This course covers the body of thermodynamic knowledge necessary for understanding modern chemical process simulation. Students learn the theory behind the thermodynamic methods used in the software. The course includes calculus- and numerical-based thermodynamics approaches for determining the properties of substances, solutions, and multiphase mixtures. Topics include equations of state, pure component properties, transport properties, properties of mixtures, fugacity, excess properties, activity coefficients, and phase equilibria. The problems in the course emphasize engineering applications. Topics covered in class are related to real systems through the use of chemical process simulators.
