Teaching, Textbooks

Fourth year's projects and Master theses (diplom) are always new. The work is designed on the basis of the interests of the student, of the Ph.D. students, and of myself. I have several collaborating colleagues abroad. Most of those are eager to host one of my students.
Erasmus students are welcome to Trondheim, city of Rosenborg!!
New: Elements of irreversible thermodynamics for engineers is printed by the International center of Applied Thermodynamics

The third printing of Irreversible Thermodynamics. Theory and Applications: is now out by Tapir, 2001

From the left: S. Kjelstrup, T. Førland, and K.S. Førland.

Contents:: Awards given to my students; Recent Ph.D's Graduated from the Group; Recent M. Sc. (siv.ing.) Graduated from the Group; Examples of 4th Year Students Projects; Courses taught; Textbooks published

Awards given to my students

I find it rewarding to help each student develop his/her talents. Many of my students have really succeeded.

Anita Zvolinschi received the best poster award at the 14th Int. Conf. on Hydrogen Technology, Montreal, Canada, 2002

ABB's price to Eivind
Eivind Johannessen received from ABB a price for best environmentally friendly, M.Sc. thesis at NTNU 2000.

The results from the master thesis of Audun Røsjorde have been published in J. Colloid. Interface Science. The referee wrote: By using NEMD simulations, the authors present evidence for the validity of the local equilibrium hypothesis for a liquid-vapor interface. This hypothesis is very importtant..Its proof opens new perspectives in the field. In my opinion, the subject is very interesting, and the conclusions are of relevance for the field...

Elfs price to Ellen and Oddvar
Oddvar Gorseth and Ellen Marie Hansen receives the Elf price for their graduation results (Innstilling) at NTNU

ABB's price to Erik
Erik Sauar (center) receives ABB and "Kongeskipet Norge's" price for best environmentally friendly M.Sc. thesis at NTNU 1995 from Queen Sonja of Norway

Recent Ph.D's Graduated from the Group: Gelein de Koeijer; Preben J.S. Vie; Lars Nummedal; Magnar Ottøy; Steffen Møller-Holst; Belinda Flem; Ellen Marie Nordgård Hansen; Erik Sauar

Ph.D's in Progress: Fuel cells: (cf. Anne-Kristine Meland). Distillation and phase transitions, reactor modeling (cf. Audun Røsjorde) (cf. Eivind Johannessen)

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Recent M. Sc. (siv.ing.) Graduated from the Group: Helge Weydahl Modellering av brenselcelle og elektrolysecelle, V02; Kristin Bingen, Numerisk simulering av en PEM brenselcelle V01; Trond Heldal, Vanntransport i polymermembran breselceller, V99; Eivind Johannesen, Optimization of chemical reactors using irreversi ble thermodynamics, H99; Audun Røsjordet; Transfer coefficients for evaporation, H99; Thomas Lunde Jensen, Pressure reduction of hydrocarbon mixtures, H98; Trond Vegard Island, Modeling chemical reactors using equipartition of forces, H97; Ivar Syversen, An environmental study of fuel cells in vehicles using LCA-methodology, H97, Industriell økologi

Candidates that completed their thesis with collegues abroad

Espen Foss Johansen, Energy savings and economic comparison of energy integrated and thermally coupled distillation systems

with: prof. Z. Fonyo, Technical University of Budapest, Ungarn, V00

Magne Knag Transported entropy of high temperature proton conductors,
with: Ass. prof. Koji Amezawa, University of Kyoto, Japan,H99

Karl Isak Skau, Application of Irreversible Thermodynamics to Heterogeneous Catalysis,H98

with: prof. D. Bedeaux, Leiden University, NL H98
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Lars Nummedal, Thermal osmosis, H96,

with: prof. D. Bedeaux, Leiden University, Nederland

Vibeke Andersson: Wellbore stability in shales. Production of an artificial shale, H96,

with: Shell Research Laboratories, Rijswiik, Nederland

Oddvar Gorseth: Water Transport in Membranes for Fuel Cells,

with: Dr. Okada, Tsukuba Science City, Japan, V95

Ellen Marie Kristiansen: Molten Salt Hydrates for Heat Storage Applications,

with: prof. W. Voigt, Bergakademi Freiberg, V95

Rolf Jarle Aaberg: Bubblelayer Resistance in Cells with Horizontal Electrodes, V95

with: Prof. B. Welch, University of Auckland, V95

Monica Strømgård: The Effect of Charge Carriers on the Analytically Important

Parameters of Liquid Membrane Electrodes, with: Prof. K. Toth, University of Budapest, V95

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4th Year Student Projects

Har du lyst til å arbeide i vår gruppe i 4. år?
Våren 2000 kunne du arbeide med brenselceller i skip. Skal vi lage et nytt prosjekt? Brenselceller i skip
Her er eksempler på typiske studentoppgaver fra 4. årskurs:

Trond Heldal: Vanntransport i brenselceller

Thomas Lunde Jensen: Koeffisienter for fordampning og kondensasjon

Magne Kawai Knag: Impedanse av en hydrogen-elektrode

Torgrim Thingvoll: Stasjonær fordampning av oktan

Karls Isak Skau: Analyse av entropi produksjonshastigheter for design og optimalisering av kjemiske reaktorer

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Courses

I teach Basic Thermodynamics (Fysikalsk kjemi grunnkurs med laboratorium SIK3025) and Irreversible Thermodynamics (Irreversibel termodynamikk SIK 3086).

My book in Irreversible Thermodynamics with K.S. and T. Førland has recently been reprinted by Tapir, see below.
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Textbooks published

Irreversible Thermodynamics
The third reprint of Irreversible Thermodynamics. Theory and Application is available in January 2001 at a low price, Nkr. 300,- (about $45). For details, see the publisher: Tapir

Japanese readers can buy the book from Ohmsha publishers, Tokyo.

Chinese readers can buy the book from The Metallurgical Press of China, Beijing.

The full set of solutions to the exercises is here. (The number indicates Chapter number.

Exercise1.pdf
Exercise2.pdf
Exercise3.pdf
Exercise4.pdf
Exercise5.pdf
Exercise6.pdf
Exercise7.pdf
Exercise8.pdf
Exercise10.pdf
Exercise11.pdf

Comments and questions to the book and exercises can be sent to Signe Kjelstrup

Basic Physical Chemistry Laboratory Course
Our laboratory book in Basic Physical Chemistry has been used as a basic text in courses in Universitites in EastAfrica. It is used at the undergraduate level in our university as a supplementto Atkins's Physical Chemistry

The book Physical Chemistry Laboratory Course has 7 exercises: Partial molar volume. Partial molar enthalpy. Vapour-pressure of a one-component system. Two component phase separation. Transport number and conductivity. Electromotive force. The book can be ordered from Tapir.

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