Thermodynamics 1 Simulations
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Adiabatic Flame Temperature
Adiabatic flame temperature as a function of percent excess air and feed temperatures
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Carnot Cycle on Ideal Gas
The Carnot cycle is an idealization for a heat engine operating reversibly between two reservoirs at temperatures T1 and T2.
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Compressibility Factor Charts
Compressibility factor as function of reduced pressure and reduced temperature
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Heat of Reaction Temperature Dependence
Examine how heat of reaction changes with temperature
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Ideal Gas Law
Choose from a variety of scenarios in a piston/cylinder system, with an ideal gas contained therein. This is a deep dive into ideal gas behavior and a great introduction to the thermodynamics of ideal gasses.
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Injecting Liquid into an Evacuated Tank
Liquid propane or toluene is injected into an evacuated tank at constant temperature
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Maxwell Relations
Demonstrates derivation of Maxwell relations
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Ordinary Vapor Compression Cycle Refrigerant R-134a
Pressure-enthalpy and temperature-entropy diagrams for refrigeration cycle
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Pressure-Enthalpy Diagram for Water
Pressure-enthalpy diagram for water
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Pressure-Volume Diagram for Water
This simulation helps you learn how to read pressure-volume diagrams.
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Pressure-Temperature Phase Diagram for Water
Water phase behavior on a log pressure vs temperature diagram
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Rankine Cycle
The Rankine cycle is a thermodynamic cycle showing how heat engines, such as steam turbines, generate work. This simulation plots the enthalpy and pressure at each stage of the Rankine cycle.
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Reading a Psychrometric Chart
How to read a psychrometric chart
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Reversible and Irreversible Expansion or Compression
Expansion or compression work for ideal gas in piston-cylinder system
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Phase Diagrams from Van der Waals Equation of State
van der Waals equation of state to generate isotherms and isobars
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Single-Effect Evaporation
A single-effect evaporator evaporates water from a feed solution consisting of water and sugar. Adjust feed flow rate and temperature and observe the effect on concentrate flow rate and composition.
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Temperature Changes in an Ideal Gas
Ideal gas heated or cooled at constant pressure or constant volume
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Triple-Effect Evaporation
Observe the benefits of using a multiple-effect evaporator when concentrating a sugar water solution. Use this simulation alongside our single-effect evaporator simulation to learn all about the benefits of multiple-effect evaporation.
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Temperature-Entropy Diagram for Water
Temperature-entropy diagram for water
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Adiabatic Compression of Pure Gases
Compression of n-butane to different pressures
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Adiabatic Compression of Water in VLE
A piston compresses a vapor-liquid mixture of water adiabatically and reversibly
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Adiabatic Evaporation of Water into Vacuum
Pressure on a liquid is lowered so some liquid evaporates irreversibly
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Adiabatic Gas Expansion between Two Tanks
An pressurized ideal gas expands into a tank that is initially under vacuum
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Arranging Balls into Boxes
Shows how many ways r balls can be placed in n boxes
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Carnot Cycle with Irreversible Heat Transfer
Carnot heat engine and heat pump with finite temperature differences reservoirs and Carnot cycle
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Chemical Potential Dependence on T and P
Chemical potential of solids, liquids, and vapors at function of temperature and pressure
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Circumnavigating the Critical Point
Demonstrates how to circumnavigate the critical point on a log pressure vs. temperature diagram
Compare Clausius-Clapeyron and Antoine Equations
Saturation pressure is plotted versus temperature using the Clausius-Clapeyron equation and the Antoine equation
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Compare Compressors or Turbines with Different Efficiencies
Two adiabatic turbines or compressors with different efficiencies are compared
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Compressed-Gas Spray
The temperature of container with a vapor-liquid mixture is plotted as function of time that valve opened
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Compressible Flow through a Nozzle/Diffuser
Compressible flow of air through a nozzle/diffuser
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Energy Balance on Pressurizing a Tank
Gas flows into an insulated that that is initially at a lower pressure and different temperature
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Enthalpy-Entropy Diagram For Water
Enthalpy-entropy diagram for water
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Entropy Changes in Mixing Ideal Gases
Isothermal mixing of ideal gases or adding a second gas to an initial gas
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Fluids in the Critical Region
Critical isotherm and phase behavior on a pressure-volume diagram
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Fugacity from Equation of State for Water
Water fugacity calculated using Peng-Robinson equation of state
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Enthalpy and Entropy Departure Functions
Enthalpy and entropy departure functions using Peng-Robinson equation of state
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Heating Water in a Closed Vessel
A vapor-liquid mixture is heated in a fixed-volume container
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Identify Chemical Potential Plots
Identify the correct curve for chemical potential versus temperature or pressure
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Identify Reversible and Irreversible Expansion and Compression
Step-by-step procedure for isothermal and adiabatic processes for an ideal gas
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Injecting Water into Liquid Nitrogen Tanks
Hot and cold water are injected into insulated tanks containing liquid nitrogen.
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Irreversible and Reversible Temperature Equilibration
Two objectives at different temperatures thermally equilibrate reversibly or irreversibly
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Joule-Thomson Expansion
Gas expansion through an adiabatic throttle
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Material & Energy Balances in a Reactor with Heat Exchange
Material and energy balances on a reactor with heat transfer
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Otto Cycle
Pressure-volume and temperature-entropy diagrams for cycle used in automotive engines
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Phase Behavior on a Pressure-Volume Diagram
Phase behavior of water on a P-V diagram
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P-V Diagram for Heating Vapor-Liquid Mixture at Constant V
Heat added to a vapor-liquid mixture in a fixed volume container
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Ranque-Hilsch Vortex Tube
Hilsch tube separates compressed air into a hold and cold stream
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Refrigeration Cycle Coefficient of Performance
Calculate coefficient of performance for refrigeration cycle
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Simulation of a Simple Gas Pressure Model
Molecules collisions with container walls lead to pressure of gas
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Single-Component Fugacity
Fugacity of single component as function of temperature or pressure
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Three Intermolecular Potential Models
Three models for intermolecular potentials
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Throttling High-Pressure Water
Water expands adiabatically to lower pressure through valve
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Atomic Interactions - PhET
Attractive and repulsive forces between two atoms
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Gas Properties - PhET
Pump gas molecules to a box and see what happens as you change the volume, add or remove heat, and more
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States of Matter - PhET
Phase changes as heat is added or removed
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