RESULT

Experiment 1:
Test No. Wattmeter TT1℃ TT2℃ TT3℃ TT7℃
TT8℃ TT9℃
Q watts
A 10 41.6 37.1 36.7 36.235.8 35.5
B 15 46.2 38.2 36.7 36.436.0 35.8
C 20 56.2 39.6 37.6 36.736.2 35.8
Table 1

Distance vs. Temperature

60

55

50
Temperature

f(x) = − 161.57 x + 48.43

f(x) = 30.87 x^-0.06
45 R² = 0.99

f(x) = − 84.14 x + 42.42

40
f(x) = − 49.86 x + 39.64

35
0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1 0.12
10 Watt Linear (10 Watt) 15 Watt Linear (15 Watt)
Distance
20 Watt Power (20 Watt) Linear (20 Watt)

Figure 1.1
Thermal conductivity, k:

−kAdt
Q=
dx

−Q
k=
Am

A = πr2 = 2.83 ×10−3 m 2

K
m = Gradient from the graph, ( )
m

 For 10 Watts:
−10 W
k=
( 2.83× 10−3 m2 ) −49.857 K
( )
m
W
k =70.874
m. K
 For 15 Watts:
−15 W
k=
( 2.83× 10−3 m2 ) −84.143 K
( )
m
W
k =62.992
m.K
 For 20 Watts:
−20 W
k=
( 2.83× 10−3 m2 ) −161.57 K
( )
m
W
k =43.74
m .K
Experiment 2:
Wattmeter Insulator TT1℃ TT2℃ TT3℃ TT7℃
TT8℃ TT9℃
Q, (watts)
10 Paper 40.2 38.3 37.7 35.635.7 35.8
10 Cork 51.2 44.5 42.0 35.636.0 36.1
10 Blank 70.5 52.3 47.8 35.836.0 36.2
Table 2

Distance vs. Temperature

42
40
Temperature

38 f(x) = − 45.57 x + 39.5

36
34
32
30
0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1 0.12
Distance

Paper Linear (Paper)

Figure 2.1

Distance vs. Temperature

55
50
Temperature

45 f(x) = − 152 x + 48.47

40
35
30
0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1 0.12
Distance

Cork Linear (Cork)

Figure 2.2
 Distance vs. Temperature
80
70

Temperature
60 f(x) = − 332 x + 63.03 Blank
50 Linear (Blank)

40
30
0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1 0.12
Distance

Figure 2.3

Thermal conductivity, k:

−kAdt
Q=
dx

−Q
k=
Am

A = πr2 = 4.91 ×10−4 m 2

K
m = Gradient from the graph, ( )
m

 Paper:
−10 W
k=
K
(4.91 ×10−4 m2)(−45.571 )
m

W
k =446.92
m. K

 Cork:
−10 W
k=
( 4.91 ×10−4 m2 ) −152 K ( )
m
 W
k =133.991
m .K

DISCUSSION

In this experiment of heat conduction, the objectives of the experiment are to examine the
temperature profile and determine the rate of heat transfer resulting from radial heat conduction
through the wall of a cylinder. In this experiment, the principle of conduction heat transfer is
based on Fourier’s law with the rate of heat transfer, thermal conductivity and thermal resistance.

From the first experiment, the heat conduction that has been applied is radial conduction heat
transfer. Based on the result that obtained in Table 1, the experiment was started with test A
which the power control is 10 watts and followed by test B and C which both are 15 and 20
watts. The recorded temperature test A for TT1 is 41.6℃, TT2 is 37.1℃, TT3 is 36.7℃, TT7 is
36.2, TT8 is 35.8℃ and TT9 is 35.5℃. Then the experiment is followed by test B and test C
which has constant decrease of temperature. The successive layers of the cylinder increase with
radius that make the temperature gradient decreased with radius. From the Figure 1.1, the
gradient can be obtained from the graph to calculate the thermal conductivity, k for 10 watts, 15

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watts and 20 watts which are 70.874 , 62.992 ,and 43.74 .
m. K m. K m. K

The experiment then conducted with experiment 2 which the objectives is to investigate the
influence thermal insulation upon the conduction of heat between adjacent metals. The insulators
that has been used in this experiment are paper, cork and blank. Based on the result obtained in
Table 2, the watts that used is constant which is 10 watts. For paper insulator, the recorded
temperature for TT1 is 40.2℃, TT2 is 38.3℃, TT3 is 37.7℃, TT7 is 35.6℃, TT8 is 35.7 and
TT9 is 35.8℃. Then, the experiment continued using different insulator which is cork and
without insulator which is blank. All of the three insulators have shown the constant decrease of
TT1 until TT3 and constant increase when it reached TT7 until TT9. The thermal conductivity
can be obtained from the graph of Figure 2.1, Figure 2.2 and Figure 2.3. The thermal

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conductivity, k for cork and paper both are 446.92 and 133.991 . From this
m. K m. K
experiment, it has shown that this material or insulator can inhibit the conduction because it can
keep an enclosed area that minimize the transfer of heat energy from one material to another and
followed the theoretical and Fourier’s Law.