The goal of P13624: Conductive Heat Transfer Demonstration Apparatus is to develop a functional, accurate laboratory device that will allow Chemical Engineering students to study core heat transfer topics in the Chemical Engineering Principles Lab. The design provides students with the opportunity to perform experiments, record data, and practice calculations related to conductive heat transfer in the context of a practical real life application. Apparatus design is focused on providing a modular, interactive, and flexible testing unit that generates one dimensional conductive heat transfer through a specimen, allows for the determination of thermal conductivity of multiple materials, and yields measurable data that demonstrates transient and steady state heat flow. Great importance is placed upon safety, accuracy, mobility, precision, longevity, and ease of use of the apparatus such that it will be able to be effectively utilized by RIT’s Chemical Engineering department in future lab courses.

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This site contains all documents and information related to the planning, designing, building, and testing of the conductive heat transfer apparatus. The final product is shown below:

Project Name

Conductive Heat Transfer Demonstration Apparatus

Project Number

P13624

Start Term

2012-3 (Spring)

End Term

2013-1 (Fall)

Faculty Guide

Mike Antoniades

Primary Customer

RIT KGCOE - Chemical Engineering

Sponsor (financial support)

Dr. Karuna Koppula, kskeme@rit.edu

Mr. Paul Gregorius, pxgche@rit.edu

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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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