Key Features:

•  Includes three of the most common heat transfer surfaces: flat plate, pinned and finned
• Thermocouples and a sensitive anemometer measure temperatures and air velocity – shown on a digital display
• Additional hand-held thermocouple probe included – to measure temperatures along the length of the pins and fins of two heat transfer surfaces
• Variable-speed fan and variable power heat source for a range of tests
• Can connect to TecQuipment’s Versatile Data Acquisition System (VDAS®)

Description:

•  The bench-mounting equipment includes a vertical
  duct that holds the chosen heat transfer surface and all
  instruments needed.
• TecQuipment includes three different common heat transfer surfaces with the equipment:
  • A flat plate
  • A pinned surface – similar to a tubular heat exchanger
  • A finned surface – similar to the fins on air-cooled
    engines or electrical heat sinks

Learning Outcomes:

• Comparing free and forced convection for different surfaces
• Comparison of free convection from vertical and horizontal (finned) surfaces
• Comparison of heat transfer surface efficiency
• Comparing the coefficient of heat transfer and Nusselt Number for forced and free convection
• Temperature distribution along finned and pinned surfaces