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ChE 63 ab - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

ChE 63 ab

Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

9 units (3-0-6)   |  first, second terms
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing required.

A comprehensive treatment of classical thermodynamics with engineering and chemical applications. First and second laws. Applications to closed and open systems. Equations of state. Thermochemical calculations. Properties of real fluids. Power generation and refrigeration cycles. Multicomponent systems, excess properties, fugacities, activity coefficients, and models of nonideal solutions. Chemical potential. Phase and chemical reaction equilibria.

Instructors: Dingilian (a), Ismagilov (b)
Published Date: Aug. 27, 2025