88251 - Fundamentals of Thermodynamics

Learning outcomes

The aim of the course is to provide the student with basic knowledge of the themodynamic basic concepts relevant in offshore energy production processes.

Course contents

Brief introduction to mass and anergy balance for the description of complex systems.

- The first principle of thermodynamic and the energy balance. definition of the internal energy and Enthalpy for the description of the thermodynamic state of a systems.

- Application of the energy balance to describe simple chemical and mechanical processes; the use of thermodynamic data for the calculation of Enthalpy and energy differences.

- Introduction to the second principle of thermodynamic and to the idea of chemical equilibrium. Entropy and Gibbs or Helmholtz freee energy to describe the state of equilibrium of a system.

- L-V equilibrium for pure components; derivation of the Clausius Clapeyron equation and its uses as a further information to solve thermodynamic problem.

- Chemical reactions equilibrium; derivation of main relationships and application to simple systems.

Readings/Bibliography

Chemical Biochemical and Engineering Thermodynamics, 4th ed., S.I. Sandler., J. Wiley.

Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, 7th ed., J.C. Smith, H.C. Van Ness and M.M. Abbott, McGraw Hill.

Assessment methods

Written and oral exams focused on the different topics considered during the course.

Office hours

See the website of Marco Giacinti Baschetti