AB: Angstrom Bar
This experiment is an exploration of the thermal conductivity of a long metal bar using thermocouples interfaced to a PC running LabVIEW. Fourier methods will be applied to the analysis of the data.
In preparation for this practical, in addition to reading the
experiment instructions, students should acquaint themselves
with the derivation and properties of the heat equation.
A useful reference is
"Applied Partial Differential Equations" by Richard Haberman, although any
undergraduate-level text on partial differential equations will suffice.
ap 2012/02/13
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