The Advanced Course on "Thermodynamic Models: Fundamentals & Computational Aspects", will take place 5-16 August 2024
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The course will provide the participants with a knowledge of the fundamentals of thermodynamics, an overview of the most important thermodynamic models currently used in industrial practice, including how efficient computer codes for such models are written and checked for errors.
In addition the course will emphasize the development of efficient procedures for calculation of phase equilibria under a variety of conditions.
The practical part of the course, where the participants have to develop their own codes, emphasizes in particular this aspect.
The course is of relevance for researchers engaged in the development and implementation of thermodynamic models for process simulation or for those who just want to learn how to develop and write an efficient and consistent computer code.
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Electrolyte Solution Thermodynamics
General course objectives:
To introduce the participants to the thermodynamics of electrolyte solutions
Content:
The aim of the course is to give an introduction to concepts important for understanding and working with electrolyte solution thermodynamics.
Topics being discussed include experimental methods for measuring properties of salt solutions, molal, molar and mole fraction activity coefficients, the Nernst equation, Debye-Hückel theory, the Mean Spherical Approximation (MSA) theory, molecular interactions in electrolyte solutions, dielectric properties of solvents and its effect on salt solubility, Born equation, Gibbs energy of transfer, Meisner model, Bromley model, Pitzer model, e-NRTL model, Extended UNIQUAC model, MSE model, equations of state for electrolytes, apparent properties, thermal properties, volumetric properties of electrolytes, phase rule and invariant points, crystallization, super saturation, the Kelvin equation, fractional crystallization. read more