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COURSE CODE: ENT 343 / 3 CREATED DATE:
Experiment
TITLE: FREE & FORCED CONVECTION 15 JANUARY 2016
No:-2
EDITION:01

FORCED CONVECTION
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A. EXPERIMENT AIM
This experiment offers the determination of heat transfer coefficient through of the tubes
bank.

B. EXPERIMENT OBJECTIVE
1. To determine of heat transfer coefficient for forced convection for tubes bank.
2. To determine of coefficient of the forced convection system.

C. EXPERIMENT APPARATUS

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Figure 1: Free & Forced Convection Unit

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1 Power Indicator 7. Temperature Indicator
2 Power Controller 8. Temperature Selector
3 Heater Switch 9. Heated Surface
4 Fan Controller 10. Temperature Sensor
5 Main Switch 11. Thermal Anemometer
6 Fan/Blower
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E. EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE

1. Please refer to the Standard Operating Procedure of Free & Forced Heat Exchanger
Unit.
2. Record the air inlet and air outlet temperature and heated tubes bank temperature.

F. EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS

1. Determine the heat transfer coefficient by forced convection at constant Heater

Power, Pe (watts).
2. Plot heat transfer coefficient by convection, hth(W/m2.C) and hexp vs velocity,
V (m/s).
3. Plot efficiency of the system, vs Velocity,vs (m/s) at constant Heater Power Pe
(watts).

F. DISCUSSION / EVALUATION & QUESTION

1. What will be happened if the tube banks are changed to become in line form
instead of staggered form in term of heat transfer coefficient and efficiency?

2. Comments on the variation heat transfer coefficient by convection with air velocity
and heater power and efficiency of the system with air velocity.

3. List all factors that will be affecting the convection process.

4. What is condition of this experiment, steady state or unsteady state? Explain.

5. What are the differences between laminar and turbulent flows? Which one has
happened in this experiment? Explain.

6. What is the difference in the measured values of heat transfer coefficient if one
uses linear average temperature instead of LMTD?

7. Explain any unusual difficulties or problems which may have led to poor results.

8. In which mode of heat transfer is the convection heat transfer coefficient usually
higher, natural convection or forced convection? Why?

G. CONCLUSION

1. Make an intelligent conclusion of your experiment base on data and discussion with
refer to experiment objective.

2. Give examples in industrial application.

H. REFERENCES

Give at least 2 references (accordingly to Final Year Project format).