Winter 2011

Course News and Notices

Notice of Midterm 1 (Notice posted Feb 8)

To be held the evening of Tuesday Feb 14 6:30-7:30

Kingston 101 Students with lastnames A - P

Kingston 200 Students with lastnames Q - Z

Covers material up to page 175 of text (Mathematical Statement of the Second Law). Closed book. An equation sheet will be provided. The assignment (described on the Assignments and Tutorials page) is a good study aid.

Jan 8 2012

Welcome Back and Happy New Year!

First Lecture 8:30 AM Stirling A Tuesday January 10

The text book, "Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics" by Smith, Van Ness and Abbott, is essential for this course. The final exam is open book and the tables in the textbook are needed. It is also the designated text for CHEE311 so it is a good investment.

Objectives

This course is designed to reinforce the thermodynamic concepts introduced in first year, and to extend those concepts to a deeper understanding of how the thermodynamic properties of fluids relate to:

- the production of useful work as in turbine generators and power cycles
- refrigeration
- the production of liquified gases.

A more meaningful understanding of the non-ideal behaviour of gases, generalized equations of state that represent the P-V-T behaviour of both liquids and gases, phase diagrams and the importance of "critical state" will be attained.

The course concludes with a design project wherein students, in teams, apply the concepts introduced in lectures and through tutorials to the optimization of a power plant..

Special Accomodation Required?

Students with diverse learning styles and needs are welcome at Queen’s. In particular, if you have a disability or health consideration that may require accommodations, please feel free to approach me and/or the Disability Services Office as soon as possible at  (613) 533-6467 . Help is available to develop individualized accommodation plans, provide referrals and assist with advocacy. The sooner you let us know your needs, the better we can assist you in achieving your learning goals at Queen’s. For further information and to book an appointment visit the Health, Counselling and Disability Services website at http://www.queensu.ca/hcds