BIE 3420 - Thermodynamics II

• Explain fundamental principles of solution thermodynamics applied to multiphase and multi-components systems
• Define and apply partial molar properties, chemical potential, fugacity and activity coefficients to solve phase and chemical equilibria problems in reacting and non-reacting systems
• Set up and solve steady state material and energy balances on open/closed chemical and bio systems
• Select appropriate models and equations of state in order to identify, formulate and solve problems with thermodynamic property changes of ideal and non-ideal fluid mixtures
• Compute the conversion of homogenous and heterogenous reactions and equilibrium compositions of mixtures of gases, liquids and solids.
• Describe the energy transformations in living systems from the thermodynamics perspective
• Explain thermodynamical concepts including entropy, free energy, molecular driving forces, etc. from the view of statistical thermodynamics and their relevance in biomolecular engineering
• Apply thermodynamic relationships at the molecular level

• Differential equations
• Basic thermodynamic principles (internal energy, entropy, enthalpy, etc.)

• The framework of solution thermodynamics (ideal and non-ideal systems)
• Partial molar properties
• Residual and excess properties
• Fugacity and activity coefficients
• Mixing processes
• Thermodynamic formulations for phase equilibria (VLE, LLE, SLE)
• Osmotic equilibrium
• Chemical reaction equilibria
• Fuel cells
• Bioenergetics
• Introduction to statistical thermodynamics
• Extremum principles
• Intermolecular interactions
• Entropy and Boltzmann distribution
• Binding processes
• Thermodynamic property estimator (ThermoSolver) demonstration
• SAChE Certification ELA-952: Identifying & Minimizing Process Safety Hazards
• SAChE Certification ELA-953: An Introduction to Managing Process Safety Hazards