor – compression cycle, choice of refrigerant, absorption

refrigeration, Heat pump, liquefaction processes: Linde liquefaction process, Claude liquefaction
process.

LEARNING RESOURCES:

TEXT BOOK:
Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics by J.M.Smith, H.C.Vanness and M.M. Abbott 7th
Edition (In SI units), Tata McGraw Hill

REFERENCE BOOK(s):
1. M J Moran, H N Shapiro, D D Boettner and M B Bailey, Principles of Engineering
Thermodynamics, 8th Edition, Willey.
2. Y.V.C.Rao, “Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics”, University Press, Hyderabad,1997

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