Experiment 2: The temperature profile and rate of heat transfer

for radial conduction through the wall of cylinder

Objective:
To examine the temperature profile and determine the rate of heat transfer resulting from
radial conduction through the wall of a cylinder

Procedure:
1. Make sure that the main switch initially off.
2. Connect one of the water tubes to the water supply and the other to drain.
3. Connect the heater supply lead for the radial conduction module into the power supply
socket on the control panel.
4. Connect the six sensor (TT1, 2, 3 & 7, 8, 9) leads to the radial module, with the TT1
connected to the innermost plug on the radial. Connect the remaining five sensor leads
to the radial module correspondingly, ending with TT 9 sensor lead at the edge of the
radial module.
5. Turn on the water supply and ensure that water is flowing from the free end of the water
pipe to drain. This should be checked at intervals.
6. Turn the heater power control knob control panel to the fully anticlockwise position.
7. Switch on the power supply and main switch; the digital readouts will be illuminated.
8. Turn the heater power control to 40 Watts and allow sufficient time for a steady state
condition to be achieved before recording the temperature at all six sensor points and
the input power reading on the wattmeter (Q). This procedure can be repeated for other
input power between 0 to 40 watts. After each change, sufficient time must be allowed
to achieve steady state conditions.

9. The distance of temperature sensors “r”(in meters) from heating source is as following

TT1 TT2 TT3 TT7 TT8 TT9

0.010 0.020 0.030 0.040 0.050 0.060

9. Plot of the temperature, T versus distance, r. Calculate the amount of heat transferred.

Readings:
Test Specimen: _______________________________________________
 Test Heater
TT1 TT2 TT3 TT7 TT8 TT9
Power, Q (°C) (°C) (°C) (°C) (°C) (°C)
(Watts)
A
B
C
D

Results and Discussions:

Task 1: For each of the power, plot the temperature profile along the entire length of the bar
on the same graph and determine the slope, dT/ dx. Note that the slope of each curve should
be written on graph above the respective curve. Comment on the trend of the curves
cumulatively in below blank area.

Task 2: For each of the power, plot the temperature profile versus ln(r) [Log Natural of “r”] and
determine the slope of each curve. Write down the slope of each curve in below table.

Heater
Power, Q Slope of
(Watts) curve

Task 3: Using the slope from Task 2, determine the thermal conductivity for each power in the
below space. Write it down in the table on the end of this section and average it out.
 Heater Thermal
Power, Q Conductivity
(Watts) (K)

Average

Task 4: Find out the Thermal conductivity of the brass from standard source, cite the reference
in this section properly and compare it with your value of thermal conductivity in terms of
percentage errors.

Task 5: Set of readings from same specimen for power of 5 watt has been provided below.
Using these readings,
1. Calculate the thermal conductivity of these readings
2. Compare K from these readings with yours one for same specimen by finding out
percentage error.
3. Find out anomalies and state the possible reason of those anomalies up to your
knowledge.
4. Write down the technical solution for correction of those anomalies if they are due to
some technical problem.
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