Thermodynamics Screencasts

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"Introductory Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics" (J.R. Elliott and C.T. Lira)
"Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics" (Smith, Van Ness, and Abbott, 6th Ed.)

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Basic Concepts

Introduction to Thermodynamics
PT Diagrams
PV Diagrams
PH & TS Diagrams
State Function Explanation
Single Condensable Component in VLE (Water)
Gibbs Phase Rule for Thermodynamics
Heat a Two Phase System at Constant Volume
Exact Differentials and Partial Derivatives
The Dependence of Liquid Properties on Pressure
The Critical Point - A Video Demonstration with Explanation

Energy Balance (Closed Systems)

Problem Solving Approach
Adiabatic Compression of Ideal Gas
Gas Expansion in a Closed System (Ideal & Real)
Adiabatic Expansion of Steam
Adiabatic Compression of Ideal Gas
Evaporative Cooling Energy Balance Example
Ideal Gas Expansion: Closed System Energy Balance
Mixing Two Streams Using Steam
Real Gas Expansion (Closed System)
Real Gas Expansion (Using Solver)
Unsteady-State Energy Balance: Filling a Tank
Final Temp. for a Constant Pressure System (Steam Tables)

Energy Balance (Open Systems)

Adiabatic Compression of Ideas Gas: Reversible & Irreversible
Compressor Efficiency
Throttle Example: Changing Gas Pressure
Energy Balance on Throttle for Real Gas
Turbine Work
Procedure for Solving Steam Turbine Calculations
Energy Balance on a Semibatch Reactor
Enthalpy Balance on a Tubular Reactor

Entropy Change - Simple Systems

Application of Second Law
Entropy and Probable Distributions
Entropy Change (Ideal Gas)
Entropy Change (Mixture of Ideal Gases)
Entropy Change for Supercooled Liquid
Minimum Work to Cool a Liquid (Heat Pump)
Entropy Change for a Gas Phase
Entropy Change - Cycles & Equipment

Carnot Heat Engine Explanation
Carnot Heat Engine Calculation
Carnot Heat Pump
Freon-12 Refrigeration Cycle
Refrigeration Cycle Introduction
Temperature Change Through a Throttle
Introduction to the Power Cycle
Entropy: Two Misunderstandings
Work and Enthalpy Misunderstandings
Partial Derivatives

Compression of a Non-Ideal Gas
Compression of a Non-Ideal Gas Spreadsheet
Departure Function van der Waals Fluid
Enthalpy Change of Irreversible Adiabatic Expansion
Enthalpy Departure Function for Adiabatic Throttle
Heat Capacity (Cp) (Pressure Dependence)
Partial Derivative Calculation (Maxwell Relationships)
Chemical Equilibrium

Adiabatic Reactor Temperature
Amount of Unfolded Protein at Equilibrium (BIO)
Chemical and Phase Equilibrium
Effects of an Inert on Chemical Equilibrium
Equilibrium Protein Binding (BIO)
Gas Phase Chemical Equilibrium and Conversion
Heat of Mixing
Adiabatic Mixing Temperature
Heat of Reaction (Using Heats of Formations)
Heterogeneous Chemical Equilibrium
Enthalpy of Multi-Component Reaction in an Isothermal Reactor
Liquid/Solid Chemical Equilibrium
Chemical Equilibrium for Isothermal Gas-Phase Reaction
Protein Stability (BIO)
Final Temperature for an Adiabatic Process
The Equilibrium Constant
Gibbs Phase Rule for Reacting Systems
Standard State in Chemical Equilibrium
Equilibrium Constant and Conversion Calculations for a Gas Phase Reaction Part 1
Equilibrium Constant and Conversion Calculations for a Gas Phase Reaction Part 2
Description of the Reaction Coordinate
Spreadsheet Tutorials (Link)

Equation of State PVT Spreadsheet
Peng-Robinson EOS Spreadsheet
Simpson's Rule Example
Peng-Robinson Fugacity VLE Mixtures: Spreadsheet
Liquid-Liquid Equilibrium (LLE) UNIFAC Spreadsheet
Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium (VLE) UNIFAC Spreadsheet

 Single Component Equations

Calculating Fugacity with an Equation of State
Chemical Potential and Thermodynamic Activity
Estimating Heat of Vaporization (Clausius-Clapeyron)
Find the Heat of Vaporization Using Antoine's Equation
Fugacity of Hydrofluorocarbon
Fugacity Introduction
Fugacity of Steam
Gibbs Free Energy: T and P Dependence
Change in Gibbs Free Energy with Change in Pressure
Gibbs Free Energy as it Relates to Temperature and Pressure
Saturation Pressure from Equation of State
Calculating Fugacity of a Single Component
Property Changes when Cooling a Closed System (Water)
What is Fugacity? (Why it's Important)
What is Fugacity in a Mixture?
Three-Parameter Equation-of-State
Pure Component Phase Equilibrium

Peng-Robinson Equation of State: Roots of Density
Single Component Solid-Vapor Equilibrium (Iodine)
Partially Condensed Steam Stream
Characterizing Physical Properties of Water (Steam Tables)
Using Steam Tables Part 1
Using Steam Tables Part 2
Using Steam Tables Part 3 (Interpolating)
Adding Liquid to a Fixed Volume Tank
Multi-component Systems (Concepts)

Adsorption of Binary Mixture on a Zeolite
Calculating VLE using Fugacity Coefficients
Condensation in 2-Component System
Partial Molar Quantity
Partial Molar Properties
Fugacities of a Three-Component Ideal Solution
Txy Diagram (Lever Rule)
Change in VLE Compositions with Change in Pressure
Condensing Water Vapor: Partial Pressure vs. Temperature
Partial Molar Properties: Binary Solutions
Ideal Solutions

Addition of Non-Volatile Component to VLE
Component Addition to 2-Component VLE
Raoult's Law - An Explanation Using Entropy
Energy for a Phase Change
Vapor Pressures for an Immiscible Mixture
Two Component VLE: Raoult's Law
Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium for Immiscible Liquid Mixture
Raoult's Law Explanation
Property Changes When Mixing Ideal Solutions
Vapor Liquid Equilibrium Calculations

Binary Vapor-Partial Condensation
Bubble Point Calculation by Iterative Solution
Bubble Point Temperature
Bubble Temperature - Raoult's Law
Bubble Temperature for a Non-ideal Liquid
Component Addition to Binary VLE Mixture
Condensing a Vapor: Bubble Point Pressure of a Binary Mixture
Flash Calculation Using Raoult’s Law
Osmotic Pressure
Osmotic Pressure to Determine Protein MW (BIO)
Solving Non-linear Algebraic Equations (Polymath)
Two Component Phase Equilibrium (Excel Solver)
Which Has Higher Fugacity?

Multi-component VLE (Examples)

Bubble Pressure - Margules Equation
Change in Gibbs Free Energy for Non-Ideal Mixture
Excess Gibbs Free Energy for a Binary Mixture
Vapor-Liquid-Liquid Equilibrium
Batch Distillation with an Azeotrope
Phases Present for Two Immiscible Liquids
VLE Using Wilson's Equation
VLE Using Wilson's Equation: POLYMATH Solution

Cosmotherm Examples

Activity Coefficients & Excess Gibbs Free Energy
Boiling/Bubble Points
Creating a Pxy Plot
Molecular Interaction Probability in Binary Mixture
Using Cosmotherm with Windows Vista
Determining Vapor Pressures
Visualizing Molecular Interaction
Exam Reviews

Thermodynamics Exam #1 Part A
Thermodynamics Exam #1 Part B
Thermodynamics Exam #1 Part C

Thermodynamics Exam #2 Part A
Thermodynamics Exam #2 Part B
Thermodynamics Exam #2 Part C
Thermodynamics Exam #2 Part D
Thermodynamics Exam #2 Part E

Thermodynamics Final #1 Part A
Thermodynamics Final #1 Part B

Thermodynamics Final #2 Part A
Thermodynamics Final #2 Part B
Thermodynamics Final #2 Part C

 

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