dilatometer
Sign in to savethumb|A simple structure of a dilatometer for the measurement of the thermal expansion of liquids and solids A dilatometer is a scientific instrument that measures volume changes caused by a physical or chemical process. A familiar application of a dilatometer is the mercury-in-glass thermometer, in which the change in volume of the liquid column is read from a graduated scale. Because mercury has a fairly constant rate of expansion over ambient temperature ranges, the volume changes are directly related to temperature.
Wikidata facts
Show 1 more fact
- Commons category
- Dilatometers
via Wikidata · CC0
~5 min read
Article
4 sectionsContents
- Applications
- Types
- See also
- References
thumb|A simple structure of a dilatometer for the measurement of the thermal expansion of liquids and solids A dilatometer is a scientific instrument that measures volume changes caused by a physical or chemical process. A familiar application of a dilatometer is the mercury-in-glass thermometer, in which the change in volume of the liquid column is read from a graduated scale. Because mercury has a fairly constant rate of expansion over ambient temperature ranges, the volume changes are directly related to temperature.
==Applications==