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Every autumn semester

Thermodynamics and kinetics offer important tools and understanding of materials and their properties, both in equilibrium and during processing. The aim of the course is to give the doctoral student a background that is relevant to research in thermodynamics and kinetics applied to nanomaterials. The course aims to give the doctoral student knowledge so that the student can formulate and solve problems in these areas in his or her research.

This course gives an overview of thermodynamic phenomena and kinetic processes from a materials science perspective, with application towards nanomaterials. Contents: Review of basic thermodynamics; thermodynamic equilibrium; phase equilibria and phase diagrams; reactions and reaction kinetics; heat transport; mass transport in solids and fluids; thermodynamic size effects.

Understand fundamental concepts in thermodynamics
Understand the concept of equilibrium for nanomaterials
Understand phase diagrams
Understand heat transport processes
Understand fundamental mass transport equations

be able to apply thermodynamic equations to materials science problems
be able to interpret binary and ternary phase diagrams
be able to discuss and solve chemical reaction problems
be able to define and solve mass transport problems.

Lectures

Exercises

Written exam

Written assignments

Written examination and compulsory written assignments. To be allowed to take the written exam, the written assignments must have been handed in.

Failed, pass

Basic course in thermodynamics.

DeHoff, R.: Thermodynamics in Materials Science. CRC, 2006. ISBN 0849340659.

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