School of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry

Mapa Institute of Technology

Chemical Engineering Laboratory 2

FINAL DATA SHEET

Experiment 6
THERMAL RADIATION
Dela Cruz, Jen Elaine
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Students Name

Instructors Signature/Date

CHE151L / B21
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November 20, 2014

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Subject and Section / Group No.

Date of Submission

DATA AND RESULTS

Experiment A. Emissivity of Matt Black Plate
Readings
Heater
TP (C) TS (C) R TP (K) TS (K)
setting
1
49
27.9
28 322.15 301.05
2
73
27.9
79 346.15 301.05
3
114
28.1
212 387.15 301.25

Calculations
qemitted

(W/m2)
70546765.21 0.6791
199042659 0.7974
534139793.3 0.9237

Average
Percentage Error

= 0.8
= 20 %

Experiment B. Emissivity of Silver-Anodized Plate

Readings
Calculations
Heater
qemitted

TP (C) TS (C) R
TP (K) TS (K)
setting
(W/m2)
1
52
27.9
38 325.15 301.5 9.57x10^7 0.8
2
73
27.9
83 346.15 301.5 2.09x10^8 0.84
3
108
27.9 176 381.15 301.5 4.4x10^8 0.85
Average
Percentage Error

= 0.83
= 4.6 %

Experiment C. Emissivity of Polished Plate

Readings

Calculations
qemitted

(W/m2)

Heater
TP (C) TS (C) R TP (K) TS (K)
setting
1
36
27.9
3 309.15 301.05 7.6x10^6 0.2
2
43
27.9 10 316.15 301.05 2.5x10^7 0.35
3
62
27.9 20 335.15 301.05 5.0x10^7 0.28
Average
Percentage Error

= 0.28
= 125 %