Explore advanced thermodynamics concepts in this comprehensive lecture focusing on chemical kinetics, collision theory, and the Arrhenius law. Delve into topics including activated complex theory, potential energy surfaces, Maxwell-Boltzmann velocity distributions, and reaction rate calculations. Learn about hydrocarbon oxidation mechanisms, detailed balance principles, and the fascinating relationship between entropy production and reaction rates. Examine practical applications through the study of supersonic nozzle expansions and CO2 power laser operations. The lecture, presented by Professor Gian Paolo Beretta at MIT, progresses from fundamental principles to complex applications, covering self-ionization of water, pH calculations, and vibrational energy levels in CO2 molecules. For optimal learning efficiency, viewing at 1.5x speed is recommended.
Chemical Kinetics, Arrhenius Law, and Principles of Disequilibrium - Lecture 20
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Overview
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Activated Complex in the Simple System Model
- Extension of the Simple System: Assumptions
- Affinities and Non-Equilibrium Law of Mass Action
- Self-Ionization of Pure Liquid Water: pH and pOH
- Introduction to Chemical Kinetics
- Potential Energy Surface and the Activated Complex
- Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution of Velocities
- Arrhenius Activation Barrier
- Reaction Rates and Collision Probabilities
- Hydrocarbon Oxidation: Detailed Kinetic Mechanisms
- Detailed Balance and Degree of Disequilibrium
- Direction of Reaction and Fluctuation Relation
- Half-Equilibrium of the Activated Complex
- When Some Reactions Are Much Faster than Others
- Nonequilibrium Build Up in Supersonic Nozzle
- Degree of Disequilibrium Build Up in a Nozzle
- Nonequilibrium Gasdynamic Infrared Power Laser
- Vibrational Levels of the CO2 Molecule
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