Course - Irreversible Thermodynamics - TKJ4200
Irreversible Thermodynamics
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About the course
Course content
Construction of entropy production for systems with transport of heat, mass and charge. Concentration cells, liquid junctions, membrane transport, electrokinetic effects, Soret, Duffour, Peltier and Seebeck effects. Applications to problems of interest to the student, e.g. fuel cells, chemical processes, thermoelectric effects, salt power plants. The underlying molecular mecahnisms for coupled transport processes are discussed. The energy efficiency of the mentioned processes is in focus.
Learning outcome
To learn about transport processes or systems out of equilibrium, and how one can find the entropy production (lost work) in such systems.
Learning methods and activities
Lectures and exercises. One theoretical or experimental project. English lectures.
Recommended previous knowledge
TKJ4160 (see course description for 2009/10) or corresponding texts.
Course materials
K. S. Førland, T. Førland, S. K. Ratkje, Irreversible Thermodynamics. Teory and Practice, Wiley, 1994, and Tapir 2001. S. Kjelstrup, D. Bedeaux and E. Johannessen, Elements of Irreversible Thermodynamics for Engineers, Tapir Akademiske Forlag, 2006.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From |
|---|---|---|
| KJ8903 | 7.5 sp | |
| KJ8903 | 4 sp | |
| SIK3085 | 7.5 sp |
Subject areas
- Physical Chemistry
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Technological subjects
- Thermal Energy - Energy Systems
- Thermodynamics