APPLIED THERMODYNAMICS AND HEAT TRANSFER

OBJECTIVES

Experimental analysis, including the application and heat transfer through solids, fluids, and vacuum.
Determination of Convection, conduction, and radiation heat transfer in one and two dimensional steady and unsteady systems.
To determine convective heat transfer coefficient for free and forced.
To Determine surface emissivity of a test plate
Temperature distribution of study and transient heat conduction through plane wall, cylinder and fin using numerical approach.

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS

Determination of dryness fraction of steam by combined separating and throttling calorimeter.
Study and performance test of a single acting reciprocating air compressor.
Determination of thermal conductivity of a metal rod.
Determination of thermal conductivity of an insulating powder/or an insulating plate.
Determination of ‘h’ for forced convection over a pin fiN.
Verification of emissivity of a plate.
Study of a shell and tube heat exchanger and determination of LMTD.