Bachelor and Single-cycle
University of Ljubljana FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING

In the frame of the course the most important heat treatments as well as surface hardening of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys  will be explained (e.g. homogenization annealing, austenitization, normalization annealing, quenching, tempering, recrystallization annealing, precipitation hardening, carburization, nitriding, induction hardening  etc.). In the system Fe-Fe3C phase transformation of the austenite into pearlite, bainite and martensite, respectively will be discussed. Also the failures and damages related to heat treatment will be presented.

Student manages basic techniques of cold and hot forming of metals and alloys. Student get knowledge about forming machines and tools. With the use of integral calculations can specify the load of forming machines and tools. He understands the interrelationships between machine, tool and work piece. He is able is to manage the technological processes of bulk and sheet forming.styles; basics of intellectual property, copyrights, trademarks, designs and patents; structure of the thesis, scientific article and a patent; design of research: purpose, objectives and hypotheses, materials and methods; methodology of processing and presentation of results

Formulation of problems in modelling: theory of modelling, discrete and continuous models; physical models and input parameters; mathematical models; building simulation tools; testing, stability, optimisation and sensitivity of simulations; examples.

Concept and organization of company, planning, production, quality management, material management, project management, new approaches in planning and management, sustainability, circular economy, holistic approach, leadership, humanization of work, organisational culture, business ethics.

Contents: Energy planning and computer solutions of heat engineering problems; measurements of calorific value of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, flash point, ignition point, viscosity and density of liquid fuels; Measuring flow rates, pressure and temperature; Capturing signals from transducers and simultaneous computer processing of measurement data; Physical and chemical methods for analysing fuel gases and combustion gases; Correlations between basic laws of heat and mass transfer, liquid dynamics and thermodynamic energy balance and different measuring techniques and regulations for the analysis of high-temperature processes.

Introduction, the behavior of gases and vapors; zero sentence of thermodynamics; first law of thermodynamics: complete and incomplete differential, reversible processes, Joule's experiment, heat capacity, enthalpy, heat of reaction, Kirchoff law, the Poisson equation, the second law of thermodynamics: the effect of a heat engine, Carnotev circle, entropy, entropy of isolated systems, statistical the importance of entropy, the total claim of the first and second law of thermodynamics; auxiliary functions: Helmholtz and Gibbs free energy, thermodynamic potentials, the criterion of spontaneity, Gibbs-Helmholtz equation, the third law of thermodynamics, theory of solutions: Clausius-Clapeyron equation, partial molar quantities, the ideal solution real solutions, fugacity, activity, integral quantities, van, t Hoffova equations, Gibbs-Duhem equation, Henry's standard condition, Raoult's law, the excess functions, regular solution, the activities of multicomponent solutions, Richardson-Ellinghamovi diagrams, solubility of gases in the molten metal, use of thermodynamic databases, phase equilibria: Gibbs phase rule, phase transition in one-component systems, chemical potential, equilibrium thermodynamic activity of the solution; account balances: the rate and percentage of progression, the criterion of equilibrium; basic thermodynamics phase diagrams: complete solubility in the liquid and solid systems with field-nemešanja biphasic area covered stage, simple eutectic systems, Gibbs phase rule, thermodynamic diffusion, thermodynamic force concentration gradient, Fundamentals of reaction kinetics: reaction rate, reaction order, activation energy, electrochemistry: conductivity, ion transport, potentials electrochemistry of solutions, irreversibility, processes in molten salts account of thermodynamic parameters of electromotor forces electrochemical measurements.

Basics of 3D modelling, advanced techniques of 3D modelling, the topology and its importance for the production, subdivision surface, modelling with curves, digital sculpting, level of details, retopology, textures, materials and the basics of light interactions in 3D space, type of shadows and creation of shadows, local and global illumination, types of virtual lights, virtual camera and importance of composition, basic rendering techniques, concepts stylistic and photorealistic 3D design.

The course is aimed at those who are interested in the connection and the impact of minerals and geochemical elements on health. The course is designed in the form of lectures held by Nina Zupancic and Nastja Rogan Šmuc and tutorials, where students prepare a lecture and present it to the colleagues. The content partly concerns the field of chemistry and biology, where we will learn about the mechanisms of the intake of elements to the cell or/and living organisms. You get knowledge about the biological function of the elements and the responses of organisms to them. You will discover what elements and in what proportions are essential for organisms and which of them may be potentially toxic. You will learn how to distinguish between natural abundance of elements, their anthropogenic sources and the importance of speciation of elements. We will identify and define geological impact on nutrition of plants and animals. You’ll learn the geological origin of individual elements and their biological importance. Part of the lectures will be devoted to environmental epidemiology, pathology and toxicology.

Goals: understanding relevance of industrial furnaces in particular technological procedures and technologies. Constituent elements of furnaces, dimensioning and selecting appropriate types of furnaces, operation of furnaces and auxiliary equipment for optimal operation. The course encourages students to carry out autonomous studying, team work, project work and use of professional literature and modern sources of information.

Laerning of methods for planning forming technologies for the production of metallurgical end products with target properties, taking into account the forming properties of the material, the operating characteristics of machinery and equipment and the guidance of the material through such processes. Students acquire knowledge of various possibilities of forming technology with regard to quality assurance and economic efficiency of the applied process as well as selection possibilities of forming processes. They also acquire complex knowledge for planning the entire technological process, i.e. the integration of individual elements of the process chain into a whole.

Goals: acquiring basic concepts on quality and quality control and how quality management has developed; knowing standard models of quality management, statistical methods and tools for quality assurance, interpreting the results of measurements in statistical process control, ability to carry out complex analyses of the phenomena and analyse and evaluate costs in quality management.