CEBU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - UNIVERSITY

Cebu City
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
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M E LABORATORY 1
EXPERIMENT NO. 9
FINAL REPORT

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I. TITLE: CALIBRATION OF THERMOMETER

II. APPARATUS / EQUIPMENT:

1. Standard thermometer
2. Bulb-type thermometer and thermocouple
3. Bunsen burner
4. Iron stand with supporting rod
5. Water bath with stirrer / Electrically - heated water bath with stirrer

III. DETAILED PROCEDURE:

A. Ice Point Method

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B. Boiling Point Method

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C. Incremental Temperature Test Method

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IV. TABULATED DATA AND RESULTS:

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Ice Point Method and Boiling Point Method

Method Ice Point Boiling Point
Theoretical Measured Theoretical Measured
o o o o
Temperature C Temperature C Temperature C Temperature C

Increasing increment or Decreasing increment

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V. COMPUTATION AND ANALYSIS:

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VI. GRAPH:

Plot the calibration curve for increasing or decreasing temperature increment.

VII. QUESTIONS:
1. What is the significance of the Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics in temperature
measurement?

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2. Discuss concisely the working principle of the following temperature-measuring

devices.
a. Bulb-type thermometer
b. Thermocouple
c. Pyrometers

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3. What do you think the cause of deviation of readings between the thermometers?

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VIII. OBSERVATIONS & INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS:

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IX. CONCLUSION:

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