Course Syllabus

Introduction to Microfluidic Systems KMU793 Fall

Theory Application Laboratory National ECTS*
(hour/week) (hours/week) (hours/week) Credit
3 - - 3 4
Instructor Dr. Selis Onel, Associate Professor
Course type Junior level, Must
Course The goal of the course is to introduce the fundamentals of solution thermodynamics, ideal and non-ideal
objective behavior, phase equilibria, and chemical reaction equilibria based on engineering principles and
applications.
Learning 1. Concepts of chemical potential, partial and partial molar properties, and the relationship between
outcomes them will be learned and applied to engineering problems
2. Concepts related to gas mixtures and their thermodynamic properties (fugacity, fugacity coefficient,
Gibbs energy) will be şearned and applied to engineering problems
3. Equilibrium criteria will be applied to chemical reactions and the definitions of Gibbs energy and
equilibrium coefficients will be understood.
Course Fundamentals of solution thermodynamics
Content Chemical-Reaction Equilibria
Multireaction Equilibria
Fuel Cells
References  J. M. Smith, H. C. Van Ness, M. M. Abbott, M.T. Swihart, Introduction to Chemical Engineering
Thermodynamics, McGraw-Hill Education; 8th edition
 R.E. Sonntag,C. Borgnakke, G.J. Van Wylen, Fundamentals of Thermodynamics, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
 J.W. Tester, M. Modell, Thermodynamics and Its Applications, Prentice Hall
 S.I. Sandler, Chemical and Engineering Thermodynamics, John Wiley & Sons
Grading 35% Quizes and homeworks, 25% Midterm exam, 40% Final exam

Course outline weekly

Weeks Topics
1. Introduction to course content. Fundamental Concepts of Thermodynamics
2. Solution thermodynamics: Phase diagrams, Fundamental property relations for IG state, Various Equations
of state, Chemical potential, Partial properties
3. Solution thermodynamics: Ideal-gas state mixture model
Fugacity and fugacity coefficient for pure species
4. Solution thermodynamics: Fugacity and fugacity coefficient for species in solution,
Generalized correlations for fugacity coefficient
5. Solution thermodynamics: Ideal solution model, Excess properties
6. Mixing processes: Property changes of mixing, Heat Effects of Mixing Processes
7. Phase Equilibrium: The Nature of Equilibrium, The Phase Rule: Duhem’s Theorem, Qualitative Behaviour in
Vapor/Liquid Equilibrium
8. Midterm
9. Vapor/Liquid Equilibrium: Excess Gibbs energy and activity coefficient, The Gamma/Phi formulation of VLE,
Simplications: Raoult’s law modified Raoult’s law and Henry’s law
10. Vapor/Liquid Equilibrium: Fitting activity coefficient models to VLE data, Residual properties by Cubic
Equations of State, Flash calculations
11. Chemical-Reaction Equilibria: Reaction coordinate, Application of equilibrium criteria to chemical
reactions, Standart Gibbs-energy change and equilibrium constant
12. Chemical-Reaction Equilibria: Effect of temperature on the equilibrium constant, Evaluation of equilibrium
constants
13. Chemical-Reaction Equilibria: Equilibrium conversions for single reactions, Phase rule and Duhem’s
theorem for reacting systems
14. Chemical-Reaction Equilibria: Phase rule and Duhem’s theorem for reacting systems, Multireaction
equilibria, Fuel cells
15. Preparation week for the final exam
16. Final exam