11972 (v.2) WASM Metallurgical Thermodynamics 351

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

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.

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.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Gaskell, D.R., (1981), Introduction to Metallurgical Thermodynamics. 2nd Ed. Sydney, McGraw-Hill Book Company.

Unit Texts:

No prescibed texts.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Assignments 50%, Final Examination 50%. This is by Grade/Mark Assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Kalgoorlie Campus	Semester 1	Y