NPTEL : NOC:Advanced Thermodynamics and Molecular Simulations (Chemical Engineering)

Co-ordinators : Prof. Prateek Kumar Jha


Lecture 1 - Introduction to the course

Lecture 2 - Molecular basis of energy and entropy

Lecture 3 - Probability and probability distributions

Lecture 4 - Probability distributions and thermodynamic equilibrium

Lecture 5 - Energy distribution in molecular systems

Lecture 6 - First and second law of thermodynamics

Lecture 7 - Reversible and irreversible processes; third law of thermodynamics; legendre transformation; thermodynamic functions for one component system

Lecture 8 - Thermodynamic functions for multi-component systems; chemical potential; why do we minimize thermodynamic functions?

Lecture 9 - Extensive and intensive variables; gibbs duhem relation; euler theorem; maxwell relations

Lecture 10 - Discrete and continuous probabilities; stirling approximation

Lecture 11 - Binomial distribution approaches Gaussian distribution for large n; definition of drunkard walk

Lecture 12 - Solution of drunkard walk; Lagrange multipliers

Lecture 13 - Energy distribution in molecular system revisited; introduction to thermodynamic ensembles

Lecture 14 - Canonical ensemble: most probable distribution, partition function

Lecture 15 - Definition of temperature; third law of thermodynamics

Lecture 16 - Canonical ensemble: Helmholtz free energy, averages and fluctuations, specific heat, deriving ideal gas law

Lecture 17 - Partition function of a dense gas; grand canonical ensemble: partition function, most probable distribution

Lecture 18 - Computing properties in grand canonical ensemble

Lecture 19 - Isothermal isobaric ensemble

Lecture 20 - Summary of thermodynamic ensembles; partition function of an ideal gas

Lecture 21 - Mixing and phase separation, phase equilibrium of a multiphase multicomponent system, Gibbs phase rule

Lecture 22 - Pure component phase diagram; solution thermodynamics: Helmholtz free energy density

Lecture 23 - Characterizing mixing and phase separation using Helmholtz free energy density

Lecture 24 - Common tangent construction, definition of binodal, spinodal, and critical point

Lecture 25 - Osmotic pressure and chemical potential

Lecture 26 - Lattice model of liquid solutions - I

Lecture 27 - Lattice model of liquid solutions - II

Lecture 28 - Lattice model of liquid solutions - III

Lecture 29 - Critical review of Lattice model, theoretical basis of molecular dynamics simulation

Lecture 30 - Theoretical basis of molecular dynamics simulation

Lecture 31 - Interaction energy and force field

Lecture 32 - Liouiville theorem; theoretical basis of Monte Carlo simulation

Lecture 33 - Introduction to Monte Carlo simulation method

Lecture 34 - Markov chain algorithm, condition for equilibrium and detailed balance

Lecture 35 - Metropolis algorithm, periodic boundary condition

Lecture 36 - Numerical implementation of Monte Carlo simulation: Python Examples - I

Lecture 37 - Numerical implementation of Monte Carlo simulation: Python Examples - II

Lecture 38 - Numerical implementation of Monte Carlo simulation: Python Examples - III

Lecture 39 - Numerical implementation of Monte Carlo simulation: Python Examples - IV

Lecture 40 - Numerical implementation of Monte Carlo simulation: Python Examples - V

Lecture 41 - Particle simulations: comparison with quantum chemical and continuum simulations; bridging length and time scales

Lecture 42 - Pair potentials

Lecture 43 - Saving CPU time: short range and long range interactions

Lecture 44 - Bonded and non-bonded interactions, force fields

Lecture 45 - Practical aspects of molecular simulations

Lecture 46 - Numerical implementation of MD; thermostat and barostat

Lecture 47 - MD simulations - efficiency and parallelization, sampling and averaging, analysis of simulation trajectories

Lecture 48 - MD simulations - analysis of simulation trajectories (continued), Case Studies - I

Lecture 49 - MD simulations - Case Studies - II

Lecture 50 - MD simulations - Case Studies - III

Lecture 51 - Free energies and phase behavior; extension of canonical ensemble Monte Carlo to other ensembles

Lecture 52 - Extension of canonical ensemble Monte Carlo to other ensembles (Continued...)

Lecture 53 - Monte Carlo in Gibbs ensemble and semi-grand canonical ensemble, thermodynamic integration

Lecture 54 - Thermodynamic integration (continued); Widom's particle insertion; overlapping distribution method

Lecture 55 - Multiple histogram method; umbrella sampling; thermodynamic cycle; potential of mean force; pulling simulations; metadynamics; tackling time scale issues

Lecture 56 - Tackling time scale issues (continued); nonequilibrium molecular dynamics; mesoscale simulations: Langevin dynamics and Brownian dynamics, kinetic Monte Carlo simulations; dissipative particle dynamics

Lecture 57 - Multiparticle collision dynamics; lattice Boltzmann method; coarse-graining

Lecture 58 - Case studies

Lecture 59 - Simulations of chemical reactions using Kinetic Monte Carlo simulations

Lecture 60 - Reactive force fields; Ab initio molecular dynamics and other advanced methods; molecular simulations in chemical engineering; concluding remarks