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 Science: Technology: Energy
Science: Technology: Mechanical Engineering: HVAC
About Temperature
A very basic (prepared for the middle school math teachers) tutorial but still useful for professionals.
Applied Thermodynamic and Phase Equilibria
Research laboratory for phase equilibria at high pressures and applied thermodynamics for the chemical and process industry.
Carnot cycle
Applet showing the physics processes of a Carnot heat engine by Fu-Kwun Hwang of the National Taïwan Normal University.
Chemical Kinetics and Thermochemistry Database for High-Temperature Materials Synthesis
The database includes: 1) thermodynamic data (heats of formation, enthalpies, entropies, and heat capacities) for gas-phase species and 2) kinetic mechanisms composed of elementary gas-phase and surface reactions that describe various CVD processes.
Combustion Basic
Basic information about burners, combustion and boilers efficiency.
A Concise History of Thermodynamics
An overview of the history/evolution of thermodynamics. This is an excerpt from a biography of J. Willard Gibbs. The overview is available from the site in MS Word or pdf/Acrobat format.
Cooling Towers: Design and Operation Considerations
An article about the types, design, and operation of cooling towers, by Christopher M. A. Haslego.
First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics
Demonstrations of the first and second laws of thermodynamics using basic and everyday applications, by John Pratte at Clayton College & State University.
Gibbs models
Visualization of thermodynamic fundamental and state functions using computer-generated drawings for pure, binary, and ternary fluid-phase systems.
Heat Conduction
A Java applet to deduce the cross-sectional profile of a heated conductive bar based on its temperature.
Heat Flux Articles
A number of articles describing heat flux measurement and its practical applications.
Heat Transfer Net
A very complete site about heat transfer. Many links (worldwide technical reviews, conferences, publishers) and documentations for teachers, students and specialists.
A Heat Transfer Textbook
written by John H. Lienhard IV and John H. Lienhard V. Available for downloading as a PDF file.
HTFS
A wide range of courses and hands-on software workshops on many aspects of heat exchanger thermal and mechanical design and these are given at regular intervals in different parts of the world
Ideal Gas Law
Applet illustrating the ideal gas law : action of a piston in a pressure chamber filled with ideal gas.
International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer (ICHMT)
Research center in Turkey. Some useful links with other organizations and information about technical meetings.
International Journal of Thermal Sciences
Directory of the previous issues of the International Journal of Thermal Science - Revue Générale de Thermique and how to be published in this Journal. Links towards the others Elsevier sciences news and books.
João AP Coutinho Homepage
Homepage for the research work by João AP Coutinho in the Applied Thermodynamics field. Information on wax formation/deposition in petroleum fluids. Phase equilibria and thermophysical properties of alkanes.
Key values for Thermodynamics
Internationally agreed values for the thermodynamical properties of key chemical substances, by the Committee on Data for Science and Technology CODATA. Includes standard enthalpy of formation and entropy at 298.15 K.
Micro Chemical and Thermal Systems
Pacific Northwest National laboratory,operated by Battelle, for the Department of Energy, is involved in the development of Micro Chemical and Thermal Systems, MICRO-CATS.
Properties Of Some Organic Compounds
Physical properties.
Research Group on Sustainable Energy Development
Technical University of Lisbon specialists in convective and radiative heat transfer, combustion and energy, conducting mathematical modelling of combustion chambers.
Superfluid Helium
A site wih information on the production and properties of Superfluid Helium (He II).
TEST, The Expert System For Thermodynamics
A general-purpose visual tool for solving thermodynamic problems and performing 'what-if' scenarios.
Themodynamics of Telescope, Mirror and Lens
Tries to apply the second law to the space surounding a telescope in a vacuum.
Thermi Cité
French site thermicite. Links with universities, manufacturers, research centers involved with heat transfer.Includes a forum and a technical library.
Therminol
Therminol heat transfer medium : characteristics, ranges of temperature.
Thermo Chemical Calculator
Thermo Chemical Calculator is a web-tool to carry out thermo-chemical calculation for ideal gas mixtures. TCC allows cycle analysis, study of compression, heating or cooling, steady flow through a compressor, a turbine,... Created by David G. Goodwin from the Caltech university.
Thermodynamic diagrams of alternative refrigerants for refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump
Thermodynamic diagrams for environmentally friendly refrigerants of R134a, R227, R407C, R407B, R410A, R507, HX4, R290, CARE 50, CARE 30, hydrocarbons
Thermodynamics - Basic Cycles and components
Intended for new thermodynamics students to gain a basic understanding of cycles and components
Thermodynamics and Its Applications
Companion site to the textbook by J. W. Tester and M. Modell, includes answers to selected problems and current errata.
Thermodynamics of aqueous electrolyte solutions
Phase diagrams of binary, ternary and quaternary aqueous solutions of salts are shown. The basic thermodynamics related to these phase diagrams is explained. The application of a thermodynamic model to calculate phase diagrams and perform process simulations is described.
Thermodynamics Research Laboratory
Heavy organics characterization and deposition from petroleum fluids, arterial blockage and fouling in the petroleum and gas industries,...
Vapor and Liquid Phase Data
Thermophysical Properties of Fluid Systems
Virtual Laboratory: Thermodynamic Equilibrium
Online experiments using Java applets, demonstrating the diffusion process when gases are mixed. From the University of Oregon.
What is Pinch Technology?
This site contains several articles about pinch technology and how can it be used to save energy and design heat exchanger networks.
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