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Instruction sheet 381 341

Longitudinal expansion apparatus D (381 341)

1 Description 2 Scope of delivery

The longitudinal expansion apparatus D can be used to dem- 1 base plate with scale and holder for tubes
onstrate the longitudinal expansion of solid bodies (tubes) 1 pointer, screwable
subjected to heat and to determine the coefficient of linear
1 scale
expansion α of brass, steel, and glass.
1 steel tube (309 07 786)
The tubes are heated from room temperature up to approx.
100°C by a flow of warm water or water vapour through the 1 brass tube (309 07 785)
tubes. Their change in length is displayed with 75-fold magnifi- 1 glass tube (686 49)
cation through the transmission ratio of a pointer so that it is
easy to observe and can be read from a scale. Alternatively,
the scale and the pointer can be replaced by a dial gauge
(361 15). 3 Technical data
Measuring range for
linear expansion: 1 mm
Accuracy of reading 0.05 mm
Brass tube α = 18 ⋅ 10−6 K −1

Steel tube α = 11⋅ 10−6 K−1

Glass tube α = 3 ⋅ 10−6 K −1

Effective tube length: 200, 400, 600 mm
Tube diameter: 8 mm
Transmission ratio of pointer: 75
Dimensions 73 cm × 9 cm × 22 cm
Weight approx. 2 kg
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4 Components

1 Base plate 5 Guide bearing 9 Pointer

2 Bore for fixing screw 6 Gear transmission 10 Fastening screws, for scale
3 Fixed bearing with fixing screw 7 Scale 11 Spring clips,
4 Positions for fixed bearing 8 Pointer tip for tubes

5 Operation
5.1 Measurement with scale: 5.2 Use with an overhead projector

- Insert the tube in the fixed bearing from the right, and fasten - Lay the scale on an overhead projector, and support the
the fixed bearing in the desired position (200 mm, 400mm, expansion apparatus with stand material.
600 mm).
- Slide the tube so that its end presses on the gear rack (b) of
the gear transmission in the guide bearing and that the ap-
propriate groove (a) rests in the fixed bearing.
- Fix the tube with the fastening screw.

- I: Loosen the pointer by turning it, and fasten it on the shaft

such that the pointer tip points to the zero of the scale.
- II: Align the pointer tip towards the scale.
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5.3 Measurement with a dial gauge: 6 Heating the tubes

6.1 Generation of water vapour:

additionally required:
1 dial gauge 361 15
1 holder for dial gauge 381 36
- Screw off the scale and the guide bearing.
- Fasten the holder for dial gauge, and clamp the dial gauge.
- Complete the setup as described in 5.1.
additionally required:
1 steam generator 303 28
1 Petri dish 664 185
1 silicone tubing, inside dia. 7 × 1.5 mm 677 194

6.1 Heating water with a circulation thermostat:

additionally required:
1 thermostat C10-P5/U 666 768
1 silicone tubing, inside dia. 7 × 1.5 mm 677 194

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