School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, NUST

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

Exp. 5: Thermal Conductivity of Engine Oil

Objectives:
To determine thermal conductivity of fluid using coaxial cylinder method.Test fluid is
Engine Oil.

Apparatus:

1. Inner Temperature 2. Outer Temperature

3. Heater Power
5. Main Power Switch
7. Thermocouple Sensors
9. Cooling water outlet
11. Sample Port Filling
4. Heater Power Switch
6. Heater Power Regulator
8. Sample Port Discharge
10. Cooling water inlet
12. Frame
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ME-332 Heat Transfer & HVAC Lab (Spring 2023)

Discription:

1. Sample filling port 2. Cold water inlet

3. Heater 4. Inner Cylinder

5. Thermocouple Inner Cylinder 6. Sample Discharge Port

7. Cold water outlet 8. Outer Cylinder

9. Fluid 10. Thermocouple Outer cylinder

Procedure:
• Connect sample filling port to a syringe and fill clearance between cylinders with engine oil. Close the sample port
port discharge.
• Turn on the cooling water supply to ensure the outer cylinder wall remains at a constant temperature during the
experiment.
• Turn on the main and heater supply to provide heat to the cylinder.
• Adjust the heater control knob to a particular value and note down the voltage (V) and current (I) to calculate the
power (P) supplied to the heater.
• Wait for the system to reach steady-state conditions.
• Note down the inner and outer temperatures of the cylinder using temperature display.
• Use Fourier's Law of heat conduction for radial heat transfer to calculate the thermal conductivity of the engine oil.
• Repeat the experiment with different heat input, and calculate thermal conductivity for each run.
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ME-332 Heat Transfer & HVAC Lab (Spring 2023)

Data Recording:
• Inner Radius:16.65mm

• Outer Radius:17.05mm

• Length of Cylinder:100mm
Voltage Thermal
Current (I) (V) Power(W) Inner Temperature Outer Temperature Conductivity

1
2
3
4
5

Average Thermal Conductivity:_________________

Task 1:

Instead of calculating thermal conductivity in a table by hand, use programming software such as matlab, python, or c++.
Write a program in which the user is asked to enter current, voltage, inner and outer temperatures, and the program outputs
thermal conductivity as a result.[CLO 3]

Discussion:

Marks Distribution:

Data Recording 2
Task 1 5
Discussion 3