ENGS 495 - Advanced Thermodynamics and Separations I

Course Description:
Study of the concepts of thermodynamic phase equilibrium and their application to large-scale separation processes used in industrial practice. Topics studied will include vapor-liquid and liquid-liquid equilibrium, nonideal solution behavior and nonideal gas behavior, single and multiple equilibrium stage calculations, distillation, absorption, and extraction, binary and multicomponent systems, and equipment design considerations.

Course Objectives [and Relationship to Program Learning Objectives]:
•  Perform vapor-liquid equilibrium calculations for ideal systems. [1,2]
•  Perform vapor-liquid equilibrium calculations for nonideal solutions using activity methods. [1,2]
•  Perform vapor-liquid equilibrium calculations for nonideal gases using fugacity methods. [1,2]
•  Understand the theory underlying thermodynamics in open systems. [1,2]
•  Model and perform flash calculations. [1,2]
•  Model and perform multistage binary distillation calculations. [1,2]
•  Model and perform stagewise absorption calculations. [1,2]
•  Perform liquid-liquid equilibrium calculations. [1,2]
•  Model and perform stagewise extraction calculations. [1,2]
•  Estimate capacity and efficiency of tray towers. [1,2]
•  Solve problems and communicate results using graphical methods. [1,2]
•  Use software tools for solving separation problems. [1,2,3]