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Re: [Phys-L] Singing Kettle



It would be easy to rule out a thermostat or heat-sensitive electrical fault by monitoring the current.

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From: Phys-l <phys-l-bounces@mail.phys-l.org> On Behalf Of brian whatcott
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Subject: [Phys-L] Singing Kettle

We use an electric water kettle, made by Hamilton Beach; its capacity is
1.7 liters, electrified through its fixed base plate supplying 1.5kilowatts. The
shape is a truncated parabola of revolution, focus up.
When half filled, it shows a distinct acoustic pattern when the heating
produces gas bubbles. The sound oscillates on a 10 second periodic time,
from silence to a quiet pink noise and back, never louder than 60 dBm. I
suppose there is a positive feedback loop of some kind.    Care to hazard a
guess?

Brian W


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