BME551

Heat Transfer Lab

L-T-P0-0-2 Credits1 Session2024-25 TypeLab / Practical
Appears in 6 semesters · 6 branches

B.Tech Mechanical Engineering · Sem 5 (Lab) · B.Tech Automobile Engineering · Sem 5 (Lab) · B.Tech Aeronautical Engineering · Sem 5 (Lab) · B.Tech Mechanical & Industrial Engineering · Sem 5 (Lab) · B.Tech Production & Industrial Production Engineering · Sem 5 (Lab) · B.Tech Manufacturing Technology · Sem 5 (Lab)

List of Experiments / Activities

  1. Minimum eight experiment of the following
  2. 1To determine thermal conductivity of conductive material(s).
  3. 2To determine thermal conductivity of insulating material(s).
  4. 3To determine heat conduction through lagged pipe.
  5. 4To determine heat transfer through fin under natural convection.
  6. 5To determine the heat transfer Rate and Temperature Distribution for a Pin Fin.
  7. 6Determination of thermal conductivity of different types of fluids.
  8. 7Experiment on Stefan's Law ‐ determination of emissivity, etc.
  9. 8Experiment on convective heat transfer through flat plate solar collector.
  10. 9To compare LMTD and Effectiveness of Parallel and Counter Flow Heat Exchangers.
  11. 10To find the heat transfer coefficient for Forced Convection in a tube.
  12. 11To find the heat transfer coefficient for Free Convection in a tube.
  13. 12To conduct experiments on heat pipe.
  14. 13To study the rates of heat transfer for different materials and geometries.
  15. 14Visit to a Thermal Power Station for practical exposure.
Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Apply the concept of conductive heat transfer.K3
  2. CO2Apply empirical correlations for both forced and free convection to determine the value of convection heat transfer coefficientK3
  3. CO3Apply the concept of radiation heat transfer for black and grey body.K3
  4. CO4Analyze the thermal behaviour of parallel or counter flow heat exchangersK4
  5. CO5Conduct thermal analysis of a heat pipeK4

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 12 of the original AKTU PDF.

Official AKTU syllabus PDF ↗