Students develop a broad understanding of the molecular interactions that determine fluid properties; an in-depth knowledge of the modern methods used to predict thermodynamic and transport properties; and knowledge of the applicability and the limitations of the various predictive methods. Topics covered in this unit include the fundamentals of statistical mechanics, calculation of molecular properties, intermolecular potentials and their use in thermodynamic and transport property calculations, corresponding states, virial and cubic equations of state, multi-parameter equations of state, limitations of EOS methods, activity coefficient models, and models for transport property predictions. -- Course Website
Instructor: Winthrop Professor Eric May
Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Professional Engineering; for pre-2012 courses: CHPR2530 Process Fundamentals or ENSC3005 Mass and Energy Balances or CHPR2431 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics or ENSC3006 Chemical Process Thermodynamics and Kinetics
