MAK 692E STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS OF THERMAL SYSTEMS

 

STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS OF THERMAL SYSTEMS

MAK 692 E

2026-2027 FALL

CRN: 15036

 

Lecturer                       :  Seyhan ONBAŞIOĞLU

Room                           :  537

e-mail                          : onbasiogl1@itu.edu.tr

Office Hours                :  Please send e-mail for an appointment.

Course Hours               :  Tuesday 08.30-12.30

Course Description       :  Elements of Statistical Thermodynamics. Equilibrium Thermodynamics. The Gibbs Stability Theory. Critical Phenomena and Configurational Heat Capacity. Entropy Production Fluctuations and Small Systems. Linear Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics. Linear Regime. Nonlinear Thermodynamics. and Dissipative Structures.

 

The Core Textbook :  Kondepudi, D., Prigogine, I. (2014). Modern Thermodynamics: From Heat Engines to Dissipative Structures, Second Edition. Wiley.

 

                                         

Other References:

1-      Kaznessis, Y. (2012) Statistical Thermodynamics and Stochastic Kinetics: An Introduction for Engineers, Cambridge University Press.

2-     Kjelstrup, B., Bedeau, D., Gross, J., Johannessen, E. (2017).  Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics for Engineers. Second Edition.  World Scientific Pub Co Inc.

3-     Demirel, Y. (2014).  Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics: Transport and Rate Processes in Physical, Chemical and Biological Systems 3rd Edition, Elsevier Science.

4-     Prigogine, I. (2017). Non-Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics (Dover Books on Physics) Reprint Edition, Dover Publications.

5-     De Groot, S.R., Mazur, P. (2011). Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics (Dover Books on Physics)  Dover Publications.

 

                                                      Assessment Criteria:

Homeworks :     5 x 2 =   10

Essay:                 1 x 25 = 25

Midterm :          1 x 25 = 25

Final :                1x 40 = 40                        

 

70% Attendance and taking at least 3 homeworks are assets for having the right of final exam!

Essay will be on microscopic analysis of a macroscopic thermal system.

 

 

Course Plan:

Sep. 29

Foundations of Thermodynamics

Part I

Oct. 06

Review of Equilibrium Thermodynamics

Part II

Oct. 13

Elements of Statistical Thermodynamics

Chapter 20

Oct. 20

The Gibbs Stability Theory

Chapter 12

Oct. 27

Critical Phenomena and Configurational Heat Capacity

Chapter 13

Nov. 03

Entropy Production, Fluctuations and Small Systems

Chapter 14

Nov. 10

Entropy Production, Fluctuations and Small Systems

Chapter 14

Nov. 17

Foundations of Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics

Chapter 15

Nov. 24

Linear Phenomenological Laws and Onsager Relations

Chapter 16

Dec. 01

Thermoelectric and Thermal Transport Phenomena

Chapter 16

Dec. 08

Electrokinetic Phenomena and Thermal Diffusion

 

Nonequilibrium Stationary States and Their Stability: Linear Regime

Chapter 16

 

 

 

 

Chapter 17

Dec. 15

Far-from-Equilibrium Systems and Entropy Production

Chapter 18

Dec. 22

Stability of Nonequilibrium States and Linear Stability Analysis

Chapter 18

Dec. 29

Dissipative Structures and Self-Organization

Chapter 19

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