Assignments

As Distributed in class:

01/14/13 01/21/13 01/28/13 02/04/13
02/11/13 02/18/13 02/25/13 03/04/13
03/11/13 03/18/13 03/25/13 04/01/13
04/08/13 04/15/13 04/22/13 04/29/13

Week 1 01/14/13

HW1 Due Thursday, January 17, 2013

In class: 1.10, 2.8
Submission: 1.16, 2.2, 2.13

Assignment Objectives:

• Demonstrate proficiency with fundamental engineering calculations

• Perform 1st law analysis on simple systems

Reading Assignments:
Tuesday (1/15): Ch.2 pp. 21-37
Thursday (1/17): Ch.2 pp. 37-55 (HW1 Due, HW2 Assigned)
Monday (1/21): MLK Holiday (no class meeting)
Tuesday (1/22): Ch.3 pp. 64-90
Thursday (1/24): Ch.3 pp. 90-111 (HW2 Due, HW3 Assigned)

Week 2 01/21/13

HW2 Due Thursday, January 24, 2013

Discussion: 2.41, 3.4
Submission: 2.28, 2.32, 3.18

Assignment Objectives:

• Perform 1st law analysis on open and closed systems

• Evaluate work performed for ideal fluid processes

Reading Assignments:
Monday (1/21): MLK Holiday (no class meeting)
Tuesday (1/22): Ch.3 pp. 64-90
Thursday (1/24): Ch.3 pp. 90-111 (HW2 Due, HW3 Assigned)

Week 3 01/28/13

HW3 Due Monday, January 30, 2012

Submission: 3.19, 3.23, 3.27, 3.33 (For part a, Z=0.907), 3.38 (Do only the part assigned to you), 3.44, 3.54

Assignment Objectives:

•  Utilize equations of state and 1st law to describe fluid conditions and properties

• Manipulate relevant governing equations to describe particular processes

• Critically evaluate proposed models and proposed solutions

Reading Assignments:
Monday (1/23):      Ch.4 pp. 125-150
Tuesday (1/24):                               
Thursday (1/26): Ch.5 pp. 159-190 (HW3 Due, HW4 Assigned)

Week 4 01/30/13

Due Monday, February 6, 2011

Submission: 4.14b, 4.38, 5.1, 5.7, 5.10

Assignment Objectives:

• Evaluate enthalpy changes for sensible heat change, latent heat change, and reaction

• Calculate entropy changes and maximum efficiency for a process

• Evaluate feasibility of porcesses in the context of the 2nd Law

Reading Assignments:
Monday (1/30): Ch.5
Tuesday (1/31):
Thursday (2/2): Ch.6 pp. 199-208

Week 5 02/02/13

Due Thursday, February 9, 2012

Read this article
Submission: 5.16 5.29 5.31 5.44, 6.9

Assignment Objectives:

• Calculate entropy changes and maximum efficiency for a process

• Evaluate feasibility of processes in the context of the 2nd Law

• Evaluate the PVT behavior of fluids in irreversible processes

Reading Assignments:
Monday (2/6): Ch. 6 pp. 208-220
Tuesday (2/7): Ch. 6 pp. 220-240
Thursday (2/9):  Ch. 7 (HW5 Due, HW6 Assigned)
Monday (2/13): IQ1 & IQ2 due
Tuesday (2/15): Exam 1 (Chapters 1-5)

Week 6 02/09/13

Due Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Submission: 6.14 (see paper for your part),6.20, 6.33, 6.38, 6.61, 6.93 a,b

Assignment Objectives:

• Calculate residual state variables using equations of state and correlations

• Thermodynamically evaluate processes using tabular and graphical data

• Evaluate the PVT behavior of real fluids in irreversible processes including phase change

Reading Assignments:
Monday (2/13):
Tuesday (2/14): Ch. 8 pp. 290-312
Thursday (2/16): Exam 1 (Chapters 1-5)
Monday (2/20):  President’s Day (no class meeting)
Tuesday (2/21): Ch. 9 pp. 317-332 (HW6 Due, HW7 Assigned)

Week 7 02/21/13

Due Tuessday, March 28 2012

Submission: 7.24, 7.46, 7.57, 8.13, 9.5

Assignment Objectives:

• Analyze real process steps in the context of the 1st & 2nd laws

• Evaluate performance of cycles for power or refrigeration 

Reading Assignments:
Tuesday (2/21): Ch. 9 pp. 317-332 (HW6 Due, HW7 Assigned)
Thursday (2/23): Ch. 10 pp. 338-358
Monday (2/27):                               
Tuesday (2/28):  Ch. 10 pp. 358-370 (HW7 Due, HW8 Assigned)
Thursday (3/01):              

Week 8 02/28/13

Due Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Submission: 10.2b, 10.9b, 10.14, 10.19, 10.25

Assignment Objectives:

• Evaluate VLE equilibrium conditions using K-values, Raoult’s Law, and Modified Raoult’s Law

• Perform bubble point, dew point, and flash calculations by hand and by using software

Reading Assignments:

Monday (2/27):   
Tuesday (2/28):  Ch. 10 pp. 358-370 (HW7 Due, HW8 Assigned)
Thursday (3/01): Seminar + INQ3 & INQ4
Monday (3/05):  Ch. 11 pp. 378-391
Tuesday (3/06): Ch. 11 pp. 391-401 (HW8 Due, HW9 Assigned)
Thursday (3/08):               Ch. 11 pp. 401-420

Week 9 03/6/13

Due Thursday, March 15, 2012

Submission: 11.4, 11.13, 11.16, 11.25, 11.30b, 11.36

Assignment Objectives:

• Evaluate fugacities for pure components and for mixtures

• Evaluate partial molar properties for mixtures

Reading Assignments:

Thursday (3/08): Ch. 11 pp. 401-420
Monday (3/13): Ch. 11 pp. 401-420
Tuesday (3/13): Ch. 12 pp. 430-469
Thursday (3/15): HW9 Due, HW10 Assigned
Monday (3/19): No Class, Spring Break
Tuesday (3/20): No Class, Spring Break
Thursday (3/22): No Class, Spring Break

Week 10 03/15/13

Due Tuesday, April 4, 2012

Submission: 12.6, 12.20, 12.34, 12.46, 12.57

Assignment Objectives:

• Develop and validate thermodynamic models for VLE

• Evaluate mixing effects on systems

Reading Assignments:
Monday (3/19): No Class, Spring Break
Tuesday (3/20): No Class, Spring Break
Thursday (3/22): No Class, Spring Break
Monday (3/26): Ch. 14 pp. 545-624
Tuesday (3/27): Exam 2 (Ch. 6-11)
Thursday (3/29): HW10 Due, HW11 Assigned

Week 11 04/03/13

Due Thursday, April 12, 2012

Submission: 14.3, 14.7, 14.9d, 14.20, 14.26, 14.28, 14.33

Assignment Objectives:

• Use data reduction to determine parameters in excess free energy models

• Determine pressures and compositions for non-ideal solutions and vapors; and for multiple liquid phase systems

• Perform phase equilibrium calculations for multicomponent systems

• Perform phase equilibrium calculations for solid-fluid systems

Reading Assignments:
Monday (4/02): IA7, 8 Performed
Tuesday (4/04): HW10 Due, HW11 Assigned
Thursday (4/05): Ch. 13 pp. 502-532
Monday (4/09): IA 9, 10 Performed
Tuesday (4/10):
Thursday (4/13): HW11 Due, HW12 Assigned

Week 12 04/13/13

Due Thursday, April 19, 2012

Submission: 13.4, 13.6a, 13.20, 13.31, 13.35, 13.46

Assignment Objectives:

• Evaluate equilibrium compositions and other thermodynamic conditions for reactive systems

•  Perform fundamental evaluations of thermodynamic variables

• Apply the Gibbs phase rule to reactive systems

Reading Assignments:
Monday (4/16): Ch. 15 pp. 635-644
Tuesday (4/17): Exam 3 (Ch. 12-14)
Thursday (4/19): Ch. 16 pp. 647-674 (HW12 Due, HW13 Assigned)

Week 13 04/19/13

Due Thursday, April 26, 2012

Submission (work mostly completed in class):
1.       15.7  
2.       For the simulation at http://www.et.byu.edu/~rowley/VLEfinal/VLE_home.htm, read through the background and examples while referring to the Run Simulator link in a separate window. Proceed to the Problems page and submit your answers for the Level 2 problems 1, 2, and 3.  
3.      Complete the ASPEN workshop during class and submit the deliverables specified.

Assignment Objectives:

·         Apply thermodynamic principles to analysis of processes

·         Apply molecular simulation to thermodynamically analyze processes

·         Select and validate a thermodynamic model in a commercial process simulator

Reading Assignments:
Monday (4/16): Ch. 15 pp. 635-644
Tuesday (4/17): Exam 3 (Ch. 12-14)
Thursday (4/19): Ch. 16 pp. 647-674 (HW12 Due, HW13 Assigned)
Monday (4/23): Aspen Plus Property Modeling
Tuesday (4/24):
Thursday (4/26): HW13 Due, Video Project Playback Monday (4/30): Final Exam (10:45AM) 

 

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