EXPERIMENT 4

OBJECTIVE
To analyze the relationship between heat transfer and air velocity in free and forced convection, use
of extended surfaces to improve heat transfer from the surface.
Objective A
Free Convection
APPRATUS
Free and forced heat convection apparatus.

ABSTRACT

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THEORATICAL BACKGROUND

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PROCEDURE

1. Remove the fan assembly from the top of the duct.

2. Place the finned heat exchanger into the test duct.
3. Set the heater power control to 20 Watts (clockwise).
4. Allow sufficient time to achieve steady state conditions before noting the heated plate
temperature (tH) and ambient temperature (tA) into the table below.
5. Repeat this procedure at 40, 60 and 80 Watts.
6. Plot a graph of power against temperature (tH-tA).

OBSERVATIONS

Input Power Plate Temp (tH) Ambient Temp (tA) tH – tA

Watts C °C C

20

40

60

80
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CONCLUSION

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Objective B
Forced convection
APPARATUS
Free and forced heat convection

ABSTRACT

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PROCEDURE

1. Place the fan assembly on to the top of the duct.

2. Place the finned heat exchanger into the duct.
3. Set the heater power control to 60 Watts (clockwise). Allow sufficient time to achieve
steady state conditions before noting the heated plate temperature (tH) and the ambient
temperature (tA).
4. Set the fan speed control to give a reading of 0.5m/s on the thermal anemometer, allow
sufficient time to achieve steady state conditions. Record heated plate temperature (tH)
and ambient temperature (tA).
5. Repeat this procedure by setting the fan speed control to give 1.0m/s and 1.5m/s.
6. Plot a graph of air velocity against temperature. ( tH –tA)

Power input = 60 Watts

OBSERVATIONS

Air Velocity Plate Temp (tH) Ambient Temp (tA) tH – tA

m/s C °C C

0.5

1.0
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2.0

2.5

RESULTS

CONCLUSION

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Objective C
Find the Forced convection of heat on different extended surfaces
• Pin Shape
• Flat Shape
• Fin Shape

APPARATUS
Free and forced heat convection

ABSTRACT

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THEORATICAL BACKGROUND

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PROCEDURE

1. Place the fan assembly on to the top of the duct.

2. Place the flat plate heat exchanger into the duct.
3. Set the heater power control to 60 to80 Watts. Allow the temperature to rise to 800C,
and then adjust the heater power control to 15 Watts until a steady reading is obtained.
4. Set the fan speed control to give 1m/s using the thermal anemometer. Record heated
plate temperature (tH) and the ambient temperature (tA).
5. Repeat this procedure at 2 and 2.5m/s for the flat plate. Repeat the experiment by
replacing the flat plate with the finned plate and pinned plate.
 6. Plot graphs of velocity against temperature (tH - tA) for each of the plates.

Input power = _______ Watts

OBSERVATIONS

Plate Temp (tH) C tH - tA C

Air Velocity Ambient Temp (tA)
m/s °C
Pinned Finned Flat Pinned Finned Flat

0.5

1.5

RESULTS
CONCLUSION