Heat Convection Coefficient Determination

over Vertical plate

• Equipments:
1- Copper plate.
2- Thermocouples.
3- Thermo display.
4- Transformer.
5- Multimeter(ohmmeter & voltmeter)
6- Electrical heater.
7- Insulation.
8- Infrared temperature measuring device.
• Procedure:
1- Measure the resistance in the transformer.
2- Measure the voltage.
3- Connect the thermo couple to four points on the plate.
4- Connect the electrical heater to current.
5- Wait until the plate reaches the steady state (the
amount of heat input = amount of heat output).
6- Observe the temperature at each point of the four
points using the thermo display.
7- Observe the temperature at each point of the four
points using the Infrared device.
8- Take the average temperature.
9- By using the formula for power Qo=V2/R, we found the
power.
10-By using Power-Heat Convection coefficient formula we
found the heat transfer coefficient.