Advanced Thermodynamics

Catalog description

(2 credits) Thermodynamics of solutions—phase equilibria— Ellingham diagrams, binary and ternary phase diagrams, reactions between gasses and condensed phases, reactions within condensed phases, thermodynamics of surfaces, defects and electrochemistry. Applications to materials processing and degradation will be presented and discussed. (Prerequisites: ES 3001, ES 2001) Note: Students cannot receive credit for this course if they have taken the Special Topics version of the same course (MTE 594T).