Specific competences:

- Know the variables and thermodynamic concepts necessary for Chemical Engineering.

- Understand and deduce the Principles of Thermodynamics and their application to the study of pure substances and mixtures.

- Know and calculate the thermodynamic variables by different methods: PVT data, state equations, correlations and thermodynamic diagrams and tables.

- Use thermodynamic laws for the study of pure substances, mixtures, phase equilibrium and chemical equilibrium.

- Define the heat and work needs involved in physical and chemical processes.

- Know the thermodynamics of multicomponent systems, establishing their physical and chemical equilibrium.



Transversal competences:

- Use ICTs applied to advanced level learning, and handle in a basic way the sources of information and specific databases of the modules, as well as office tools to support oral presentations.

- Communicate and transmit, basically, in writing and orally, knowledge, results and acquired skills.

- Solve problems of the common matters of the industrial branch, raised with quality and ethical criteria.

Once these competences have been achieved, the student will be able to apply the essential thermodynamic concepts in the labor world and in other subjects of the Degree in Chemical Engineering. In this sense, Applied Thermodynamics is essential in the following subjects:

2nd course: Kinetics of Chemical Processes, Heat Transmission, Practice in Chemical Engineering I.

3rd course: Separation Operations, Reactor Design, Process and Product Engineering

4th course: Energy Engineering

With the passing of this subject, the student will be able to understand and design any physical process from the thermodynamic point of view, thus calculating the thermodynamic properties of ideal and non-ideal systems. In addition, he/she will be able to calculate the equilibrium composition of any chemical system, and establish the dependence of this composition with temperature and pressure.

LESSON 1. The scope of thermodynamics. The scope of Thermodynamics. Fundamental and derived quantities. Dimensions and units. Thermodynamic magnitudes: strength, pressure, temperature, volume, work, energy and heat.

LESSON 2. The first principle of thermodynamics. Other basic concepts Joule's experiments. Internal energy. The first principle Thermodynamic state and state functions. Enthalpy. Steady-state flow processes equilibrium. The phase rule. Reversible and irreversible processes. Constant-V and constant-P processes. Heat capacity.

LESSON 3. Volumetric properties of pure fluids. PVT behavior of pure substances. Virial equations. The ideal gas: isochoric, isobaric, isothermal, reversible adiabatic and polytropic processes. Cubic state equations: Van der Waals, Redlich-Kwong and other cubic equations. Generalized correlations for gases.

LESSON 4. Heat and thermodynamics. Sensitive heat Latent heat of pure substances. Standard reaction and training heat. Standard heat of combustion. Dependence of the heat of reaction with temperature. Calorific effects in industrial reactions.

LESSON 5. The second and third principles of thermodynamics. The second principle of Thermodynamics. Thermal machines. Carnot cycle for an ideal gas. Entropy Changes in entropy in an ideal gas. Mathematical statement of the second principle. The third principle of Thermodynamics.

LESSON 6. Thermodynamic properties of fluids. Relations between thermodynamic properties for homogeneous phases. Residual properties Two-phase systems. Thermodynamic diagrams Thermodynamic properties tables. Thermodynamics of flow processes.

LESSON 7. Obtaining energy from heat. Refrigeration. The steam power plant. Refrigeration cycles. The Carnot cooler. Vapor compression cycle.

LESSON 8. Thermodynamics of solutions. The chemical potential as a criterion for the equilibrium between phases. Partial properties. Ideal gas mixtures. Fugacity and fugacity coefficients for pure substances and mixtures. The ideal solution. Properties in excess. Activity coefficients.

LESSON 9. Equilibrium between phases. Equilibrium and stability between phases. Liquid-vapor equilibrium. Equations for the equilibrium LV. LV equilibrium in binary systems with ideal and non-ideal behavior of the liquid phase. Liquid-liquid equilibrium. Steam-liquid-liquid equilibrium. Solid-liquid equilibrium. Solid-vapor equilibrium. Multi-component systems.

LESSON 10. Chemical equilibrium. The reaction coordinate. Application of equilibrium criteria to chemical reactions. Changes in standard free energy and constant equilibrium. Effect of temperature on the equilibrium constant. Equilibrium conversion for simple reactions. Relationship of the equilibrium constant with the composition.

Types of classroom teaching activities and student work:

Magisterial or Theoretical Class (20 hours, face-to-face): The professor explains the most relevant thermodynamic objectives and aspects of each topic. For a good assimilation of the concepts and its application, it provides information, bibliography and documentation for the development of the topic. The student assimilates the concepts, takes notes and plans the preparation of the topic. In addition, a proactive attitude is expected in class, raising doubts and complementary questions and answering the questions posed by the teacher. This participation will be taken into account in the final evaluation.

Classroom practice - problems (30 hours, face-to-face): The teacher selects works and model exercises to illustrate the concepts corresponding to the subject. Supervises and supports the problem solving work that the student develops. The student solves selected problems or the proposed works. Present the results on the blackboard or through written reports.

Seminars - classroom tutorials (10 hours, face-to-face): The teacher solves doubts and raises questions to discuss. Analyze the student's progress and consistency. Recommends work methods in the subject. Proposes work to the group. Guide and moderate the discussion of the results. The student participates actively in this teaching task, raising doubts arising in the scheduled tasks. In addition, it exposes and discusses the results of assignments / problems assigned, orally or in writing, individually or in a group, about the assignments. Your profitable involvement in the seminars will be part of your final mark.



Types of non-classroom teaching activities and student work:

Work, at home or in the library, personal and sometimes in groups using the available resources (theoretical classes, practical classes, bibliographical resources). Assimilates the fundamental concepts of each topic.

Solve the questions raised in the practical classes and tutoring. Resolve the issues raised in the Information Platform. Acquire the necessary knowledge for his training as a Chemical Engineer and applies them in a rationalized manner to practical situations.

Search in the library or in other sources, preferably within the recommended bibliography, the necessary information for the expansion of the topics exposed in the theoretical classes and for the resolution of theoretical questions and / or problems. The student acquires skills and abilities in the management of bibliographical resources to complement and strengthen knowledge, striving in the discrimination between issues with basic or secondary importance (ability to synthesize and analyze).

Dedication: 90 hours, 6 hours / week, 1.2 hours / day

In the ordinary call, there are two evaluation possibilities: Continuous evaluation and final evaluation.

It is highly recommended to follow the continuous evaluation.



A) CONTINUOUS EVALUATION

In the continuous evaluation, the following tasks must be fulfilled:

Problem solving and questionnaires, individual or group formal. Presentations and individual or group work. Short tests (with theoretical and applied contents). Active and profitable participation in the seminars. Use of the ‘egela’ computer platform. These activities constitute 50% of the final mark. Minimum required mark: 4.

Test on the date of the official ordinary call: The test will be about the contents of the subject, differentiating the theoretical contents and the problems. These activities constitute 50% of the final mark. Minimum required mark: 4.

To pass (pass) the subject requires a minimum mark of 5.

In the continuous evaluation, the following aspects will be taken into account:

Clarity in the development and adaptation of theoretical responses. Originality in the approach to solving both theoretical and practical issues. Adequacy of the theoretical concepts used to solve the problem. Clarity in the exposition and the reasoning followed in the resolution of the problem. Validity of the final result in the solving of problems. Participation and follow-up in teaching activities.



B) FINAL EVALUATION

Students will have the right to be evaluated through the final evaluation system, regardless of whether or not they have participated in the continuous assessment system. To do this, students must submit in writing to the faculty responsible for the subject the waiver of continuous evaluation. For this, the deadline will be week 11, from the beginning of the semester, according to the academic calendar of the center.

If the student chooses the final evaluation system, he will take an exam that covers the whole subject, on the same date set for the ordinary call test. In this exam, theoretical and practical knowledge will be evaluated, with the minimum score reaching 5 to pass the subject. The following aspects will be taken into account in the final mark: clarity in the presentation of the answers and their validity, providing original answers to the theoretical and practical questions and using appropriate procedures in the resolution.



For this subject, in both continuous and final evaluation cases, not attending the final test will involve that the final mark will be not presented.



If any students cannot carry out the assessment in the terms described above due to sanitary conditions, they will have to follow the assessment guidelines issued by the Rectorate at the time of sitting the exam.

Thermodynamic tables and diagrams.

Basic bibliography

Smith J.M., Van Ness H.C., Abbot. M.M., Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, 7th Edition 2007.

In-depth bibliography

Sandler, S.I., Chemical, Biochemical and Engineering Thermodynamics, Ed. John Wiley and Sons, 4ª edición, 2006.
Rodríguez Renuncio, J.A., Ruiz Sánchez, J.J., Urieta Navarro, J.S., Termodinámica Química, Ed. Síntesis, Madrid, 1998. (in spanish)
Rodríguez Renuncio, J.A., Ruiz Sánchez, J.J., Urieta Navarro, J.S., Problemas Resueltos de Termodinámica Química, Ed. Síntesis, Madrid, 2000. (in spanish)
Potter, M.C., Somerton, C.W., Schaums Outline of Thermodynamics for Engineers, 3rd Edition (Schaum's Outlines) 3rd Edition , McGraw Hill, 2004.
Moran, M.J., Shapiro, H.N., Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, Ed. John Wiley and Sons, 5th edition, 2004.
Cengel, Y.A., Boles, M.A., Thermodynamics McGraw Hill, 2002.
Levenspiel, O., Fundamentos de Termodinámica, Prentice-Hall, 1997.
Winnick, J., Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, John Wiley and Sons, 1997.

Journals

Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data
Fluid Phase Equilibria
Thermochimica Acta