Course Information

Course Name: AS5300 : Physical Gas Dynamics

Description: Introductory Kinetic theory (definition of pressure and temperature from microscopic viewpoint, mean free path, transport processes). Equilibrium kinetic theory (Maxwell?s distribution, collusion rate). Chemical equilibrium )Effective collision rate, Law of mass action, activation energy). Chemical thermodynamics (Gibb?s relations, Mixture of perfect gases, van?t Hoff?s relation). Statistical thermodynamics (Macroscopic and microscopic descriptions, Quantum energy states, energy modes of molecules, Boltzman?s relation, contribution of internal structure). Equilibrium gas properties (Ideally dissociating gas, Ionisation equilibrium, Collision cross sections). Flow with translational nonequilibrium (BhatnagarGrossKrook model for translational nonequilibrium, ChapmanEnskog solution, Transport properties as nonequilibrium phonomena, Linearised Couette flow).

Slot: D

RoomNo: CR4

Instructor: Muruganandam T M

Period: JAN-MAY 2013

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