ASR3027 Heat Conduction in Metals educational equipment for schools Thermal Demonstrational Equipment
The unit shall perform the following experiments and investigations:
Learning Objectives / Experiments
time dependency until the steady state is reached
calculate the thermal conductivity lambda of different metals
calculate the thermal resistance of the sample
heat transfer with different samples connected in series
effect of sample length on heat transfer
Specification
[1]investigation of the thermal conductivity of different metals
[2]continuously adjustable heater
[3]Peltier element as cooler
[4]11 samples made of 5 metals, different lengths
[6]due to integrated microprocessor-based instrumentation no additional devices with error-prone wiring are required
Technical Data Peltier element
cooling capacity 56,6W Heater
heating power 30W
temperature limitation: 150°C Samples Ø 20mm
Length between measuring points
5x 20mm (copper, steel, stainless steel, brass, aluminium)
5x 40mm (copper, steel, stainless steel, brass, aluminium)
1x 40mm with turned groove (aluminium)
Measuring ranges
temperature: 4x 0…325°C
heating power: 0…50W
Dimensions and Weight LxWxH: 670x350x480mm Weight: approx. 18kg
Material of construction: stainless steel
