School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, NUST

ME-332 Heat Transfer & HVAC Lab (Spring 2023)

Exp. 2: Radiation Heat Transfer:

Objectives:
1. To show that the intensity of radiations emitting from a hot surface is
inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the radiation source
using radiometer.
Learning outcomes:
• To show that radiation intensity varies with distance.
• To demonstrate that radiation heat transfer follow the inverse square law.

Procedure:
• Ensuring the main switch is off, install the radiometer and radiation or heat source on
the horizontal track.
• Connect the heater supply cable to the power output socket for the heater on the back
of control unit.

• Connect the thermocouple of the heater assembly at T4 socket.

• Connect one of the thermocouple of the target plates T1 to the panel and place the
plate on the bench, to record ambient temperature.
• Position the radiometer on the test track at 5 cm from the heat source.
• Switch on the heater supply button on the back of control unit
• Set heater temperature by using heater controller (say 250 W). Monitor T4 and T1
reading on the indicator. Do not set the temperature of heater above 260 degree
Celsius, otherwise the relay may get damaged.

• When T4 value has stabilized, record T1, T4, the distance, x and the radiometer reading,
I.
• Next, move the radiometer position to 15cm from the heated surface and monitor the
reading on the display panel. When the value has stabilized, jot down T1, T4, the
distance, x and the radiometer reading, I.
• Repeat the above procedure by increasing the distance each time.
NOTE: MAKE SURE TO TURN OFF THE HEATER SUPPLY BEFORE
CLOSING THE MAIN POWER SWITCH AFTER PERFORMING THE
EXPERIMENT.
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ME-332 Heat Transfer & HVAC Lab (Spring 2023)

Data Recording:
Correction Factor for Background Radiation = 0.724
Hot Surface Temperature:
Heated Ambient Intensity(I) distance (d) 𝐼𝑑2
Surface Temperature
Temperature
W/𝑚−2 cm

Q no 1: Draw the graph between radiation intensity (y-axis) and distance (x-axis) using the
data table. (Attach sheet).
Q no 2: How can you define the intensity of radiations? And why it decreases with increase in
distance?

Q no 3: What do you conclude from column 5 in data table?

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ME-332 Heat Transfer & HVAC Lab (Spring 2023)

Discussion and Results

Calculation

Marks Distribution:

Data recording 3
Question 1 2
Question 2 1
Question 3 1
Discussion and Results 2
Calculation 1