DESCRIPTION:

The set-up is designed to determine thermal conductivity of insulating materials in the form of slab. The apparatus consists of main central heater and ring guard heater, sandwiched between the specimens. Cooling plates are provided on either side of the specimen. Two identical specimens are clamped between heater that ensures unidirectional heat flow through specimen. The whole assembly is kept in chamber and insulated by ceramic wool insulation around the set-up.  

The present set-up has a facility to interface the system with computer which enables to log the experimental data using computer. The educational software and data-logging package has been developed for unit. The software environment base is of Lab view of NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS, USA. This software is compatible to interfacing unit designed by “Lab Smith”. This software package provides a comprehensive educational software environment within which the investigations can be performed. This software is capable to tabulate the sample readings according to the requirement of experiment under study and results obtained can be compared. The real time data acquisition can be done by interfacing the set-up with computer using software. Software allows the user to have control on data logging, printing the stored data, preparing spread sheets in Excel etc.

EXPERIMENTATION: 

• Determination of thermal conductivity of insulating material in the form of slab.
• Study of variation of thermal conductivity of the material with temperature.

UTILITIES REQUIRED:

•  Water supply 2 lit/min (approx.)
•  Drain.
•  Electricity Supply: 1 Phase, 220 V AC, 2 Amp.
•  Table for set-up support.
•  Computer System: Pentium IV with DVD Drive, Windows 7, MS-Office pre-loaded. One USB slot
• required in PC for DATA ACQUISITION CARD.. 

TECHNICAL DETAILS:

Ordering Details:

JIHT-532

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF INSULATING SLAB 

(With Data Logging Facility)