CME2028 : Thermodynamics 2
- Offered for Year: 2025/26
- Module Leader(s): Professor Mark Geoghegan
- Owning School: Engineering
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
The course aims to provide the student with an understanding and knowledge of the thermodynamic principles used to predict the behaviour of systems undergoing physical change and to describe the fundamentals underpinning methods for calculating the properties of real fluids.
This is important because many aspects of chemical engineering are based on thermodynamic principles. These include, but are not limited to, power generation, refrigeration, distillation, and the equilibrium products and phases of chemical processes.
Outline Of Syllabus
The module will cover fundamental thermodynamic concepts including:
Thermodynamic cycles involved in power generation and refrigeration
Equations of state, thermodynamic relations, and their application to departure functions
Properties of ideal and non-ideal mixtures: fugacity and activity coefficients
Phase and reaction equilibrium in multicomponent systems
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 1 | 1:00 | 1:00 | Introductory lecture. |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 22:00 | 22:00 | Preparation for assessments |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 25 | 1:00 | 25:00 | Lectures and tutorial sessions. |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Drop-in/surgery | 3 | 1:00 | 3:00 | Office hours. |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 49:00 | 49:00 | Review lecture material and prepare for tutorials. |
| Total | 100:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
The predominance of lectures is appropriate for the module which has a theoretical bias. The tutorial sessions provide an opportunity for the students to practise the numerical methods required for calculations.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written Examination | 90 | 1 | A | 100 | Invigilated exam. |
Zero Weighted Pass/Fail Assessments
| Description | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Computer assessment | M | Pass/Fail Canvas assessment to ensure progress is being made. |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
A 100% written exam at the end of the course is the most appropriate means of assessing the learning outcomes. A pass/fail Canvas quiz in the middle is necessary to ensure that students engage with the course from the outset.
(AHEP4 C1)
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- CME2028's Timetable