Thermal Conductivity by Lee’s Method | ENGINEERING PHYSICS LAB

Lab 3: Thermal Conductivity by Lee’s Method

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Experiment: To determine the coefficient of thermal conductivity of a bad conductor by Lee’s method

Course Code: SH 151 – ENGINEERING PHYSICS LAB

Description: Complete lab report including theoretical background, experimental setup, detailed procedure, observations, calculations, results, and discussion of Lee’s method for thermal conductivity measurement

Complete Lab Report PDF

Theoretical Background

Heat conduction principles

Fourier’s law of heat conduction

Definition of thermal conductivity

Experimental Setup

Lee’s disc apparatus description

Components and their functions

Sample preparation

Procedure

Detailed step-by-step method

Temperature measurement technique

Steady state achievement

Observations

Temperature recordings

Time measurements

Physical dimensions

Calculations

Thermal conductivity formula

Sample calculations

Error analysis

Results

Determined coefficient value

Comparison with standard values

Percentage error

Discussion

Sources of error

Precautions

Applications

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