{"id":120,"date":"2020-03-02T16:46:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T16:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/lectdemo\/?page_id=120"},"modified":"2026-10-29T21:39:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T21:39:47","slug":"thermodynamics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/lectdemo\/thermodynamics\/","title":{"rendered":"Thermodynamics (TD)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" class=\"is-style-mini-bar wp-block-post-title has-text-align-center\">Thermodynamics (TD)<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained has-global-padding wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">We have at least 138 demonstrations within thermodynamics. <a href=\"#Tables\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#Tables\">PIRA Tables<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Cabinets:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;height:unset;min-height:unset;\" class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide is-light has-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1302\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-746\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/lectdemo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/10\/IMG_8149-scaled.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/lectdemo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/10\/IMG_8149-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/lectdemo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/10\/IMG_8149-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/lectdemo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/10\/IMG_8149-1024x521.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/lectdemo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/10\/IMG_8149-768x390.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/lectdemo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/10\/IMG_8149-1536x781.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/lectdemo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/10\/IMG_8149-2048x1041.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\">Our thermodynamics cabinets are arranged by rows and bays. Click on corresponding link to the image to open that index page. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-text-color has-primary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-primary-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\"><br>Explorer<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/lectdemo\/thermodynamicscabinet-tops-and-cubbies\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1059\">The Cabinet Tops and Cubbies:<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Explorer<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/lectdemo\/thermodynamics-upper-bays\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"982\">The Upper Bays:<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Explorer<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/lectdemo\/thermodynamics-lower-bays\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1017\">The Lower Bays:<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\" id=\"Tables\"><br>PIRA Tables:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\">Below are PIRA tables for thermodynamics demonstrations with abstracts. There are more then 285 demonstrations that are listed in these tables below. <strong><em> Please Note: <\/em><\/strong><em><strong>Tables past 4C32 <u>have not yet been edited<\/u> to match the equipment that is available within the UW\u2013Madison lecture demo lab.<\/strong><\/em> So we may or may not have that equipment. Any grayed out entry means, <strong>we do not have that demonstration<\/strong>. Any tables with duplicate entries means that, that table has not been edited to match our equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.physics.wisc.edu\/facultywiki\/ThermoCabinet\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wiki.physics.wisc.edu\/facultywiki\/ThermoCabinet\">Old wiki pages <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>4A-<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.physics.wisc.edu\/facultywiki\/ThermalProperties\">Thermal Properties of Matter<\/a><\/td><td>4B-<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.physics.wisc.edu\/facultywiki\/FirstLaw\">Heat and the First Law<\/a><\/td><td>4C-<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.physics.wisc.edu\/facultywiki\/ChangeofState\">Change of State<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4D-<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.physics.wisc.edu\/facultywiki\/KineticTheory\">Kinetic Theory<\/a><\/td><td>4E-<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.physics.wisc.edu\/facultywiki\/GasLaw\">Gas Law<\/a><\/td><td>4F-<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.physics.wisc.edu\/facultywiki\/SecondLaw\">Entropy and the Second Law<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.physics.wisc.edu\/facultywiki\/TDEquipmentList\">TD-Equipment List<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have at least 138 demonstrations within thermodynamics. PIRA Tables. Cabinets: Our thermodynamics cabinets are arranged by rows and bays. Click on corresponding link to the image to open that index page. ExplorerThe Cabinet Tops and Cubbies: ExplorerThe Upper Bays: ExplorerThe Lower Bays: PIRA Tables: Below are PIRA tables for thermodynamics demonstrations with abstracts. 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