Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After the course the student can: understand the structure of a thermochemical solver (Gibbs energy minimiser), understand thermodynamic models of solutions, evaluate experimental solution data and , do equilibrium simulations in multicomponent heterogeneous systems.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 07.01.2025 - 18.02.2025

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Jari Aromaa, Daniel Lindberg

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Thermodynamics of solution phases and their analytical forms in condensed systems, use and development of analytical descriptions for solution phases, applications of Gibbs energy minimisation techniques for the chemical simulations.

Assessment Methods and Criteria
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lectures

    Project work in groups from a selected topic

    Independent study and exam

Workload
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lectures 12 h

    Tutorials 24 h

    Project (group) work 24 h

    Independent studies 70 h

    Exam 4 h 

DETAILS

Study Material
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    A. Pelton, Phase Diagrams and Thermodynamic Modeling of Solutions, 1. ed, Elsevier, 2019 (https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780128014943/phase-diagrams-and-thermodynamic-modeling-of-solutions)

    D. Gaskell, Introduction to the thermodynamics of materials, 4. ed., Taylor & Francis, 2003.

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    7 Affordable and Clean Energy

    8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

    9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

    13 Climate Action

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information
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    Teaching Language: English

    Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Spring III
    2025-2026 Spring III