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The goal of our project is to design equipment which allows students to observe conductive heat transfer and calculate the thermal conductivity of materials. The end destination of the project is to integrate our apparatus into a chemical engineering heat transfer lab in future years. Several objectives must be met for the project to be accomplished. Most importantly, students must be able to observe conductive heat transfer and measure thermal conductivity. Students should be able to manually obtain readings while also acquiring results through software (Labview). These results will then be compared to published thermal conductivity values. If the objectives are carried out while considering ethical, economic, and logistical parameters, then the project will be a success.

Project Name

Chem E Lab Equipment

Project Number

P13621

Project Family

ME and ChE Lab Hardware

Start Term

2012-1

End Term

2012-3

Faculty Guide

Neal Eckhaus, neckhaus@gmail.com

Primary Customer

Karuna Koppula, kskeme@rit.edu

Sponsor (financial support)

KGCOE: Chemical Engineering Department

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Planning & Execution

Systems Design

Detailed Design

Project Review

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Planning & Execution

Build, Test, Document

Project Review

Final Presentation

Technical Paper

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