ME 404
Fall 2009 Part of Term 1
Aug 24-Dec 9
Credit: 4 hours.
Classical thermodynamics, including the TdS equations and the Maxwell relations; development of thermodynamic property relations, behavior of real gases, thermodynamics of mixtures, phase equilibrium and chemical reactions and equilibrium with an emphasis on combustion reactions; statistical thermodynamics including the effect of molecular and atomic structure, statistical concepts and distributions, calculation of thermodynamic properties of gas-phase atoms and molecules, kinetic theory of gases, and an introduction to vibrations in crystals and the electron gas in metals; selected applications such as the use of statistical thermodynamics in laser spectroscopic analysis of gas-phase properties.
Credit is not given for both ME 404 and any of PHYS 427, CHEM 442, or CHEM 444. Prerequisite: ME 300.
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30302
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Lecture-Discussion
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R
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1:00PM
-2:50PM
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TR
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Mechanical Engineering Bldg
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Kyritsis, D
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