16 Nitinol Engine

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Place a nitinol wire loop around two pulleys with their axes located at some distance from each other. If one of the pulleys is immersed into hot water, the wire tends to straighten, causing a rotation of the pulleys. Investigate the properties of such an engine.

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"Playing with nitinol" by Lenore Edman is licensed under CC BY 2.0

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