6.

0 DATA AND RESULTS

Ambient air temperature (T) = 24 C

Q
Power input (

= 276 W

Air

Heater

Velocity

Temperature (Ts)

[m/s]
0
1.5
2.5

Ts-T

[C]

[C]

[W/(mC)]

67.0
50.5
49.0

43.0
26.5
25.0

88.90
144.25
152.91

Table A : Finned Plate

Air

Heater

Ts-T

Velocity

Temperature (Ts)

[m/s]

[C]

[C]

[W/(mC)]

0
1.5
2.5

70.0
55.0
49.5

46.0
31.0
25.5

173.41
257.32
312.82

Table B : Pinned Plate

Sample Calculation :

Surface area base plate (Abase).

0.1m x 0.11m = 0.011m2

Afinned plate.

9 x Lw + Abase
= 9 x 0.1 x 0.068 + 0.011
=0.0722m2

Apinned plate.

17 x

DL
2

+ Abase

= 17 x (0.013)(0.068)/2 + 0.011
=0.0346m2

Heat transfer coefficient (h)

h = Q / As ( Ts - T)
h = 276 / 0.0722(43)
h=88.90 W/(mC)

Graph:

Air Velocity Vs Surface Temperature

3
2.5
2
Air Velocity

1.5
Pinned Plate

1
0.5
0
46

31

25.5

Surface Temperature

Air Velocity Vs Surface Temperature

3
2.5
2
Air Velocity

1.5
Finned Plate

1
0.5
0
43

26.5

Surface Temperature

25