Training 2011
This year's MatCalc course 'Thermodynamic and kinetic simulations with MatCalc' was held from Aug. 9-12 2011 at the Vienna University of Technology with 21 participants from both academia and industry.
Training 2011: "Thermodynamic and kinetic simulations with MatCalc"
Program
Tuesday (10:00 - 17:00)
- Welcome
- Introduction in MatCalc: GUI and first steps
- Theory: thermodynamic equilibrium, driving forces, databases, ...
- Practical training: How to create a workspace, simple equilibrium calculations, stepped calculations ...
- Practical training: Graphical representation of results, data export, ...
Wednesday (9:00 - 17:00)
- Scheil-Gulliver type calculations (theory and practice)
- T0- temperature (theory and practice)
- Using scripts in MatCalc (examples)
- Theory: Phase transformation and precipitation: Comparison of popular models (KJMA, parabolic growth, DICTRA, ...)
- Practice: How to set up precipitation kinetics simulations
- Theory: Introduction to the SFFK Model
Thursday (9:00 - 17:00)
- Theory: Nucleation theory and implementation into MatCalc
- Practice: Changing nucleation conditions: Ortho- / paraequilibrium nucleus composition, nucleation sites, etc.
- Theory: Treatment of interfacial energies.
- Theory and practice: Grain boundary precipitation versus random distribution: the importance of the correct diffusion field geometry
- Examples
Friday (9:00 - 14:00)
- Calculation of TTP-diagrams (theory and example)
- Discussion / analysis of practical examples of users
Foto gallery ...
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| Emma is exploring MatCalc | Jun working concentrated on the example |
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| Thomas seems happy with the results | Simon (front) and Babak (back) enjoying the Training |
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| Dragan and Walter thinking on their problems | Stojan reading the manual thoroughly |
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| Sebastien is not so sure about his script | Christian is content with the results |
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| Jens and ... | ... Kerem are totally focused, while ... |
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| ... Jeroen and ... | ... Konstantin are listening to Ernst |
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| Mustafa looks concerned? | Tomasz is smiling for the camera |
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| Petri and Ernst enjoying some coffee during the break ... | ... social come together at the 'Alte Kaisermühle'. |
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| Relaxing after a hard day's work full of MatCalc at CopaKagrana |