ChemIndustry.com Newsletter No. 49
ChemIndustry.com: Sites of Interest - Newsletter No. 49 July 30, 2004 

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 Free Engineering Calculators and Tools


This issue of the ChemIndustry.com's newsletter highlights FREE online engineering calculators and process industries related tools. If you are familiar with other "must" related web based resources and would like to bring them to the awareness of our subscribers, please drop a line to yaron@chemindustry.com. Your suggestions for future topics of this newsletter are also welcome.


This issue is sponsored by Xiameter.
Xiameter, from Dow Corning, is a web-enabled business model offering the lowest base price for commonly used silicones through transparent and unprecedented pricing and transaction simplicity.

Process simulators and calculators

FreeCalc
Free Online Applications for Engineering Design.
http://www.freecalc.com

Jehar and Associates
A collection of online engineering calculators.
http://www.jehar.com/online.htm

Process Associates of America
Most of the tools are not suitable for real-life plant operations and/or design purposes - they are meant as teaching aids.
http://www.processassociates.com/process/tools.htm

e-Funda
Engineering and mathematics tools, mechanical formulas, financial calculators by e-Funda.
http://www.efunda.com/calculator.cfm

F&S
Expert system for filtration equipment selection.
http://www.filtration-and-separation.com/filters.htm

LMNO Engineering
Flow in pipes, open channels, hydrology, Venturi, nozzle, orifice flow meters and more calculators provided by Ken Edwards, Ph.D., P.E., and owner of LMNO Engineering. Using a few calculators requires subscription fee.
http://www.lmnoeng.com/index.shtml

Tierling Site
Site by Shane Tierling contains a number of key chemical and plant engineering Java calculators.
http://tierling.home.texas.net/

Distillation Computation
Number of Theoretical Plates by McCabe-Thiele Method by Shuzo Ohe, Ph.D.
http://www.s-ohe.com/McCabe-Thiele.html

Psychrometric Calculator
The Free Engineering Software Website. CGI PERL Scripts by Michael J Rocchetti PE.
http://www.connel.net/freeware/psychart.shtml

Saturated Steam Tables
The Free Engineering Software Website. CGI PERL Scripts by Michael J Rocchetti PE.
http://www.connel.net/freeware/steam.shtml

Technical dictionaries

Acronym finder
http://www.acronymfinder.com/

Dictionary of units
http://www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/dictunit/dictunit.htm

How Many?
A Dictionary of Units of Measurement
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/index.html

NIST
The NIST reference on constants, units and uncertainty
http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/

Unit converters, constants

FootRule.com
A comprehensive collection of interactive (and old fashion) converters, units and measures, data tables and facilities. Try the search feature!
http://www.footrule.com/

The constants and equations pages
Over 600 scientific constant values and 425 equations by the Institute of Physics.
http://tcaep.co.uk/science/index.htm

Periodic table

WebElements
http://www.webelements.com/

Currency converters

FXConverter - 164 Currency Converters
http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic?lang=en
More converters here: http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic?lang=en

Tutorials

Physics for beginners
http://physics.webplasma.com/physicstoc.html

Test
TEST offers a visual environment to solve problems, pursue what-if scenarios and learn thermodynamics.
http://eng.sdsu.edu/testcenter/testhome/index.html

Furnaces & Fired Heaters
This introduction to Fired Heater Design is presented to provide an overview of the considerations and methods used in the thermal and mechanical design of furnaces and fired heaters for the Refining & Petrochemical Industry.
http://www.heaterdesign.com/design0.htm

Safety tools

Hazardous Area Classifications
http://www.sorinc.com/usefulInfo_hazard.stm

Hazardous Area Reference Chart
http://www.crouse-hinds.com/CrouseHinds/resources/hazref.cfm

OSHA eTools
http://www.osha.gov/dts/osta/oshasoft/index.html#eTools

MSDS resources
See our Newsletter No. 42
http://www.chemindustry.com/info/newsletter42.asp

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