4C31.20 - Triple Point Demo

Code Number:
4C31.20
Demo Title:
Triple Point Demo
Condition:
Good
Principle:
Triple Point of Water
Area of Study:
Heat & Fluids
Equipment:
Overhead Triple Point demo app., vacuum pump, Polarizers.
References:
  • John A. Davis, "Projection of Freezing by Boiling Phenomena", TPT, Vol. 13, # 3, March 1975, p. 180. 
  • Charles Armentrout, "Demonstration Triple-Point Cell", AJP, Vol. 35, # 9, Sept. 1967, p. x.
  • Charles Armentrout, "Demonstration Triple-Point Cell", Apparatus Notes, July 1965-December 1972, p. 48.
  • Shawn Carlson,  "Tackling the Triple Point",  The Amateur Scientist,  February  1999.

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