Heat Transfer Through Composite Walls With Data Logging Facility

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The present setup is designed to study the heat transfer through composite walls. It consists of a heater sandwiched between a composite structure having three different types of slab on either side. A small hand press frame is provided to ensure the perfect contact between the slabs. Heat produced by heater flows axially on both the sides. Temperature Sensors are embedded at the interfaces of slabs to determine the temperature gradient. The experiments can be conducted at various values of heat input and calculation can be made accordingly. Electronic energy meter is provided to measure the heat input. It has an interfacing unit designed along with Lab view software. This educational software allows/enables user to log the real time experimental data and tabulate the experimental/sample reading according to the requirement of experiment. User have a control on data logging, printing the stored data and preparing spread sheets in Excel. Flexible graph plotting facility is also available in the software.

  • Slab assembly arranged symmetrically on both sides of heater.
  • Slab Material: Slab Size
  • Cast Iron: 250 mm dia. 20mm thick.
  • Bakelite: 250 mm dia. 15 mm thick.
  • Press Wood: 250 mm dia. 12 mm thick.
  • Heater: Nichrome Wire Heater.
  • The slab assembly with front window of glass/acrylic.
  • The whole set-up is ingeniously designed and schematically arranged on a powder-coated rigid structure.
  • Control Panel:
  1. Digital Voltmeter: 0-300 Volts
  2. .Digital Ammeter: 0-2 Amp.
  3. Variac : 0-230 V, 2Amp.
  4. Digital Temp. Indicator : 0-2000C, with multi-channel switch
  5. Temp Sensors : RTD PT-100 type.
  6. Standard make On/Off switch, Mains Indicator etc.
  • Electricity Supply: 1 Phase, 220 V AC, 2 Amp.
  • Table for set-up support.