Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Course No. : Che-302

Course Title : Chemical Engineering Laboratory-II

Experiment No : 06

Experiment Name: STUDY OF HEAT TRANSFER IN BOILING LIQUID

Submitted to Submitted by

Md. Nazibul Islam Md. Shehabul Hasan Mamun

Lecturer Student ID : 1402040
Department of Chemical Engineering Group no. : 02
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Section :A2
Partners IDs:1402036
1402037
1402038
1402039

Date of performance: 10-04-2017

Date of submission : 24-04-2017

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SUMMARY

The main objective of the experiment was to observe the visual patterns of convective and
nucleate boiling and to determine heat flux and heat transfer coefficient in nucleate boiling
region. Throughout the experiment the pressure was kept constant and pool boiling was carried
out. Forane-141b was used as the liquid and boiled by electric power in H653 boiling heat
transfer unit. A flow of cool water was provided to condense the vapor in order to maintain
constant pressure at 35 kPa. In gradual increasing of current the temperature reading of element,
liquid, inlet and outlet water were measured. The flow rate of water and ammeter and voltmeter
reading were also noted. The heat flux, heat transfer coefficient and heat loss were calculated
from observed data. Then the graphs of heat flux vs. wall superheat and heat transfer coefficient
vs. wall superheat were plotted. The value of heat flux varied from 14.27 W/m2 to 54.62 W/m2
and the heat transfer coefficient found varying from 27.63 W/m2. °C to 65.02 W/m2 °C. The
overall heat transfer coefficient was found varying from 40.60 W/m2 °C to 416.61 W/m2 °C and
calculated heat loss varied from 5.96 W to 14.28 W.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The enterprise of the report was based on the experiment “Study of Heat Transfer in Boiling
Liquid” carried out in the unit operation laboratory in the department of Chemical engineering. I
am expressing my gratitude to everyone related to the course “Chemical Engineering
Laboratory-II” for helping me in performing the experiment and making this report.

First of all I sincerely express my regards to Mr. Nazibul Islam Sir for helping me throughout
the whole process. His thoroughly discussion about the boiling process and heat transfer in
boiling liquid made the experiment easy to understand. Again his valuable guidance and
suggestions was very important for making this report. Then I would like to thank the lab
assistants for their kind help during the experiment. I would also like to thank my four group
mates for cooperating and helping me in the experiment as well as making this report.

Md. Shehabul Hasan Mamun

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STATEMENT ON ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

I, Md Shehabul Hasan Mamun want to state that, this report submitted here is based on my own
work on the experiment carried out in the laboratory included with relevant literature. I, hereby,
confirm that any part of the report is not directly copied from any other sources.

Md. Shehabul Hasan Mamun

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Topic Page no

Title page ……………………………………………………………………..................... ii

Summary ……………………………………………………………………………….… iii
Acknowledgement ………….…………………………………………………………… iv
Statement on academic integrity…………………………………………………………... v
Table of Contents…………………………………………………………………….…… vi
List of figures …………………………………………………………………………...... vii
List of tables……………………………………………………………………………… viii
Introduction ………………………………………………………….………………........ 01
Theory …………………………………………………………………….…………….... 02
Experimental setup ……………………………………………………………………...... 07
Experimental Procedure ………………………………………………………………...... 08
Observed data …………………………………………………………………………..… 09
Calculated data …………………………………………………………………………... 10
Sample calculation ……………………………………………………………………..... .11
Graphical presentation ………………………………………………………………….... 13
Result …………………………………………………………………………………..... .15
Discussion ………………………………………………………………………………….16
References ……………………………………………………………………………….…17
Appendices …………………………………………………………………………………19
Nomenclature …………………………………………………………………………….. 21
Marking scheme……………………………………………………………………….….. 22

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LIST OF FIGURES

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Figure 01: Boiling of liquid………….………………………………………………………….02

Figure 02: Evaporation and boiling process…………………………………………………….03
Figure 03: Pool boiling and flow boiling………..……………………………………………....04
Figure 04: Boiling curve and boiling regimes……………..……………………………………05
Figure 05: A Schematic diagram of the set-up of boiling study ………….……………………06
Figure 06: Graph for heat flux vs. wall superheat ……………….…………………………….13
Figure 07: Graph for surface heat transfer coefficient vs. wall superheat ………………..…...14

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LIST OF TABLES

Topic Page no.

Table 01: Observed data table for study of heat transfer in boiling liquid at 35 kPa….…….…..09
Table 02: A table for calculated data showing wall super heat, heat supplied, heat flux and heat
transfer co-efficient………………………………………………………………………………10
Table 03: A Table for Overall Heat Transfer co-efficient and wall superheat ………………….15

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