Expansion Solid
Expansion Solid
Why is a
space left
between the railway line where one piece joins the next?
Summary
On a hot day, the metal expands and if it were not allowed to do this, the rails would bend out of shape. This has caused railway accident in the past.
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EXPANSION
DEVIDE BECOME 3:
Thermal Expansion
Expansion of solid
Expansion of liquid
Expansion of gas
Linear expansion
Area expansion
Volume expansion
l= lo. . t
A= Ao. . t
V= Vo. . t
EXPANSION HAPPENS BECAUSE THE ATOMS OF AN OBJECT VIBRATE FASTER THAN USUAL, SO THAT ITS VOLUME IS BIGGER AND HENCE, ITS DENSITY DECREASES.
LINEAR EXPANSION OR LENGTH EXPANSION IS A KIND OF EXPANSION WHICH OCCURS ON LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION.
THE LINEAR EXPANSION COEFISIENT () IS A VALUE THAT STATES THE RATE OF AN EXPANSION SPEED OF AN OBJECT PER TEMPERATURE DEGREE.
Linear Expansion
lo
l
lt
Linear Expansion
The expansion of solid body is proportional to the temperature rise and to its length
We can make Formula
l lo t
Summary
Or We can write in equation of thermal expansion:
l = lo t
l lo t = change in length (m) = coefficient of thermal expansion (oC1) = Initial length (m) = change in temperature (oC)
Area Expansion
At
Ao
Area Expansion
A Ao t A = Ao t
Example. Area expansion can be observed at window. The area expansion coefficient is twice the linear coefficient.
=2
BESIDES THE MATERIAL OR THE OF MATTERS, THE LENGTH OF MATERIALS AND THE CHANGE OF TEMPERATURE ALSO INFLUENCE THE EXPANSION OF THE MATERIALS.
THE HIGGER THE CHANGE OF TEMPERATURE ON CERTAIN OBJECT IS, THE BIGGER ITS EXPANSION WILL BE.
VOLUME EXPANSION OR SPASE EXPANSION IS AN EXPANSION WHICH OCCURS TO ALL DIMENSIONS OF AN OBJECT (LENGTH,WIDTH,AND DEPTH).
Thermal Expansion
Objective
Summary
Solid expand when they are heated, and decrease in volume when they get colder. From a microscopic point of view, the result of heating a material can be explained as follows:
There is an addition of energy to the material The internal energy of the atoms of the material increase, causing atoms to vibrate The vibrating atoms now occupy more space when hot compared to when cold.
Linear Expansion
The magnitude of the thermal expansion of the solid depend on :
Type of solid Temperature rise Length
Volume Expansion
Vt
Vo
Volume Expansion
We can make Formula
V Vo t
Summary
V Vo t
V = Vo t
= change in Volume (m3) = coefficient of thermal expansion (oC1) = 3 = Initial Volume (m3) = change in temperature (oC)
The volume expansion coefficient is three times larger than the linear expansion coefficient.
=3
BIMETAL STRIP IS A PLATE WICH IS MADE OF TWO KINDS OF METALS WITH DIFFERENT LINEAR EXPANSION COEFFISIENT AND PACKED INTO ONE.
THE NATURE OF THE EXPANSION ON BIMETAL STRIP IS USED AS THE BASIS OF BIMETAL THERMOMETER AND THERMOSTATS OPERATION.
SOMETIMES YOU CANNOT CLOSE A DOOR BECAUSE IT DOES NOT FIT TO ITS FRAME ANY MORE? WHY CANT THE
DO YOU KNOW WHY
Example
1. If it is know that the linear expansion coefficient of aluminum is 2.4 x 10-5 /oC, what is the final length of an aluminum rod after being heated from 30oC to 100oC. The original length of the rod is 2 m. Solution.