Calorimeter, continuous flow

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OBJECT TYPE: CONTINUOUS FLOW
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0368.001

MANUFACTURER: Griffin & George Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS TUBES/ RUBBER STOPPERS & FEET/ METALWIRING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS/ WOOD BASE/ METAL CLAMPS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 40.6 cm
Width: 10.3 cm
Height: 12.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Thermal & thermal conductivity
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Griffin George
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1960'S +
Canada: FROM ESTATE OF MR. E. EDWARD JONES, F.I. MECH. E.C. ENG., P. ENG. (1908-1994), BRITISH BORN & EDUCATED ENGINEER. AFTER COMING TO CANADA IN 1950'S, HE WAS INVOLVED IN DEVELOPMENT OF ORENDA IROQUOIS GAS TURBINE, & LATER IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING OF ENGINEERING EDUCATIONAL TOOLS.
Function: INSTRUMENT USED IN LABORATORY TO MEASURE QUANTITY OF HEAT
Technical: EXAMPLE OF CONTINUOUS FLOW CALOIMETER CONSISTING OF VACUUM JACKETED GLASS TUBE WITH COILED HEATING ELEMENT, WITH INLET & OUTLET TUBES AT ENDS FOR WATER SUPPLY, 2 RUBBER BUNGS TO TAKE THERMOMETERS, TERMINALS FOR CONNECTION TO DC SUPPLY (REF. 2).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE READING "GRIFFIN & GEORGE LTD./ LONDON/ MADE IN GT. BRITAIN" & "VOLTS 6"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS/ RED-BROWN STOPPERS/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ UNFINISHED WOOD/ BLACK FEET
Decoration: N/A

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Griffin & George Ltd., Calorimeter, continuous flow, circa 1960, Artifact no. 2001.0368, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0368.001/

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