Thermal cycle experiment

Experimental Overview

The air heat engine experimental instrument is a multifunctional teaching platform that integrates thermodynamics, gas laws, and energy conversion research. By visualizing the thermal cycle process, this device intuitively demonstrates the conversion mechanism of thermal energy to mechanical work, verifies core theories such as the first law of thermodynamics and the ideal gas law, and supports extended experiments such as absolute zero temperature measurement and gas specific heat ratio determination. Suitable for university physics, engineering thermodynamics courses, and research pre research, helping students gain a deeper understanding of thermal efficiency, Carnot cycle, and gas behavior laws.

Experimental Content

• Exploring the process of converting thermal energy into mechanical work and verifying the first law of thermodynamics
  

• Understand the basic principles and energy conversion mechanisms of thermal engine cycles

• Compare the difference between actual efficiency and theoretical maximum efficiency

Product Features

• Adopting a transparent and visible thermal device: integrating piston cylinder and sensor interface module, the experimental process can directly observe the changes in piston height, which is conducive to understanding the concept of thermal cycle.
  

• The device adopts a modular structure, which is flexible, versatile, and expandable. Adding some accessories can expand the experiments for determining the specific heat capacity ratio of air, ideal gas law constant volume experiment, and absolute zero degree measurement experiment.

• The software is used in conjunction with wireless pressure sensors, wireless fast temperature sensors, and wireless rotation sensors, supporting Type-C direct connection or Bluetooth wireless connection, to draw real-time thermal cycle P-V diagrams.

experimental data

Thermal cycle data graph

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