Experiment 2: Heat Transfer by Natural Convection

Observations:
Aluminium
dia of cylinder 7 cm
Length of
cylinder 55 cm
thickness 0.2 cm

V A Q T2 T3 T4 T5 T1 T6 Area deltaT h Nu
100 0.2 20 46.78 52.78 54.78 48.78 30 36 0.121 17.78 9.296359 213.0416
Aluminium
150 0.7 105 122.33 128.33 130.33 124.33 30 36 0.121 93.33 9.297853 213.0758

100 0.2 20 42.78 56.78 58.78 44.78 30 36 0.121 17.78 9.296359 213.0416
Sliver
150 0.7 105 118.33 132.33 134.33 120.33 30 36 0.121 93.33 9.297853 213.0758
Aluminium
dia of cylinder 8 cm
Length of
cylinder 55 cm
thickness 0.2 cm

Aluminium 100 0.2 20 46.78 52.78 54.78 48.78 30 36 0.138286 17.78 8.134314 186.4114

Aluminium
dia of cylinder 7 cm
Length of
cylinder 60 cm
thickness 0.2 Cm

Aluminium 100 0.2 20 46.78 52.78 54.78 48.78 30 36 0.132 17.78 8.521662 213.0416
Conclusion:
Case 1. Variation in power input (Q/t) = V*I
 With change in input power though there is variation in temperature along the length
of the cylinder i.e.,(T2, T3, T4, T5) & also ∆T is also changing but there is no significant
change in ‘h’ and ‘Nu’.
Case 2. Change of Material
 In this case, Aluminium cylinder was compared with silver cylinder, though
temperature (T2, T3, T4, T5) were different, ∆T was observed to be same for both
material at same power input. Thus same values of ‘h’ and ‘Nu’.
Case 3. Change in Length and Change in Diameter (Aluminium)
 With increase in Length by 5cm, there was not much change in temperature as well as
∆T. Decrease in heat transfer coefficient ‘h’ but no significant in ‘Nu’.
 With the increase in Diameter 1cm, there is a decrease in ‘h’ as well as ‘Nu’.
Thus, from this experiment we can conclude that, when a cylindrical shaped material is
subjected Natural Convection, type of material and power input may not show much significant
variations, but length and diameter variations should large difference in heat transfer coefficient
‘h’ and Nusselt number values ‘Nu’ proving that Natural Convection depends majorly on
geometry and orientation of the subject.