Code Number: 4C33.31

Demo Title: Pressure Cooker

Condition: Excellent

Principle: Boiling Temperature vs Pressure

Area of Study: Thermodynamics

Equipment:

Hot plate or gas burner, Pressure Cooker,

Procedure:

Place the pressure cooker on the gas burner. A pressure gauge and thermometer may be used to monitor the temperature of boiling as a function of pressure.

References:

" A Measurement of T vs. P", TPT, Vol. 11, # 8, Nov. 1973, p. 478.
"How to Make a Vacuum Pail", The Boy Scientist, p. 171.
Jearl Walker, "1.171, Pressure Regulator", The Flying Circus of Physics Ed. 2, p. 77.
Julius Sumner Miller, Q68 & A68, Millergrams I – Some Enchanting Questions for Enquiring Minds, p. 45 & 100.

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