Experimental study on specific heat capacity of air

Experimental Overview

Experimental study on specific heat capacity of airYi is a multifunctional teaching platform that integrates thermodynamics, gas laws, and energy conversion research. This experiment uses a thermal engine device to subject air to adiabatic compression and expansion processes through the harmonic vibration of a piston inside a cylinder. The specific heat capacity ratio (γ) of air is determined using the periodic oscillation relationship of pressure over time. Suitable for university physics, engineering thermodynamics courses, and research pre research, it reveals the correlation between gas microstructure and macroscopic properties, understands thermodynamic processes, infers physical quantities from experimental data, and connects actual experiments with physical theories.

Experimental Content

• Understand the thermodynamic concept of gas specific heat ratio and the energy conversion relationship of vibration processes.

• Master the vibration method to measure the specific heat capacity of air.

  
  

Product Features

• Built in high-precision wireless pressure sensor, supporting Type-C direct connection or Bluetooth wireless connection

• Adopting a transparent and visible thermal device: integrated piston cylinder and sensor interface module, allowing for intuitive observation of piston vibration status

• Adopting quick release pneumatic circuit: 1/4 rotation locking interface, pressure sensor connection completed in 3 seconds

• SmartLab data analysis software: high-precision acquisition and generation of pressure change curves, and calculation of gas specific heat ratio (γ) through fitting

experimental data

Curve of pressure variation with time during vibration process

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