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General Announcements
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS
CHE 411
Amenaghawon, N.A
BEng (Uni. Benin), MSc (Imperial College London)
Department of Chemical Engineering,
University of Benin, Benin City
General Announcements
Lecture presentations will be posted on
the course website before each lecture
List of Additional Resources will also be
posted on the website (some books,
suggested journals and a websites)
Student Presentation Handout (more on
this)
Lecture notes available in hardcopy
Key points:

Grouping for assessment will be created

Students to make a presentation on any topic
related to reactions catalysed by solids

I suggest you quickly research topic soon to
see if topic is too narrow or broad

~5 min. presentation (time may change
slightly)

Be prepared to ask/answer questions following
presentation
Class Information
Course Instructor: N.A. Amenaghawon
andrew.amenaghawon@uniben.edu
Lecture Venue: 400L Class
First term 2014/2015: Mondays (11am-1pm)
Course Website: http://amenaghawon.com/view_courses.php?c=che411
Grading and Assessment:
• Take home assignments
• Closed book Test : with a weight of X% of final mark
• Group presentation
• Final exam: Closed book final exam with a weight of Y% of final mark
Recommended texts:
• J. M. Smith, H.C. Van Ness and M.M. Abbott, Introduction to Chemical
Engineering Thermodynamics, McGraw-Hill, New York 2001.
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Class Information Some Questions From Prerequisites

Course Outline:
 Introduction to Vapour Liquid Equilibrium
(VLE)

Systems of variable compositions
 Solution thermodynamics and Ideal behavior
 Phase behaviour at low to moderate pressures
 Partial molar quantities
 Thermodynamic properties of fluids
 Chemical reaction equilibrium:
multicomponent system. Non-Ideal systems
• Course outline can be downloaded from the
course website in .doc format

Class Information
Aim and Learning outcomes:
Aim:
To provide students with an in-depth understanding of
more advanced concepts of thermodynamics
Outcomes:
At the end of taking this course, the student should have
been exposed to the basic theory of vapour-liquid
equilibrium
This should enable to student to carry out bubble and
dew point calculations
The student should be able to carry out the calculation
of partial molar properties of mixtures as well as been
able to analyse chemical reaction equilibrium
“An impressive theory is that with greater simplicity
of premises; with more different kinds of things it
relates, and with more extended areas of
applicability. Therefore, the deep impression
classical thermodynamics made upon me. It is the
only physical theory of universal content which,
within the framework of the applicability of its basic
concepts, I am convinced will never be overthrown.”
…..A. Einstein

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INTRODUCTION TO
THERMODYNAMICS
NAA©2015
Basic concepts:
Thermodynamics: science of “motion”
(dynamics) and/or the transformation of
“heat” (thermo) and energy into other energy
containing forms
Boundary: closed surface surrounding a
system

Permeable/impermeable: allows (or not) mass transfer

Diathermal: does not allow heat transfer

Moveable/deforming: allows boundary work

Rigid: does not allow boundary work
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Basic concepts:
System: region containing energy and/or matter and
separated from its surrounding by a boundary

Simple: has no external influence

Homogeneous: chemical composition and properties are
macroscopically uniform

Isotropic: properties do not vary with direction

Isolated: no communication with the surrounding

Closed: no mass transfer across the boundary but energy
can

Open: mass and energy can transfer across the boundary

Composite: consists of several subsystems
Basic concepts:
Surrounding: everything outside the system
Phase: region within which all properties are
uniform
Pure substance: substance whose composition
is spatially uniform
The first law: the total energy content of a
system will remain constant and if energy
disappears in one form, it will simultaneously
reappear in another form
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THE BIG ANSWER

IS???

A fan running in a well

sealed and insulated room

Demonstration:
Consider a room whose door and windows are tightly
closed, and whose walls are well-insulated so that
heat loss or gain through the walls is negligible. Now
let’s place a fan in the middle of the
room and plug it into a wall outlet
THE BIG QUESTION IS:
Now, what do you think will happen to the average
temperature of air in the room?
Will it be increasing or decreasing? Or will it remain
constant?
Introduction
Demonstration:
Consider a room whose door and windows are tightly
closed, and whose walls are well-insulated so that
heat loss or gain through the walls is negligible. Now
let’s place a refrigerator in the middle of the room
with its door open and plug it into a wall outlet
THE BIG QUESTION IS:
Now, what do you think will happen to the average
temperature of air in the room?
Will it be increasing or decreasing? Or will it remain
constant?

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Areas of Application of thermodynamics

Alternative energy systems, Fuel

cells,Thermoelectric and thermionic
devices,Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD)
converters
THE BIG ANSWER Solar-activated heating, cooling, and power
IS??? generation,Geothermal systems, Ocean
thermal, wave, and tidal power generation
Wind power
A refrigerator with open door
running in a well sealed and Biomedical applications, Life-support
insulated room systems, Artificial organ

Areas of Application of thermodynamics

Automobile engines, Turbines, Compressors,

pumps
Fossil- and nuclear-fueled power stations
Propulsion systems for aircraft and rockets,
Combustion systems
Cryogenic systems, gas separation, and
liquefaction
Heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems,
Vapor compression and absorption refrigeration,
Heat pumps, Cooling of electronic equipment