NMB31203 Heat and Mass Transfer January 2020

Open-ended Lab Sheet during MCO

Download Energy 2D software from this link: https://energy.concord.org/energy2d/

Experiment 1: Effect of thermal conductivity of fins on heat dissipation

Hypothesis: Fins made from higher thermal conductivity materials increase the rate of
heat dissipation
Access the example at: Example → Industrial applications → Heat fins
NMB31203 Heat and Mass Transfer January 2020

Experiment 2: Natural convection between two horizontal plates with different

temperature
Hypothesis: The positions of hot and cold plates and magnitude of temperature difference
affect heat transfer between these plates.
Access the example at: Example → Convection → Natural convection with different
temperatures
NMB31203 Heat and Mass Transfer January 2020

Experiment 3: Effect of reflectivity of reflector on heat transfer between source and

receptor
Hypothesis: A higher reflectivity lead to a better heat transfer between source and
receptor.
Access the example at: Example → Radiation → Reflective radiation heat transfer
NMB31203 Heat and Mass Transfer January 2020

Format of Lab Report

1. Title of experiment
2. Problem statement
3. Apparatus
3.1 Safety and care matters
4. Format of the report
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Objective
4.3 Literature review (including theory)
4.4 Hypothesis
4.5 Methodology
4.6 Results and discussion
4.7 Conclusion
4.8 References

Submission date: TBC