Barry Sturman
ABSTRACT: This is the third article in a series presenting an introduction to chemical thermodynamics, emphasizing those aspects of particular relevance to pyrotechnics. It shows how the Gibbs free energy varies with temperature and pressure, and how this affects chemical equilibrium. It also shows how a number of useful facts about chemical systems can be predicted from the thermodynamic properties of the reactants and possible products. This is illustrated with examples from pyrotechnics.
Keywords: thermodynamics, free energy, equilibrium constant, thermodynamic modeling
Ref: JPyro, Issue 15, 2002, pp25-42
(J15_25)
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