ASE 382R.6 /
ME 381Q.4 - Molecular Gas Dynamics
Fall 2012
Course
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on UT Blackboard
Class meets: |
MWF 10:00-10:50, WRW 312 |
Instructor: |
Prof. Philip L. Varghese |
Office: |
WRW 314C
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Telephone: |
Office: 471-3110
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E-Mail: |
Contact me
here
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Home page: |
http://www.ae.utexas.edu/~plv955/ |
Office Hours: |
MWF: 11:00-12:00, other times by
appointment. |
Course
description
This
course
focuses on the molecular description of physical and chemical
processes in gases. The molecular viewpoint is essential to
understand processes that occur at very high or low
temperature and pressure, in high speed and rarefied gas
flows, etc. Additionally, the microscopic viewpoint provides
insight into the the behavior of fluids at ordinary
conditions.
The
course
will provide you with a basic working knowledge of the
kinetic theory of gases, chemical thermodynamics, and
statistical mechanics. These analytical tools will then be
applied to the study of equilibrium gas properties over wide
temperature ranges, the kinetics of physical and chemical
reactions, and the interaction of matter with radiation.
The
course
material is useful in studies of combustion chemistry, high
temperature and rarefied gas dynamics, CVD plasmas,
hypersonics, gas diagnostics with lasers, etc.
Course
Outline
- The microscopic basis of
thermodynamic and transport properties (~6 lectures).
- Kinetic theory of equilibrium
gases (~8 lectures).
- Chemical thermodynamics and
non-equilibrium (~7 lectures).
- Statistical mechanics (~12
lectures).
- Properties of non-equilibrium
gases including dissociation and ionization (~5 lectures).
- Additional topics based on
students' interests - e.g. shock calculations with
variable gas properties, vibrational relaxation, chemical
kinetics, etc. (~6 lectures).
Text
Introduction
to
Physical Gas Dynamics, by W. G. Vincenti and C. H. Kruger, R.
Krieger Publishing Company (1982).
Assignments
Four
to
six problems per week typically. Solutions to assignments will
be placed in the library two days after they are assigned.
Assignments will not be collected or graded, but if you don't
do them you will have trouble on tests and final.
Grading
Two
tests
25% each, Final 50%. All tests open textbook and notes, but no
HW solutions.