Learning outcome

After successfully completing the course, the candidate will have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence.

Knowledge

The candidate:

• Has a basic understanding of the laws and concepts concerning gases
• Has knowledge of the first law of thermodynamics and the relationship between energy, heat and work
• Can define Gibbs energy.
• Is able to calculate thermodynamic cycles
• Can determine the thermal efficiency of a thermodynamic cycle
• Understands the basic principles of heat transfer and heat exchange
• Is able to simulate state equations and thermodynamic cycles with Aspen Hysys

Skills

The candidate can:

• Explain the basic phenomena in physical chemistry, and apply these when examining questions related to the discipline
• Apply the ideal gas law in simple calculations
• Calculate enthalpy change for a chemical reaction from table values
• Calculate the change in Gibbs energy for processes in a closed system
• Used thermodynamic tables such as steam tables
• Is able to calculate heat transfer coeffisients and determine area for a heat exchanger

General competence

The candidate:

• Is able to communicate and discuss with other professionals in the field and contribute to interdisciplinary work

Course Description

• Ideal and real gases
• State equations
• First law of thermodynamics
• Work, energy, internal energy and enthalpy
• Heat capacity
• Adiabatic processes
• Entropy
• Second law of thermodynamics
• Reversible and irreversible processes
• Entropy change in chemical reactions
• Gibbs energy
• Chemical equilibrium
• Chemical potential
• The Carnot process
• Circuit processes
• Steam power plants
• Gas turbines
• Thermal efficiency
• Heat trensfer
• Heat exchange
• Hysys simulation

Teaching and Learning Methods

Lectures, exercises, using computer tools and laboratory exercises.

Laboratory exercises: Obligatory attendance. Laboratory exercises will be carried out during the course. The exercises will be carried out in groups and each group will submit laboratory records. The laboratory exercises and records must be approved, but they will not be included in the final assessment. A record that is not approved on first submission, can be corrected and submitted again. If a record is not approved after the 3rd submission, the exercise will be assessed as being incomplete, resulting in the laboratory part of the course being given a failing grade.

HYSYS exercises: Mandatory attendance. Must be completed individually and be approved but will not be included in the final assessment.

If students do not complete the course requirements on time (unless documented valid reasons for the requirement not being met are presented), students will not be permitted to sit the final examination and will consequently not receive a final grade for the course.

Assessment Methods

HYSYS simulations are mandatory and exercises must be approved in order to sit the final written exam.
Laboratory work is mandatory and exercises must be approved in order to sit the final written exam.
Final individual written exam (100%).
The final individual exam must be passed to obtain a grade.

Minor adjustments may occur during the academic year, subject to the decision of the Dean