RESULTS:

HEATER

BRASS SAMPLE

COOLER

REGION
x (mm)

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

x (m)

0.01

0.02

0.03

0.04

0.05

0.06

0.07

0.08

T1

T3

T4

T5

T6

T7

T8

T9

(W)

T2
(C)

(C)

(C)

(C)

(C)

(C)

(C)

(C)

(C)

10

40.6

44.3

45.5

35.0

146.1

33.4

32.3

31.9

32.2

20

68.2

76.5

79.0

44.4

146.2

38.5

34.0

33.3

33.2

30

99.8

108.2

111.5

55.4

146.2

46.6

36.9

35.3

34.8

Test
#

1. Plot the temperature profile along the entire length. This should reveal three
distinct sections of straight lines (corresponding to the heater, brass sample, and
cooler) having a slope of approximately T/x.

Temperature vs Length
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0

Temperature (celsius)

Length (m)
10 W

20W

30W

2. Convert the measured temperatures to degrees Kelvin by the following formula:

T(K) = T(C) + 273.15
T(K) = 40.6 + 273.15
= 313.75 K.

Test
#
A

Q
(W
)
10

T1
(K)

T2
(K)

T3
(K)

T4
(K)

T5
(K)

T6
(K)

T7
(K)

T8
(K)

T9
(K)

313.7

317.4

318.6

308.1

419.2

306.5

305.4

305.0

305.35

20

30

5
341.3
5
372.9
5

5
349.6
5
381.3
5

5
352.1
5
384.6
5

5
317.5
5
328.5
5

5
419.3
5
419.3
5

5
5
311.65 307.1
5
319.7 310.0
5
5

5
306.4
5
308.4
5

306.35
307.95

3. Calculate the cross-sectional area (A) of the circular cylinder by using the
equation:
A = /4d
A = /4 x (0.025)
= 4.91x10^-4 m

4. The brass sample region is the region interest. Ignore all other temperature
measurements except T4, T5, and T6 and calculate the thermal conductivity of the
brass. This is the slope of the straight line in the brass sample region alone
(plotted in 1), given by the equation:

k = ( Q /A) x (x/T)

units [W/m.K]

Test A, Q = 10W
k = (10/4.91x10^-4) x (0.05-0.03)/( 308.15-306.55)
= 254.58 W/m.K

Test B, Q = 20W
k = (20/4.91x10^-4) x (0.05-0.03)/( 317.55-311.65)
= 138.08 W/m.K

Test C, Q = 30W
k = (30/4.91x10^-4) x (0.05-0.03)/( 328.55-319.75)

= 138.86W/m.K

5. Find published values of brass in books or on the internet. Compare the value you
obtained with these values. Which type of brass does your results best compare
with (e.g. yellow brass, red brass etc.)? Discuss any source or error in your
measured results. Students should comment on how changing the average
temperature affects the thermal conductivity.
Metal

Temperature
-t(oF)

Thermal
Conductivity
-k(Btu/(hr oF ft))

Admiralty Brass
Copper Brass

68
68

64
64

Red Brass

68

92

Cartridge brass (UNS C26000)

Yellow Brass

68
68

69.4
67

This data is obtained from the internet source ( http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com).

Moreover, the best types of brass is Red Brass because it has the highest thermal
conductivity. This is because the higher thermal conductivity, the higher the amount of
heat that can be conducted by the material. Indeed, the value of thermal conductivity of
brass in room condition (293K-299K) obtained from internet is 109 W/m.K. From the
experiment, for the range of temperature between (328.55K-319.75K) the thermal
conductivity values are 138.86W/m.K. During this experiment there might be some errors
occur that lead to discrepancies between the experimental and theoretical data. The errors
might be because of insufficient time to allow for a steady state to be achieved. Despite,
to avoid this student should take the reading of the stopwatch properly.