Identify which container has the greatest and smallest coefficient of thermal conductivity. Describe how this fact is reflected in your plots. Describe the purpose of the glass pane in station 2. Present your calculation of the heat flow through 1 wall of the refrigerator in one hour. Tell me what you found most intriguing about the lab.
Thermal conduction is the primary process by which most hot beverage containers lose their heat.
At this station you will find fluid containers that are made of different materials to illustrate the effect this has on heat loss. The time of the measurement. We can get warm near a fire without actually crawling into it. In fact, there is the problem that the parts of you that don't face the fire tend to get cold while those that do face the fire can get overly warm. The movement of heat is accomplished by radiative transfer in these cases.