Stefan Boltzman Constant

Objective

To determine the Stefan Boltzman constant for radiation heat transfer.

apparatus

Diameter of test disc(d) = 20mm

Thickness of disc = 15mm

Mass of test disc(m) = 0.5g

Emissivity of Hemisphere = 0.072

Specific heat of copper = 380kJ/kgk

Emissivity of copper disc = 0.072

Inner Diameter of Hemisphere Surface = 200mm

Temp1(°C) 10
Temp2(°C) 10
Temp3(°C) 10
Temp4(°C) 10
T avg(°C) 10

Temperature Gradient

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Time Temperature
5 34.9
10 35.2
15 35.7
20 35.9
25 36
30 36.8
35 38.1
40 38.8
45 39.3
50 39.7
55 40.2
Calculation

$$\frac{d_T}{d_t}= 0.11K/s$$

$$Q=m.C_p.(\frac{d_T}{d_t})$$

$$Q =$$

$$W$$

Calculation
$$σ = |{\frac{m.C_p.(\frac{d_T}{d_t})}{A(T_{avg}^4 - T_d^4)}}|$$

$$Td = Disc \space Temperature = 40.2°C$$

$$σ = $$

$$\times 10^{-8}W/m^2k^4$$