Heat/Thermodynamics Learning Activities
Avantor offers a complete catalogue of instruments and tools useful for demonstrating key, basic concepts of physics that are applicable to everyday life both in and out of the laboratory. Demonstrate core ideas such as acceleration down a plane, friction, potential and kinetic energy, electrical conductivity, magnetic fields, wavelengths and velocity of sound, and more. Durable educational materials are designed for heavy use with consistent levels of handling, and all models are easy to use.
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Hyman Fire Piston Set
A set to demonstrate the rise in temperature when a fixed mass of gas is compressed.
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Pulse Glass
Ideal for demonstrating that vapor pressure increases when temperature increases.
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High RPM Steam Engine
The High rpm Steam Engine features an electrically-heated horizontal boiler.
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Thermoelectric Generator Demonstrator
Bring the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics to life.
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Differential Pressure Bottle
A dramatic visualization of air pressure. This 1000 ml bottle has a balloon attached to its neck and an additional hole in its base fitted with a rubber stopper. You cannot inflate the balloon with the stopper in place, but remove the stopper and the balloon easily inflates. Replace the stopper, fill the bottle with water, remove stopper and Whoosh! – a geyser erupts!
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Fischer Technical Universal Vacuum Plate
This nickel coated plate uses a rubber pad to achieve air tight contact with a bell jar. It features a stopcock and center hole with safety screw plug and a rubber gasket.
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Fischer Technical Acrylic Pump Plate
The durable acrylic pump plate accommodates bell jars up to 9" Ø.
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Boyle's Law
This apparatus is used to Verifying the Boyle’s law when air is decompressed and compressed. A horizontally mounted acrylic tube having a graduated scale (0- 300cm3) along one side. A gas tap closes the tube. Pressure gauge is present next to gas tap. By changing the position of rubber stopper, the effective length of the tube can be selected. The scale measures volume and pressure by means of pressure gauze. Boyle’s law is investigated by changing position of the stopper.
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Compound Bar
For demonstrating the differential expansion of two metals as shown by the curvature produced when the bar is heated. Each metal band is 200 x 15mm and riveted together.
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Bimetallic Strips on Blocks, Set 10
Bimetallic strips attached to wood blocks to study thermal energy.
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Heat Transfer Kit, Class Pack of 15
Kits for demonstrating thermal energy and heat transfer.