Chemical thermodynamics in furnaces
– a joint symposium and course for
combustion specialists and metallurgists
Please reserve these dates for an advanced course in high temperature chemical
thermodynamics and a joint symposium on chemical thermodynamics for combustion
specialists and metallurgists.
Advanced PhD-level course
January 30 February 1
2012
Scientific symposium
February 2-3
2012
Place: Åbo Akademi University, Åbo/Turku, Finland
Chemical thermodynamics and advanced thermodynamic modeling have become
important tools for studying high temperature processes in combustion and gasification
of coal, biomass and waste. Thermodynamic modeling has for a long time been a key tool
for predicting the physico-chemical phenomena in many pyrometallurgical applications.
This symposium will be a first joint symposium dealing with high-temperature chemical
thermodynamics for both combustion specialists and metallurgists. The advanced PhDlevel course and the symposium will focus on chemical thermodynamics related to hightemperature processes, especially cross-disciplinarily common themes related to
metallurgy, high temperature materials research and combustion chemistry.
Organizers: Laboratory of inorganic chemistry, Åbo Akademi University (http://www.abo.fi/student/ook)
Dr. Daniel Lindberg & Prof. Mikko Hupa
For more information, please contact us by e-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
Other members of the organizing committee are Prof. Pekka Taskinen (Aalto University), Prof. Pertti
Koukkari (VTT), and Prof. Rainer Backman (Umeå University)
With financing from Teknologiateollisuuden 100-vuotissäätiön Metallinjalostajien rahasto (The
Fund for the Association of Finnish Steel and Metal Producers) and The Graduate School in Chemical
Engineering
More information about the registration and the program can be found on our
homepage (http://www.abo.fi/student/ook)
Chemical thermodynamics in furnaces - PhD-level course and
scientific symposium
REGISTRATION & INFORMATION
The Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry at Åbo Akademi University is organizing the PhD-level
course and scientific symposium called “Chemical thermodynamics in furnaces – a joint
symposium and course for combustion specialists and metallurgists” to be held at Åbo
Akademi University, Turku, January 30 – February 3, 2012.
Target group for course and symposium: People with strong interest in high temperature
process chemistry, high-temperature chemical thermodynamics in chemical engineering,
combustion science, and pyrometallurgy.
The short course will be held January 30 – February 1 and will give an overview of advanced
thermodynamic modeling and high temperature chemical thermodynamics used in chemical
engineering, combustion chemistry, material science, and pyrometallurgy.
The scientific symposium will be held February 2-3 and will cover detailed research topics of
advanced thermodynamic modeling and high temperature chemical thermodynamics in
chemical engineering, combustion chemistry, material science, and pyrometallurgy.
Participants may attend either the short course (January 30 – February 1), the scientific
symposium (February 2-3), or attend both parts. To receive university credits (3 ECTS) for the
course, attendance at both the short course and the symposium is required.
The course is a part of the Graduate School in Chemical Engineering (GSCE) and the
Graduate School on Advanced Materials and Processes
Registration: Register to Daniel Lindberg no later than January 6, 2012: e-mail:
[email protected]; telephone: +358 2 2154452. Please provide name, affiliation, e-mail
address, and if you are attending the short course, symposium, or both. Maximum
attendance at the short course is 36 people, no attendance limit at the symposium
http://www.abo.fi/student/ook
Fees: Participation in the short course and symposium for university participants according
to the JOO-agreement (http://www.joopas.fi). Other participants will be charged 500 euros
for the short course and 500 euros for the symposium.
Recommended background knowledge: General chemistry and basic concepts of chemical
equilibrium, chemical thermodynamics, and high-temperature chemistry.
With financing from Teknologiateollisuuden 100-vuotissäätiön Metallinjalostajien rahasto (The Fund for the
Association of Finnish Steel and Metal Producers) and The Graduate School in Chemical Engineering
Topics at the course:
1. Overview of the main concepts of chemical thermodynamics, interpretations of phase
diagrams and main experimental techniques and methods
2. Thermodynamic solution models for non-ideal solutions relevant in ash chemistry and
pyrometallurgy (slags, molten salts, molten alloys, molten sulfides, solid solutions) and
applicability, differences, and limitations of the models
3. Thermodynamic optimizations and the Calphad methodology
4. Thermodynamic database development
5. Gibbs energy minimization techniques used in thermodynamic modeling software
6. Capabilities and limitations of thermodynamic modeling of high-temperature processes
in combustion and pyrometallurgy
7. Demonstrations and exercises of thermodynamic modeling
Topics at the symposium
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Corrosion and deposition in biomass and waste boilers
Thermodynamic databases for biomass and waste fuel ashes
Molten salt chemistry in industrial processes
Thermodynamic models for metallurgical slags
Phase equilibria of Pb-alloys
Phenomena-based modelling of the AOD process
Development of Gibbs energy minimization techniques
Dynamic algorithms and constrained equilibria in computational thermodynamics
Experimental methods for high temperature thermodynamics
Lecturers and presenters (preliminary):
Dr. Daniel Lindberg (Åbo Akademi), course coordinator
Prof. Mikko Hupa (Åbo Akademi)
Dr. Gunnar Eriksson (GTT-Technologies, Aachen, Germany)
Prof. Rainer Backman (Umeå University, Sweden),
Prof. Pertti Koukkari (VTT)
Prof. Pekka Taskinen (Aalto University)
Prof. Patrice Chartrand (Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada)
Dr. Dan Boström (Umeå University, Sweden)
Dr. Sonja Enestam (Metso Power)
Ms. Iina Vaajamo (Aalto University)
Mr. Ville-Valtteri Visuri (University of Oulu)
The detailed program will be published later (http://www.abo.fi/student/ook)
ACCOMODATION IN TURKU
Accommodation: Participants are responsible for organizing their own accommodation.
Hotels in Åbo/Turku close to Åbo Akademi University are shown below.
A block reservation of 20 single rooms have been made for the period January 29 – February
3, 2012 at Sokos Hotel City Börs (77 EUR/person), and 20 single rooms for the period
February 1-3, 2012 at Sokos Hotel Hamburger Börs (91.50 EUR/person). The block
reservation is valid until December 30, 2011.
Telephone +358 2-337 3800, fax +358 2-2311010, e-mail [email protected]
The reference “Thermodynamic” and the dates, or “BTHE120129” must be mentioned to
receive the special price.
CONTACT INFORMATION AND LOCATION OF HOTELS NEAR ÅBO
AKADEMI
1.CENTRO HOTEL
Yliopistonkatu 12a
FI-20100 Turku
Puhelin +358 (0)2 2118100
Email:[email protected]
http://www.centrohotel.com/fi/
2.SCANDIC JULIA
Eerikinkatu 4
FI-20100 Turku
Puhelin: +358 2 336 000
Email:[email protected]
http://www.scandichotels.fi/Hotels/Countries/Suomi/Turku/Hotels/Scandic-Julia/
3. SOKOS HOTEL HAMBURGER BÖRS & CITY BÖRS
Kauppiaskatu 6
FI-20100 Turku
Phone: +358 2 337 381
Email: [email protected]
http://www.sokoshotels.fi/en/hotels/turku/hamburgerbors/
4. RADISSON BLU MARINA PALACE HOTEL
Linnankatu 32
FI-20100 Turku
Phone: +358 20 1234 700
Email: [email protected]
http://www.radissonblu.fi/hotelli-turku
5. Turku Touring Ltd (Tourist information)
Aurakatu 4
FI-20100 Turku
Open: Mon – Fri 8:30am – 4:00pm
Phone: +358 2 262 7444
Email: [email protected]
http://www.turkutouring.fi/en
6. Åbo Akademi University
Axelia II
Piispankatu 8
FI-20500
Turku