Adiabatic Heating Demo

This is a demonstration of adiabatic heating using a cylinder and a plunger. When the air in the cylinder is compressed quickly by the plunger, the air volume goes down and its pressure and temperature go up, igniting a small bit of paper in the cylinder.

It was created at Utah State University by Professor Boyd F. Edwards, assisted by James Coburn (demonstration specialist), David Evans (videography), and Rebecca Whitney (closed captions), with support from Jan Sojka, Physics Department Head, and Robert Wagner, Executive Vice Provost and Dean of Academic and Instructional Services.

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