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Introduction to Thermodynamics

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Course Unit Code480-8673/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated3 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
CIP10doc. RNDr. Dalibor Ciprian, Ph.D.
Summary
The course is focused on basic principles and methods of equilibrium thermodynamics. The brief introduction to thermodynamics of non-equilibrium processes is presented too. The methods are demonstrated on the description of simple thermodynamic systems.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The objective of the course is to learn basic principles of equilibrium thermodynamics. After the course, the students are able to describe and analyze the behaviour of simple thermodynamic systems,
Course Contents
1. Basic definitions, state parameters and state functions
2. The first law of thermodynamics, equations of state
3. Reversible, irreversible and natural processes, heat capacities
4. The second law of thermodynamics, kvasistatic processes, absolute temperature, entropy
5. Thermodynamics potentials - internal energy, entropy and Gibbs function
6. Helmholtz free energy, enthalpy, relation among the derivatives of thermodynamic quantities
7. Chemical potential
8. Application of thermodynamic potentials to simple systems
9. Conditions of thermodynamic equilibrium
10. Thermodynamics of mixing
11. Phase equilibrium, the influence of the boundary
12. Introduction to non-equilibrium thermodynamics, Onsager relations, diffusion and heat transfer
13. The third law of thermodynamics, thermodynamics of blackbody radiation
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Adkins, C. J., Equilibrium Thermodynamics, Cambridge University Press, 3 edition, 2008, ISBN 978-0521274562
Hardy, R., J., Binek, Ch., Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Wiley-Blackwell, 1 edition, 2014, ISBN 978-1118501009
Obdržálek,J.: Úvod do termodynamiky, molekulové a statistické fyziky, MatfyzPress, 2016, ISBN 978-80-7378-287-0
Maršík, F.: Termodynamika kontinua. Praha: Academia, 1999. 323 s. ISBN 80-200-0758-X
Recommended Reading:
Boles, M., Cengel, Y., Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach, McGraw-Hill, 8 edition, 2014, ISBN 978-0073398174
Fermi, E., Thermodynamics, Important Books, 2013, ISBN 978-8087830611
Kvasnica, Jozef. Termodynamika. Praha: SNTL, 1965,
Boublík, T. Chemická termodynamika: stavy hmoty, termodynamika a statistická termodynamika. Praha: Karolinum, 2006. 189 s. ISBN 80-246-1256-9.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Seminars, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit30 16
        ExaminationExamination70 35