Fundamentals of minerals processing, raw materials production, and extractive metallurgy, including primary metals production.
First and second law applied to closed and open systems. Topics include energy conversion, power cycles, entropy and enthalpy calculations on engineering systems; property estimation for non-ideal vapors, liquids, and other substances, non-ideal multicomponent equilibria, chemical reaction equilibria.
Develop an understanding of the processes of momentum transfer and heat transfer. Presents the basic equations of microscopic momentum and heat transfer, along with macroscopic transport equations that can be used in engineering analysis.
Examines the physics and chemistry of interfaces, and the relevance of these principles in mineral processing, petroleum, water treatment, and other engineering applications. It may include liquid surfaces, electric double layer, surface forces, contact angle phenomena, surfactants, adsorption, surface energy, emulsions. [Syllabus]
Emphasis in phase equilibria and related concepts, such as molecular or statistical thermodynamics, nonideal fluids and solids. [Syllabus]
Examines the physics and chemistry of interfaces, and the relevance of these principles in engineering applications. It may include liquid surfaces, electric double layer, surface forces, contact angle phenomena, surfactants, adsorption, surface energy, emulsions. Reading journal articles and writing a short term paper will be required. [Syllabus]