H G Riveros and A I Oliva 2008 Phys. Educ. 43 180 doi:10.1088/0031-9120/43/2/007
H G Riveros1 and A I Oliva2
Show affiliationsWe analysed the heating curve of water which is described in textbooks. An experiment combined with some simple heat transfer calculations is discussed. The theoretical behaviour can be altered by changing the conditions under which the experiment is modelled. By identifying and controlling the different parameters involved during the heating process, we calculated that radiation, convection and evaporation are the main processes in the heating curve.
Issue 2 (March 2008)
Received 14 May 2007, in final form 13 August 2007
H G Riveros and A I Oliva 2008 Phys. Educ. 43 180
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