MATSE
401: Thermodynamics Of Materials
Textbook:
David V. Ragone, Thermodynamics of Materials, Volume I, J. W. Wiley
1995
Faculty:
L. Q. Chen, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Description
Discussion
of three fundamental laws of thermodynamics and their applications to
materials systems, particularly phase transformations and phase equilibria
in single and binary systems.
Course
Topics
-
Introduction to classical equilibrium thermodynamics and its relation
to non-equilibrium thermodynamics and statistical thermodynamics.
- First
law of thermodynamics and its applications to constant pressure processes:
calculation of enthalpy as a function of temperature; calculation
of heat of reactions including chemical reactions and first-order
phase transformations such as melting and solidification; calculation
of adiabatic flame temperature.
- Second
law of thermodynamics and introduction of entropy: reversible processes
and maximum work theorem.
- Third
law of thermodynamics; calculation of entropy as a function of temperature
and entropy of reactions.
- Combined
first and second law of thermodynamics; equilibrium conditions; introduction
of Helmholtz and Gibbs free energy functions.
- Relation
of thermal properties and thermodynamic functions; Maxwell relations
and property relationship.
- Introduction
of chemical potential and phase equilibria in one component systems;
pressure-temperature phase diagrams of single-component systems; Clapeyron
equation.
- Equilibrium
of chemical reactions: definition of standard states; gas reactions;
gas-solid reactions; oxidation reactions and the Ellingham diagram.
- Solution
thermodynamics: activity and activity coefficient; free energy of
formation of solutions; chemical potentials of specifies in a binary
system; Gibbs-Duhem relation.
- Relation
between free energies and phase equilibria in binary systems; binary
phase diagrams; Level rule and Gibbs phase rule.
- Electrochemistry:
half-cell reactions; cell voltage; concentration cells.
Course
Objectives
-
To provide students with an elementary understanding of three laws
of thermodynamics, and their applications as well as the limitations.
- To
teach students to perform simple thermodynamic calculations for basic
materials processes such as chemical reactions and phase transformations
and the ability to determine the possibility of the processes based
on the calculations
- To
teach students how to read single-component and binary phase diagrams.
Course
Outcomes
-
Student’s ability to perform simple thermodynamic calculations
such as heat of chemical reactions and phase transformations
- Student’s
ability to calculate free energy of chemical reactions and phase transformations
and to determine whether a phase transformation or chemical reaction
is thermodynamically possible
- Student’s
ability to read Ellingham diagrams for oxidation reactions
- Student’s
ability to read and understand single-component pressure-temperature
phase diagrams
- Ability
to read and understand binary phase-diagrams and their relationship
to free energy formation of solutions
- Ability
to write simple half-cell reactions and calculate cell voltages of
electrochemical cells.
Computer
Usage
Computer
usage is required in solving certain homework problems and in a computer
lab project using a commercial thermodynamic software.
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