Ingenhauzes conductivity apparatus

Ingenhauze's Conductivity Apparatus

Useful apparatus for comparison of the heat conductivity of different metal rods. The apparatus consists of six metal rods, one each of copper, iron, lead, aluminium, steel and zinc, fixed horizontally through separate rubber stoppers in holes in the side of a metal tank. The rods have one end inside the tank, while the other end projects through to the outside. The outside ends of the rods are coated with (or dipped in) paraffin (candle) wax, and the tank is filled with water, which is then heated (or very hot water can be poured in to start with). The rates of melting of the wax on the different rods, as heat is conducted through the metals, can be compared, to demonstrate their relative conductivities.
Trough dimensions: 150 x 90 x 100mm (l x w x h) approx.
Rod dimensions: 150 x 3mm (l x dia.) approx.

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