Heat transfer
Hc-1 Thermal Conductivity (1)
Published: Monday 13 March 2006
To demonstrate the different rate of heat conduction in various metals.
Hc-2 Thermal Conductivity (2)
Published: Monday 13 March 2006
To demonstrate the different rate of heat conduction in various metals.
Hc-3 Black Body Box
Published: Monday 13 March 2006
To illustrate an approximate black body absorber.
Hc-5 Absorption of Radiation by Black and White Surfaces
Published: Monday 13 March 2006
To demonstrate the relative absorption of black and white surfaces.
Hc-6 Leslie's Cube
Published: Monday 13 March 2006
To compare the heat radiation from a black and shiny surface.
Hc-7 Ignition by Focusing Light
Published: Monday 13 March 2006
To demonstrate the focussing of infra red light and the resultant temperature rise.
Hc-8 Infrared Radiation
Published: Friday 20 April 2007
To demonstrate that electromagnetic radiation extends beyond the visible into the infrared and its equivalence with heat radiation.
Hc-9 Archimedes' Burning Ship
Published: Monday 13 March 2006
To Demonstrate the concentration of light energy by the use of multiple mirrors