Undergraduate Course: Molecular Thermodynamics 5 (CHEE11020)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Recent progress in chemical engineering sciences has been driven by newly developed abilities to manipulate matter on the microscopic level. Chemical engineering at nanoscale is becoming increasingly important. This requires a fundamental knowledge of molecular thermodynamics. This course is an introduction to molecular thermodynamics and simulation methods, intended to equip MEng graduates with understanding of current methods in this field. It will address the fundamental principles of thermodynamics derived on the grounds of intermolecular interactions. |
| Course description |
The course consists of:
20 hours of lectures (2 hours per week for 10 weeks)
6 hours of computing workshops (2 hours per week for 3 weeks)
6 tutorials
Lectures
The following subjects will be covered during the course:
Week 1: Introduction to molecular thermodynamics
Week 2: Entropy/Thermodynamic forces
Week 3: Free energy and Maxwell relations for mixtures from molecular principles
Week 4: Partition function and Boltzmann factor
Week 5: Introduction to molecular simulations: Molecular Dynamics
Week6: Quantum and classical mechanics; Molecular thermodynamics of simple liquids and gases/Intermolecular forces
Week 7: Molecular thermodynamics of adsorption and binding
Week 8: Introduction to molecular simulation of processes in porous materials
Week 9: Molecular simulation of carbon capture processes
Week 10: Molecular thermodynamics of vapour-liquid equilibria and mixtures
Workshops
Workshop 1: Molecular dynamics of bulk liquids
Workshop 2: Simulation of lipid bilayers
Workshop 3: Simulation of CO2 adsorption separation
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student should be able to:
1. Understand the principles of molecular thermodynamics; relations between microscopic interactions and macroscopic, bulk properties.
2. Formulate chemical engineering problems in a form in which they are amenable to solution by molecular thermodynamics methods.
3. Appreciate the capabilities of different simulation methods and understand the underlying concepts of Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulation methods, including relevant statistical mechanical theory.
4. Apply molecular simulation methods to chemical engineering problems using appropriate software.
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Reading List
1. Molecular Driving Forces, K. Dill and S. Bromberg.
2. Understanding Molecular Simulation, D. Frenkel, B. Smit.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Molecular simulation,molecular thermodynamics |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Lev Sarkisov
Tel: (0131 6)50 4862
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Course secretary | Mrs Shona Barnet
Tel: (0131 6)51 7715
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