{{Short description|Branch of science and engineering}} {{Refimprove|date=September 2014}} '''Thermal fluids,''' or '''thermofluids''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mech.ubc.ca/research/thermofluids/|title=Thermofluids | UBC Mechanical Engineering|website=mech.ubc.ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imeche.org/industry-sectors/cross-sector-technologies|title=Cross-sector technologies - IMechE|website=www.imeche.org}}</ref> is a branch of science and engineering encompassing four intersecting fields: heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and combustion. It is the study of how energy interacts with liquids, gases and vapors in different conditions.
The term is a combination of "thermo", referring to heat, and "fluids", which refers to liquids, gases and vapors. Temperature, pressure, equations of state, and transport laws all play an important role in thermofluid problems. Phase transition and chemical reactions may also be important in a thermofluid context.
==References== {{Reflist|refs = http://www.globalheattransfer.co.uk/about/media/technical-papers/managing-mineral-based-heat-transfer-fluids-to-help-maintain-a-safe-and-effective-heat-transfer-plant}}
==External links== * [https://www.thermalfluidscentral.org/ Thermal-Fluids Central]
Category:Continuum mechanics Category:Branches of thermodynamics
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