Product Overview
Provides a safe, but very dramatic demonstration of the generation of heat by the compression of air. Consists of a piston and handle fitted into transparent, thick-walled acrylic cylinder having its bottom end closed.
To operate, piston is removed, and a small portion of combustible fiber (included) is introduced at the top of the cylinder. Piston is inserted, bottom end of the cylinder is placed against a firm surface, and piston is forced downward. Spontaneous ignition of combustible material can be observed through transparent cylinder walls.
This is often used in combination with the catalog Item No. G-687800 Expansion Cloud Chamber which demonstrates the cooling of air as the pressure decreases.
