HT MCQ KK

HEAT
TRANSFER
CONVECTION
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In the equation Q = UAt; t is
geometric mean temperature difference.
arithmetic mean temperature difference.
logarithmic mean temperature difference.
difference of average bulk temperatures of hot and cold fluids.
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The Convective heat transfer coefficient in case of fluid flowing in the tubes is
not affected by the tube length/diameter ratio, if the flow is in the __________
zone.
Laminar
transition
both 'a' & 'b'
highly turbulent
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The unit of heat transfer co-efficient in SI unit is
J/m2K
W/m2K
W/mK
J/mK
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Controlling heat transfer film co-efficient is the one, which offers __________
resistance to the heat transfer.
No
The least
The largest
lower
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Bulk of the convective heat transfer resistance from a hot tube surface to the
fluid flowing in it, is
in the central core of the fluid.
uniformly distributed throughout the fluid.
mainly confined to a thin film of fluid near the surface
none of these
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The Nusselt number for fully developed (both thermally and

hydrodynamically) laminar flow through a circular pipe, where the wall heat
flux is constant, is
2.36
4.36
120.36
Depends on Reynolds number only
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For flow over a flat plate, the ratio of thermal boundary layer thickness, t' to
hydrodynamic boundary layer thickness '' is proportional to (where, NPr =
Prandtl number)
NPr
NPr1/3
NPr-1
NPr-1/3
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In forced convection, the heat transfer depends on
Re, Pr
Re, Gr
mainly Gr
Re only
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If average heat transfer co-efficient is ha and the local coefficient at the end of
the plate is hl then in case of heat transfer to a fluid flowing over a flat plate,
heated over its entire length
ha= hl
ha= 2hl
ha= 0.5hl
ha= 0.75hl
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Value of Prandtl number for water ranges from
l to 2
5 to 10
100 to 500
1000 to 2000
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Heat transfer in the laminar sublayer in case of a liquid flowing through a

pipe, is mostly by
eddies current
conduction
Convection
none of these
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Heat transfer co-efficient (h1) for liquids increases with
increasing temperature.
decreasing temperature
decreasing Reynolds number
none of these
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Heat transfer occurs by natural convection because change in temperature

causes difference in
viscosity
density
thermal conductivity
heat capacity
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The ratio of kinematic viscosity to thermal diffusivity is called the

__________ number.
Peclet
Prandtl
Stanton
Nusselt
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What is Nusselt number?
Cp /k
hD/k
K /Cp
None of these
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Convective heat transfer, in which heat is transferred by movement of warmed

matter is described by
Fourier's law
Newton's law of cooling
Fick's law
none of these
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The Grashof number is defined as the ratio of the
buoyancy to inertial forces
buoyancy to viscous forces
inertial to viscous forces
buoyancy to surface tension forces
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When warm and cold liquids are mixed, the heat transfer is mainly by
Conduction
convection
Radiation
both(a) & (c)
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Heat transfer by natural convection is enhanced in system with
high viscosity
high co-efficient of thermal expansion
low temperature gradients
low density change with temperature
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In forced convection, the Nusselt number is a function of
Re and Pr
Re and Gr
Pr and Gr
Re and Sc
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Prandtl number is the ratio of
momentum diffusivity to mass diffusivity.
momentum diffusivity to thermal diffusivity.
thermal diffusivity to mass diffusivity.
thermal diffusivity to momentum diffusivity.
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Thermal Diffusivity is given by
K / (Cp. )
Cp./ k
/ Cp
.Cp / k
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At what value of Prandtl number, the hydrodynamic and thermal boundary

layers are identical ?
0.5
1.5
10
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Natural convection is characterised by
Grashof number
Peclet number
Reynolds number
Stanton number
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Nusselt number for full developed, laminar, constant property flow in a pipe at
uniform heat flux is
0.72
4.36
18
83
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Thickness of thermal boundary layer is more compared to that of

hydrodynamic boundary layer, when the value of Prandtl number is
<1
>1
>5
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Overall heat transfer co-efficient of a particular tube is U1. If the same tube
with some dirt deposited on either side has coefficient U2, then
U1 = U2
U2 >U1
U1 > U2
U1 = dirt factor - U2
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Which of the following has the lowest Prandtl number?
Molten sodium (a coolant used in fast breeder reactor)
Water
Transformer oil
Dilute H2SO4
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In SI units, fouling factor is expressed in
m2K/W
W/m2K
m2K/W
mK/W
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Nusselt number is the ratio of the
temperature gradient of the wall to that across the entire pipe
temperature difference to the temperature gradient at the wall
heat flux at the wall to that across the entire pipe
none of these
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Fouling factor
is a dimensionless quantity.
does not provide a safety factor for design.
accounts for additional resistances to heat flow.
none of these.
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With the increase of temperature, the Col-burn jH factor
increases.
decreases.
remains unchanged
may increase or decrease; depending on temperature
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Dietus-Boelter equation used for the determination of heat transfer co-efficient

is valid
for fluids in laminar flow.
for fluids in tubulent flow.
when Grashof number is very important
for liquid metals.
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Which of the following forced convection heat transfer equation accounts for
the liquid viscosity effect for viscous liquids?
Dittus-Boelter equation
Sieder-Tate equation
Nusselt equation
None of these
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A fluid is flowing inside the inner tube of a double pipe heat exchanger with
diameter 'd'. For a fixed mass flow rate, the tube side heat transfer co-efficient
for turbulent flow conditions is proportional to
d0.8
d-0.2
d-1
d-1.8
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The Dietus-Boelter equation for convective heat transfer can not be used for,
low Reynold's number
very low Grashoff number
molten metals
all (a), (b) and (c)
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Dietus-Boelter equation cannot be used for molten metals mainly due to its
very low
Prandtl number
Grashoff number
viscosity
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Heat transfer by natural convection is enhanced in system with
high viscosity.
high co-efficient of thermal expansion.
low temperature gradients
low density change with temperature.
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For a laminar flow of fluid in a circular tube, 'h1' is the convective heat transfer
co-efficient at velocity 'V1'. If the velocity is reduced by half and assuming the
fluid properties are constant, the new convective heat transfer co-efficient is
1.26 h1
0.794 h1
0.574 h1
1.741 h1
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Peclet number (Pe) is given by
Pe = Re.Pr
Pe = Re/Pr
Pe = Pr/Re
Pe = Nu.Re
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(NGr x NPr) is called the __________ number.
Graetz
Rayleigh
Nusselt
Stanton
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(Re.Pr) .(D/L) is called ---------------- Number.
Peclet
Stanton
Graetz
None of these
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The Nusselt number for fully developed (both thermally and

hydrodynamically) laminar flow through a circular pipe whose surface
temperature remains constant is
1.66
3.66
dependent on NRe only
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Prandtl number for most of dry gases is about
0.001
0.72
70
150
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Which has the lowest Prandtl number ?
Liquid metal
Aqueous solution
Water
Lube oil
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Heat transfer co-efficient equation for forced convection, Nu = 0.023 Re0.8 .

Prn, is not valid, if the value of
n = 0.4 is used for heating.
n = 0.3 is used for cooling.
Reynolds number for the flow involved is > 10000.
Reynolds number for the flow involved is < 2100.
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A graph between __________ is called Wilson plot.
B
C
V0.8 Vs . U
D
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The Grashof Number is defined as
Product of Buoyancy and Inertia forces to (Viscous force)2
Product of Buoyancy and viscous forces to (inertial force) 2
Inertial to viscous forces
Buoyancy to surface tension forces
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In natural convection heat transfer the correlating parameter is
Reynold number
Bond Number
Grashof Number
Eckert number
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Match the Overall heat transfer coefficient for given fluids on vessel and
jacket side.
Jacket side Vessel side Overall heat transfer coefficient (W/m2K)
I Steam I Water a. 30 75, b. 5000 6000,
II Water II Polymer monomer c. 285 - 800 d. 850 - 1700
(I) (d), (II) (c)
(I) (c), (II) (d)
(I) (a), (II) (b)
(I) (b), (II) (a)
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Match the Dimension numbers with terms,

I Graetz Number a. Heat transfer in creeping flow,
II Rayleigh number b. thermally developed flow
c. Product of Grashof and Prandtl no.
d. Product of Reynold and Prandtl number
(I) (a), (II) (d)
(I) (b), (II) (d)
(I) (b), (II) (c)
(I) (d), (II) (c)
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When a vertical plate is heated in an infinite air environment under natural

convection conditions, the velocity profile in air, normal to the plate,
is linear
is parabolic
exhibits minimum
exhibits maximum
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When the ratio of Grashof number to the square root of the Reynolds number is one,
the dominant mechanism of heat transfer is
free convection
forced convection
mixed convection (both free and forced)
None of these
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The Hydrodynamic and Boundary layers will merge when
Prandtl Number is one
Schmidt Number tends to infinity
Nusselt Number tends to infinity
None of these.
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Rayleigh Number is associated
Buoyancy effects
free convection
forced convection
Heat Conduction
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Gibbs phase Rule finds application when heat transfer occurs by
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Condensation
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When the ratio of Grashof number to the square root of the Reynold number is Ten,
the dominant mechanism of heat transfer is
free convection
forced convection
mixed convection (both free and forced)
None of these
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Heat Transfer by Natural Convection is enhanced by the system with
high viscosity
high coefficient of thermal expansion
low temperature gradient
none of these
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Prandtl Number of Liquid Metal is of the order of
0.01
10
100
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Heat Transfer occurs by Natural convection because change in temperature causes

difference in
Density
Thermal Conductivity
Heat Capacity
none of these
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In pipe flow, heat is transferred from one fluid through the hot wall to the other fluid
by
free and forced convection
forced convection only
forced convection and conduction
conduction only
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The Graetz number is concerned with the
mass transfer between a gas and a liquid.
absorption with chemical reaction
heat transfer in turbulent flow
heat transfer in laminar flow.
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Log mean temperature difference (LMTD) cannot be used, if
heat transfer co-efficient over the entire heat exchanger is not constant.
there exists an unsteady state.
the heat capacity is not constant and there is a phase change.
none of these.
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The Sieder-Tate correlation for heat transfer in laminar flow in pipe gives,
where, Nu is the Nusselt number and Re is the Reynolds number for the flow.
Assuming that this relation is valid, the heat transfer co-efficient varies with the pipe
diameter (D) as
(D)-1.8
(D)-0.2
(D)0.2
(D) -0.33
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The Nusselt number for fully developed (both thermally and hydrodynamically)
laminar flow through a circular pipe whose surface temperature remains constant is
1.66
88.66
3.66
dependent on NRe only
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Match the Dimensionless number with their Expressions

I Stanton Number (a) hD/k (b) h / CpV
II Prandtl Number (c) / Cpk (d) Cp / k
(I) (a), (II) (b)
(I) (a), (II) (d)
(I) (b), (II) (c)
(I) (b), (II) (d)
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Match the Dimensionless number with the ratio of resistances

I Nusselt Number (a) Convective Resistance / fluid conduction Resistance
II Prandtl Number (b) fluid conduction Resistance / Convective Resistance
(c) Momentum Diffusivity / Thermal Diffusivity

(d) Thermal Diffusivity / Kinematic Diffusivity
A
(I) (a), (II) (c)
(I) (b), (II) (c)
(I) (b), (II) (d)
(I) (a), (II) (d)
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A high value of thermal Diffusivity of material results from a ....(a). Value of

thermal conductivity and a .(b). Value of thermal heat capacity.
(a) high (b) high
(a) low (b) high
(a) high (b) low
(a) low (b) low
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Thermal Diffusivity has Unit of
m2 /s
W / m.k
None of these
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Liquid Metals are used as heat transfer fluid in a nuclear reactor due to . (a)
heat transfer coefficient and (b) heat capacity.
(a) high (b) high
(a) low (b) high
(a) high (b) low
(a) low (b) low
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Heat transfer coefficients for liquid metals are high due to their high
viscosity
density
none of these
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The Prandtl Number for liquid metals are low due to
high thermal conductivity
high Thermal diffusivity
Both A and B
none of these
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At the entrance of the pipe in which the fluid is being heated, the heat transfer
coefficient is
zero due to absence of temp gradient
equal to heat transfer coefficient for fully developed turbulent flow
Infinite due to absence of temp gradient
zero due to zero thickness of boundary layer
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Near the entrance of the pipe in which the fluid is being heated, the temp profile is
not fully developed then the local heat transfer coefficient is
zero
smaller than the heat transfer coefficient for fully developed turbulent flow
Infinite
greater than the heat transfer coefficient for fully developed turbulent flow
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The thickness of thermal boundary layer in heat transfer to liquid metals is
more than thickness of hydrodynamic boundary layer
less than thickness of hydrodynamic boundary layer
equal to thickness of hydrodynamic boundary layer
zero
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Which of the dimesionless group is used to compare thermal boundary layer and
hydrodynamic boundary layer formed in heat transfer and fluid flow.
Fourier Number
Biot Number
Prandtl Number
Nusselt Number
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Within the thermal boundary layer,
temperature is uniform
temperature gradient exists
temperature gradient does not exist
heat flux is zero
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Peclet Number is defined as
Ratio of Reynold Number to Prandtl Number
Product of Reynold Number and Prandtl Number
Product of Nusselt Number and Prandtl Number
Ratio of Nusselt Number to Prandtl Number
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In Natural Convection heat transfer, the Nusselt Number is a function of
Reynold Number and Prandtl Number
Grashof Number and Prandtl Number
Schmidt Number and Prandtl Number
None of these
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The log mean Temperature difference of two temperature differences 1 and 2 is
defined as,
A
(1 - 2) / loge (1 / 2)
(1 / 2) / loge(1 - 2)
(ln1 - ln2) / ln (1 / 2)
(1 + 2) / 2
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Newtons Law cooling is a special case of
Planck Law
Kirchoff Law
Weins Displacement Law
Stefans- Boltzmanns Law
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Why is superheated steam not preferred as a heating medium in evaporators
metal tubes cannot withstand high temperature
superheated steam has very low film coefficient
metal tubes cannot withstand high pressure
because of all above three factors
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Natural Convection is characterized by
Peclet Number
Reynolds Number and Prandtl Number
none of these
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Colburn Analogy is valid when
0.1< Pr < 10
0.6 < Pr < 1
1 < Pr < 100
1 < Pr < 10
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What is the value of Reynold number at which transition of the laminar to turbulent
flow occurs for fluid flows over a flat horizontal plate?
5 x 105
2100
4000
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The hot radiator used for heating a room is a device which transfers the heat by
forced convection
free convection
conduction
all of the above
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For a practical situation, Gr / Re2 > 10,
forced convection effects dominates
free convection effects dominates
Neither free nor forced convection effects dominates
None of above
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What is the accepted range of Reynold number for transition region between laminar
and turbulent regions occurs when fluid flows through the tube?
1000 < Re < 5 x 105
2000 < Re < 4000
100 < Re < 1000
0.1 < Re < 50
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Free convection depends up on all of the following EXCEPT
Density
Coefficient of thermal Expansion
Gravitational force
Velocity
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The Ratio of fluid Convective Heat flux to the fluid Conductive Heat Flux is called
Grashof Number
Nusselt Number
Prandtl Number
Peclet Number
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In free Convection, Transition from Laminar to Turbulent region is distinguished by

a critical value of
Product of Reynolds Number and Prandtl Number
Product of Grashof Number and Prandtl Number
Product of Nusselt Number and Prandtl Number
None of these
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For a practical situation, Gr / Re2 > 10,
forced convection effects dominates
free convection effects dominates
Neither free nor forced convection effects dominates
None of above
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In heat exchangers, the values of log mean temperature difference should be
minimum possible
maximum possible
zero
any of above
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Question In Natural Convection, The characteristic dimension of vertical pipe used in the
dimensionless numbers is,
A
Diameter of pipe
Vertical Length of pipe
Perimeter
Area
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Question Coefficient of thermal Expansion of the fluid in natural convection is related with
A
Absolute Temperature of the fluid
Velocity of the fluid
Both of above
None of A & B
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Question Higher value of Prandtl Number shows,

A
Rapid heat transfer by forced convection to mutual convection
Rapid diffusion of momentum by viscous force as compared to diffusion of energy
both A & B
Neither A & B
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Question Product of Reynolds Number and Prandtl Number is,

A
Stanton Number
Peclet Number
Grashof Number
Biot Number
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Question Stanton Number is the Ratio of Nusselt Number to ,

A
Prandtl Number
Product of Reynolds Number and Prandtl Number
Product of Grashof Number and Prandtl Number
Biot Number
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Question Thermal Diffusivity of the substance is proportional

A
directly to thermal conductivity
Inversely to Density
Inversely to specific heat
All of above
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Question Minimum Thermal Diffusivity is of the substance

A
Aluminium
Rubber
Iron
Lead
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Question Unit of overall heat transfer coefficient is

A
Kcal/ hr. m2
Kcal/ hr. m2. 0C
Kcal/hr
None of these
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Question The value log mean Temperature difference(LMTD) for counter flow heat exchanger
as compared to the parallel flow heat exchanger is
A
more
less
same
none of these
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Question Rayleigh Number in Natural convection is the product of

A
Reynolds Number and Prandtl Number
Peclet Number and Grashof Number
Nusselt Number and Prandtl Number
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Question The Transition from laminar to turbulent regime for heat transfer by Natural
convection in flow of fluid is distinguished by the Number
A
Stanton Number
Rayleigh Number
Prandtl Number
Biot Number
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Question Unit of thermal Diffusivity is

A
m /hr K
W /mK
m /hr
m2 /hr
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Question Ratio of Kinematic viscosity to Thermal Diffusivity is called

A
Nusselt Number
Grashof Number
Prandtl Number
Reynolds Number
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Question In the development of Laminar boundary layer and heat transfer over a flat plate of
length L, The average value of heat transfer coefficient can be obtained from the
local heat transfer coefficient hx at the trailing edge in the direction of flow by the
factor,
A
L
0
d/dx(hx)
L 0L hxdx
none of the above
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hxdx
Question In the development of Laminar boundary layer and heat transfer over a flat plate, The
average value of heat transfer coefficient can be obtained by multiplying the local
heat transfer coefficient at the trailing edge in the direction of flow by the factor,
A
1.5
0.75
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Question The ratio of thickness of thermal boundary layer and hydrodynamic boundary layer
is proportional to (Prandtl Number)n, where n is,
A
-1/3
-2/3
-1
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Question Grashof Number is defined by

A
(gTL3) /2
(gT2L3) /2
(gT2L3 )/2
(gT3L3) /3
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Question A very low value of Nusselt Number means that

A
Fluid conduction resistance is negligible as compared to surface convective

resistance
surface convective resistance is negligible as compared to fluid conduction resistance
fluid conduction resistance is almost equal to surface convective resistance
none of these
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Question A water Droplet at 25 0C is suddenly introduced into an infinite gas medium at 100
0
C saturated with water vapor. At steady state,
A
Drop attains WBT and vanishes
drops remains unchanged and attains temperature of 100 0C
drop increases in size and it attains temperature of 100 0C
none of these.
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Question The overall resistance for heat transfer between the two fluids through barrier of
surface, is the __________ of the resistances to convection and conduction.
A
Average
geometric mean
Product
Sum
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Question The overall heat transfer coefficient for the heat transfer between the two fluids
through barrier of surface, is__________ to/of the sum of all resistances to
convection and conduction.
A
Equal
Inverse
More than
Less than
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Question Mode of heat transfer in which the flu moves under the influence of changes in flu
pressure produced by external work is called

A
Radiation
natural convection
forced convection
Conduction
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Question Mode of heat transfer involved in the cooling of air cooled internal combustion
engine is
A
Conduction
natural convection
forced convection
none of these
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Question Which of the following has the lowest overall heat transfer co-efficient?
A
Dowtherm
Molten sodium
Water
Air
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Question Convection heat transfer takes place between a steel plate with surface temperature
(Ts) of 100C and the surrounding air (Ta) at 25C. If the surface area (A) of the
plate is 1 m2 and the convection heat transfer coefficient (h) is 25 W/m2K find the
heat transfer rate to the air.
A
1775W
1875W
1475W
1375W
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Question Find the heat transfer rate by forced convection between a surface of area (A) 15m
1.5 m and air, if the surface temperature (Ts) is 30C and the air temperature (Ta) is
45C. Assume the average convective heat transfer coefficient (h) to be 8 W/m2K.
A
2.7kW
270kW
2700kW
27kW
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Question Minimum value of Prandtl Number is of the substance

A
Water
Air
Liquid Metal
Petroleum
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Question Convective heat transfer co-efficient in case of fluid flowing in tubes is not affected
by the tube length/diameter ratio, if the flow is in the __________ zone.
A
laminar
transition
highly turbulent
None of the above
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Question The unit of resistance to heat transfer is

A
J/(m2K)
(m2-K)/W
W/(m2-K)
J/sm2K
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Question Which one of the following statements about baffles in shell and tube heat exchanger
is false? Baffles
A
acts as support to the tube bundle
reduce the pressure drop on shell side
alter the shell side flow pattern
help in increasing the heat transfer coefficient on shell side
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Question Sieder Tate correction Factor takes into account the variation in
A
Pressure
Viscosity
specific heat
velocity
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Which of the following statements about the Dittus- Boelter equation is/are not true
It is applicable for turbulent flow in pipe
Nusselt number is a function of Reynolds number and Prandtl number
Neither A nor B
Both A & B
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Hydraulic or equivalent diameter of non circular conduit can be determined by
(4 x Wetted perimeter)/ cross sectional area
(4 x cross sectional area)/ Wetted perimeter
(cross sectional area)/ Wetted perimeter
none of these
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Hydraulic or equivalent diameter of annulus of two concentric pipe can be

determined, if
Do = OD of inner pipe
Di = ID of outer pipe
( D02- Di2) / Di
Di / ( D02- Di2)
( D0- Di)/ Di
None of these
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If Overall heat transfer coefficient for the convective heat transfer without phase
change is U1 and Overall heat transfer coefficient for the convective heat transfer
with phase change is U2 with keeping other parameters same for same system, then
U1 = U2
U2 > U1
U1 > U2
U1 = dirt factor - U2
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Inside Convective Heat transfer coefficient h1 for the fluid flows through straight
tube as compared to Inside Convective Heat transfer coefficient h2 for the same fluid
through the helical tube of same dimensions, under the same condition is
h1 > h2
h1 < h2
h1 = h2
None of these
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Inside Convective Heat transfer coefficient for fully developed flow of fluid in
smooth tubes can be determined by
Sieder Tate Correlation
Dittus Boelter correlation
Nusselt Equation
Prandtl Equation
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In Dietus-Boelter equation used for the turbulent flow through the pipe, heat transfer
co-efficient is proportional to
(Reynolds Number)0.2
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In Dietus-Boelter equation used for the heating of turbulent flow through the pipe,
heat transfer co-efficient is proportional to
(Prandtl Number)0.3
(Prandtl Number)0.4
(Prandtl Number)0.8
(Prandtl Number)0.5
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In Dietus-Boelter equation used for the cooling of turbulent flow through the pipe,
heat transfer co-efficient is proportional to
(Prandtl Number)0.3
(Prandtl Number)0.4
(Prandtl Number)0.8
(Prandtl Number)0.5
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For a turbulent flow of fluid in a circular tube, h1 is convective heat transfer

coefficient at velocity v1. If the velocity is reduced to half and assuming that fluid
properties are constant the new convective heat transfer coefficient is
1.26 h1
0.794h1
0.574 h1
1.741h1
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For a turbulent flow of fluid in a circular tube, h1 is convective heat transfer

coefficient at velocity v1. If the velocity is doubled and assuming that fluid properties
are constant the new convective heat transfer coefficient is
1.26 h1
0.794h1
0.574 h1
1.741h1
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For a laminar flow of fluid in a circular tube, 'h1' is the convective heat transfer coefficient at velocity 'V1'. If the velocity is reduced by half and assuming the fluid
properties are constant, the new convective heat transfer co-efficient is
1.26 h1
0.794h1
0.574 h1
1.741h1
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For turbulent flow in a tube, the heat transfer co-efficient is obtained from the DittusBoelter correlation. If the tube diameter is doubled and the flow rate is halved, then
the heat transfer co-efficient will change by a factor of approximately,
0.5
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For laminar flow in tube, the heat transfer coefficient is obtained from Sieder Tate
equation. If the tube diameter is halved and the flow rate is doubled, then the heat
transfer coefficient will change by factor,
3.2
1.6
8.2
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In heat exchangers with steam outside the tubes, a liquid gets heated to 45 0C when
its velocity in the tubes is 2 m/s. If the velocity is reduced to 1 m/s, other things
remaining the same, the temperature of the exit liquid will be
less than 45 0C
equal to 45 0C
greater than 45 0C
initially decreases and remains constant
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If the baffle spacing in a shell and tube heat exchanger increases, then the Reynolds
number of the shell side fluid
remains unchanged
increases
increases or decreases depends on no. of shell passe4s
decreases
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If the baffle spacing in a shell and tube heat exchanger decreases, then the Reynolds
number of the shell side fluid
remains unchanged
increases
decreases
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If the diameter of the tubes in shell and tube heat exchanger decreases, then the
Reynolds number on the tube side fluid
remains unchanged
increases
decreases
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If the diameter of the tubes in shell and tube heat exchanger increases, then the
Reynolds number on the tube side fluid
remains unchanged
increases
decreases
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For a laminar flow of fluid in a circular tube, h1 is convective heat transfer

coefficient at velocity v1. If the velocity is reduced to half and assuming that fluid
properties are constant the new convective heat transfer coefficient is
1.26 h1
0.794h1
0.574 h1
1.741h1
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For Turbulent flow in tube, the heat transfer coefficient is obtained from DittusBoelter equation. If the tube diameter is halved and the mass flow rate is halved, then
the heat transfer coefficient will change by factor,
0.5
6.6
0.66
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In heat exchanger, floating head is provided to
facilitate cleaning of heat exchanger
increase the heat transfer area
relieves the stresses by thermal expansion
increase log mean temperature gradient
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Why is superheated steam not preferred as a heating medium in evaporators
metal tubes cannot withstand high temperature
superheated steam has very low film coefficient
metal tubes cannot withstand high pressure
because of all above three factors
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Which one of the following tube configurations in heat exchangers results in the
maximum heat transfer rate?
Triangular Pitch
Square Pitch
Rectangular Pitch
Rhombus pitch
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In shell and tube heat exchanger, baffles are provided on the shell side due to
prevent the stagnation of fluid
improve Heat Transfer
Provide the support for tubes
All of these
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In Sieder- Tate equation used in laminar flow through the pipe, heat transfer coefficient is proportional to
(Prandtl Number)1/3
(Prandtl Number)0.4
(Prandtl Number)0.8
(Prandtl Number)0.5
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In Sieder- Tate equation used in laminar flow through the pipe, heat transfer coefficient is proportional to
(Reynolds Number)2
(Reynolds Number)1/3
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Film Condensation occurs when
Condensate liquid does not wet the surface
Using surface coatings and vapour additives
Oil and greasy surface
Condensate liquid wets the surface
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The average heat transfer co-efficient for laminar film condensation on vertical
surface is inversely proportional to (where, T = Temperature drop across
condensate film
(T)2
(T)1/4
(T)3/2
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Film condensation is promoted on a/an __________ surface.
Oily
coated
clean & smooth
dirty
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The thickness of condensate layer in filmwise condensation depends on the
condensation rate
surface configuration
liquid flow rate from the surface
all (a), (b) and (c)
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For condensation of pure vapors, if the heat transfer co-efficients in filmwise and
drop-wise condensation are respectively hf and hd, then
hf = hd
hf >hd
hf< hd
hf could be greater or smaller than hd
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Dropwise condensation is promoted on a/an __________ surface.
glazed
oily
coated
smooth
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For condensation of pure vapors, if the heat transfer coefficients in filmwise and
dropwise condensation are respectively hf and hd
hf = hd
hf > hd
hf < hd
hf is smaller or greater than hd
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A water Droplet at 25 0C is suddenly introduced into an infinite gas medium at 100

0
C saturated with water vapor. At steady state,
Drop attains WBT and vanishes
drops remains unchanged and attains temperature of 100 0C
drop increases in size and it attains temperature of 100 0C
none of these
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Match each of the processes with Heat Transfer coefficient
Process Heat transfer coefficient (W / m2 0C)

I Dropwise condensation of steam (a) 1700 - 50000
II Boiling Water (b) 50 - 1500
(c) 1 - 5
(d) 30000 - 100000
A
(I) (b), (II) (c)
(I) (a), (II) (b)
(I) (d), (II) (a)
(I) (a), (II) (c)
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The condensation of binary mixture of vapors at a constant pressure occurs
at constant temperature and yield a condensate of constant composition
over a temperature range and yield a condensate of constant composition
over a temperature range and yield a condensate of variable composition
At a temperature higher than the dew point temperature of vapors mixture
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Consider the following statements in condensation:

I. Presence of non condensable gases causes vapor molecules to reach condensate
vapor interface by diffusion through vap-gas mixture
II. Presence of non condensable gases creates a mass transfer or diffusional
resistance besides heat transfer resistance for condensation.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
I only
II only
Both I & II
Neither I or II
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Dropwise Condensation usually occurs on
Glazed surface
Smooth Surface
Oily Surface
Coated Surface
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Filmwise Condensation does not occur when
Condensate wets the surface
Smooth Surface
Oily Surface
Polished Surface
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Dropwise Condensation does not take place, if
Condensate liquid wets the surface
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Heat transfer Rate in Dropwise Condensation may be 10 times greater than that in
film condensation because,
film formed offers thermal Resistance to heat flow in film condensation
Surface is continuously exposed to vapors in dropwise condensation
Both A & B
Neither A nor B
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Dropwise Condensation occurs when
All of the above
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Question Drowise condensation is not promoted on a/an __________ surface.

A
Oily
coated
clean & smooth
dirty
Answer
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Question Consider the following statements in condensation:

I. Presence of non condensable gases causes vapor molecules to reach condensate
vapor interface by diffusion through vap-gas mixture
II. Presence of non condensable gases does not create a mass transfer or diffusional
A
I only
II only
Both I & II
Neither I or II
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I. Presence of non condensable gases does not cause vapor molecules to reach
condensate vapor interface by diffusion through vap-gas mixture
I only
II only
Both I & II
Neither I or II
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Question Dropwise condensation is not promoted on a/an __________ surface.

A
Oily
coated
clean & smooth
dirty
Answer
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Dropwise condensation is promoted on a/an __________ surface.
Oily
coated
dirty
All of the above
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In the processe of Boiling of water, the Heat Transfer coefficient (W / m2 0C) is in the
range of
1700 - 50000
50 - 1500
1-5
30000 - 100000
Answer
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In the processe of Dropwise condensation of steam,the Heat Transfer coefficient (W /

m2 0C) is in the range of
1700 - 50000
50 - 1500
1-5
30000 - 100000
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I. Heat transfer coefficient in filmwise condensation is always less than Dropwise
condensation.
A
I only
II only
Both I & II
Neither I or II
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I. filmwise condensation is always preferred over Dropwise condensation.
II. filmwise condensation occurs on the oily/ coated surface.
A
I only
II only
Both I & II
Neither I or II
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Question Average heat transfer coefficient for condensation of vapors is directly proportional
to __________ power of Thermal conductivity of the film of the fluid.
A
1/4
3/4
1/2
Answer
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Question Average heat transfer coefficient for condensation of vapors over a vertical plate is
________ times the local heat transfer coefficient.
A
1/2
3/4
4/3
Answer
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Question Various surface coatings and vapor additive have been used in in attempts to
maintain
A
Filmwise condensation
Dropwise condensation
Both A & B
Neither A& B
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Question If the condensation of vapors occurs on the horizontal tube, the heat transfer
coefficient is proportional to ( D is diameter of tube)
A
D1/4
D3/4
D-1/4
D-3/4
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Question The average heat transfer co-efficient for laminar film condensation on vertical
surface is inversely proportional to (where, T = Temperature drop across
condensate film
A
(T)2
(T)1/4
(T)3/2
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Question Leidenfrost point is a term concerned with the

A
condensation of the saturated vapor on a cold surface.
concentration of a corrosive solution by evaporation.
heat transfer between two highly viscous liquids.
boiling of a liquid on a hot surface.
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'Burnout heat flux' is a term concerned with the
concentration of a corrosive solution by evaporation.
boiling of a liquid on a hot surface.
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Heat flux increases with temperature drop beyond the Leiden frost point in the plot
of heat flux vs. temperature excess for a boiling liquid, because
convection becomes important
conduction becomes important
radiation becomes important
sub-cooled boiling occurs
Answer
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Boiling point of a solution according to Duhring's rule is a linear function of the

__________ of water.
boiling point (at the same pressure)
viscosity
density
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In a boiling curve, the peak heat flux is called the __________ point.
Nusselt
Leidenfrost
boiling
burnout
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As the difference between the wall temperature and the bulk temperature increases,
the boiling heat transfer coefficient
continues to increase
continues to decrease
goes through minimum
goes through a maximum
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When Bubbles begins to form on the surface, the region of pool Boiling is called as,
Film Boiling
Nucleate boiling
Interface Evaporation
None of these
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Pool Boiling Curve is the log Graph of
Boiling point versus Heat flux
Heat flux versus Temperature Excess
Heat flux versus Boiling Time
Temperature Excess Versus Time
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Burnout Flux is a term associated with the
concentration of a corrosive solution by evaporation
boiling of a saturated liquid on a hot surface.
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If the temperature of the liquid in the boiling is ------------------ the saturation

temperature, the process is called subcooled boiling.
Equal to
More than
Less than
Can not be predicted
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If the temperature of the liquid in the boiling is ------------------ the saturation

temperature, the process is called saturated or bulk boiling.
Equal to
More than
Less than
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In subcooled or local boiling phenomenon, the liquid is maintained at a temperature
Below the saturation temperature
Above the saturation temperature
Equal to the saturation temperature
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In saturated or bulk boiling phenomenon, the liquid is maintained at a temperature
Below the saturation temperature
Above the saturation temperature
Equal to the saturation temperature
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In boiling the convection currents are responsible for the motion of the fluid near the
surface , the regime is called as,
Interface Evaporation
Bubbling regime
Film boiling
None of the above
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Bubbles begin to form on the heated surface and dissipated in the liquid after
breaking away from the surface during the boiling, the said regime is
Interface Evaporation regime
Nucleate boiling regime
Film boiling regime
None of the above
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In the pool boiling, the maximum heat flux at which the temperature usually exceeds
the melting point of the wire, is referred to as
Leidenfrost point
Burnout flux
Boiling limit
None of these
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I. Pool Boiling Curve is the plot of heat flux data against temperature excess.
II. If the temperature of the liquid is below the saturation temperature of the, the
process is called as subcooled or local boiling.
Which sentence/s is/are correct?
I only
II only
Both I & II
Neither I nor II
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I. In the saturated boiling the bubbles may break away from the surface because of
the buoyancy action and move into the bulk of liquid
II. In the saturated boiling, the heat transfer rate is not influenced by the agitation
caused by the bubbles and vapor transport of energy into the bulk of liquid.
Which sentence/s is/ are correct?
I only
II only
Both I & II
Neither I & II
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II. In the saturated boiling, the heat transfer rate is influenced by both the agitation
I only
II only
Both I & II
Neither I & II
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Boiling of milk in an open vessel is an example of __________ boiling.
film
sub-cooled
saturated nucleate
none of these
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Boiling point elevation of an ideal solution
increases rapidly with temperature rise
in independent of pressure
decreases rapidly with temperature rise
None of these
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According to Duhring's rule, Boiling point of a solution is a linear function of the

__________ of pure water.
boiling point (at the same pressure)
viscosity
density
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The regime of pool boiling in which Leidenfrost point exists, is referred to as
Interface evaporation
Nucleate boiling
Film boiling
None of the above
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I. Free convection currents are responsible for the motion of the fluid near the surface
in the regime of interface evaporation.
II. Bubbles are formed so rapidly as they blanket the heating surface to provide the
thermal resistance in the film boiling.
I only
II only
Both I & II
Neither I & II
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Which sentence/s is/ are false?
I only
II only
Both I & II
Neither I & II
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Heat flux increases with temperature drop beyond the Leiden frost point in the plot
of heat flux vs. temperature excess for a boiling liquid, because
convection becomes important
conduction becomes important
radiation becomes important
sub-cooled boiling occurs
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I. Free convection currents are not responsible for the motion of the fluid near the
surface in the regime of interface evaporation.
I only
II only
Both I & II
Neither I & II
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Which sentence/s is/ are False?
I only
II only
Both I & II
Neither I & II
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II. In the saturated boiling, the heat transfer rate is influenced by both the agitation
Which sentence/s is/ are False?
I only
II only
Both I & II
Neither I & II
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Burnout Flux is a term associated with the
concentration of a corrosive solution by evaporation
boiling of a saturated liquid on a hot surface.
Answer
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In film type condensation over a vertical plate, local heat transfer coefficient is
Inversely proportional to the local film thickness
Directly proportional to the local film thickness
equal to the local film thickness
independent of the local film thickness
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In sub-cooled boiling,
temperature of the heating surface is less than the boiling point of the liquid.
temperature of the heating surface is more than the boiling point of the liquid.
bubbles from heating surface are absorbed by the mass of the liquid.
very large vapour space is necessary.
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Nucleate boiling is promoted
on polished surfaces
on rough surfaces
in the absence of agitation
none of these
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When vaporisation takes place through a blanketing film of gas, the phenomenon is
termed as __________ boiling.
Pool
Nucleate
Transition
Film
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When vaporisation takes place directly at the heating surface, it is called
film boiling
nucleate boiling
vapour boiling
none of these
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The bubbles grow to the certain size on the heated surface during boiling, is not
dependent on
Surface tension at vap-liq interface
Temperature
pressure
None of the above
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Question
The bubbles grow to the certain size on the heated surface during boiling, is
dependent on
Temperature
pressure
All of the above
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Bubbles are created by the expansion of the entrapped gas at a small cavity in the
surface during the pool boiling, the boiling regime is said to be,
Nucleate boiling
Film boiling
None of the above
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During the pool boiling, Radiation is coming into play
Just after the burnout heat flux
Just before the burnout heat flux
Just before the leidenfrost point
Just after the Leidenfrost point
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The thickness of the film of the condensate formed over a vertical cold plate in
condensation depends up on
Thermal conductivity of the film only
Viscosity of the fluid only
Temperature difference between gas and plate only
All of the above
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condensation is proportional to, (fg is latent heat of condensation)
(fg)1/2
(fg)1/4
( fg)-1/2
(fg)-1/4
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condensation is proportional to, (k is thermal conductivity of condensate)
(k)1/2
(k)1/4
(k)-1/2
(k)-1/4
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The heat transfer coefficient for the condensation over a vertical cold plate is
proportional to, (k is thermal conductivity of condensate)
(k)1/2
(k)3/4
(k)-1/2
(k)-1/4
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In saturated boiling,
temperature of the liquid is at its saturation temperature only
temperature of the heating surface is more than the boiling point of the liquid only.
Both A & B
Neither A & B
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The point at which it may be possible to observe the partial nucleate boiling and
unstable film boiling region is referred to as
Leidenfrost point
Burnout heat flux
None of the above
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Question
For laminar film condensation on horizontal tubes, heat transfer coefficient is

proportional to the following
Density, viscosity of condensate and thermal conductivity of condensate only
Latent heat of condensation and Temperature excess only
Diameter of the tube only
All of the above
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On condensation, Mixed vapors yield the condensate as
Liquid of variable composition
Liquid of constant composition
Mixture of vapor and liquid
None of these
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Design of any heat exchange equipment used for condensation of vapors is done on
the following type of condensation to occur on the surface
Dropwise condensation only
Filmwise condensation only
Both A & B
Neither A nor B
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Which of the following type of condensation to occur on the surface, is difficult to

achieve and maintain, needs oily and greasy surface,
Both A & B
Neither A nor B
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Which of the following type of condensation to occur on the surface is well

determined and needs clean, smooth surface,
Both A & B
Neither A nor B
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The presence of non condensable gas in the vapors during condensation
Offers the resistance to heat flow
Decreases the rate of condensation
Reduces the heat transfer coefficient
All of the above
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Question
The bubbles grow to the certain size on the heated surface during boiling, is not
dependent on
A
Temperature
pressure
None of the above
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Question
The average heat transfer coefficient for the condensation over a vertical cold plate is
proportional to, (fg is latent heat of condensation)
(fg)1/2
(fg)1/4
( fg)-1/2
(fg)-1/4
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condensation is proportional to, where, ( Tg - Tw) is temperature difference between
cold surface and vapors)
(Tg - Tw)
(Tg - Tw)1/4
(Tg - Tw)-1/2
(Tg - Tw)-1/4
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The average heat transfer coefficient for the condensation over a vertical cold plate is
proportional to, where, ( Tg - Tw) is temperature difference between cold surface and
vapors)
(Tg - Tw)1/2
(Tg - Tw)1/4
(Tg - Tw)-1/2
(Tg - Tw)-1/4
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1/2
Question
For the film condensation over a vertical cold plate, the critical value of Reynold
number is,
3200
1800
10000
1000
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For the film condensation over a vertical cold plate, ripples will develop in the film
at the value of Reynold number as low as is,
100-120
3-4
30-40
150-190
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The transition Reynolds Number for flow over a flat plate is 5 x 105. What is the
distance from the leading edge at which transition will occur for flow of water with
uniform velocity of 1 m/s and the kinematic viscosity of 0.858 x 10-6 m2/s?
1m
0.43m
43 m
103 m
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A fluid flows over a flat plate has the following properties:

Dynamic viscosity : 25 x 10-6 kg /ms, Specific heat : 2.0 kJ /Kg K
Thermal Conductivity: 0.05 W /mK
The hydrodynamic boundary layer thickness is measured to be 0.5 mm. The
thickness of thermal boundary layer would be,
1.3 mm
0.023 mm
0.079 mm
0.5 mm
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Air at 293K is flowing over a flat plate at 373 K at a velocity of 3 m/s. The plate is
2m long and 1m wide. if the Prandtl number is 0.69, kinematic viscosity 15 x 10-6
m2/s, then The thickness of thermal boundary layer at a distance 0.4 m from the
leading edge of the plate is,
6.56 mm
7.2 mm
3.6 mm
3.28 mm
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Hydraulic or Equivalent Diameter(De) of annulus of two concentric pipes with inner

diameter of outer pipe 8cm and outer diameter of inner pipe 4 cm, determined is,
10cm
12cm
14cm
16cm
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In double pipe heat exchanger, the ID and OD of the pipe are 4 cm and 5 cm
respectively.
The ID of the outer pipe is 10 cm with wall thickness of 1 cm. Then the equivalent
diameter of the annulus for the heat transfer is
4.5cm
7.8cm
10cm
15 cm
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Air at 300K is flowing over a flat plate at 333 K at a velocity of 2 m/s. The plate is
2m long and 1m wide. The average heat transfer coefficient is 12.3 W/m2K. The heat
transferred from the plate is,
81.18 W
811.8W
78.28 W
18.18 W
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Water at 20 oC and = 1.002 x 10-3 kg/m.s, k= 0.603W/mK,

Cp= 4.183 KJ/kgK, The Prandtl Number for this case would be,
0.695
0.75
6.95
69.5
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Mercury at 20 oC and = 1520 x 10-6 kg/m.s, k= 0.0081 kW/mK,

Cp= 0.139 kJ/kgK, The Prandtl Number of mercury would be,
2.61
0.0261
26.1
261
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Air at 27oC and 1 atm flows over a flat plate at speed of 2 m/s. Viscosity = 1.85 x 105
kg/m.s, Density = 1.177kg/m3. Boundary layer thickness at a distance of 20 cm
from the leading edge of the plate is,
55.9 mm
5.59 mm
0.0559 mm
0.559 mm
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Air at 27oC and 1 atm flows over a flat plate at speed of 2 m/s. Boundary layer
thickness at a distance of 20 cm from the leading edge of the plate is 5.59 mm and
Prandtl Number of air is 0.70. Then Thermal boundary layer thickness is,
A
6.13mm
4.2 mm
6.9 mm
5.9 mm
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6.66 mm
6.86 mm
8.66 mm
7.86 mm
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A fluid flowing with Reynolds No. 26.26 through the tube 20 mm ID and 5 cm
length. Prandtl No. is 2625, viscosity in the bulk is 0.8 Ns/m2and that at the wall(w)
is 1 Ns/m2, thermal conductivity = 0.384W/m.K. Using Sieder-Tate equation, the
inside heat transfer coefficient is,
520 W/m2K
225 W/m2K
425 W/m2K
825 W/m2K
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A fluid flowing with Reynolds Number 12198 through the tube 40 mm ID. Prandtl
Number is 42.5 and thermal conductivity = 0.256 W/m.K. If the fluid is being heated,
using Dittus-Boelter equation, the inside heat transfer coefficient would be,
1225 W/m2K
1525 W/m2K
825 W/m2K
425 W/m2K
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Water at 353K entering and leaves at 309K with a velocity of 3 m/s through the tube
of 16 mm diameter. The tube temperature is 297K. Prandtl No. is 3.09, viscosity =
485 x 10-6 kg/m.s, thermal conductivity = 0.657 W/m.K and density = 984.1 kg/m3,
using Dittus-Boelter equation, the inside heat transfer coefficient would be,
9970 W/m2K
10970 W/m2K
11970 W/m2K
12970 W/m2K
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Hot water enters the tube side of a counter current shell and tube heat exchanger at
80C and leaves at 50C. Cold oil enters at 20C and leaves at 45oC. The log mean
temperature difference in C is approximately
32
37
45
50
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Hot oil at 150 oC is used to preheat a cold fluid at 30 oC in a shell and tube heat
exchanger. The exit temperature of the hot oil is 110 oC. Product of Heat capacity
and mass flow rate of each of the streams is same. The heat duty is 2 KW. Under
concurrent flow conditions, the log mean temperature difference is
82.2 oC
72.8 oC
68.32 oC
120.2 oC
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In counter current Heat Exchanger, cold fluid enters at 30 0C and leaves at 60 0C,
whereas the hot fluid enters at 150 0C and leaves at 110 0C, The log mean
temperature difference for this case is,
100 0C
85 0C
107 0C
35 0C
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6.66 mm
6.86 mm
8.66 mm
7.13 mm
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Water at 27oC and 1 atm flows over a flat plate at speed of 2 m/s and Boundary layer
thickness at a distance of 30 cm from the leading edge of the plate is 9 mm and
4.7 mm
7.4 mm
10 mm
7.9 mm
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Oil at 20oC and 1 atm flows over a flat plate at speed of 1.2 m/s with properties
density 876kg/m3, kinematic viscosity 0.00024 m2/s and thermal conductivity as
0.144 W/moC, Cp specific heat is 1965.75 J/kgoC, Then Prandtl Number is
2910
2870
2120
2139
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Oil having flow rate 2000 kg/hr at 107 0C is cooled to 30 0C by water which enters at
15 0C and leaves at 80 0C in counter flow heat exchanger. What is its LMTD?
12.4 0C
20.4 0C
24.4 0C
16.4 0C
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Air at 500 K has kinematic viscosity of 37.9 x 10-6 m2/s and thermal diffusivity of
0.5564x 10-4 m2/s, then Prandtl number is
0.702
0.680
0.860
0.720
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Air at 293 K is flowing at velocity 2m/s over heated rectangular plate of length 2 m
at 407K , Prandtl number 0.7 and thermal conductivity of air is 0.03W/mK,
kinematic viscosity 20.76 x 10-6m2/s, the average heat transfer coefficient would be,
3.9 W/m2K
4.9 W/m2K
5.9 W/m2K
6.9 W/m2K
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at 407K, the average heat transfer coefficient is 3.9 W/m2K, the heat lost from the
plate is 1500W, the width of the plate is
4.69 m
3.69 m
2.69 m
1.69 m
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and unit width at 407K, the average heat transfer coefficient is 3.9 W/m2K, the heat
lost from the plate is,
1200W
1300W
1400W
1500W
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Air at 300K blows at a free stream velocity of 4 m/s across a 12 mm diameter sphere
maintained at 350 K , the heat transfer coefficient is 97.85 W/m2K, the heat lost from
the sphere is,
1.21 W
2.21 W
3.21 W
4.21 W
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and unit width at 407K with kinematic viscosity 20.76 x 10-6 m2/s, the said fluid is
flowing in
Laminar region
Transition Region
Turbulent region
Fully turbulent
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Air at 293 K is flowing at velocity 35 m/s over heated rectangular plate of length 75
cm at 333K , Prandtl number 0.7 and thermal conductivity of air is 0.03W/mK,
kinematic viscosity 20.76 x 10-6m2/s, the average heat transfer coefficient would be,
79 W/m2K
89 W/m2K
99 W/m2K
109 W/m2K
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Air at 293 K is flowing at velocity 35 m/s over heated rectangular plate of length 75
cm at 333K , Prandtl number 0.7 and thermal conductivity of air is 0.03W/mK,

kinematic viscosity 20.76 x 10-6m2/s, the said fluid is flowing in
A
Laminar region
Transition Region
Turbulent region
None of these
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Air at 293 K is flowing at velocity 35 m/s over heated rectangular plate of 75 cm x

75cm in dimension maintained at 333K, the average heat transfer coefficient 99
W/m2K, the heat lost from only one side of the plate is,
2227.5 W
1227.5 W
4455 W
3227.5 W
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Saturated steam at 353 K condenses on outside of horizontal tube of 100 mm O. D.

and length L. The tube wall is maintained at 343 K. When the tube wall is vertical, it
was observed that the rate of condensation was same as the horizontal, then the tube
length required is
2.9 m
29 m
0.29 m
0.029 m
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In heat exchangers with steam outside the tubes, a liquid gets heated to 45 0C when
its velocity in the tubes is 2 m/s. If the velocity is reduced to 1 m/s, other things
remaining the same, the temperature of the exit liquid will be
less than 45 0C
equal to 45 0C
greater than 45 0C
initially decreases and remains constant
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1000 kg of liquid at 30 0C in a well stirred vessel has to be heated to 120 0C, using
immersed coils carrying condensing steam at 1500C. the area of the steam coils is 1.2
m2 and overall heat transfer coefficient to the liquid is 1500 W/m2 0C. Assuming
negligible heat loss to the surroundings and specific heat capacity of liquid to be 4 kJ
/ kg 0C, the time taken for the liquid to reach desired temperature will be
15 min
22 min
44 min
51 min
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The Overall heat transfer coefficient for shell and tube heat exchanger for clean
surface is Uc = 400 W /m2 K. The fouling factor after one year of operation is found
to be hdo = 2000 W /m2 K . the overall heat transfer coefficient at this time is
1200 W /m2 K
894 W /m2 K
333 W /m2 K
287 W /m2 K
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A horizontal pipe 1ft. (0.3048 m) in diameter is maintained at temperature of 250oC

in a room where ambient air is at 15oC. Product of Grashof Number and Prandtl
Number is 1.571 x 108,
thermal conductivity = 0.03406 W/m.K. Convective heat transfer coefficient is,
3.66 W/m2K
66.36 W/m2K
6.63 W/m2K
36.6 W/m2K
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Steam at 373 K is condensed over a vertical plate 0.3 x 0.3 m2 maintained at 371 K.
The heat transferv coefficient is 13150 W/m2K, the latent heat of condensation is
2225kJ/kg, The rate of condensation is,
38 kg/hr
3.8 kg/hr
0.38 kg/hr
380 kg/hr
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A horizontal pipe 1ft. (0.3048 m) in diameter is maintained at temperature of 250oC

in a room where ambient air is at 15oC. Properties are evaluated at mean film
temperature of 405.5K.
thermal conductivity = 0.03406 W/m.K, Kinematic viscosity = 26.54 x 10-6 m2/s,
Grashof Number calculated is,
1.571 x 108
2.29 x 108
15.71 x 108
22.9 x 108
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Oil having flow rate 2000 kg/hr at 107 0C is cooled to 30 0C by water which enters at
15 0C and leaves at 80 0C in counter flow heat exchanger. The specific heat of oil is
2.51 kJ/kg K. The overall heat transfer coefficient is 1500 W/m2K. What is the heat
transfer area required?
25 m2
3.5 m2
4.5 m2
3 m2
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Steam is condensed with heat lost 5 kW on the cold surface. If the latent heat of
condensation is 2225 kJ/kg, the mass flow rate of the condensate is,
8 kg/hr
9 kg/hr
10 kg/hr
11.2 kg/hr
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A straight tube having a diameter of 40 mm carries fluid with velocity of 10 m/s. the
temperature of tube surface is 50 oC and flowing fluid is heated from temp 15 oC to
25 oC. The physical properties of fluid at mean temp Pr. = 0.702, / = 1.006 x 10-6
m2/s, k = 0.599 W/mK
The heat transfer coefficient would be approximately,
9020 W/m2oC
8359 W/m2 oC
3258 W/m2 oC
7680 W/m2 oC
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Water flowing in a steel pipe of diameter 0.02 m is to be cooled from 40 oC to 30 oC.

The velocity of water in the steel pipe 1.5m/s. The inside surface temp is maintained
at 25 oC.
Viscosity is 7.65 x 10-4, Thermal conductivity = 0.623 W/mK, Density = 995 Kg/m3
and Pr = 5.3
The convective heat transfer coefficient for water is,
6240 W/m2K
5565 W/m2K
3250 W/m2K
7680 W/m2K
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Saturated vapors at 323 K condensed on the cold surface maintained at 313 K , heat
transfer coefficient is 1000 W/m2K, the heat transfer area is 1m2,and the latent heat
of condensation is 132kJ/kg, the rate of condensation is,
723.7kg/hr
272.7 kg/hr
327.3 kg.hr
100 kg/hr
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Hot oil at 150 oC is used to preheat a cold fluid from 30 oC to 70 oC in a shell and
tube heat exchanger. The exit temperature of the hot oil is 110 oC. The heat duty is 2
KW. Under counter current flow conditions, overall heat transfer resistance (1/UA)
is,
A
0.04 oC/W
0.4oC/W
0.36 oC/W
0.036 oC/W
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Hot oil at 150 oC is used to preheat a cold fluid from 30 oC to 70 oC in a shell and
tube heat exchanger. The exit temperature of the hot oil is 110 oC. The heat duty is 2
KW. Under concurrent flow conditions, overall heat transfer resistance (1/UA) is,
0.04 oC/W
0.4oC/W
0.36 oC/W
0.036 oC/W
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Hot liquid is flowing with the velocity of 2 m/s through a metallic pipe having inner
diameter of 3.5 cm and length of 20 m. The temperature at the inlet of the pipe is 90
o
C.
Data: Density = 950 kg/m3, viscosity = 2.55 x 10-4 kg/ms, thermal conductivity =
0.685 W/moC
Prandtl Number = 1.57, then the convective heat transfer coefficient in KW/m2 oC
would be,
11.2 KW/m2 oC
111.2 KW/m2 oC
22.2 KW/m2 oC
221.2 KW/m2 oC
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Air at temperature 523 K flows over a flat plate 0.3 m wide and 1m long at velocity
of 8 m/s, if the plate is maintained at 351 K, The average convective heat transfer
coefficient is 3.06W/m2K. The rate of heat flow from one side of the plate only is,
158W
258W
358W
316W
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of 8 m/s, if the plate is maintained at 351 K, thermal conductivity = 36.4 x 10-3
W/m.K, Kinematic viscosity = 3.9 x 10-4 m2/s, Prandtl number is 0.69, The average
convective heat transfer coefficient would be,
9.06 W/m2K
6.06 W/m2K
3.06 W/m2K
5.06 W/m2K
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Air at 8 kPa and 523 K flows over a flat plate 0.3 m wide and 1.5 m long at velocity
of 8 m/s, if the plate is maintained at 253 K, thermal conductivity = 36.4 x 10-3
W/m.K, Kinematic viscosity = 3.9 x 10-4 m2/s, Prandtl number is 0.69. The average
convective heat transfer coefficient is,
1.5 W/m2K
2.5 W/m2K
3.5 W/m2K
4.5 W/m2K
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Air at 333K is flowing at a velocity of 15 m/s parallel on both sides of the flat square
plate having sides each of 20cm, maintained at 293 K. if the Prandtl number is 0.699,
kinematic viscosity 16.96 x 10-6 m2/s, thermal conductivity of air is 0.0276W/mK.
Then the average heat transfer coefficient is
17.1 W/m2 oC
43.2 W/m2 oC
22.2 W/m2 oC
34.2 W/m2 oC
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A fluid flowing with velocity 1.14 m/s is heated through the hot tube of 40mm
diameter.
Data: Prandtl number = 42.5, Density = 1070 kg/m3, viscosity= 0.004 Ns/m2 and
thermal conductivity = 0.256 W/mK. Inside heat transfer coefficient for this case is,
122.5 W/m2 K
1225.5 W/m2 K
2250.5 W/m2 K
212.5 W/m2 K
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Air at 2 atm and 200oC is heated as it flows at velocity of 10 m/s through a tube with
diameter of 2.54 cm. Prandtl no.= 0.681, = 2.57 x 10-5 kg/m.s, k= 0.0386W/mK,
Cp= 1.025 KJ/kgK, = 1.493kg/m3 . The heat transfer coefficient would be
32.65 W/m2K
64.85 W/m2K
46.65 W/m2K
16.35 W/m2K
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Air at 2 atm and 200oC is heated as it flows at velocity of 10 m/s through a tube with
diameter of 5 cm and 1m length. The tube wall is maintained at a temperature 20oC
above the air temperature. The heat transfer coefficient is 70 W/m2K. Then The heat
flow would be,
22 W
220 W
2220 W
22.5 W
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A large vertical plate 4 m high and 10 m wide maintained at 60 oC and exposed to

atmospheric air at 10 oC. If the product of Grashof No. and Prandtl No. is 2.62 x
1011, The Nusselt Number will be,
640
460
560
450
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A large vertical plate 4 m high and 10 m wide maintained at 60 oC and exposed to

atmospheric air at 10 oC. Air properties evaluated at mean film temperature 308 K
are,
k = 0.02685 W/mK, Kinematic viscosity = 16.5 x 10-6 m2/s, = 3.25 x 10-3 K-1, the
Grashof Number calculated for this case is,
2.74 x 1011
3.74 x 1011
4.74 x 1011
1.74 x 1011
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2 cm diameter horizontal heater is maintained at surface temperature of 38 oC and

submerged in water at 27oC, the product of Grashof and Prandtl Number is 2.18 x
106, thermal conductivity = 0.630W/m.K. Convective heat transfer coefficient is,
462 W/m2K
642 W/m2K
264 W/m2K
426 W/m2K
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of 8 m/s, if the plate is maintained at 351 K, The average convective heat transfer
coefficient is 3.06W/m2K. The rate of heat flow from both sides of the plate is,
158W
258W
358W
316W
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Steam at 373K is condensed over a cylindrical surface of diameter 25 mm

maintained at 357 K, heat transfer coefficient is 10864 W/m2K, the rate of heat
transfer per unit length of cylinder is
16.35kW/m
13.65kW/m
12.56kW/m
15.36kW/m
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Water at 5 atm flows inside the tube of 0.0254 m and 1 m length under the local
boiling conditions where the tube wall temperature maintained is 10oC above the
saturation temperature, the heat transfer coefficient is 3521 W/m2 K. then the heat
transfer is
2180 W
2810 W
1280 W
2018 W
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A fluid flowing with velocity 1.14 m/s is heated through the hot tube of 40mm
diameter.
Data: Prandtl number = 42.5, Density = 1070 kg/m3, viscosity= 0.004 Ns/m2 and
thermal conductivity = 0.256 W/mK. Inside heat transfer coefficient for this case is,
122.5 W/m2 K
1225.5 W/m2 K
2250.5 W/m2 K
212.5 W/m2 K
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Steam is condensed with heat lost 10 kW on the cold surface. If the latent heat of
condensation is 2225 kJ/kg, the mass flow rate of the condensate is,
8 kg/hr
9 kg/hr
16 kg/hr
11.2 kg/hr
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In the equation Q = UAt; t is

geometric mean temperature difference.

arithmetic mean temperature difference.

logarithmic mean temperature difference.

difference of average bulk temperatures of hot and cold fluids.

both 'a' & 'b'

The unit of heat transfer co-efficient in SI unit is

in the central core of the fluid.

uniformly distributed throughout the fluid.

mainly confined to a thin film of fluid near the surface

The Nusselt number for fully developed (both thermally and

Depends on Reynolds number only

In forced convection, the heat transfer depends on

Value of Prandtl number for water ranges from

Heat transfer in the laminar sublayer in case of a liquid flowing through a

Heat transfer co-efficient (h1) for liquids increases with

decreasing Reynolds number

Heat transfer occurs by natural convection because change in temperature

The ratio of kinematic viscosity to thermal diffusivity is called the

What is Nusselt number?

Convective heat transfer, in which heat is transferred by movement of warmed

Newton's law of cooling

The Grashof number is defined as the ratio of the

buoyancy to inertial forces

buoyancy to viscous forces

inertial to viscous forces

buoyancy to surface tension forces

both(a) & (c)

Heat transfer by natural convection is enhanced in system with

high co-efficient of thermal expansion

low temperature gradients

low density change with temperature

In forced convection, the Nusselt number is a function of

Prandtl number is the ratio of

momentum diffusivity to mass diffusivity.

momentum diffusivity to thermal diffusivity.

thermal diffusivity to mass diffusivity.

thermal diffusivity to momentum diffusivity.

Thermal Diffusivity is given by

At what value of Prandtl number, the hydrodynamic and thermal boundary

Natural convection is characterised by

Thickness of thermal boundary layer is more compared to that of

Which of the following has the lowest Prandtl number?

Molten sodium (a coolant used in fast breeder reactor)

In SI units, fouling factor is expressed in

Nusselt number is the ratio of the

temperature gradient of the wall to that across the entire pipe

temperature difference to the temperature gradient at the wall

heat flux at the wall to that across the entire pipe

does not provide a safety factor for design.

accounts for additional resistances to heat flow.

With the increase of temperature, the Col-burn jH factor

may increase or decrease; depending on temperature

Dietus-Boelter equation used for the determination of heat transfer co-efficient

for fluids in laminar flow.

for fluids in tubulent flow.

when Grashof number is very important

for liquid metals.

low Reynold's number

very low Grashoff number

all (a), (b) and (c)

Heat transfer by natural convection is enhanced in system with

high co-efficient of thermal expansion.