5 ECTS credits
135 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 1008067BNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.
Thermodynamics deals with macroscopic properties of systems. From the first, second, and third laws of thermodynamics, relations between the thermodynamic potentials, which describe the state of the systems, are derived. In this course Ideal and nonideal gases and solutions are considered. To describe reactions and reaction equilibria, equilibrium constants are introduced. Phase transitions and more generally phase equilibria are described thermodynamically. This finds application in separation processes like distillation.. The last section on electrochemistry develops the relations between electrical (EMF), thermochemical and chemical (equilibrium constant) properties . These are applied in the description of a.o. batteries and fuel cells.
ABSENCES:
1) Authorized absence (sickness, accident, decease, presence as representative at a meeting of a commision of the faculty or university)
To catch up is possible by making an exercise. The marks received will replace the ones for the missed lab session. Contact the assistant ASAP with regards to this exercise.
Within 3 working days after the absence a written proof of the valid reason needs to be submitted to the faculty secretariat and to the assistant. If the 'catching-up' exercise is not handed in, a 0/20 is given for the missed session.
2) Unauthorized absence
Catching up is not possible. A score of 0/20 is given for the missed session. More than one unauthorized absence, bars you from participating in the written examination in first and second session. For the evaluation of all lab session and the exercise exam 0/20 is given (this makes 50% of the marks).
- knowledge and understanding of the 0th, 1st, 2nd and 3th law of thermodynamics.
- solving practical problems concerning chemical and phase equilibrium.
- knowledge and insight in relevant properties of materials and how they can be measured (temperature measurement, differential scanning calorimetry, spectroscopy, chromatography). These techniques are considered in the theoretical classes and the lab sessions.
This course contributes to the following learning outcomes of the bachelor in engineering sciences:
The Bachelor in Engineering Sciences has a broad fundamental knowledge and understanding of
1. scientific principles and methodology of exact sciences with the specificity of their
application to engineering;
2. engineering principles and the ability to apply them to analyse key engineering processes and
to investigate new and emerging technologies;
4. fundamental, basic methods and theories to schematize and model problems or processes.
The Bachelor in Engineering Sciences can
7. apply quantitative methods and computer software relevant to the engineering discipline in
order to solve engineering problems;
10. correctly report on design results in the form of a technical report or in the form of a paper;
12. reason in a logical, abstract and critical way;
14. work in team, shows creativity and entrepreneurship, and has intellectual mobility.
The Bachelor in Engineering Sciences has
16. a creative, problem‐solving, result‐driven and evidence‐based attitude, aiming at innovation;
17. a critical attitude towards one’s own results and those of others;
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 40% of the final mark.
Written Exam determines 40% of the final mark.
PRAC Lab Work determines 20% of the final mark.
Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the PRAC Lab Work category, the following assignments need to be completed:
In the 2nd exam session only the written and oral exam can be repeated, the marks received for the lab sessions will be transferred from 1st session.
More information on the exam procedure can be found on Canvas.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Engineering: Mechanical and Electrotechnical Engineering (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Engineering: Civil Engineering (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Engineering: Chemistry and Materials (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Engineering: Electronics and Information Technology (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Engineering: Electronics and Information Technology Profile Profile Computer Science (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Engineering: Startplan (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Engineering: Biomedical Engineering (only offered in Dutch)
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