How I Approach Understanding Thermodynamics

I'm no expert in thermodynamics... But in this video I show how I wrap my head around problems that come up in chemical thermodynamics so you can hopefully have an easier time understanding thermodynamics.

Huge thanks to the REFPROP team at NIST! The software I use to plot all charts you see in the video is FREE for download here: https://trc.nist.gov/refprop/MINIREF/...

00:00 Thanks to REFPROP/NIST
00:38 Different chemicals - similar diagrams
02:07 Enthalpy on the x axis
03:29 Increasing temperature without heat
05:36 Pressure on the y axis
06:01 Other thermodynamic charts
06:59 Isotherms & other lines
09:21 The two-phase region
09:50 The liquid region
11:00 Heating & boiling water
13:45 The effect of pressure on boiling
15:55 No molecule exists in the two phase region
18:37 Heat of vapourisation & specific heat
21:47 The critical temperature & air distillation
24:29 The critical pressure
25:22 Supercritical fluids
27:14 Final thoughts

Process with Pat is the place to come for perspective and to ask stupid questions. I want you to leave more knowledgeable, confident, motivated, and most importantly, curious. I also want to invigorate a field that seems tired and uninspiring, at least if you get your perspective from internet forums. These are not lectures. This is a place for you to leave thinking “Oh! That’s why...”

This channel is not only for chemical engineers - anyone who works with processes should be able to find something of value here.

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