YouTube Tutorials

Most users find that getting EES to provide basic operations such as solving equations, preparing tables, and creating plots is straightforward. However, EES is an extensive program with many capabilities. The best sources of information for learning how to use EES are:

• The Mastering EES ebook (This is the most extensive source of information.)
• On-line help (On-line help is also available in the program by pressing F1.)
• YouTube Tutorial videos (Each link below provides a short tutorial on the selected topic.)
• Overview

Entering and Solving Equations
• Entering and Solving Equations - the Basics
• 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
• Formatting and Saving Parametric Tables
• Advanced Features of Parametric Tables
• Basic Plotting
• Generating a Plot
• Modifying a Plot
• Additional Plot Features
• Units
• Setting and Checking Units
• Suggested Method for Using Units and Alternate Units
• Automatically Setting and Checking Units
• The Units List and Adding Units
• Units of Temperatures and Temperature Differences
• Using Strings for Units
• Printing in EES
• The Print Command
• Printed Output in Latex and PDF
• Using Arrays
• Introduction to Arrays
• The Array Editor
• The Duplicate Command and Purging Unused Variables
• Lookup Tables
• Introduction to Lookup Tables
• Using Equations in the Lookup Table
• Working with Data in Lookup Tables
• Other Features
• Built-in Constants
• The Calculator Window
• 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 RealFluidProps Procedure
• 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
• Ideal Gas Mixture Properties from the IdealGasMixtureProps Procedure
• Psychrometric Properties
• Psychrometric Properties
• An Example Using Psychrometric Properties
• The PsychProps Procedure
• Property Plots
• Fluid Property Plots
• Psychrometric Plots and Brines
• Overlaying State Points on Property Plots
• Incompressible Substances
• Introduction to Incompressible Properties
• Adding Incompressible Properties
• Brine Properties
• Ammonia-Water Properties
• Ammonia-Water (NH3H2O) Property Functions
• Ammonia-Water Absorption Cycle Example
• Properties from External Libraries and Procedures
• Ideal Gas Mixture Properties from the IdealGasMixtureProps Procedure
• The NASA Library
• The EES_REFPROP interface
• Functions and Procedures
• Introduction to Functions
• Logic Statements
• Introduction to Procedures
• Units in Functions and Procedures
• Arrays in Functions and Procedures
• Integration
• Introduction to Integration in EES
• Curve fitting and Interpolation
• Curve Fitting Plotted Data
• Curve Fitting Data in Arrays and Lookup Tables
• Linear Regression menu command
• One-Dimensional Interpolation Functions
• Optimization
• 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
• Guess Values and Residuals
• Using EES Effectively
• The Residuals Window
• ODE Solver in EES
• Solving Coupled ODEs in EES
• Diagram Window Introduction