
I5-02: TRANSFORMATION OF MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO HEAT
- ID Code: I5-02
- Purpose: Demonstrate transformation of mechanical energy into heat.
- Description: Use an electric drill to spin a wooden dowel rod in a hole on a large wooden beam. Shortly the contact point begins to smoke, indicating generation of heat due to friction.
- Availability: Available
- References: http://lecdem.physics.umd.edu/images/refs/refsi.htm#I5-02
- Loc codes: I3,I5