Islamic University ‫الجامعة اإلسالمية كلية‬

Faculty of Engineering ‫الهندسة قسم الهندسة‬

Department of ‫الميكانيكية‬
Mechanical
Engineering
ME 346 – Heat Transfer
EXPERIMENT 3

Heat Transfer by Convection

LAB REPORT
Submitted To
Mr. Yasir Ali
Name :
ID:

Criteria Assessment Breakup Marks Secured Total

Experimental Set-Up 10

Experiment Execution 10
Experiment Set Up /40
Data Collection/Observation 10

Report( Equipment Set-Up) 10

Calculations 15
Experimental
Data Analysis/Discussion 15 /40
Analysis/Interpretation
Conclusion 10

Teamwork Teamwork 10 /10

PPE 3

Machine Safety Check 2

Safety /10
Alertness 2

Precautions/Safety Regulations 3

Total Marks 100 /100

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EQUIPMENTS AND COMPONENTS

(WL352) Heat Transfer by Convection

Air duct (4) with a flow cross-section of 120mm x 120mm and with a length of 1m

Theoretical Principles
Heat transfer by convection
Convection is a heat transfer mechanism, during which a fluid absorbs heat. When in
contact with a surface with a different temperature this occurs by heat conduction. The
fluid can also absorb heat via radiation. This requires the radiation to be absorbed. The
fact that the fluid does not have a fixed form compared to the solid body, the fluid
particles can move freely, which means they can transport heat. Where such transport
takes place, it is called convection.

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OBJECTIVES

Flow velocity in forced convection

– To identify the influence of velocity on the heater insert
– To identify the influence of velocity on heat transfer

PROCEDURE

Preparation for the experiment

The experiments are conducted in the following sequence:

1. Turn on device (and PC).

2. Install the experiment's heater in the shaft.
3. Adjust fan to the flow velocity.
4. Set the power of the heater.
5. Observe the measured values over time. When the maximum temperature is reached
(heater turns off), throttle the heating power a bit.
6. If the steady-state operating point is reached, the values for the experiment are saved
and/or entered into the documentation templates.
7. Turn off device (and PC).

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OBSERVATIONS

Measured Values
Type of experiment: Influence of flow velocity
Type of convection: forced convection
Heating element: fin heater

180 180 180

24.2 23.9 24.2

32.5 31.6 30.4
63.2 59.1 51.9

8.3 7.7 6.2

39 35.2 27.7
1.1500 1.1500 1.1500
1.0075 1.0075 1.0075
0.15 0.2 0.22
0.09 0.09 0.09
42.73 65.13 88.24
170.22 256.19 347

Reynolds number 5709.6 8564.4 11419.

2 2

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ONS

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 Heat transfer coefficient

Nusselt number
The Nusselt number is a measure of the heat transfer in convection.
It is the ratio of convective heat transfer to heat conduction in motionless fluid. The
Nusselt number is thus the improvement of heat transfer in convection compared to the
heat transfer, which 'only' takes place by the heat conduction of the fluid.

Reynolds number
The Reynolds number represents the ratio of the inertia force to the viscosity force of a
fluid

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Physical properties of air

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CONCLUSIONS

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