DESCRIPTION

Technical Description

The trainer comprises original components as used in heating and sanitation systems and is therefore relevant in practice.

There are six expansion sections. One of the sections is fitted with a compensator. The elongation of the pipes is indicated on dial gauges. A force measuring device enables the expansion force to be determined. 

Learning Objectives / Experiments

- thermal expansion of different materials such as PVC, PE, copper and steel
- determination of thermal expansion coefficients and the expansion force
- measurement of pipe elongation
- effect of varying pipe diameter
- expansion compensator