Laws of Thermodynamics (GATE MT) — GATE Metallurgical Engineering (MT…
Laws of Thermodynamics: First law – energy conservation, Second law - entropy; enthalpy, Gibbs and Helmholtz free energy; Maxwell’s relations; chemical potential; applications to metallurgical systems; solutions, ideal and regular solutions; Gibbs phase rule, phase equilibria, binary phase diagram and lever rule; free-energy vs. composition diagrams; equilibrium constant, activity, Ellingham and phase stability diagrams.
- Exam: GATE Metallurgical Engineering (MT)
- Section: Metallurgical Thermodynamics