CME 320

Engineering Thermodynamics

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, February 4, 2013

Submission: 3.19, 3.23, 3.27, 3.33 (For part a, Z=0.907), 3.39p, 3.51, 3.53

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 (1/28):      Ch.4 pp. 125-150
Tuesday (1/29):                               
Thursday (1/31): Ch.5 pp. 159-190
Monday (2/4):    (HW3 Due, HW4 Assigned)

Week 4 02/04/13

HW4 Due Monday, February 11, 2013

In-class: 5.3
Submission: 4.15, 4.37, 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 (02/04): Ch.5
Tuesday (02/05):
Thursday (02/07): Ch.6 pp. 199-208

Week 5 02/11/13

Due Thursday, February 14, 2013

Read this article
Submission: 5.16 5.27 5.31 5.46

Assignment Objectives:

  • Calculate entropy changes and maximum efficiency for a process

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

Reading Assignments:
Monday (2/11): Ch. 6 pp. 208-220
Tuesday (2/12): Ch. 6 pp. 220-240
Thursday (2/14):  Ch. 7 (HW5 Due, HW6 Assigned)
Monday (2/18): President's Day Holiday
Tuesday (2/19): Exam 1 (Chapters 1-5)

Week 6 02/11/13

Due Tuesday, February 26, 2012

Submission: 6.14b, 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:
Thursday (2/14): Ch. 6 pp. 220-240 (HW5 Due, HW6 Assigned)
Monday (2/18): President’s Day (no class meeting)
Tuesday (2/19): Exam 1 (Chapters 1-5)
Thursday (2/21): Ch. 7 pp. 254-280
Monday (2/25): Ch. 8 pp. 290-312
Tuesday (2/26): Ch. 9 pp. 317-332 (HW6 Due, HW7 Assigned)

Week 7 02/25/13

Due Tuesday, March 5 2013

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 (2/26): Ch. 9 pp. 317-332 (HW6 Due, HW7 Assigned)
Thursday (2/28): Ch. 10 pp. 338-358
Monday (3/04):                               
Tuesday (3/05):  Ch. 10 pp. 358-370 (HW7 Due, HW8 Assigned)    

Week 8 03/04/13

Due Tuesday, March 12, 2013

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: 

  • Thursday (3/06): IA11 Due, IA3& IA4 Assigned

  • Monday (3/11):  Ch. 11 pp. 378-391

  • Tuesday (3/12): Ch. 11 pp. 391-401 (HW8 Due, HW9 Assigned)

  • Thursday (3/14): Ch. 11 pp. 401-420 (IA3 & IA4 Due, IA5 & IA6 Assigned)

Week 9 03/11/13

Due Tuesday, March 19, 2013

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 (3/14): Ch. 11 pp. 401-420
Monday (3/18): Ch. 11 pp. 401-420
Tuesday (3/19): Ch. 12 pp. 430-469 (HW9 Due, HW10 Assigned)
Thursday (3/21): Exam 2 (Ch. 6-11)
Monday (3/25): No Class, Spring Break
Tuesday (3/26): No Class, Spring Break
Thursday (3/28): No Class, Spring Break

Week 10 03/19/13

Due Thursday, April 4, 2013

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:
Thursday (3/21): Exam 2 (Ch. 6-11)
Monday (3/25): No Class, Spring Break
Tuesday (3/26): No Class, Spring Break
Thursday (3/28): No Class, Spring Break
 Monday (4/01): Ch. 14 pp. 545-624
Tuesday (4/02):
Thursday (4/04): HW10 Due, HW11 Assigned

Week 11 04/04/13

Due Thursday, April 11, 2013

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:
Thursday (4/04):CH. 14 pp. 545-624 (HW10 Due, HW11 Assigned)
Monday (4/08):
Tuesday (4/09): Ch. 13 pp. 483-501
Thursday (4/11): Ch. 13 pp. 502-532 (HW11 Due, HW12 Assigned)

Week 12 04/11/13

Due Tuesday, April 23, 2013

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 (4/15):               
Tuesday (4/16): Ch. 15 pp. 635-644
Thursday (4/18): Exam 3 (Ch. 12,14)
Monday (4/22):               
Tuesday (4/23):  (HW 12 Due, HW13 Assigned)

Week 13 04/23/13

Due Thursday, May 2, 2013

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:
Thursday (4/25): Ch. 16 pp. 647-674
Monday (4/29): Aspen Plus Property Modeling
Tuesday (4/30):
Thursday (5/02): HW13 Due
Monday (5/06):  Final Exam (10:30 AM)

 


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