Area: | WASM Minerals Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy Teaching Area |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Workshop: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Co Requisite(s): | 11555 (v.2) WASM Thermofluids 251
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Syllabus: | Raoult and Henrys Laws, activity coefficients, partial quantities and Gibbs-Duhem Equation. Ideal solutions, excess quantities, regular solutions, application of above to electromotive force measurements on alloys, relationship between these and phase diagrams, application of thermodynamic data to phase diagrams - Clausius Claperyon Equation. Ellingham diagrams and graphic representation of thermodynamic data - predominance area diagrams. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Defined the thermodynamic concepts given in the syllabus and related these to metallurgical practice. Derived equations that transpose thermodynamic data and performed the operations on typical data related to metallurgical operations. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Gaskell, D.R., (1981), Introduction to Metallurgical Thermodynamics. 2nd Ed. Sydney, McGraw-Hill Book Company. |
Unit Texts: | No prescibed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments 50%, Final Examination 50%. This is by Grade/Mark Assessment. |
Field of Education: | 30303 Mining Engineering | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Supplemental | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Kalgoorlie Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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