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Aim: Measuring the temperature distribution along an extended surface and comparing the
result with a theoretical analysis
Theory:
A pin of length L diameter D and cross sectional area A and thermal conductivity k is heated
at one end. It has a total surface area As and is in an ambient at temperature Ta.
Due to the heat input from one end, the temperature of the bar is raised above that of the
surroundings and heat is convected and radiated away from the surface. As the heat input is
from one end only and the bar is thermally conductive, the temperature will vary along the
bar from T1 at the hot end to T8 at the far end. It is assumed that the bar is sufficiently long
for there to be negligible heat transfer from the tip. At any distance x from the heated end the
temperature of the material is Tx.
The heat is convected and radiated away from the bar with an overall convection coefficient h
From the above conditions it is possible to develop the following differential equation to
describe conditions along the bar.
48
46
44
42
Temperate oC 40
38
36
34
32
30
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.4
Distance x from T1 (m)
Actual Calculated
Q = 1.776W
Qx = 1.685W
(ii) For V = 110, m = 8.75
66
61
56
Temperate oC 51
46
41
36
31
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.4
Distance x from T1 (m)
Actual Calculated
Q = 4.62W
Qx = 3.618W