SEMINAR
The State Key Lab of
High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure
Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
中国科学院上海硅酸盐研究所高性能陶瓷和超微结构国家重点实验室

Introduction to Computational Thermodynamics and Software: CaTCalc

Speaker

Dr. Kazuhisa SHOBU (k.shobu@aist.go.jp)

Team leader, Senior researcher

Measurement Solution Research Center

Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan

时间：2010年 10月 21日 （星期四）上午 10:00 am
地点：2号楼607会议室

联系人：张国军

Introduction to

Computational Thermodynamics and

Software: CaTCalc

Dr. Kazuhisa SHOBU (k.shobu@aist.go.jp)

Team leader, Senior researcher

Measurement Solution Research Center

Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan

Computational thermodynamics is a scientific discipline that allows practical application of thermodynamics to engineering and scientific problems through numerical calculation of chemical equilibria, phase diagrams, phase transformations, etc. It is based on the long-standing development of physical modeling and reliable database for the Gibbs energies of phases through the Calphad (Calculation of phase diagrams) method. New software for computational thermodynamics is developed, which features an advanced and robust algorithm that automatically calculates correct thermodynamic equilibra and phase diagrams. Complex chemical equilibra of a multi-component system can be easily analyzed by CaTCalc. Some illustrative examples are given to show its capabilities and user interfaces.

Reference: K. Shobu, CALPHAD, 33, 279-287 (2009).

Work experience:

1983-present Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan

Education:

1983 PhD in physics, Kyushu University, Japan

Statistical mechanics of non-equilibrium systems

1978 Graduate in physics from Kyushu Uiversity

Research topics:

1983-2000

Study on ceramics composites,

H.T. deformation of ceramics,

Oxidation of Nb-based metallic composites and some ceramics composites,

fabrication of ceramics composites by melt infiltration

2001-present

Software development for computational thermodynamics,

Database developments for thermodynamics, etc.