PHYSICS LAB MANUALS

Thermal Conductivity of a Good Conductor - Searle's Method

Table I : Equipment and the items required for performing the experiment.

Sl. No.

Required item

Utility

1

Constant head water tank

To supply cold water

2

calorimeter

Maintain heat flow

3

Stop Watch

Time Duration

4

Searle’ Apparatus

Subject of study

5

Steam Generator

Generate steam

6

Thermometer

Measure temperature


Figure 1: Schematic of Lee’s apparatus. Steam generator is not shown