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    This lab document provides instructions for conducting an experiment to investigate heat conduction through a simple brass bar. The objective is to verify Fourier's law of heat conduction. Students will measure the temperature at various points along the length of a brass bar with both ends in contact with a heater and cooler. The temperature measurements will then be used to calculate the thermal conductivity of the brass and compare to published values, with the goal of determining the type of brass used in the experiment.

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    Thermalfluids Lab-MEC 554/ LS 5/ THOMAS Rev.

    01-2007

    UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA


    FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
    ________________________________________________________________________
    Program
    Course
    Code

    :
    :
    :

    LAB SHEET NO :

    Bachelor Of Engineering ( Hons ) Mechanical


    Thermalfluids Lab
    MEC 554
    5

    HEAT TRANSFER LABORATORY SHEET


    TITLE : HEAT CONDUCTION SIMPLE BAR
    1.

    OBJECTIVE

    Investigate Fouriers law for linear conduction of heat along a simple bar.

    2.

    THEORY
    If a plane wall of thickness (x) and area (A) and thermal
    conductivity (k) supports a temperature difference (T) then the
    heat transfer rate by conduction is given by the equation:

    dT
    Q k A
    dx
    Assuming a constant thermal conductivity throughout the
    material and a linear temperature distribution, this is:

    T
    Q k A
    x

    Thermalfluids Lab-MEC 554/ LS 5/ THOMAS Rev. 01-2007


    3.

    EQUIPMENT

    The equipment is shown in the figure below.

    4.

    READINGS TO BE TAKEN

    Select an intermediate position for the heater power control (e.g. 10 W) and allow sufficient time for
    a steady state to be achieved before recording the temperature (T) at all 9 sensor points and the
    input power reading on the wattmeter ( Q ). This procedure should be repeated for other input
    powers (e.g. 20 W and 30W) up to the maximum setting of the control. After each change, sufficient
    time must be allowed to achieve steady conditions.

    5.

    RESULTS
    BRASS
    SAMPLE REGION

    HEATER

    COOLER

    x (mm)

    10

    20

    30

    40

    50

    60

    70

    80

    x (m)

    0.01

    0.02

    0.03

    0.04

    0.05

    0.06

    0.07

    0.08

    Test

    T1

    T2

    T3

    T4

    T5

    T6

    T7

    T8

    T9

    (W)

    (C)

    (C)

    (C)

    (C)

    (C)

    (C)

    (C)

    (C)

    (C)

    A
    B
    C

    Thermalfluids Lab-MEC 554/ LS 5/ THOMAS Rev. 01-2007


    1.

    Plot the temperature profile along the entire length. This should reveal three distinct
    sections of straight lines (corresponding to the heater, brass sample, and cooler) having
    a slope of approximately T/x.

    2.

    Convert the measured temperatures to degrees Kelvin by the following formula:

    T K T C 273.15
    3.

    Calculate the cross-sectional area (A) of the circular cylinder by using the equation:

    A
    4.

    d2

    The brass sample region is the region of interest. Ignore all other temperature
    measurements except T4, T5, and T6 and calculate the thermal conductivity of the
    brass. This is the slope of the straight line in the brass sample region alone (plotted in
    1), given by the equation:

    5.

    Q x
    A T

    W
    units
    m K

    Find published values of brass in books or on the Internet. Compare the value you
    obtained with these values. Which type of brass does your results best compare with
    (e.g. yellow brass, red brass etc.)? Discuss any source of error in your measured
    results. Students should comment on how changing the average temperature affects
    the thermal conductivity.

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