Published May 1, 2006
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Journal article
Redoing Dempsey's work in a modern way
Creators
- 1. Institute of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University 'Ss. Cyril and Methodius', PO Box 162, 1000 Skopje (Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of)
Description
Daniel Dempsey in 1958 published a paper entitled 'Measurement of the capillary curve' (1958 Am. J. Phys. 26 89), in which he demonstrated a method for the determination of the radius of a curvature at the liquid (water) meniscus in contact with a flat solid surface from where the surface tension coefficient could be determined. The same experiment has been performed again but using modern sensors (luxmeter, stepper motor and the COACH 5 interface). It is found that Dempsey's experiment could be used as a laboratory exercise in the frame of courses such as instrumentalization and automation, measurement in physics or project management
Availability note (English)
Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0143-0807/27/515/ejp6_3_005.pdf or at the Web site for the journal European Journal of Physics (ISSN 1361-6404) http://www.iop.org/Additional details
Identifiers
- URL
- http://stacks.iop.org/0143-0807/27/515/ejp6_3_005.pdf;
- DOI
- 10.1088/0143-0807/27/3/005;
- PII
- S0143-0807(06)13299-7;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- European Journal of Physics
- Journal Volume
- 27
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 515-520
- ISSN
- 0143-0807
- CODEN
- EJPHD4
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 37053183
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- CAPILLARIES; SOLIDS; SURFACE TENSION; SURFACES; WATER
- Descriptors DEC
- BLOOD VESSELS; BODY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; SURFACE PROPERTIES