Free engineering calculators

Thermal Engineering Calculators

Fast, honest answers for cooling design: every calculator shows its equations, states its assumptions, and tells you when the estimate deserves a real simulation. No login, no vendor catalog, no black box.

Start with what you know

Q_intT_int (max)T_amb (max)WHDU·A·ΔT(surface)installation → k_mount · exposed area

Enclosure Cooling▶ LIVE DEMO

Sealed cabinet heat balance: dimensions, internal load, and temperature limits to required cooling capacity.

Q_c (load)device · T_cTEC moduleΔTT_h = T_amb + riseQ_h = Q_c + P_inT_ambhot side: fan sink / passive sink / wall / panel / water plate

Device / Spot Cooling▶ LIVE DEMO

Thermoelectric sizing: module capacity, input power, and the hot-side heat-sink budget for a below-ambient device.

T_inQT_in + ΔTV̇ (CFM)altitude h → ρ(h)Q = ρ c_p V̇ ΔT+ margin for bypass / leakage

Airflow (CFM)

Heat load and air rise to CFM, with the altitude derate most quick calculators skip.

Q (heat load)T_in, ṁT_in + ΔTpumpṁ = Q / (c_p ΔT) · V̇ = ṁ / ρ(coolant)coolant ρ, c_p from the selector

Liquid Cooling Flow

Coolant flow in L/min and GPM for water, glycol mixes, and oils - sized at the real winter mixture.

T_piper₁r₂ = r₁ + tinsulation kq′h, T_ambq′ = 2πΔT /[ln(r₂/r₁)/k + 1/(r₂h)]T_surface flag > 60 °Ccritical radius = k/hlength L multiplies q′

Pipe Insulation▶ LIVE DEMO

Classic radial heat loss: W per meter, surface touch temperature, bare-pipe savings, and the critical-radius check.

INSIDET_inOUTSIDET_outR_currentR_added = r/in × tQ = A · ΔT / R_totalR_total = R_current + R_added (series) · area At (in)

R-Value (Home Insulation)▶ LIVE DEMO

Add insulation to your wall or attic and see the new total R, heat loss before and after, and percent reduction.

I (W/m²)blanket(reflects)interior α_intT_cabinα_bodycrack (cm)vent outT_out4 scenarios: closed / blanket / cracked / both → chart

Car Sunshade Tradeoff▶ LIVE DEMO

Parked-car cabin temperature: reflective blanket vs cracked windows vs both, charted across sunny-day temps.

Estimates you can defend

These tools implement the standard closed-form heat-transfer balances every thermal engineer learns - and they show their work. Each page prints the governing equations, lists the assumptions that make the closed form valid, and is explicit about where the estimate ends: duty cycles, transients, gradients, and control behavior belong to full network simulation, not a one-line formula. Use the numbers here to scope hardware, sanity-check vendor claims, and frame the real analysis.