Key Features:

•  TD1009 comes with VDAS® OnBoard featuring data acquisition via USB
• VDAS® software includes Heisler charts
• A bench-top module – designed for education
• Includes a set of different solid shapes of differentmaterials – for multiple experiments
• Simple to use – needs no tools
• Water temperature controller for consistent results
• Clear digital displays of all readings – a computer is not essential to operate it or take readings

Description:

•  A sturdy, bench-mounting frame contains a hot water vessel and instrumentation.
• A controller switches the power to an electric heater to keep a constant ‘bulk’ water temperature inside the vessel. A temperature controller maintains a constant water temperature for the test shape.
• The test shapes are of different dimensions and materials to give different heat transfer areas and thermal conductivities. This gives multiple experiments in heat transfer
• The student immerses a test shape and measures the transient temperature changes caused by the sudden immersion. They then immerse the other test shapes in turn and compares the results to find how their different surface area, shape and thermal properties affect the heat transfer.

Learning Outcomes:

•  Transient temperature changes with sudden immersion (unsteady state)
• How shape and surface area affects heat transfer
• How materials of different thermal conductivity affect heat transfer