SOLD OUT MAC022SC Theriak-Domino: A Fast, Automatic, and Easy-To-Use Phase Diagram Calculator Based on Free Energy Minimization
Location: Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary, Room ES254
Theriak-Domino is an automated phase equilibrium modelling software package of great power and relative ease of use. It is complementary to two other well-known phase equilibrium modelling software packages, 'THERMOCALC' (Powell & Holland, 1998) and 'Perplex' (Connolly, 1990). Theriak-Domino offers choices of the Berman (1996) and Holland-Powell (1998) thermodynamic databases and their subsequent modifications. It can run on PC or Mac computers.
Like Perplex and THERMOCALC, Theriak-Domino can calculate isochemical phase diagram sections (pseudosections), T-X/P-X/X-X diagrams, binary and ternary diagrams, molar contours, isopleths, modes, and various rock-physical properties for user-specified bulk compositions and P-T conditions. The output consists of smoothline, publication-quality diagrams in postscript (.ps) format.
Theriak-Domino is an automated program based on free energy minimization. This approach allows rapid, unattended calculation of phase diagrams, thereby permitting experimentation with respect to different thermodynamic mixing models, bulk compositions, chemical systems, fractionation, and other variables.
For more information, go to the T-D website: http://titan.minpet.unibas.ch/minpet/theriak/theruser.html.
Short course activities
The short course will be a hands-on, workshop-style course led by Christian de Capitani. The format will consist of lectures followed by directed exercises. The afternoon of the second day will be made available for requests for special applications of the software, and discussion. Fred Gaidies, Dave Pattison and U Calgary graduate students familiar with T-D will be present during the short course to help participants.
Logistical issues related to computers:
Participants are advised to bring their own laptops (PC or Mac), but there will be plenty of desk-top computers with software already installed for those without. For those bringing their own laptops, the short course Instructors will be available to load the software onto the laptops on the afternoon of Friday, May 7, so that this activity will not interfere with the start of the short course. There will also be times during breaks in the short course to load software.
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Christian de Capitani
