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Thermal Conductivity of A Bad Conductor Using Lee Disc

This document describes an experiment to determine the thermal conductivity of a bad conductor using Lee's disc method. The experimental setup involves placing a sample disc between a brass disc and metallic disc, then heating the metallic disc and measuring the temperature difference across the sample. The rate of heat flow through the sample is set equal to the rate of heat loss from the brass disc to calculate thermal conductivity using the measured temperatures, sample thickness and properties of the brass disc. The procedure involves measuring sample dimensions, heating to steady state, then measuring the brass disc cooling rate to determine thermal conductivity.

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Thermal Conductivity of A Bad Conductor Using Lee Disc

This document describes an experiment to determine the thermal conductivity of a bad conductor using Lee's disc method. The experimental setup involves placing a sample disc between a brass disc and metallic disc, then heating the metallic disc and measuring the temperature difference across the sample. The rate of heat flow through the sample is set equal to the rate of heat loss from the brass disc to calculate thermal conductivity using the measured temperatures, sample thickness and properties of the brass disc. The procedure involves measuring sample dimensions, heating to steady state, then measuring the brass disc cooling rate to determine thermal conductivity.

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Thermal conductivity of a Bad conductor using Lee's method

AIM: To determine the thermal conductivity of bad conductors such as card board, ebonite, etc.
Apparatus:
1. Lee's disc apparatus
2. a brass disc and a metallic disc of large diameter compared to its thickness
3. sample of bad conductor in the form of the disc with same diameter
4. two mercury thermometers
5. stop watch
6. vernier
7. screw gauge and
8. a balance.
Experimental Set up:
The experimental set up is shown in Figure 1. The brass disc B is hung from the stand with
the help of three strings. On the brass disc, the bad conductor sample disc 'S' is placed and
over that a metallic disc M is placed. On the metallic disc, a heating chamber, H with facility
for steam-in and steam-out is placed.
Theory:
When a steady state is reached, let T1 and T2 be the temperatures of metallic disc M and
brass disc B. So, the temperature difference between the two ends of bad conductor is (T1- T2 ).
The rate of heat conducted through the bad conductor is,

........................ ( 1 )
where, d' is thickness of the bad conductor and 'A' is the area of cross section.
The rate of heat lost by the brass disc to the surrounding under steady state is,

........................ ( 2 )
Where m-mass of the brass disc, C is the heat capacity of brass disc and
T2

is its rate of cooling at

From equn(1) and (2),

.................... ( 3 )

By measuring,
determined.

and

using Lee's apparatus the thermal conductivity K can be

Procedure:
(1) Measure the mass of the brass disc using a balance and take it as m kg.
(2) Measure the diameter and hence the radius of the sample, S using vernier callipers.
Calculate the circular
area of the disc,
(3) Measure the thickness of the sample S using a screw gauge and take it as d
(4) Arrange the brass disc, sample disc and metallic disc as shown in the Figure 1. Insert the
thermometers into
the grooves of metallic disc and brass disc, which measure the temperatures T1 and T2
respectively.
(5) Place the heating chamber on the above assembly and suspend it as shown in Figure 1. Start
the heater, by
sending steam through the heating chamber.
(6) Monitor the temperatures T1 and T2 at a regular interval till they reach the steady state. Note
the steady state
temperatures T1 and T2
(7) The next part is to determine the rate of cooling of brass disc. Lift the heating chamber and
remove the
metallic plate M and sample disc S, then place the heating chamber directly on
the brass disc, B.
(8) Allow the brass disc B to heat atleast about 10 0C above the steady state temperature T2
measured in the first
part of the experiment. Remove the heating chamber.
(9) Switch on the stop watch and measure the temperature of brass disc at an interval of 30 sec as
it cools down.
Allow the brass disc to cool down to at least 5 0C below the steady state temperature, T2. The
suggested table is as follows..

Table : Cooling rate of Brass disc

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