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Thermodynamics Index |
Demonstrations are listed under the major divisions in the PIRA DCS. See here for subheadings in the DCS.
- 4A-Thermal Properties of Matter
- 4A.10. Thermometry
- Various thermometers
- Galileo's thermometer
- 4A.20. Liquid Expansion
- Thermal expansion of water
- 4A.30. Solid Expansion
- Bimetal strip
- Ball and ring
- Jumping discs
- Sagging wire
- Heat rubber bands
- Cool plastic rulers
- 4A.40. Properties of Materials at Low Temperatures
- 4A.50. Liquid Helium
- 4B-Heat and the First Law
- 4.B.10. Heat Capacity and Specific Heat
- 4.B.20. Convection
- Convection tube
- Convection currents
- 4.B.30. Conduction
- 4.B.40. Radiation
- Light the match
- 4.B.50. Heat Transfer Applications
- Boil water in a paper cup
- Leidenfrost effect
- 4.B.60. Mechanical Equivalent of Heat
- Dropping lead shot
- Drill and dowel
- 4.B.70. Adiabatic Processes
- Fire syringe
- Adiabatic cooling
- Sight of sound (transparency)
- 4C-Change of State
- 4C.10. PVT Surfaces
- PVT surfaces of water, caron dioxide
- 4C.20. Phase Changes: Liquid-Solid
- Heat pack
- Freezing tin
- 4C.30. Phase Changes: Liquid-Gas
- Methane balloon in liquid nitrogen
- Liquid ntrogen in a balloon
- 4C.31. Cooling by Evaporation
- Drinking bird
- 4C.32. Dew Point and Humidity
- dew point hygrometer
- 4C.33. Vapor Pressure
- Pulse glass
- 4C.40. Sublimation
- Dry ice rocker
- 4C.45. Phase Changes: Solid - Solid
- Iron wire
- 4C.50. Critical Point
- Critical opalescence, freon
- Critical point of CO2 (video disc)
- 4D-Kinetic Theory
- 4D.10. Brownian Motion
- 4D.20. Mean Free Path
- Crooke's radiometer
- 4D.30. Kinetic Motion
- 4D.40. Molecular Dimensions
- 4D.50. Diffusion and Osmosis
- Diffusion through porcelain
- 4E-Gas Law
- 4E.10. Constant Pressure
- Balloon in liquid nitrogen
- 4E.20. Constant Temperature
- Balloon in vacuum
- 4E.30. Constant Volume
- Constant volume gas thermometer
- 4F-Entropy and the Second Law
- 4F.10. Entropy
- 4F.30. Heat Cycles
- Stirling engine-1
- Stirling engine-2
- Steam engine
- Nitinol engine
Disclaimer: All demonstrations are posted for the convenience and benefit of faculty and staff in the Department of Physics at Simon Fraser University and are not intended for outside use. The author(s) assume no responsibility or liability for the use of information contained on this site. Warnings and precautionary measures listed on this site assume normal operation of equipment and are not inclusive. Demonstrations may pose a significant hazard and can, in some instances, result in death; reasonable safety precautions must be taken. Demonstrations should be performed by qualified individuals only.
Prepared by Jeff Rudd, 1999
Revised by Laura Schmidt, 2007