PIRA 4A10.00 THERMOMETRY

DCS #DEMONSTRATIONREFERENCEABSTRACT
4A10.00Thermometry
4A10.10various thermometersPIRA 500
4A10.10various thermometersH-2Show many different thermometers.
4A10.12commercial apparatus25-1A listing of commercial apparatus for measuring temperature.
4A10.13demonstration thermometerAJP 29(6),368Review of the large dial Atomic Laboratories thermometer.
4A10.15mercury thermometerPIRA 1000
4A10.15mercury thermometerHa-1Show various liquid thermometers.
4A10.20Galileo's thermometerPIRA 1000
4A10.20Galileo's thermometerAJP 59(1),90A set of glass spheroid buoys of varying density in a glass cylinder arranged so the lowest floating ball represents the temperature. History and sources. See AJP 57,845-846.
4A10.25low temperature thermometersH-96Measure temperatures with thermocouples or a pentane thermometer.
4A10.30thermocoupleH-6The copper-constantan thermocouple and galvanometer as a lecture table thermometer.
4A10.31thermocouplesH-7Make a thermocouple and demonstrate it if you are going to use it in thermoelectricity.
4A10.35supersensitive thermometer25-2.5Directions for making a thermometer from a thermistor and transistor amplifier.
4A10.40temperature sensitive paint25-2.3Directions for making temperature sensitive paint.
4A10.42thermosensitive pigmentAJP 30(4),300Double iodide of mercury and silver (HgI2.2AgI) changes form yellow to red on heating. Several demos.
4A10.45thermochromic cardsTPT 1(5),226Many demonstrations are discussed using thermochromic cards as temperature indicators.
4A10.45Thermicon card26-3.5Many demonstrations are discussed making use of the Thermicon card. Pictures, Diagrams, Reference.
4A10.50cholesteric liquid crystalsPIRA 1000
4A10.50cholesteric liquid crystalsAJP 38(4),425Making liquid crystals for thermal mapping.
4A10.50liquid crystal sheetsDisc 24-17Watch a liquid crystal thermometer change color.
4A10.70pyrometryH-81) Show the changes in color and brightness as a iron wire is heated. 2) Place a lamp on the focal plane of a projection lantern and vary the voltage so the filament appears darker and brighter than the background.
4A10.90temperature rangesH-1Prepare a large diagram several meters long ranging from 0 to 6000 K with points of interest indicated.

ReferenceDescription
M-1Sutton
Ma-1Freier & Anderson
M-1dHilton
8-2.8Meiners
1A12.01University of Minnesota Handbook
AJP 52(1),85American Journal of Physics
TPT 15(5),300The Physics Teacher
Disc 01-01The Video Encyclopedia of Physics Demonstrations

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