Course: HET 191 HVACR Heat Load

Lab Assignment

Heat Gain Factors
Unit 4 Lab Assignment: Heat Gain Factors

Recommended Materials
1. One pound of water at ice
2. Container to hold the ice
3. Clock
4. Thermometer

Scope

This lab will help the student to learn how heat is travels to a warm source to a cooler source.

Procedures

1. Pour the ice into the container
2. Record the room temperature
3. Record the temperature difference (ice and air temperature)
4. Wait unto the water and air are the same temperature
5. Record the time it took to reach the same temperature
6. Q = Sp. Ht x wt. x TD
7. Ice to water is 144 Btu’s and there is one Btu for every temperature change

Research Questions

1. How long did it take for the water reach the same temperature of the ambient?
2. How much Btu’s did the ice/water absorbed in the atmosphere?

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