Thermodynamics & Fluids

Delve into the world of heat, energy, and pressure. Understand the behavior of gases, the flow of heat, and the fundamental laws that govern engines and entropy.

Ideal Gas Law

Explore the relationship between pressure, volume, and temperature for an ideal gas in a container.

1st Law of Thermodynamics

Visualize the conservation of energy. Add heat and do work on a system to see how its internal energy changes.

2nd Law of Thermodynamics

Watch entropy in action as systems naturally progress towards a state of maximum disorder.

Heat Transfer

Observe conduction, convection, and radiation as heat moves from hotter to cooler objects.

Calorimetry Lab

Mix substances at different temperatures and calculate the final equilibrium temperature and heat exchange.

Thermal Expansion

See how solids expand when heated and contract when cooled, a crucial concept in engineering.

Newton's Law of Cooling

Track the temperature of a hot object as it cools down in a cooler environment over time.

Buoyancy Lab

Investigate Archimedes' principle. Submerge objects in a fluid to measure buoyant force.

Mean Free Path

Visualize the average distance a gas molecule travels before colliding with another molecule.

Degrees of Freedom

Explore how monatomic, diatomic, and polyatomic gases store energy in different ways (translational, rotational).