Thermal Conductivity of Metal Rod

Objective

To determine the coefficient of thermal conductivity of the metal rod and to measure the temperature gradient along the length of the metal rod.

apparatus

Diameter, d = 20mm

Length Interval = 70mm

Cp = 4.18kJ/kg-K

Length of shaded area = 300mm

Set voltage

Vf(cc/min) 10
Temp1(°C) 10
Temp2(°C) 10
Temp3(°C) 10
Temp4(°C) 10
Temp5(°C) 10

Temperature Gradient

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Please enter a value rounded upto two decimal points

Temperature Gradient

dT/dx =

°C/m

Thermal conductivity of a rod
K = -mf.Cp.ΔTA.dT/dx W/m.K

K =

W/m.K