Calculate thermal energy from mass and temperature change.
Phase-change energy for Thermal Energy separates the energy to change state (mass times latent heat) from the energy to change temperature (mass times specific heat times the change). Changing state absorbs far more energy than warming by the same mass, which is why melting ice cools so effectively.
Thermal Energy
Phase change Q = mL; heating Q = mc(dT)
Phase change Q = mL; heating Q = mc(dT) Phase-change energy for Thermal Energy separates the energy to change state (mass times latent heat) from the energy to change temperature (mass times specific heat times the change).
Changing state absorbs far more energy than warming by the same mass, which is why melting ice cools so effectively.
This calculator takes 3 inputs: Mass, Latent heat, Temperature change. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.