Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering

Chapter 9. Energy Balances

9.1 Terminology Associated with Energy Balances

9.2 Types of Energy to Be Included in Energy Balances

9.3 Energy Balances without Reaction

Your objectives in studying this chapter are to be able to

1. Define or explain the following terms: energy, system, closed system, nonflow system, open system, flow system, surroundings, property, extensive property, intensive property, state, heat, work, kinetic energy, potential energy, internal energy, enthalpy, initial state, final state, state variable, cyclical process, path function, heat capacity

2. Select a system suitable for solving a problem, either closed or open, steady- or unsteady-state, and fix the system boundary

3. Convert energy in one set of units to another ...