Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics

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Department of Physics

Synopsis:

Basic terminology, definitions, principles and postulates of equilibrium thermodynamics.

Thermodynamical system, phase, aggregate state of matter. State equations.

Gibbs model of phase interface. Thermodynamical equilibrium conditions.

Ehrenfest classification of phase changes. 1st order phase transitions (Clausius-Clapeyron equation, nucleation). Condensation, solidification, melting, sublimation.

Surfaces. Surface energy and surface tension. Young-Laplace equation. Experimental determination of surface tension/energy.

Fundamentals of small systems thermodynamics.Porous systems.

Introduction to linear nonequilibrium thermodynamics.Generalized forces and fluxes.Balance equations for mass, impulse and energy.

Requirements:

Physical and mathematical skills at the level of bachelor/magister study.

Syllabus of lectures:

Fundamentals of equilibrium and nonequilibrium thermodynamics. Onsager approach: generalized fluxes and forces. Surfaces and bulks. Macrosystems and small entities (pores, nanoparticles).

Syllabus of tutorials:

See above.

Study Objective:

Understanding and applicability of basic concepts of equilibrium and nonequilibrium thermodynamics. Application of transport processes (in particular, heat conduction and diffusion) in civil engineering.

Study materials:

J. Kvasnica: Termodynamika, SNTL, Praha 1965

J. Crank: The Mathematics of Diffusion,Oxford 1975

P. Demo, Fyzika (skripta), ČVUT Praha 2008

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No time-table has been prepared for this course

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