Course Overview

Thermodynamics is one of the essential physics to discuss energy conservation for engineers in various fields.
Based on the first and second laws of thermodynamics learned in "Thermodynamics I", we learn free energy and chemical potential as new state quantities, and advanced matters of thermodynamics such as Maxwell relations and phase changes. The aim is to be able to understand these matters based on the major principles of the first law and the second law, and to cultivate the ability to reconstruct the learned matters from a new perspective by using them as tools.

Learning Achievement

1. Understand the usefulness of the roles that internal energy, enthalpy, and free energy play as thermodynamic potentials.
2. Maxwell's relations can be used to derive the energy equation and Mayer's relations.
3. Equilibrium conditions can be derived with an understanding of free energy and chemical potential.
4. The Clausius-Clapeyron equation can be derived.

Competence

Related to 2. Understanding ability of physical phenomena.

Course prerequisites

Have already learned Thermodynamics I

Grading Philosophy

Exercises and homework: 40%
Exams: 60%

Course schedule

Communication about the class will be made through manaba as needed.
Review of first and second law of thermodynamics
Free energy
Thermodynamic identity and thermodynamic potential
Maxwell's relational expression
Joule's Law, Mayer's relation
Chemical potential and free enthalpy
Thermodynamic equilibrium condition
Principle of minimum free energy
Phase equilibrium condition
Clausius-Clapeyron equation

Course type

Lectures and Class Exercises

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Kaneko Akiko

Other information

Thermodynamics is one of the essential physics to discuss energy conservation for engineer in various fields.
Based on the first and second laws of thermodynamics learned in "Thermodynamics I", we learn free energy and chemical potential as new state quantities, and advanced matters of thermodynamics such as Maxwell relations and phase changes. The aim is to be able to understand these matters based on the major principles of the first law and the second law, and to cultivate the ability to reconstruct the learned matters from a new perspective by using them as tools.

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