Heat Transfer Lab (P123)

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This lab supports the experimental activities related to the Heat Transfer course. Students conduct a series of experiments in conduction, convection, and radiation heat transfer. These experiments assist students in applying the theoretical knowledge gained in lecture. ‌Manual and computerized data acquisition devices, along with a variety of heat transfer units are utilized. A set of thermometers (thermocouples, thermistors, and pyrometers), temperature readouts, hot plates, stop watches, specimens, etc. are used to arrange for special setups to study heat transfer processes.

Equipment

• Two sets of thermometer probes (thermocouples, thermistors, pyrometers) and associated temperature readouts
• Technovate conduction table (model 9051)
• Hampden convection heat transfer demonstrator bench (H-6882)
• P.A. Hilton unit to measure thermal conductivity of fluids (model H-470)
• Armfield linear conduction unit (HT 11)
• Armfield radial conduction unit (HT 12)
• Armfield combined convection-radiation unit (HT 14)
• Armfield extended surface heat transfer unit (HT 15)
• Armfield transient conduction unit (HT 17)
• Armfield controller box (HT 10X)
• Three Dell Optiplex 760 computers
• Three HP LaserJet Pro M210dw printers
• Two Gateway FPD1530 monitors
• One Gateway FPD1765 monitor
• In-house designed/built unit to study distribution of free convection heat transfer coefficient on a vertical flat surface
• In-house designed/built unit to study distribution of free/forced convection heat transfer coefficient on a horizontal cylinder