5.

0 RESULT
Power: 55 Watts + 1 Velocity: 2.0 m/s + 0.1 Area of Plate: 0.011m2
Time (min) Tsurface (oC) Tin (oC) Tout (oC)
1 44.1 23.8 24
2 45.5 23.7 24
3 46.8 23.7 24
4 48.1 23.7 24
5 49.2 23.6 23.9
6 50.4 23.6 23.9
7 51.4 23.5 23.9
8 52.4 23.5 23.9
9 53.3 23.5 23.9
10 54.1 23.5 23.9
11 55 23.5 24
12 55.7 23.5 24
13 56.4 23.6 23.9
14 57 23.6 24
15 57.7 23.6 24.1
16 58.2 23.6 24.1
17 58.8 23.6 24.1
18 59.2 23.7 24.1
19 59.7 23.7 24.1
20 60.2 23.7 24.1
21 60.6 23.6 24.2
22 61 23.6 24.2
23 61.4 23.6 24.1
24 61.8 23.6 24.1
25 62.1 23.6 24.1
26 62.4 23.6 24.1
27 62.7 23.6 24.1
28 63 23.6 24.1
29 63.2 23.5 24.1
30 63.5 23.6 24.2
31 63.8 23.6 24.1
32 64 23.6 24.2
33 64.2 23.6 24.2
34 64.4 23.7 24.3
35 64.6 23.6 24.3
36 64.7 23.6 24.3
37 64.9 23.6 24.2
38 65 23.6 24.3
39 65.2 23.6 24.3
40 65.3 23.7 24.3
41 65.5 23.7 24.4
42 65.6 23.8 24.3
43 65.7 23.8 24.3
44 65.8 23.8 24.3
45 65.9 23.8 24.4
46 66 23.8 24.5
47 66.1 23.8 24.4
48 66.1 23.8 24.5
49 66.2 23.8 24.4
50 66.3 23.8 24.5
51 66.4 23.8 24.4
52 66.4 23.7 24.4
53 66.5 23.8 24.5
54 66.6 23.8 24.5
55 66.6 23.8 24.5
56 66.6 23.8 24.5
57 66.7 23.8 24.5
58 66.7 23.8 24.5
59 66.7 23.8 24.5
60 66.7 23.8 24.5
Table 1: Results obtained from the experiment
 i) EXPERIMENTAL CALCULATION

T ambient, 𝑇∞ = 27.95 °𝐶

Power input, Q = 55W

Area, A = 0.099 x 0.109

= 0.011𝑚2

Forced Convection

𝑄 = ℎ𝐴(𝑇𝑆 − 𝑇∞) 𝑇𝑆 = 𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒

𝑇∞ = surrounding temperature
Where,

𝑇∞ = 𝑇𝑖𝑛 + 𝑇𝑜𝑢𝑡
2
𝑇∞ = 23.8 + 24.5
2

𝑇∞ = 24.15°𝐶

𝑄
So, ℎ =
𝐴(𝑇𝑆−𝑇∞)

55
ℎ=
(0.011)(66.7 − 27.25)

𝑊
ℎ = 126.74
𝑚2. °𝐶
 ii) THEORETICAL CALCULATION

𝑇𝑆+𝑇∞
Tfilm =
2

 Average Tfilm is at 40 oC, So Based on The Properties Table,

𝜌 = 𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑖𝑟 = 1.109 𝑘𝑔/𝑚3

𝑣 = 𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑖𝑟

𝑙 = 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ = 0.099 𝑚

𝑃𝑟 = 0.7241

𝜇 = 𝑑𝑦𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑐 𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 = 1.941 𝑥 10−5 kg/m.s

Reynold number,

𝜌𝑣𝑙
𝑅𝑒 =
𝜇

(1.109)(2)(0.099)
𝑅𝑒 =
1.941 𝑥 10−5

𝑅𝑒 = 11312.83

Nusselt number,

𝑁𝑢 = 0.664 𝑅𝑒0.5𝑃𝑟1/3

𝑁𝑢 = 0.664 (11312.83)0.5(0.7241)1/3

𝑁𝑢 = 17.05
To find h,

𝑁𝑢. 𝑘
ℎ=
𝐿
(17.05)(0.027076)
ℎ=
0.099
𝑊
ℎ = 4.66
𝑚2. °𝐶

iii) Percentage Error (%)

Experimental − Theoretical
Percentage Error, % = | | × 100%
Experimental

126.74 − 4.66
=| | × 100%
126.74

= 96.32%