Heat Transfer
Base Unit

Heat Transfer Experiment Base Unit

A bench top base unit for demonstrating different methods of heat transfer. Requires at least one of the four optional experiments.

HEAT EXCHANGER SERVICE MODULE

A benchtop base unit for examining and comparing small-scale heat exchangers to help students understand how they work. Requires at least one of the five associated experiments. Comes with VDAS® Onboard.
Experiment

FORCED CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFER
Trolley mounted, mobile apparatus that demonstrates forced convection in pipes and heat transfer theory. Illustrates the derivation of the value of Nusselt number, determination of the Stanton number and determination of the validity of the Reynolds analogy for air.

LINEAR HEAT CONDUCTION EXPERIMENT

Experiment that introduces the principles of linear heat conduction and thermal conductivity. Fits onto the Heat Transfer Experiments Base Unit.

RADIAL HEAT CONDUCTION EXPERIMENT

Experiment that introduces the principle of radial heat conduction and thermal conductivity. Fits onto the Heat Transfer Experiments Base Unit.

EXTENDED SURFACE HEAT TRANSFER

Experiment that demonstrates an example of conduction combined with losses due to radiation and convection. Fits onto the Heat Transfer Experiments Base Unit.

CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS AND GASES

Experiment that allows the testing of various fluids to find their thermal conductivity. Fits onto the Heat Transfer Experiments Base Unit.

RADIANT TRANSFER EXPERIMENTS

A benchtop unit to show the laws of radiant transfer from heat and light sources

FREE AND FORCED CONVECTION EXPERIMENT

Bench top apparatus that illustrates free and forced convection from different transfer surfaces.

WATER TO AIR HEAT EXCHANGERS

An experimental unit to show how cross-flow water to air heat exchangers work.

16 TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER
Optional 16 tube heat exchanger for the TD1007 Water to Air Heat Exchanger unit.

FINNED HEAT EXCHANGER
Optional finned heat exchanger for the TD1007 Water to Air Heat Exchanger unit.

PELTIER AND SEEBECK EFFECT

A benchtop unit to examine the performance of a thermoelectric device for Peltier or Seebeck tests as a heat pump or generator.

UNSTEADY STATE HEAT TRANSFER

Bench top apparatus that measures unsteady state heat transfer to bodies of different shape and thermal conductivity.

EMISSIVITY - NATURAL CONVECTION AND RADIATION

Trolley mounted, mobile apparatus that demonstrates how different types of heat can transfer over a range of pressures; helps the understanding of the Stefan Boltzmann constant.

CONCENTRIC TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER
Shows how a simple concentric shell and tube heat exchanger works.


SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER
Shows how a compact shell and tube bundle heat exchanger works.

Jacketed Vessel With Coil and Stirrer
Shows how a ‘jacketed vessel’ heat exchanger works and how stirring affects heat transfer

Cross-Flow Water-To-Air Heat Exchanger
Shows how cross-flow water to air heat exchangers work.

FILMWISE AND DROPWISE CONDENSATION AND BOILING

Bench top apparatus with control and instrumentation unit that demonstrates heat transfer during different boiling and condensing processes.

CROSS FLOW HEAT EXCHANGER

Bench top apparatus with a control and instrument unit for studies into the principles and performance of heat exchangers.