Thermal fluids

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Thermofluids^[1][2] is a branch of science and engineering encompassing four intersecting fields:

• Heat transfer
• Thermodynamics
• Fluid mechanics
• Combustion

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. The subject is sometimes also referred to as "thermal fluids".