LAB 5 Procedure
LAB 5 Procedure
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
SEMESTER 2 – 2023/2024
EXPERIMENT NO. :5
GROUP NUMBER : 10
SECTION :2
8 MAY 2024
ABSTRACT
In this experiment, we studied the effect of changing the diameter of a hole on radiation-
permeable plate, on the irradiance (intensity of the radiation) on the heat sensor. We also
conduct an experiment on two colours, which are silver plate and black plate to see the
difference in absorbability, reflectivity and emissivity.
The experiment is conducted using a controlled setup consisting of a source of heat to induce
thermal radiation, radiation-permeable plate that have variable diameter and two colour plate
which are silver and black plate, and also a detection system to measure the intensity of the
transmitted radiation. The diameter of the hole on the plate is systematically varied from
15mm 25mm and 35mm.The radiation source emits a narrow beam of light directed towards
the plate, which is positioned perpendicular to the heat source.
OBJECTIVE
1) To determine black plate and silver plate absorbability and reflectivity on thermal
radiation.
2)To determine the effect of changing diameter hole on silver plate on Irradiance radiometer.
Literature Review
Thermal radiation, is a fundamental mechanism in our universe. It dictates how heat flows
from the scorching sun to our planet and how buildings lose energy to the night sky. To fully
understand this phenomenon, we will dive into thermal radiation literature review. The
foundation of thermal radiation lies in its basic principles. Understanding Stefan-Boltzmann
Law,
The Stefan-Boltzmann Law states that the total energy radiated per unit surface area of a
black body in time unit, is directly proportional to the fourth power of the black body. This
means that as the temperature of a black body increases, the amount of energy it radiates
increase significantly. It also states that the higher temperature, the emitted radiation shift to a
shorter wavelength.
𝑞𝑏=𝜎(𝑇
𝑠4−𝑇 𝑎4 )
𝑇𝑠 = 𝑇𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒(K)
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METHODOLOGY
3.1 PROCEDURE
6. The stopwatch is used to measure time for 2 minutes, 4 minutes, 6 minutes and the reading
from the control box are recorded.
7. Experiment was repeated with silver stainless steel plate and black stainless-steel plate
with step from step 3 to step 6
8. Experiment was repeated with silver stainless steel with hole in the centre (15mm, 25mm
and 35mm)
No plate
Time (min) Irradiance (𝑊/𝑚2) Temperature (𝐶𝑜)
T1 T2 T3
2
4
6
Black plate
Silver plate