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Thermodynamics
Thermodynamics (from the Greek thermos meaning heat and dynamis meaning power) is a branch of physics that studies the effects of changes in temperature, pressure, and volume on physical systems at the macroscopic scale by analyzing the collective motion
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1. 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.
http://www.thermohistory.com/
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2. Basic Terms and Theory
from Engineers Edge. A definitions, short explanations and conection of basic thermodynamics therms.
http://www.engineersedge.com/thermodynamics/table_contents.htm
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3. Carnot cycle
Applet showing the physics processes of a Carnot heat engine by Fu-Kwun Hwang of the National Taïwan Normal University.
http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/java/carnot/carnot.html
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4. Internal Combustion Engines Web Site
Thermodynamics and heat transfer in Internal combustion engine. Applets are used to perform simple calculations. Developed at Colorado State University.
http://www.engr.colostate.edu/~allan/engines.html
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Rating: [5.05] Votes: [70] Hits: [436] | Apr 23, 2006

5. Properties of Heat and Matter
Online book on Thermodynamics at UC Berkeley.
http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/physics/bookcdx.html
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6. All Thermodynamics
from HyperPhysics portal. This is rather a comprehensive online physics handbook containing "Thermodynamics" chapter. Site has a handle navigation, good illustrations, and very detail content.
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/heacon.html#heacon
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Rating: [5.02] Votes: [69] Hits: [333] | Apr 23, 2006

7. Applied Thermodynamics
Definition and short explanations of terms, units and basic principles.
http://www.taftan.com/thermodynamics/
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8. Ideal Gas Law
Applet illustrating the ideal gas law : action of a piston in a pressure chamber filled with ideal gas.
http://jersey.uoregon.edu/vlab/Piston/index.html
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9. Thermo Fluids Engineering
web page of the division of the Eindhoven University of Technology which study processes where fluid flows and heat transfer play a prominent role.
http://www.tfe.wtb.tue.nl
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10. Fundamentals of Thermodynamics
Lecture notes and problems from University of Pittsburg.
http://puccini.che.pitt.edu/~karlj/Classes/CHE2101/
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