Purpose of the Lab: This laboratory is used in conjunction with the Heat Transfer (ME 442) course in reinforcing the fundamentals of heat transfer by hands-on experiments. The experiments conducted involve fundamentals of conduction, convection and radiation as well as applications such as concentric tube heat exchangers, heat pipes and drop-wise and film-wise condensation. Different methods of temperature measurement and temperature measuring instruments are used and studied. Determination of thermal conductivity and calibration of thermocouples are performed.
Equipment/Apparatus: The following experimental set-ups are available as mostly self-contained units:
Besides these apparatus the lab is equipped with ancillary equipment
such as digital thermometers, hot plates, mechanical and electronic scales for
gravimetric measurements.
Experiments:
| Experiment 1 | Linear Conduction, Radial Conduction |
| Experiment 2 | Free and Forced Convection |
| Experiment 3 | Parallel Flow Heat Exchanger, Counter Flow Heat Exchanger |
| Experiment 4 | Thermal Radiation Studies |
| Experiment 5 | Temperature Measurement and Thermocouple Calibration |
| Experiment 6 | Heat Pipe Analysis |
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Experiment 7 |
Film and Drop Condensation
Analysis |
Faculty:
Dwayne Jerro; Patrick Mensah
Lab
Technician:
Rory Nettles
Course
Manuals And Textbook:
ME 444 Laboratory Manual, Introduction to
Heat Transfer by Incropera and DeWitt, 3rd Edition, John Wiley ad
Sons Inc.
Course Handouts:
1- Lab Syllabus 2- Safety Rules 3- Lab Cover Sheet 4- Report Writing Guide 5- Assessment Form