Heat Transfer Applications – 4B50.00

Boiling Water in a Paper Cup – 4B50.20

Boiling Water in a Paper Cup 4B50_20

  • Use a torch to heat an empty paper cup. It catches fire in no time.
  • Fill another paper cup 1/8 full with water.
  • Heat the paper cup again and observe that the water boils before the cup catches on fire.

Location: Jacobs B122