Heat and Mass Transfer Lab

The Heat Transfer lab consists of 26 experimental setup, 10 Student fabricated projects and other Research facilities such as cool Thermal Energy Storage System, Data Acquisition System.

Specifications

Heat transfer through Natural Convection.
Heat transfer through Forced Convection.
Heat transfer from PIN-FIN Apparatus.
Composite lagged pipe Apparatus.
Composite Wall Apparatus.
Guarded hot plate Apparatus.
Critical heat flux Apparatus.
Thermal conductivity of metal rod.
Thermal conductivity of Liquid.
Thermal conductivity of Insulating powder.
Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger.
Parallel & Counterflow Heat Exchanger.
Finned Tube Heat Exchanger.
Plate type Heat Exchanger.
Vapour Compression Refrigeration Test Rig.
Vapour Compression Air-Conditioning Test Rig.
Drop & Film Wise Condensation Apparatus.
Two-Phase Heat Transfer Apparatus.
Heat Pipe Demonstration Apparatus.

No data was found

Cool Thermal Energy Storage with Chiller Unit

Description:

This cool thermal energy storage with chiller unit consists of hot and cold constant temperature baths. The products such as fluid and phase change materials can be cooled or heated using this research facility.

Equipment specifications:

Refrigerant: R404a
Heat Transfer fluid: water-ethylene glycol mixture (50:50 by volume ratio)
Bath temperature range: -23.3oC to +90oC
Compressor: KCH 431LAGC 310 DSK 689, Kirloskar make
Cool storage tank capacity: 1 kWh
A capacity of chiller: 1.5 TR
Test section: Stainless steel storage tank
Pump: 0.025 kW
Data acquisition & Control system: 16 channel Al 8000 + Data acquisition & Control system

No data was found

The research work can be carried out on the “Thermal energy storage (Charging/discharging) of different phase change materials by varying the bath temperatures” with the use of this research facility.
The fluid and materials temperature can be maintained uniformly by using this research facility and properties can be measured with use of various measuring instruments.

No data was found

Profile

This lab course is primarily being offered to the III Year B.Tech Mechanical Engineering Students to make them understand the principles of i.e. conduction, convection, Radiation boiling and Condensation modes of heat transfer and principles of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning.

No data was found

Overview

Happenings

Academic Research

Area of Research

Funded Research

Collaboration

Innovation Hub

Life at SRM

Student Life

Housing & Residental

International Relations at SRM

International Admission

Study Abroad

Faculty Mobility

MoUs

SRM in Focus

Organisation

cultural events

youth festival

Heat and Mass Transfer Lab