Heat Transfer Lab. Eng. Sarmad A.

Ali

Experiment No. 1

Temperature Measurement Unit

Name of Experiment : Temperature Measurement Unit.

Introduction :
Temperature is a measurement of hotness or coolness of substance. In other
words temperature is a measurement of the average kinetic energy of the particles
in an objects. The terms hot and cold is not scientific words but if we have to
specify how much the substance is hot or cold we use refer temperature. There is
lots of devices and sensors are available in market to sense and measure the
temperature. Each device have their own characteristics and have different
temperature range but each and every sensor have importance and have some
limitations also.

Purpose of Experiment : To demonstrate the methods of measuring temperature

and thermometer calibration.

Component of Experiment :
1- Mercury thermometer.
2- Bimetal thermometer.
3- Infrared thermometer.
4- Thermocouples.
5- Stopwatch.
6- Electric Heater.
7- Glass container.

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Heat Transfer Lab. Eng. Sarmad A. Ali

Procedure :
1 - We run the electric heater.
2. We start by reading the water temperature before heating it with the types of
thermometers.
3 - We start by heating the water and we read during each time period the
temperature of all types of thermometers.

Results :

Reading Time (min) T1 T2 T3 T4

1 0
2
3
.
.
.
*All temperatures are in °C.
*T1 : Temperature of Thermocouples.
*T2 : Temperature of Mercury thermometer.
*T3 : Temperature of Bimetal thermometer.
*T4 : Temperature of Infrared thermometer.
Discussions:
Using any program to draw the relationship between the temperature with
Time for each thermometers ?
What are the methods of heat transfer? Then give an example of each type ?
Discuss the results with explanations?
Compare between the type of thermometers ? With drawing and
explanation ?
what is the liquid used instead of mercury to measured temperature (-35)?
How does the science of heat transfer differ from the science of
thermodynamics?
What is the driving force for (a) heat transfer, (b) electric current flow, and
(c) fluid flow?