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.

[@steventhehistorian]

This is incredible...How have I been able to go so many years on TH-cam without ever encountering a demonstration like this?!

[@VideoPlusMusic]

Who came here after the Oceangate Titan (Titanic sub) imploded?

[@sib1212]

🌝

[@rebeccakreidler1893]

I want one! For all Physics teachers, the equipment is named: Fire Syringe. This was a really neat demo and I love it.

[@xxCr7xx823]

are you here?I have a confusion on adiabatic process

[@stephinabraham1117]

i loved how he took a pause like a ninja before pressing the piston down.

[@rickscheck5330]

Clear and concise. I knew of the phenomenon, now the terminology. Thanks!
p.s. "demonstration specialist"; I was a mere lab attendant.

[@sukamalshil2180]

That's how I wanna learn physics.❤️

[@trumanhw]

super cool.
(arson investigators are NEVER gonna figure that one out!)

[@N.P.RAMESH-tx8hf]

I Need This kit

[@priyankamanwar9222]

Thankyou sir

[@thevigilant266]

This is interesting!

[@TjandMark]

Witchcraft!

[@LearnWithFardin]

Great

[@yogitakukreja2296]

Woaaah!! Was not able to understand Adiabatic heating and this demonstration so vividly explained it!!

[@Doozifier]

best simple explanation thank you

[@knvcsg1839]

Well, I have loved the video and the explanation, but it was too short man.

[@mikelincoln8395]

Cheers 🤓

[@KGopidas]

Wonderful. You have driven home the point beyond a shadow of doubt. Thank you

[@fvlgvr-d8p]

Visual diesel. 👍🏻

[@technicalstudyTEengineer]

Wow really nice explain 😊😊😊

[@tonybrowneyed8277]

simple and cool. nice experiment.

[@DevendraKumar-vz5se]

Woww great sir
J from patna INDIA

[@bulubora6480]

Indian

[@Fine_Mouche]

can we build a fire surviving tool with this process ?

[@KGopidas]

Difficult. Oxygen would deplete

[@Fine_Mouche]

@@KGopidas just make the system openable to oxygen enter.

[@yeetboi268]

@@Fine_Mouche then the pressure won't be dense enough to start the fire.

[@Fine_Mouche]

@@yeetboi268 openable => resealable

[@pkb8178]

Now this is the beauty of Physics. :)

[@mehezabeenasa9679]

Most wanted scene at 1:17

[@Adnan-ph1et]

Thank you

[@jessehackett6941]

So this happened to the people on the titan submarine?