ME 314 Heat and Mass Transfer

Laboratory

Outcomes: After completion of the course the students are expected to be able to:

1. Measure steady heat conduction rate in simple and composite bars, across fluid layers, and from fins. [a4,b]
2. Measure time constant of transient heat transfer for small objects modeled by lumped capacitance theory. [a4,b]
3. Apply control volume analysis to two-dimensional heat conduction using a computer program and using the heat flux plot method. [a4,b]
4. Measure steady heat transfer rates in free convection and boiling phenomena, and in heat exchangers. [a4,b]
5. Verify the Stefan-Boltzmann Law of heat radiation, and measure radiant heat transfer between two plates. [a4,b]
6. Work in teams to obtain and process data accurately, and report experimental work individually. [b,a3,d,g,k4]

Note: The letters within the brackets indicate the general program outcomes of mechanical engineering. See: ME Program Outcomes.

August 12, 2008