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Supplemental Notes on Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer


Supplemental notes are presented for a wide range of thermodynamics and heat transfer topics. They are available in two formats: an html version that can be viewed directly from your web browser without any external viewers, and a postscript (ps) version that should be used for printing purposes.

Thermodynamics

Date Topic Link
May 11, 1998 Types of Processes HTML
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May 11, 1998 Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics HTML
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May 11, 1998 Temperature Scales and Conversions HTML
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May 11, 1998 Thermodynamic Work HTML
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May 11, 1998 First Law of Thermodynamics - Fixed Mass System HTML
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May 11, 1998 Ideal Gas Law - Equation of State HTML
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May 11, 1998 Thermodynamic Systems HTML
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May 11, 1998 Control Volume Forms of the General Conservation Equations HTML
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May 11, 1998 Liquid-Vapor Mixtures HTML
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May 11, 1998 Quality of Mixtures of Saturated Liquid and Its Vapor HTML
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May 11, 1998 Specific Heats HTML
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May 11, 1998 Thermodynamic Charts For Water

  • h - s Chart
  • T - s Chart
  • u - v Chart
  • P - h Chart
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May 11, 1998 Critical Point HTML
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May 11, 1998 Perfect Gas Relations HTML
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May 11, 1998 Methodology for Energy Analysis HTML
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May 11, 1998 Steady-State, Steady-Flow Process HTML
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May 11, 1998 Uniform-State, Uniform-Flow Process HTML
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May 11, 1998 Turbine: (SSSF) Process HTML
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May 11, 1998 Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics HTML
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May 11, 1998 Reversible and Irreversible Processes HTML
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May 11, 1998 Gibbs Equation HTML
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Heat Transfer - Conduction

Date Topic Link
May 11, 1998 Ohmic Heating Example HTML
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May 11, 1998 Biot Number HTML
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May 11, 1998 Thermal Conductivities of Selected Substances HTML
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May 11, 1998 Heat Transfer Relationships HTML
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May 11, 1998 Typical Ranges of Prandtl Number for Selected Fluids HTML
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May 11, 1998 Lumped Capacitance Model with Ohmic Heating HTML
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May 11, 1998 General Solution of Poisson's Equation for Plane Wall, Long Solid Circular Cylinder and Solid Sphere HTML
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May 11, 1998 Fins and Extended Surfaces HTML
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May 11, 1998 Thermal Interface (Joint) Conductance and Resistance HTML
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Heat Transfer - Convection

Date Topic Link
May 11, 1998 Overview of Convective Heat Transfer HTML
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May 11, 1998 Typical Ranges of Convective Heat Transfer Coefficients HTML
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May 11, 1998 Forced Convection Calculation HTML
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Heat Transfer - Radiation

Date Topic Link
May 11, 1998 Radiation Laws HTML
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May 11, 1998 Radiation Exchange Between Black and Gray Surfaces HTML
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May 11, 1998 Radiative Conductance HTML
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