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Exp1 Thermal Expansion
Exp1 Thermal Expansion
(Pullingers Apparatus)
NV6043
Operating Manual
Ver 1.1
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Introduction
2.
Features
3.
Technical Specifications
4.
Theory
5.
Experiments
Experiment 1
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Experiment 2
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Warranty
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7.
List of Accessories
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Introduction
NV6043 Thermal Expansion Trainer (Pullingers Apparatus) illustrates the
concept of conduction of heat in solids. With the help of this product one can
understand how Linear Thermal Expansion occurs in solids. Pullingers Apparatus is
use to determine Coefficient of Linear Expansion of a given sample. Thermal
Expansion Coefficient is a thermodynamic property of a substance or we can say
Thermal Expansion is the tendency of matter to change in volume in response to a
change in temperature.
During the heat transfer, the energy that is stored in the intermolecular bonds between
atoms, changes. When the stored energy increases, so does the length of the molecular
bond. As a result, solids expand in response to heating and contract on cooling; this
response to temperature change is expressed as its coefficient of thermal expansion.
The coefficient of thermal expansion is used in two ways; as a volumetric thermal
expansion and linear thermal expansion coefficient. These characteristics are closely
related. The volumetric thermal expansion coefficient can be measured for all
substances of condense matter (liquid and solid state). The linear thermal expansion is
a quantity of the solid and common in engineering applications.
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Features
Buzzer indicator
e-Manual
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Technical Specifications
Steam Jacket :
Type
Brass
Length
50 cm
Diameter
Inner 2.5 cm
Outer 3 cm
Sample :
Type
Length
51.2 cm
Diameter
1 cm
Main Scale
10-0-10 mm
Circular Scale
100 divisions
Least Count
0.01 mm
Buzzer Indicator
1.5-15 V DC
Mains Supply
230 V 10%, 50 Hz
Adaptor Output
5 V, 500 mA
Spherometer :
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Theory
Linear Thermal Expansion :
Why Study Thermal Expansion :
An object doesn't change size very much with temperature, but the change can be
quite inexorable when we are dealing with solids or liquids. Very large forces can
arise if thermal expansion effects occur. Some examples:
A glass jar will break if you fill it half-full of very hot water. The top and
bottom of the jar want to be different sizes.
Concrete roads and sidewalks are built in sections, with space left between the
panels. Otherwise, they would crack on very cold days and heave and buckle on
very hot days.
The traditional way to fasten an iron rim to a wooden wheel (or put an iron hoop
around a wooden barrel) was to heat the rim red hot. This made it slightly
larger, so that the wheel could be forced into the rim; after the rim cooled and
shrank, it was firmly held in place. The modern version of this is that one should
not mix bolts and nuts made of different metals there will be a temperature
range in which the bolt is larger than the nut (and the nut is then frozen in
place), and another range where the nut is bigger than the bolt (and then it is not
held in place securely).
If the ocean becomes 1 oF warmer, its volume will increase by 0.01%. Since the
ocean is several miles deep, this implies that the surface will rise about a foot,
giving a change in the sea level. In the process, the beach line moves landwards
20 feet. People owning beach houses (or even living close to the ocean) find this
alarming.
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Thermal Expansion :
Thermal Expansion is the tendency of matter to change in volume in response to a
change in temperature. When a substance is heated, its constituent particles move
around more vigorously and by doing so generally maintain a greater average
separation. Materials that contract with an increase in temperature are very
uncommon; this effect is limited in size, and only occurs within limited temperature
ranges. The degree of expansion divided by the change in temperature is called the
material's coefficient of thermal expansion and generally varies with temperature.
Common engineering solids usually have thermal expansion coefficients that do not
vary significantly over the range of temperatures where they are designed to be used,
so where extremely high accuracy is not required, calculations can be based on a
constant, average, value of the coefficient of expansion.
Materials with anisotropic structures, such as crystals and composites, will generally
have different expansion coefficients in different orientations.
To more accurately calculate thermal expansion of a substance a more advanced
equation of state must be used, which will then predict the values of the thermal
expansion at all the required temperatures and pressures, along with many other state
functions.
For solid materials with a significant length, like rods or cables, an estimate of the
amount of thermal expansion can be described by the thermal ratio of strain:
thermal =
(Lfinal Linitial)
Linitial
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Metal hot water heating pipes should not be used in long straight lengths
Large structures such as railways and bridges need expansion joints in the
structures to avoid sun kink
One of the reasons for the poor performance of cold car engines is that parts
have inefficiently large spacings until the normal operating temperature is
achieved.
This phenomenon can also be put to good use, for example in the process of thermal
shrink-fitting parts are assembled with each at a different temperature, and sized such
that when they reach the same temperature, the thermal expansion of the parts forces
them together to form a stable joint.
Thermometers are another example of an application of thermal expansion most
contain a liquid which is constrained to flow in only one direction (along the tube)
due to changes in volume brought about by changes in temperature. A bi-metal
mechanical thermometer uses a bi-metal strip and registers changes based on the
differing coefficient of thermal expansion between the two materials.
Thermal expansion can be defined for a substance depending on whether the
expansion is measured by:
1.
2.
3.
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These characteristics are closely related. The volumetric thermal expansion can be
defined for both liquids and solids. The linear thermal expansion can only be defined
for solids, and is common in engineering applications. Some substances expand when
cooled, such as freezing water, so they have negative thermal expansion.
Linear thermal expansion is generally occurring in the nature and used in engineering
application, so in our trainer we will describe about linear thermal expansion. In our
experiment today we use a Spherometer with buzzer indicator to measure the change
the expansion in sample rod.
1. Linear Thermal Expansion :
When heat is added to most materials, the average amplitude of the atoms' vibration
within the material increases. This, in turn, increases the separation between the atoms
causing the material to expand. If the temperature change T , is such that the material
does not go through a phase change, then it can be shown that the change in the
object's length, L , is given by the equation
L = L i T . (1)
where Li , is the initial length of the object before heat is added, and , is the linear
expansion coefficient of the material. Accepted values of several common
materials are given below in Table 1.
This effect, however, is not simply limited to materials whose temperature has
increased. If energy is removed from the material then the object's temperature will
decrease causing the object to contract. The temperature change T , from Equation 1,
it is always found by subtracting the initial temperature of the object from the final
temperature, or T = Tf Ti . Therefore, if T <0, L will also be negative,
indicating a length contraction.
From Equation 1, we see that L , is not only dependent on T , but also on the initial
length of the object Li . So, the longer the object, the greater change in its length.
Although the phenomena of linear thermal expansion can be problematic when
designing bridges, buildings, aircraft and spacecraft, it can be put to beneficial uses.
For instance, household thermostats and bi-metallic strips make use of the property of
linear expansion.
Table 1: Accepted Linear Expansion Values of Common Materials
Material
(x10-6 C-1)
Glass (ordinary)
00.9
Glass (Pyrex)
03.2
Iron
11.1
Steel
12.4
Nickel
12.8
Copper*
17.6
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Silver
18.8
Brass*
19.0
Tin
20.0
Aluminum*
23.4
Lead
29.0
Zinc
39.7
Important points :
Most materials expand when heated through a temperature range that does not
produce a change of phase. The added heat increases the vibrational kinetic
energy of the atoms in the material, which in turn increases the distance between
the atoms. In an isotropic material, the expansion occurs equally in all
dimensions.
L = L1 T
The proportionality constant is known as the coefficient of linear expansion.
. The coefficient can vary with temperature, so that the amount of expansion
not only depends upon the temperature change but also upon the absolute
temperature of the material. Some materials are not isotropic and have a
different value for the coefficient of linear expansion dependent upon the axis
along which the expansion is measured. For instance, with increasing
temperature, calcite (CaCO3) crystals expand along one crystal axis and contract
( < 0) along another axis.
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Or
1 L
L0 T
Where is called the coefficient of linear thermal expansion, L0 is the original length,
L the new length, and T the temperature. The linear thermal expansion is the onedimensional length change with temperature.
2. Area Thermal Expansion :
When the area of the solid change with the temperature, it is called as area thermal
expansion and can be written as :
A
= T
A0
Hear is known as a coefficient of the area thermal expansion, A is change in area.
For exactly isotropic materials, the area thermal expansion coefficient is very closely
approximated as twice the linear coefficient.
2
A
= 2T
A0
3. Volumetric Thermal Expansion :
When the volume of the solid or liquid change with the temperature, it is called as
volumetric thermal expansion and can be written as:
V
= T
V0
The volumetric thermal expansion coefficient () can be written
=
1 V
1
=
V T P
T P
where T is the temperature, V is the volume, is the density, derivatives are taken at
constant pressure P; measures the fractional change in density as temperature
increases at constant pressure.
Proof:
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V
m
1 V
1
= 2
=
T P
V T P
m P T P m T P
where m is the mass.
V =
For exactly isotropic materials, the volumetric thermal expansion coefficient is very
closely approximated as three times the linear coefficient.
3
T
= 3T
V0
Proof:
V =
1 V 1 L3 1 L3 L 1 2 L
1 L
= 3 3L
= 3
= 3
=3
= 3L
V T L T L L T L
T
L T
This ratio arises because volume is composed of three mutually orthogonal directions.
Thus, in an isotropic material, one-third of the volumetric expansion is in a single axis
(a very close approximation for small differential changes). Note that the partial
derivative of volume with respect to length as shown in the above equation is exact,
however, in practice it is important to note that the differential change in volume is
only valid for small changes in volume (i.e., the expression is not linear). As the
change in temperature increases, and as the value for the linear coefficient of thermal
expansion increases, the error in this formula also increases. For non-negligible
changes in volume:
( L + L )
= L3 + 3L2 L + 3LL2 + L3
Note that this equation contains the main term, 3L2, but also shows a secondary term
that scales as 3LL2 = 3L3 2 T 2 , which shows that a large change in temperature can
overshadow a small value for the linear coefficient of thermal expansion. Although
the coefficient of linear thermal expansion can be quite small, when combined with a
large change in temperature, the differential change in length can become large
enough that this factor needs to be considered. The last term, L3 is vanishingly small,
and is almost universally ignored
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Figure 2
Figure 2 shows the heat from the sun is the driving force of life. The science of heat
and its relation to work is thermodynamics. Heat flow can be created in many ways.
Laws of Thermodynamics :
When talking about thermal energy we must also talk about the laws of
thermodynamics which express the laws of the interaction of energy and matter.
Energy and matter are interchangeable but cannot be created or destroyed. The total
amount of energy in the whole universe remains constant, only changing from one
form to another.
This law states that any system always tends to move toward its probable state of
energy. For example, a spring watch will run until the potential energy in the spring is
used up. If no new energy is input into it (in the form of winding the spring up) then it
has returned to its most probable state, which is really not to run. The most
misunderstood law.
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This law is a little more complicated and deals with the state of a system of atoms and
molecules at an absolute zero temperature. Absolute zero is theoretically impossible
to achieve considering any force acting upon the atoms and molecules to remove heat
from them are not at absolute zero and therefore cannot make anything else reach
absolute zero. The third law says that entropy of atoms and molecules at absolute zero
is zero.
The first law of thermodynamics states that the energy of a closed system is
conserved. Therefore, to change the energy of a system, energy must be transferred to
or from the system. Heat and work are the only two mechanisms by which energy can
be transferred to or from a control mass. Heat is the transfer of energy caused by the
temperature difference. The unit for the amount of energy transferred by heat in the
International System of Units SI is the joule (J), though the British Thermal Unit and
the calorie are still occasionally used in the United States. The unit for the rate of heat
transfer is the watt (W = J/s).
Figure 3
Heat Q can flow across the boundary of the system and thus change
its internal energy (U)
Heat transfer is a path function (process quantity), as opposed to a point function
(state quantity). Heat flows between systems that are not in thermal equilibrium with
each other; it spontaneously flows from the areas of high temperature to areas of low
temperature. When two bodies of different temperature come into thermal contact,
they will exchange internal energy until their temperatures are equalized; that is, until
they reach thermal equilibrium. The adjective hot is used as a relative term to
compare the objects temperature to that of the surroundings (or that of the person
using the term). The term heat is used to describe the flow of energy. In the absence
of work interactions, the heat that is transferred to an object ends up getting stored in
the object in the form of internal energy.
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Figure 4
A red-hot iron rod from which heat transfer to the surrounding environment will
be primarily through radiation
Specific heat is defined as the amount of energy that has to be transferred to or from
one unit of mass or mole of a substance to change its temperature by one degree.
Specific heat is a property, which means that it depends on the substance under
consideration and its state as specified by its properties. Fuels, when burned, release
much of the energy in the chemical bonds of their molecules. Upon changing from
one phase to another, a pure substance releases or absorbs heat without its temperature
changing. The amount of heat transfer during a phase change is known as latent heat
and depends primarily on the substance and its state.
Heat Transfer :
Heat transfer is the movement of energy due to a temperature difference. There are
three physical mechanisms or modes of heat transfer; conduction, convection,
radiation. Heat normally flows from an area of higher temperature to a region of
lower temperature. Heat can be made to flow from a cooler area to a hotter area, but
this is not a spontaneous phenomena, work must be done on the system. Commonly
found examples of this are refrigerators and heat pumps.
The conduction mode of heat transfer occurs when there is a temperature difference in
a stationary medium. On a molecular level, the high temperature area has a higher
vibrational energy, and this energy is transferred molecule to molecule to the cooler
region. There is no movement in the bulk media. An example of this is a coffee cup.
When it is filled with hot coffee, the inside wall temperature is raised. The increased
vibrational energy is diffused through the wall until the warmth of the coffee is felt on
the outside surface.
Convection occurs when heat is transferred due to diffusion and bulk motion, most
commonly between a fixed surface and a moving fluid, liquid or gas. Convection can
be further subdivided into free convection and forced convection. For free convection,
the flow of the fluid is induced by buoyancy forces, whereas in forced convection the
fluid flow is due to some outside means such as a fan, blower, or pump. An example
of free convection is the draft felt by a oven door. At the oven door surface, heat is
diffused into the air. The increased temperature of the air causes it to expand. As it
expands, it has a lower density than the cooler surrounding air causing it to rise.
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As the air moves up, heat is transported away from the oven door. An example of
forced convection can be found under the hood with the car radiator. Air is forced by
a fan over the fins of the radiator which has been heated by the engine coolant. Heat is
diffused into the air as it comes into contact with the surface of the radiator, and is
then transported away by the bulk motion of the air flow.
Thermal radiation occurs when thermal energy is exchanged via electromagnetic
waves. A bulk media is not required in between the hot and cool regions for heat
transfer to occur with radiation. For example, the earth receives thermal energy from
the sun via radiation even though the void of space is in between. Radiation becomes
the dominant mode of transfer at higher temperatures. For example, when standing in
front of a camp fire you are warmed primarily by radiation. Heat is not diffused to
you by conduction because the air surrounding you is still cool. Heat is transferred to
the air by convection, but just in the draft above the fire which rises upwards. The
warmth you feel when standing beside the fire is from infrared radiation intercepted
by your clothing.
There are three ways that heat may be transferred between substances at different
temperatures - conduction, convection, and radiation. We consider each of these in
turn.
1.
Conduction :
The flow of heat by conduction occurs via collisions between atoms and molecules in
the substance and the subsequent transfer of kinetic energy. Let us consider two
substances at different temperatures separated by a barrier, which is subsequently
removed, as in figure 5.
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When the barrier is removed, the fast (hot) atoms collide with the slow (cold)
ones. In such collisions the faster atoms losses some speed and the slower ones gain
speed; thus, the fast ones transfer some of their kinetic energy to the slow ones. This
transfer of kinetic energy from the hot to the cold side is called a flow of heat through
conduction.
Different materials transfer heat by conduction at different rates - this is measured by
the material's thermal conductivity. Suppose we place a material in between two
reservoirs at different temperatures, as in figure 6.
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Materials having high thermal conductivity are of low thermal resistance - they are
poor heat insulators. On the other hand, materials with a low thermal conductivity
have a high thermal resistance - they are good heat insulators. Good insulating
materials therefore should have a high thermal resistance. In fact, the R value
quoted for insulation is the thermal resistance (in British units).
2.
Convection :
Convection is the flow of heat through a bulk, macroscopic movement of matter from
a hot region to a cool region, as opposed to the microscopic transfer of heat between
atoms involved with conduction. Suppose we consider heating up a local region of air.
As this air heats, the molecules spread out, causing this region to become less dense
than the surrounding, unheated air. For reasons discussed in the previous section,
being less dense than the surrounding cooler air, the hot air will subsequently rise due
to buoyant forces - this movement of hot air into a cooler region is then said to
transfer heat by convection.
Heating a pot of water on a stove is a good example of the transfer of heat by
convection. When the stove first turned on, heat transferred first by conduction
between the elements through the bottom of the pot to the water. However, eventually
the water starts bubbling - these bubbles are actually local regions of hot water rising
to the surface, thereby transferring heat from the hot water at the bottom to the cooler
water at the top by convection. At the same time, the cooler, more dense water at the
top will sink to the bottom, where it is subsequently heated. These convection currents
illustrated in figure 7.
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Consider now two regions separated by a barrier, one at a higher pressure relative to
the other, and subsequently remove the barrier, as in figure 8.
When the barrier removed, material in the high-pressure (high-density) area will flow
to the low-pressure (low-density) area. If the low-pressure region originally created by
heating of the material, one sees that movement of material in this way is an example
of heat flow by convection.
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Radiation :
The third and last form of heat transfer we shall consider is that of radiation, which in
this context means light (visible or not). This is the means by which heat is
transferred, for example, from the sun to the earth through mostly empty space - such
a transfer cannot occur via convection nor conduction, which require the movement of
material from one place to another or the collisions of molecules within the material.
Often the energy of heat can go into making light, such as that coming from a hot
campfire. This light, being a wave, carries energy, and so can move from one place to
another without requiring an intervening medium. When this light reaches you, part of
the energy of the wave gets converted back into heat, which is why you feel warm,
sitting beside a campfire. Some of the light can be in the form of visible light that we
can see, but a great deal of the light emitted is infrared light, whose longer wavelength
is detectable only with special infrared detectors. The hotter the object is, the less
infrared light is emitted, and the more visible light. For example, human beings, at a
temperature of about 37 oC, emit almost exclusively infrared light, which is why we
do not see each other glowing in the dark. On other hand, the hot filament of a light
bulb emits considerably more visible light.
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Thermal Energy :
Thermal energy is a term often confused with that of heat. When heat is added to a
thermodynamic system its thermal energy increases and when heat is withdrawn its
thermal energy decreases. In this point of view, objects that are hot are referred to as
being in possession of a large amount of thermal energy, whereas cold objects possess
little thermal energy. Thermal energy then is often mistakenly defined as being
synonym for the word heat. This, however, is not the case: an object cannot possess
heat, but only energy. The term "thermal energy" when used in conversation is often
not used in a strictly correct sense, but is more likely to be only used as a descriptive
word. In physics and thermodynamics, the words heat, internal energy, work,
"enthalpy" (heat content), "entropy", "external forces", etc., which can be defined
exactly, i.e. without recourse to internal atomic motions and vibrations, tend to be
preferred and used more often than the term "thermal energy", which is difficult to
define.
The ultimate source of energy available to man is the sun, the huge thermo-nuclear
furnace that supplies the earth with the heat and light that are essential to life. The sun
produces thermal energy (heat energy) in the form of radiation. Thermal energy is
heat energy in transfer. Heat is a form of energy. When heat it is in the process of
being transfered, it is called thermal energy.
At a more basic level, thermal energy comes form the movement of atoms and
molecules in matter. It is a form of kinetic energy produced from the random
movements of those molecules.
When you put your hand over a hot stove you can feel the heat. The atoms and
molecules in the metal of the burner are moving so rapidly that they transfer the
electrical energy from the wall outlet to thermal (heat) energy thru friction. We all
know what happens when we rub our hands together. The same way, atoms and
molecules rubbing against each other produce heat. Scientists like to call that heat
thermal energy.
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Experiment 1
Objective :
Determination of the Co-efficient of Linear Expansion of a given Sample
Procedure :
1.
Figure 10
2.
Take one sample rod from accessories box and note the initial length of the rod
whose coefficient of linear expansion has to be determined. Let it be L0.
3.
4.
Take thermometer and put it into the hole provided in steam jacket, confirm that
it touches to the sample rod.
5.
Connect adaptor to the buzzer and supply then switch On the mains.
6.
Now connect two patch cords from buzzer to Spherometer and body of steam
jacket.
7.
Fill the water in the steam container near about half of it.
8.
Take a pipe from the assessory box and connect it between inlet of the steam
jacket and steam container.
9.
10.
11.
Now put the Spherometer on the upper end of the rod and make a fine touch.
Now buzzer will make sound.
12.
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13.
Now make some space between rod and Spherometer by moving its knob.
14.
15.
Connect heater plug into the mains socket and On the heater.
16.
17.
As steam reach in jacket, the temperature of steam jacket will increase and rod
starts to expand. If rod touches the Spherometer, buzzer gives a sound.
18.
Now again move Spherometer in such a manner so that buzzer stops sounding
(give little space between rod and Spherometer).
19.
After some time the temperature of rod becomes constant (i.e. saturation stage
will occur). Note the final temperature of the rod by thermometer. Let it be T2.
20.
21.
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Observations :
Pitch of the screw of Spherometer (p)
= ...mm
S. Sample
No.
Initial
length
L0 in
meter
Initial
Temp.
=mm
Initial Spherometer
reading S1
in mm
T10C
M.S.
1.
Copper
2.
Brass
3.
Alumin
um
C.S.
Final
Temp.
Final Spherometer
reading S2
in mm
T2 0 C
T.R.
=......................... oC
=...mm
M.S.
C.S.
T.R.
=m
Now put the all above values in following formula for sample 1:
=
1 L
L 0 T
=.x 10-6/ oC
Similarly calculate the coefficient of thermal expansion for each sample.
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Experiment 2
Objective :
Comparison of the coefficient of thermal expansion of given samples of material
and verification of :
copper < brass < aluminium
Procedure :
1.
Figure 11
2.
Repeat all the procedure of Experiment 1 and find the coefficient of thermal
expansion of each material.
copper
= .
brass
= ..
aluminium =..
3.
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