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ERIC Number: EJ538292
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-9120
Demonstration Experiments with a Stirling Engine.
Deacon, Christopher G.; And Others
Physics Education, v29 n3 p180-83 May 1994
Describes an investigation with the primary purpose of allowing students to generate and interpret a pressure/volume diagram of a Stirling engine. Explains how the Stirling engine can be used to demonstrate the principles of operation of a refrigerator and a heat pump. (DDR)
Descriptors: Demonstrations (Science), Engines, Foreign Countries, Heat, Higher Education, Laboratory Equipment, Physics, Secondary Education, Thermodynamics
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Great Britain