Teaching GuideTerm
Faculty of Science
  Home | galego | castellano | english | A A A |  
Grao en Nanociencia e Nanotecnoloxía
 Subjects
  Thermodynamics: Equilibrium and Phases
   Contents
Topic Sub-topic

Unit 1.- Basic concepts
 1.1.- Object and limitations of Thermodynamics.
1.2.-Thermodynamic systems and states.
1.3.-Thermodynamic variables.
1.4.-Reversible and irreversible processes.
1.5.-Nanothermodynamics
Unit 2.-Principles of Thermodynamics.
 2.1.-Principle of energy conservation. First principle of thermodynamics. Internal energy and enthalpy.
2.2.-Energy properties of a thermodynamic system. Calorimetric coefficients and calorific capacities.
2.3.-Limitations of the First Principle.
2.4.-Formulation of the Second Principle. The function of the entropy state. Clausius inequality. Entropy changes in closed and isolated systems. Entropy production.
2.5.-Equacóns Tds.
2.6.-Third principle of Thermodynamics. Nernst's claim. Absolute entropies
Unit 3. Thermodynamic potentials and evolution evolution of thermodynamic systems.
 3.1.-Principles of maximum and minimum in nature.
3.2.-Hemholtz energy and maximum work.
3.3.-Gibbs energy and useful work.
3.4.-General thermodynamic relations:Maxwell Relations.. Hemholtz equation. Gibbs-Hemholtz equation.
3.5.-Thermodynamics of variable composition systems. Concept of chemical potential. Gibbs-Duhem equation
3.6.- Chemical potential of ideal and real gases. Concept of fugacity.
3.7.-Partial molar magnitudes.
3.8.-Equilibrium conditions. Phase equilibrium and chemical equilibrium.
Unit 4. Phase balance.
 4.1.-Phase equilibria in systems of a component. Rule of phases. Clapeyron and Clausius-Clapeyron equation. Phase diagrams.
4.2.-Phase equilibria in two-component systems. Ideal and real solutions. Activity concept. Solubility and other properties.
4.3.- Other phase equilibria.

Unit 5. Thermodynamics and size of the system: surfaces and systems of "small size".
 5.1.-Surface tension. Laplace equation. Capillary ascent. Contact angle.
5.2.-Thermodynamic properties and size. Solubility, Melting point, Nucleation…
5.3.-Nanothermodynamics. Hill's formulation of the general equation of thermodynamics (Gibbs equation).


Unit 6. Introduction to the thermodynamics of irreversible processes.
6.1.-Production of entropy.
6.2.-Generalized forces and flows. Linear and nonlinear thermodynamics.
6.3.-Heat transmission processes: conduction, convection and radiation.
Universidade da Coruña - Rúa Maestranza 9, 15001 A Coruña - Tel. +34 981 16 70 00  Soporte Guías Docentes