Key Features:

•  One of four optional experiments for the Heat Transfer Experiments Base Unit (TD1002)
• Fits quickly and easily onto the Heat Transfer Experiments Base Unit and water connections have self-sealing quick connectors – needs no tools
• Shows how a long thin rod conducts heat along it and how heat is lost due to radiation and convection
• Clear schematic printed on the baseplate aids student understanding
• An ideal practical example of combined heat transfer
• Safe, low-voltage heater with over-temperature cut-out

Description:

• This experiment has a thin solid bar with an electric heater
  (heat source) at one end. It mounts on a base plate with
  a clear schematic of the experiment layout.
• The bar has a matt black coating for a consistent and predictable
  emissivity value.
• Thermocouples measure the temperature along the surface of the bar at equally spaced intervals.
  The electric heater and thermocouples connect to sockets
  on the Heat Transfer Experiments Base Unit.
• Heat conducts along the bar and transfers to the local
  surroundings by natural convection and radiation.

Learning Outcomes:

•  To demonstrate how heat transfers from the surface of a solid bar or rod
  • To demonstrate the temperatures on, and heat flow through the solid bar to its surroundings