JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of Process Heat Transfer

Course Objectives

This lab will provide practical knowledge on various heat transfer

process and equipment like heat exchangers and evaporators

Course Outcomes

The student will be able to understand the thermal conductivity

measurement, heat transfer coefficient, calculation in natural and forced convection and some of the radiation aspects.

List of Experiments

• 1. Determination of total thermal resistance and thermal conductivity of composite wall. Major equipment - Composite wall Assembly
• 2. Determination of thermal conductivity of a metal rod. Major equipment - Thermal Conductivity apparatus
• 3. Determination of natural convective heat transfer coefficient for a vertical tube. Major equipment - Natural convection heat transfer apparatus
• 4. Determination of critical heat flux point for pool boiling of water. Major equipment- Pool boiling apparatus
• 5. Determination of forced convective heat transfer coefficient for air flowing through a pipe Major equipment – Forced convection heat transfer apparatus
• 6. Determination of overall heat transfer coefficient in double pipe heat exchanger. Major equipment - Double pipe heat exchanger apparatus
• 7. Determination of heat transfer coefficient for a helical coil in an agitated vessel. Major equipment – Helical coil in a agitated vessel.
• 8. Study of the temperature distribution along the length of a pin-fin under natural and forced convection conditions Major equipment - Pin fin apparatus
• 9. Estimation of un-steady state film heat transfer coefficient between the medium in which the body is cooled. Major equipment - Heat transfer coefficient determination apparatus
• 10. Determination of Stefan – Boltzmann constant. Major equipment - Stefan Boltzmann apparatus
• 11. Determination of emissivity of a given plate at various temperatures. Major equipment - Emissivity determination apparatus
• 12. Determination of overall heat transfer coefficient in 1-2 heat exchanger. Major equipment - 1-2 heat exchanger