C7291 Applied Thermodynamics I

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2011 - acreditation

The information about the term Autumn 2011 - acreditation is not made public

Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Michal Roth, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Jan Vřešťál, DrSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Michal Roth, CSc.
Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Jan Vřešťál, DrSc.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: Classical thermodynamics of phase equilibria. Thermodynamics properties from volumetric data. Intermolecular forces and the theory of corresponding states. Fugacities in gas mixtures. The virial equation of state. Solubility of solids and liquids in compressed gases. Fugacities in liquid mixtures, excess functions. Fundamental relations of excess functions. Activity and activity coefficients. Normalisation of activity coefficients. Activity coefficients from excess functions.
Syllabus
  • Applied thermodynamics I 1. Problem of phase equilibria. Possibility and methods of application of thermodynamics to its solution.
  • 2. Clasical thermodynamics of phase equlibria. Equilibrium in heterogeneous closed system. Gibbs-Duhem equation. Gibbs phase rule. Chemical potential. Fugacity a activity.
  • 3. Thermodynamic properties from the volumetric data. Thermodynamic properties with independent variables T and P. Thermodynamic properties with independent variables T a V. Fugacity of pure liquid or pure solid. Phase equilibria from volumetric data.
  • 4. Intermolecular forces and theorem of corresponding states. Potential functions. Electrostatic forces. Forces between non-polar molecules. Specific interactions. Molecular base of the theorem of corresponding states. Corresponding states in complex systems.
  • 5. Fugacity in gasseous mixtures. Virial equation of state and its extension to mixtures. Virial coefficients from potential functions. Virial coefficients from the theorem of corresponding states. Fugacity at high densities. Solubility of solids and liquids in compressed gases.
  • 6. Fugacity in liquid mixtures: excess thermodynamic functions. Ideal solution. Principle relations for excess functions. Activity and activity coefficient. Normalization of activity coefficients. Activity coefficients from the excess functions. Application of Gibbs-Duhem equation. Wohl equation for excess Gibbs energy.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods
Oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 1999, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007.