YouTube Tutorials

Overview of EES

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Entering and Solving Equations

• Entering and Solving Equations - the Basics
• A First Example of Entering and Solving Equations
• Organizing your Solution with Key Variables
• Using EES Effectively
• Guess Values and Residuals
• The Variable Information Window and Palette
• Function Information and Help
• String Variables and Units
• The Formatted Equations Window
• Entering and Solving Equations - Advanced Features

Parametric Tables

• Creating and Solving Parametric Tables
• An Eample of using a Parametric Table
• Formatting and Saving Parametric Tables
• Advanced Features of Parametric Tables

Basic Plotting

• Generating a Plot
• An Example of Generating a Plot
• Modifying a Plot
• Additional Plot Features
• Making a Plot from a Parametric Table
• 3D Plots

Units

• Setting and Checking Units
• Suggested Method for using Units & Alternate Units
• An Example of using Units
• Automatically Setting and Checking Units
• The Units List and Adding Units
• Units of Temperatures and Temperature Differences
• Using Strings for Units
• The $DefineUnits Directive

Printing in EES

• Printing Your Solution
• Creating LaTeX Reports

Using Arrays

• Introduction to Arrays
• The Array Editor
• The Duplicate Command and Purging Unused Variables
• Arrays in Functions and Procedures

Lookup Tables

• Introduction to Lookup Tables
• Using Equations in the Lookup Table
• Working with Data in Lookup Tables

Macros

• Introduction to Macros
• The Macro Window
• Exercise 1: An example of making a macro to build a plot
• The Macro Log File
• The $RunMacroAfter and $RunMacroBefore directives
• Macro Variables and Logic Statements
• Macro Dialogs
• Exercise 2: Using macros to evaluate various cases
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• Using Macros to Interact with Excel from EES

Calling EES from Other Applications

• Interacting with EES from Excel
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• Interacting with EES from MATLAB
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• Interacting with EES from LabView
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Other Features

• Built-in Constants
• The Calculator Window
• The Residuals Window
• The Preferences Dialog

Property Functions

• Setting Units for Property Functions
• The FluidType$ Function
• The Substance Information dialog Function
  Real Fluid Properties

  • Real Fluid Property Functions
  • Refrigerant Cycle Analysis Using Real Fluid Properties
  • Additional Fluid Property Functions
  • The RealThermoProps Procedure
  • An Example of using EES for a Cycle Problem. Download the EES file.
  • Reference States and the $Reference Directive
  Ideal Gas Properties

  • Fluids Using the Ideal Gas Model
  • The NASA Ideal Gas Library
  • The Ideal Gas Reference State and Chemical Reactions
  • Creating a Custom Ideal Gas Mixture Substance
  • Ideal Gas Mixture Properties from the IdealGasMixtureProps Procedure
  Psychrometric Properties

  • Psychrometric Properties
  • An Example Using Psychrometric Properties
  • The PsychProps Procedure
  Incompressible Substances

  • Introduction to Incompressible Properties
  • Adding Incompressible Properties
  • Solutions (Brine) Properties
  Property Plots

  • Fluid Property Plots
  • Psychrometric Plots and Brines
  • Overlaying State Points on Property Plots
  Other Property Routines

  • Ammonia-Water (NH3H2O) Property Functions
  • Ammonia-Water Absorption Cycle Example
  • The NASA Library
  • The EES_REFPROP interface

Vector Variables

• Assigning and Using Vectors
• Example solving a statics problem with vectors
• VectorDot and VectorCross Functions
• Example using VectorDot to decompose a vector into its components perpendicular and parallel to a vector
• Example using VectorCross to decompose a vector into its components perpendicular and parallel to a plane
• Plotting Vectors in EES
• Example showing how to make a Vector Plot
• Example showing how to use the $VectorPlot directive

Functions and Procedures

• Introduction to Functions
• Logic Statements
• Introduction to Procedures
• Units in Functions and Procedures
• Arrays in Functions and Procedures

Integration and Differential Equations

• Introduction to Integration in EES
• The ODE Solver
• Solving Coupled ODEs

Curve Fitting and Interpolation

• Curve Fitting Plotted Data
• Curve Fitting Data in Arrays and Lookup Tables
• Linear Regression menu command
• One-Dimensional Interpolation Functions
• New Curve Fit Table Data Feature

Optimization

• One-Dimensional Optimization
• Example of Single Variable Optimization
• Multi-Variable Optimization

Uncertainty Propagation

• Introduction to Uncertainty Propagation
• Additional Uncertainty Propagation Features
• Processing uncertainty for tables of data
• Designing Experiments
• DAQ and Instrument Uncertainty

The Diagram Window and Distributables

• Introduction to the Diagram Window
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• Exercise 1: An Exercise showing the basic features of the Diagram Window
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• Adding Graphics Objects to a Diagram Window
• Exercise 2: An Exercise showing how to place and control graphics objects on the Diagram Window Download the graphics and EES files.
• Plots and the Diagram Window
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• Mapping a Stringlist to Equations
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• Exercise 3: An Exercise showing how to build a GUI for a cycle model
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• Child Diagram Windows
• Buttons on the Diagram Window
• Exercise 4: An Exercise showing how to use Child Diagram Windows
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• Links on the Diagram Window
• Text Items
• Tables on the Diagram Window
• Exercise 5: An Exercise showing how to use Links, RTF, and Tables
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• Making a Distributable

Teaching with EES

• Using EES to make Canvas Quizzes Download the files.
• Using EESyGrader Tutorials