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LEE’S DISC

Table: 1 To find the thickness of card board (d) :

ZE = di v

ZC = ZE x LC = mm LC = 0.01 mm
Observed reading =
PS R H SC CR = OR  ZEC
S . No P SR + ( H SC x L C )

U nit mm di v mm mm
1.

2.

3.

Mean=

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LEE’S DISC.
EXPT.NO: DATE:
Aim:
To find the thermal conductivity of the material of a given bad
conductor.
Apparatus required:
1. Lee’s disc apparatus, 2. Cardboard, 3.Steam chamber, 4.Water heater,
5. Stop clock 6. Thermometers 7. Screw gauge 8. Vernier caliper etc.
P rinciple:
In the steady state, Rate of loss of heat is equal to the rate of heat
conducted.
Formula:
Thermal conductivity of the bad conductor is

Ms ( r + 2h)d d
K = r2 (2r + 2h) ( θ1 ~ θ 2) dt Wm-1K-1
2

Symbol Explanation Unit


M Mass of the metallic disc kg
S Specific heat capacity of the material of disc Jkg-1 K-1
d Rate of cooling at steady temperature 2
oC/ s
dt  2
1 Steady state temperature of a steam chamber o C
2 Steady state temperature of the metallic disc o C
r Radius of the metallic disc meter
h Thickness of the metallic disc meter
d Thickness of the bad conductor meter

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Table : 2 To find the thickness of metallic disc (h) :
ZE = …………………div
ZC = ZE x LC = mm LC = …mm
Observed reading =
PS R H SC CR = OR  ZC
S . No P SR + ( H SC x L C )

U nit mm di v mm mm
1.

2.

3.

Mean h =

Table : 3 To find the radius of the metallic disc ( r) :


LC = cm

S. N o M SR VSC TR = MSR + (VSC x LC)

U ni t cm di v cm
1.
2.
3.
Mean (2r) =

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P rocedure:
1. Lee’s disc apparatus consists of a brass metal disc suspended by three
strings from a stand. A steam chamber with inlet and outlet for steam
is placed above the disc. The given thin bad conductor is placed
between metal disc & steam chamber.
2. Insert two thermometers say T1 and T2 in d steam chamber and metal
disc respectively.

3. Steam is allowed to pass through the steam chamber. The


temperature indicated by two thermometers increases and attains
steady state after some time.
4. When the steady state is reached, note the temperatures indicated by
the thermometers T1 & T2 as 1 & 2 respectively.
5. When the steady state condition is reached, remove the cardboard and
heat the disc directly by keeping it in contact with steam chamber.
Wait until the temperature of the metallic disc reaches 1 + 10 o C.

6. When the temperature reaches 1 + 10oC, remove the steam chamber


and allow the disc to cool.

7. Start the clock at 1 + 5 o C i.e. 5 o C above the steady state value of disc
and note the time for each 1o C fall until the temperature falls to 1 –
5o C i.e.5o C below the steady state value.

8. Measure the diameter of the disc using vernier caliper ( r ).

9. Measure the thickness of the Metallic disc (h) and the bad conducter
(d) using screw gauge.

10. Note the mass of the disc M.

11. A graph drawn between time along x axis and temperature along y –
axis gives cooling curve. The slope taken at 1 gives d
dt
12. The thermal conductivity can be calculated by substituting the value
of d r, h & t in the formula for thermal conductivity.
dt

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Table : 4 To Determine the cooling time:

Temperature
S. No Time(s)
°C K

Observation:
Mass of the metallic disc (M) = ………….

Specific heat capacity of the material of the disc (S) = 370J/Kg/K

Radius of the disc(r) = ………….

Thickness of the disc (h) = …………..

Thickness of the bad conductor (d) = …………..

Steady state temperature of the metallic disc (1) = …………..

Steady state temperature of the steam chamber (2) = …………..


From graph, the rate of cooling d
dt  2 = …………...

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C alculation:
The thermal conductivity of a bad conductor

Ms ( r + 2h)d d
K = r (2r + 2h) (1 - 2)
2 dt 2 Wm-1K-1

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R esult:

Thermal conductivity of the given bad conductor

was found to be = ------------------------

VI VA VOCE
1. What is thermal conductivity?
It is defined as the quantity of heat conducted per second
normally across unit area of cross section of the material per unit
temperature difference.

2. Does the value of thermal conductivity depend on the dimension of


the specimen?
No, it depends on the dimension of the specimen.

3. Is there any reason to take the specimen in the form of a disc?


A thin disc is taken because its area of cross section is large,
while thickness is small. It increases the quantity of heat conducted
across its faces.

4. Can this method be used for good conductors?


No, in good conductors, due to large conduction of heat, the
temperature recorded by T1 and T2 will be nearly the same and the
measurement of their difference will be difficult.

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