Complete Cycle Experiments Using the Adiabatic Gas Law Apparatus

Complete Cycle Experiments Using the Adiabatic Gas Law Apparatus

The ability of our society to make informed energy-usage decisions in the future depends partly on current science and engineering students retaining a deep understanding of the thermodynamics of heat engines. Teacher imaginations and equipment budgets can both be taxed in the effort to engage stude...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Physics teacher 2014-10, Vol.52 (7), p.418-421
Hauptverfasser: Kutzner, Mickey D, Plantak, Mateja
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
College Science
Energy
Engines
Science Experiments
Science Instruction
Scientific Principles
STEM Education
Thermodynamics
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Zusammenfassung:The ability of our society to make informed energy-usage decisions in the future depends partly on current science and engineering students retaining a deep understanding of the thermodynamics of heat engines. Teacher imaginations and equipment budgets can both be taxed in the effort to engage students in hands-on heat engine activities. The experiments described in this paper, carried out using the Adiabatic Gas Law Apparatus (AGLA), quantitatively explore popular complete cycle heat engine processes.
ISSN:0031-921X
1943-4928
DOI:10.1119/1.4895359