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HEAT TRANSFER
HEAT TRANSFER LAB OBJECTIVE
 LAB INSTRUCTIONS
1. Laboratory uniform, shoes are compulsory in the lab.
2. Student should wear college ID-card and must carry record and
observation.
3. Take signature of lab in charge after completion of observation and
record.
4. If any equipment fails in the experiment report it to the supervisor
immediately.
5. Students should come to the lab with thorough theoretical knowledge.
6. Don't touch the equipment without instructions from lab supervisor.
7. Don't crowd around the experiment and behave in-disciplinary.
8. Students should carry their own stationary and required things.
9. Using the mobile phone in the laboratory is strictly prohibited
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THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF GIVEN METAL ROD

AIM:-
To determine the thermal conductivity of a good
conductor material, say brass.
THEORY:
From Fourier’s law of heat conduction
Q = KA DT/DX
k = thermal conductivity of material.
Thermal conductivity is a property of a material and is defined as the amount of heat
conducted across a unit area per unit time when temperature gradient is unity.
DESCRIPTION
The apparatus consists of a metal bar, one end of which is heated by an electric heating
coil while the other end projects inside the cooling water jacket. The middle portion of
the rod is surrounded by an insulating material like asbestos to minimize lateral heat
transfer from the rod and thus ensure a more nearly constant temperature gradient
throughout the length of the rod. The temperature of the bar is measured at five different
locations while the radial temperature distribution is measured by separate
thermocouples at two different sections in the insulating shell. The heater is provided
with a dimmer stat for controlling the heat input water can be circulated through the
jacket and it’s flow rate and temperature rise can be noted down.

PROCEDURE:
1. Connect the equipment to the power supply.
2. 2. Give heat input to the heater by slowly rotating the dimmerstat and adjust the
voltage to say (S25W, 50W etc)
3. 3. Start the cooling water supply through the jacket and adjust it to some value.
4. Allow sufficient time to reach study state conditions.
5. Note down the temperature from 1 to 6 and also the mass flow rate of water.
6. Repeat the experiment for other heat inputs.
7. Repeat the experiment at different heat inputs (Do not exceed 50w)
Sr Temp Sensor No. along Distance from leading edge (hot end) of the
No with axis rod. X, mm

1 T1 50
2 T2 100
3 T3 150
4 T4 200

SPECIFICATION
Complete the table remaining values by using Fourier law of heat conduction.