Determination of Heat Capacity by Pulse Heating
- 1 March 1954
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Review of Scientific Instruments
- Vol. 25 (3), 238-242
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1771030
Abstract
A description is given of apparatus used to measure the heat capacity of metal wires by pulsed heating. The electrical energy supplied to the wire is determined with respect to a platinum standard while the temperature rise is determined from the change in resistance and the measured temperature coefficient of resistance. A maximum error of 5 percent in the specific heat might be expected with the apparatus as built, but the results agree with most published data to within a few percent in the range 0°C to 650°C.Keywords
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