Design and Development of Apparatus to Measure Thermal Conductivity of Liquid

Thermal conductivity is the fundamental material property for characterizing the heat transfer. The measurement of thermal conductivity include the measurement of the heat flux and temperature difference. This study aims to design, fabricate and development a reliable instrument to measure the thermal conductivity. The apparatus is completely different form of thermal conductivity apparatus which has been widely applied in normal laboratory. A literature survey concerning available experiment technique for thermal conductivity measurement was conducted. The level of reliability that based on the accuracy and consistent will be proven by comparing the experimental value with theoretical value. The results obtained certified the aim of work which was to develop the thermal conductivity measurement apparatus suitable for data collection and experimental experience in economic way.