Thermodynamics Research Center

TRC

In 1942, the National Bureau of Standards created the Thermodynamics Research Center (TRC). Since then, our group has curated, evaluated, and distributed thermophysical property data, growing and adapting to respond to changing private and academic needs.

Over the years, our publications and databases have served as source data for scientific research and process design and our mission to supply relevant data has driven us to adapt. Our initial focus on thermophysical properties of organic materials has broadened to cover transport properties. Through collaboration with the Materials Genome Initiative, we expanded again to cover metallic systems.

Within the Applied Chemicals and Materials Division (ACMD), we also collaborate with the Fluid Characterization Group and the Thermophysical Properties of Fluids Group, building upon their efforts of precise measurements and accurate modeling, applying them to research produced by the thermophysical property community at large, and helping distribute state-of-the-art information.

Focus Areas

Projects and Programs

Artificial Intelligence for Chemical Manufacturing

Ongoing

The chemical manufacturing design process relies heavily on the recommended values that engineers and researchers usually obtain from handbooks and databases. Those sources often lack easy ways to judge the reliability of information, either in the sense of where the data come from or what the

Interfacial thermodynamics of 2D-materials-based nanofluidic systems

Ongoing

Recent experiments have demonstrated that atomically symmetric sub-nanoscale pores can be fabricated in graphene, hexagonal boron nitride, molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2), as well as in other 2D materials. This development provides an intriguing bridge between nanofluidics and coordination chemistry, a

Measuring Intermolecular Interactions with Electro-Acoustic Spectroscopy

Ongoing

We have a number of opportunities to collaborate with us. See below for details. What does this project aim to do for the chemical industry? Many industrial processes depend on the intermolecular environment- the solvents and ions that surround a molecule. These interactions impact separations

Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Heat Transport in Gate-All-Around Transistors

Ongoing

Thermal efficiency of semiconductor devices is pivotal to their operation and performance, especially now that the dimensions of transistor features are rapidly shrinking to the nanoscale. A significant knowledge gap persists in accurately describing and quantifying heat dissipation at such scales

Thermodynamics Research Center

TRC

Focus Areas

Archival and Dissemination of Thermodynamic Data

Development of Electronic Databases

Experimental Planning and Cooperation

Communication Standardization

Projects and Programs

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