MECH 6661 - Thermodynamics of Materials and Phase Equilibria

Revision as of 03:15, 22 November 2011

This course emphasizes the application of thermodynamics to understand materials. It will focus on thermodynamic modeling of phase diagrams. The course seeks to teach students the application of thermodynamics on real problems, how to estimate where basic information is scarce and how to interpret thermodynamic information in the context of case studies. The course will discuss thermodynamic data gathering and the use of computer programs for thermodynamic optimization. Students will gain hands-on-experience for using thermodynamic software (such as FactSage and WinPhaD) which contain programs for the optimization, calculation and plotting of binary and ternary phase diagrams. For more info, please check the Course Outline.

Lecture Notes

• Lecture 1 - Introduction
• Lecture 2- 1^st Law of Thermodynamics
• Lecture 3- Entropy
• Lecture 4- The Four Laws that Drive the Universe - A presentation based on Etkin's Book
• Lecture 5- Free Energy - A presentation of Free Energy based on Etkin's Book
• Lecture 6- Binary Solutions
• Lecture 7- Binary Phase Diagram I
• Lecture 8- Binary Phase Diagram II→ Revised
• Lecture 9- Thermodynamic Modeling
• Lecture 10- Multicomponent Systems

Assignments, Exams and Projects

2004

• Assignment 1 and solutions
• Assignment 2 and solutions
• Assignment 3 and solutions
• Assignment 4 and solutions
• Midterm exam and solutions
• Mini-Project 1
• Mini-Project 2
• Mini-Project 3

2006

• Assignment 1 and solutions
• Assignment 2 and solutions
• Assignment 3 and solutions
• Final exam and solutions
• Mini-Project 1
• Mini-Project 2
• Mini-Project 3

2008

• Assignment 1 and solutions
• Assignment 2 and solutions
• Assignment 3
• Mini-Project 1 (Literature)
• Mini-Project 2 (Experimental Thermodynamics)
• Mini-Project 3 (Presentation Topics)

Handouts and Suggested Readings

• Lecture 1:

     - A History of Thermodynamics-the Doctrine of Energy and Entropy - Ingo Müller, 2007.
     - Degrees Kelvin - David Lindley, 2005
     - Boltzmanns Atom - David Lindley, 2001.

• Lecture 2: The Use of Phase Diagrams and Thermodynamic Databases for Electronic Materials - Liu, 2003.
• Lecture 3: Four Laws That Drive the Universe (Related presentation) - Peter Atkins, 2007.
• Lecture 6: Four Laws That Drive the Universe (Related presentation on Free Energy) - Peter Atkins, 2007.
• Lecture 9: On the slopes of the phase boundaries (Related presentation) - Ahmad Mostafa