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====== Heat Engine On A Wire ====== | ====== Heat Engine On A Wire ====== | ||
- | {{tag> thermodynamics heat_engine bimetallic unlocated}} | + | {{tag> thermodynamics heat_engine bimetallic repair unlocated}} |
<WRAP box right> | <WRAP box right> | ||
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===== Description ===== | ===== Description ===== | ||
- | Heat to Kinetic Energy transfer. Classes Used: PHYS 153 | + | Consists of a pair of aluminum supports with holes in the center, a steel wire, and a number of small bimetallic disks. |
+ | **Very finicky. Currently not in working order.** | ||
- | change of energy type, expansion | + | (You can try, but after a number of attempts the disk would not reliably jump from side to side.) |
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- | Updated on: 06/19/13 | + | |
===== Purpose ===== | ===== Purpose ===== |