(See related pages)
This page contains links to the most important websites related to the subject of heat transfer and the more general category of thermal sciences.
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| American Chemical Society | ||
| The ACS is a self-governed individual membership organization that consists of more than 158,000 members at all degree levels and in all fields of chemistry. The organization provides a broad range of opportunities for peer interaction and career development, regardless of professional or scientific interests.
*Membership required; yet site is navigable to non-members ( http://www.acs.org ) | ||
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| American Society of Mechanical Engineers | ||
| ASME is a professional society focused on technical, educational, and research issues of the engineering and technology community.
*Membership required, include a “members-only” tab; yet site is navigable to non-members ( http://www.asme.org/ ) | ||
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| ASME News Online | ||
| ASME is an electronic resource for those who want to learn about ASME, its programs, and activities. ( http://www.asmenews.org/ ) | ||
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| Chemistry: WebElements Periodic Table | ||
| WebElementsTM aims to be a high quality source of information on the WWW relating to the periodic table. Coverage is such that professional scientists and students at school will all find something useful. Currently most information is about the elements themselves but the scope of WebElementsTM will include simple compounds as well in the future. ( http://www.webelements.com/ ) | ||
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| CoolingZone | ||
| CoolingZone is an online community for those interested in thermal management in the electronics industry.
*Free subscription ( http://www.coolingzone.com/ ) | ||
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| Engineering Edge-Design, Engineering, and Manufacturing Resources and Database | ||
| Engineersedge.Com is an online destination for designers, engineers, and manufacturing professionals that offers a variety of information to aid in the solution of typical and complex technical problems. ( http://www.engineersedge.com/heat_transfer/heat_transfer_table_content.htm ) | ||
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| The Engineering ToolBox | ||
| This site includes resources, tools and basic information for engineering and design of technical applications. ( http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/ ) | ||
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| Fundamental Physical Constants | ||
| This website provides a list of fundamental physical constants from the CODATA 1998 recommended by the National Institute of Standards and Technology of United States (NIST).
*Requires Free Membership, yet site is navigable to non-members ( http://www.physlink.com/Reference/PhysicalConstants.cfm ) | ||
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| Heat Transfer | ||
| This website defines and describes key heat transfer terms. It allows the user to click on hyper-linked words to get more in-depth explanations. ( http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/thermo/heatra.html ) | ||
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| Heat Transfer | ||
| There are three ways that heat may be transferred between substances at different temperatures - conduction, convection, and radiation. This website highlights each of these and contains many helpful figures. ( http://theory.uwinnipeg.ca/mod_tech/node74.html ) | ||
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| Heat Transfer | ||
| This site defines and explains key terms to Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics. The Taftan Data home page offers freeware, shareware and demos for industrial, scientific and engineering applications. ( http://www.taftan.com/thermodynamics/TRANSFER.HTM ) | ||
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| Heat Transfer Education: Keeping it Relevant and Vibrant | ||
| This document is a report prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. ( http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/servlets/purl/10927-kS9oSZ/webviewable/10927.pdf ) | ||
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| Heat-Transfer.net | ||
| The objective of this website is to provide information related to the study of heat transfer for students and specialists. It contains links to books, in addition to links to newsletters, journals, short courses, equipment, articles, and more. ( http://www.heat-transfer.net/ ) | ||
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| Heat Transfer: Overview | ||
| The mission of this engineering fundamentals website is to create an online destination for the engineering community, where working professionals can quickly find concise and reliable information to meet the majority of their daily reference needs; a broad overview of heat transfer, in addition to mechanisms and applications is included.
*Requires membership account ( http://www.efunda.com/formulae/heat_transfer/home/overview.cfm ) | ||
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| Heat Transfer & Thermodynamics engineering Forum at Eng-Tips | ||
| Heat Transfer & Thermodynamics engineering technical support forum and mutual help system for engineering professionals.
*Free; membership required ( http://www.eng-tips.com/threadminder.cfm?pid=391 ) | ||
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| Math Forum @ Drexel Numerical Analysis | ||
| This website provides links to resources, materials, activities, person-to-person interactions, and educational products and services; operated by Drexel University’s Math Forum. ( http://mathforum.org/advanced/numerical.html ) | ||
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| MathWorld | ||
| MathWorld is a comprehensive and interactive mathematics encyclopedia. ( http://mathworld.wolfram.com/topics/NumericalMethods.html ) | ||
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| National Academy of Engineering (NAE) of the National Academies | ||
| The NAE is a private, independent, nonprofit institution. In addition to its role as advisor to the federal government, the NAE also conducts independent studies to examine important topics in engineering and technology. ( http://www.nae.edu/ ) | ||
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| National Institute of Standards and Technology | ||
| Created by Congress in 1901, the National Institute of Standards and Technology develops technologies, measurement methods and standards that help U.S. companies compete in the global marketplace. ( http://www.nist.gov/ ) | ||
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| National Science Foundation | ||
| The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950. ( http://www.nsf.gov/ ) | ||
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| Numerical Mathematics | ||
| The Mathematical Software section describes the collections of Numerical Solutions and links to each individual collection's page for more detailed descriptions and for downloading the applications. The Numerical Methods section discusses some of the methods of numerical mathematics used in the programs available from this website.
*Requires registration ( http://www.numericalmathematics.com/ ) | ||
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| OnlineConversion.Com | ||
| Convert just about anything to anything else; over 5,000 units, and 50,000 conversions. ( http://www.onlineconversion.com/ ) | ||
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| PhysOrg.com: Science, Physics, Technology, Nanotechnology, Space News | ||
| This site hosts a collection of news updates, web logs, forums, links, and more. ( http://www.physorg.com/ ) | ||
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| The Second Law of Thermodynamics | ||
| This is a website, which provides an explanation of—and information about—the Second Law of Thermodynamics. ( http://www.secondlaw.com/ ) | ||
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| Turbulent Flow Calculator | ||
| This webpage is designed to help determine what parameters are needed to assure a turbulent flow situation in pipes. ( http://www.gcisolutions.com/flow.html ) | ||
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| Simulation of Heat Conduction | ||
| This example session on the solution of the heat conduction problem is a step-by-step introduction to the set up of problem specific simulation scenarios. ( http://www.am.uni-erlangen.de/am1/software/RichyDocumentation/appl/ShortSession.html ) | ||
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| WebCalc Calculators | ||
| WebCalc is the ultimate web base calculator; there are currently about 400 different calculations with more being added daily. Every calculator will also have its own help file when finished. ( http://www.webcalc.net/index.php ) | ||
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