Description : The ratio of momentum diffusivity to thermal diffusivity is the __________ number. (A) Prandtl (B) Nusselt (C) Stanton (D) Grashoff
Last Answer : (A) Prandtl
Description : Cpµ/K is termed as the __________ number. (A) Grashoff (B) Nusselt (C) Prandtl (D) Stanton
Last Answer : (C) Prandtl
Description : jH factor for heat transfer depends upon the __________ number. (A) Biot (B) Nusselt (C) Reynolds (D) Prandtl
Last Answer : (C) Reynolds
Description : Nusselt number (for forced convection heat transfer) is a function of the __________ number. (A) Prandtl (B) Reynolds (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) & (B)
Description : The dimensionless group in mass transfer that is equivalent to Prandtl number in heat transfer is (A) Nusselt number (B) Sherwood number (C) Schmidt number (D) Stanton numbe
Last Answer : (C) Schmidt number
Description : Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to the analogy between equations of heat and mass transfer operations. (A) Sherwood number in mass transfer is analogous to Nusselt number in heat transfer ... heat transfer (D) Reynolds number remains the same in both heat and mass transfer
Last Answer : (C) Reynolds number in mass transfer is analogous to Grashoff number in heat transfer
Description : Critical value of the __________ number governs the transition from laminar to turbulent flow in free convection heat transfer. (A) Grashoff (B) Reynolds (C) Both 'a' & 'b' (D) Prandtl & Grashoff
Last Answer : (D) Prandtl & Grashoff
Description : Transition from laminar to turbulent zone in free convection heat transfer is governed by the critical value of (A) Grashoff number (B) Grashoff number & Reynolds number (C) Reynolds number (D) Grashoff number & Prandtl number
Last Answer : Option D
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) In drying a solid containing moisture above the critical moisture content the number of degrees of freedom is 2 (B) Sherwood number in mass transfer corresponds to ... tube heat exchangers. At higher pressure, however, it is customary to put gas in the tube side
Last Answer : (C) Forced convection is relatively more effective in increasing the rate of mass transfer, if Schmidt number is larger
Description : The ratio of kinematic viscosity to thermal diffusivity is called the __________ number. (A) Peclet (B) Prandtl (C) Stanton (D) Nusselt
Last Answer : (B) Prandtl
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Fluid movement under the influence of buoyant forces resulting from change in density takes place in case of natural convection (B) The ratio NNu /NRe . Npr is ... convection to that by conduction (D) The Colburn jH factor for heat transfer is given by Nst Npr
Last Answer : (D) The Colburn jH factor for heat transfer is given by Nst Npr
Description : jH factor for heat transfer is not a function of the __________ number. (A) Reynolds (B) Nusselt (C) Grashoff (D) Both (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (D) Both (B) & (C)
Description : Natural convection is characterised by (A) Grashoff number (B) Peclet number (C) Reynolds number (D) Prandtl number
Last Answer : (A) Grashoff number
Description : Corresponding to Nusselt number in heat transfer, the dimensionless group in mass transfer is the __________ number. (A) Sherwood (B) Schmidt (C) Peclet (D) Stanton
Last Answer : (A) Sherwood
Description : Corresponding to Prandtl number in heat transfer, the dimensionless group in mass transfer is the __________ number. (A) Schmidt (B) Sherwood (C) Peclet (D) Stanton
Last Answer : (A) Schmidt
Description : In which mode of heat transfer, the Biot number is important? (A) Transient heat conduction (B) Natural convection (C) Forced convection (D) Radiation
Last Answer : (A) Transient heat conduction
Description : Nusselt number/Biot number varies (A) Inversely with thermal conductivity (B) Directly with heat transfer co-efficient (C) Directly with thermal conductivity (D) Inversely with the dimension of the solid
Last Answer : (A) Inversely with thermal conductivity
Description : Nusselt number is related to Grashoff number (Gr) in turbulent & laminar flow respectively, in respect of free convection over a vertical flat plate as (A) Gr0.25, Gr (B) Gr0.25, Gr0.33 (C) Gr, Gr0.25 (D) Gr0.33, Gr0.25
Last Answer : Option A
Description : Which of the following is unimportant in forced convection? (A) Reynolds number (B) Prandtl number (C) Grashoff number (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Grashoff number
Description : In natural convection heat transfer, the correlating parameter is the (A) Graetz number (B) Eckert number (C) Grashoff number (D) Bond number
Description : A measure of the extent to which viscous heating is important relative to the heat flow resulting from the impressed temperature difference is represented by the __________ number. (A) Condensation (B) Grashoff (C) Stanton (D) Brinkman
Last Answer : (D) Brinkman
Description : When the ratio of the Grashoff number and to the square of Reynolds number is one, the dominant mechanism of heat transfer is: (A) Free convection (B) Entry length problem in laminar forced ... (developing thermal boundary layer) (C) Mixed convection (both free and forced) (D) Forced convection
Last Answer : (C) Mixed convection (both free and forced)
Description : Pick out the correct statement. (A) 1 kcal/hr.m.°C is equal to 1 BTU/hr. ft.°F (B) In steady state heat conduction, the only property of the substance which determines the ... in the direction of temperature rise (D) In heat transfer by forced convection, Grashoff number is very important
Last Answer : (B) In steady state heat conduction, the only property of the substance which determines the temperature distribution, is the thermal conductivity
Description : NGr × NPr ) is called the __________ number. (A) Graetz (B) Rayleigh (C) Nusselt (D) Stanton
Last Answer : (B) Rayleigh
Description : The equation, (h.D/K) is called the __________ number. (A) Nusselt (B) Peclet (C) Rayleigh (D) Grashoff
Last Answer : (A) Nusselt
Description : Which of the following forced convection heat transfer equation accounts for the liquid viscosity effect for viscous liquids? (A) Dittus-Boelter equation (B) Sieder-Tate equation (C) Nusselt equation (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Sieder-Tate equation
Description : A metal wire of 0.01 m dia and thermal conductivity 200 W/m.K is exposed to a fluid stream with a convective heat transfer coefficient of 100 W/m2 .K. The Biot number is (A) 5.6 (B) 0.025 (C) 3.5 (D) 0.0035
Last Answer : (B) 0.025
Description : The non-dimensional temperature gradient in a liquid at the wall of a pipe is the (A) Heat flux (B) Nusselt number (C) Prandtl number (D) Schmidt number
Last Answer : (A) Heat flux
Description : Mode of heat transfer in which the fluid moves under the influence of changes in fluid pressure produced by external work is called (A) Radiation (B) Natural convection (C) Forced convection (D) Conduction
Last Answer : (C) Forced convection
Description : Fluid motion in the natural convection heat transfer between a solid surface and a fluid in contact with it, results from the (A) Existence of thermal boundary layer (B) Temperature gradient produced ... difference (C) Buoyancy of the bubbles produced at active nucleation site (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : Dittus-Boelter equation cannot be used for molten metals mainly due to its very low (A) Prandtl number (B) Grashoff number (C) Thermal conductivity (D) Viscosity
Last Answer : (A) Prandtl number
Description : Heat transfer by conduction in the turbulent core of a fluid flowing through a heated pipe is negligible, if the value of Prandtl number is (A) 0.2 (B) 0.4 (C) 0.6 (D) 0.8
Last Answer : (C) 0.6
Description : The hydrodynamic and thermal boundary layers will merge, when (A) Prandtl number is one (B) Schmidt number tends to infinity (C) Nusselt number tends to infinity (D) Archimedes number is greater than 10000
Last Answer : (A) Prandtl number is one
Description : In forced convection, the Nusselt number is a function of (A) Re and Pr (B) Re and Gr (C) Pr and Gr (D) Re and Sc
Last Answer : (A) Re and Pr
Description : __________ number indicates the ratio of the rates of the heat and mass transfer incase of a cooling tower. (A) Sherwood (B) Stanton (C) Lewis (D) Peclet
Last Answer : (C) Lewis
Description : In case of cooling towers, the ratio of the rates of heat and mass transfer is indicated by the __________ number. (A) Lewis (B) Grashoff (C) Sherwood
Last Answer : (A) Lewis
Description : Give expression for the following and explain the terms involved. (i) Nusselt number (ii) Prandtl number
Last Answer : 1. Nusselt NumberNNU= hd/k h – fim heat transfer coefficient d - diameter of pipe k – thermal conductivity of fluid 2. Prandtl Number NPR -Cp µ/k Cp– specific heat of fluid µ - viscosity of fluid k – thermal conductivity
Description : Heat transfer by __________ may not necessarily require the presence of a medium. (A) Conduction (B) Natural convection (C) Forced convection (D) Radiation
Last Answer : (D) Radiation
Description : reduction in thermal resistance during heat transfer does not occur in the (A) Convection heat transfer by stirring the fluid and cleaning the heating surface (B) Conduction heat transfer by ... Radiation heat transfer by increasing the temperature and reducing the emissivity (D) None of these
Last Answer : Option C
Description : Which of the following is not concerned with the heat transfer? (A) Brinkman number (B) Stanton number (C) Schmidt number (D) Peclet number
Description : The Dittus-Boelter equation for convective heat transfer [(i.e. h = 0.023 (K/D) (Re) 0.8 (Pr) 0.4 ] cannot be used for (A) Low Reynold's number (B) Very low Grashoff number (C) Molten metals (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Which of the following is directly concerned with the heat transfer? (A) Strouhal number (B) Sherwood number (C) Euler number (D) Grashoff number
Last Answer : (D) Grashoff number
Description : Dittus-Boelter equation used for the determination of heat transfer coefficient is valid (A) For fluids in laminar flow (B) For fluids in turbulent flow (C) When Grashoff number is very important (D) For liquid metals
Last Answer : (B) For fluids in turbulent flow
Description : (NRe . NSc ) is termed in mass transfer operation as the __________ number. (A) Stanton (B) Sherwood (C) Peclet (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Peclet
Description : The Fourier number (defined as a.t/L 2 ) is used in the analysis of problem involving heat transfer by (A) Forced convection (B) Natural convection (C) Transient conduction (D) Steady state conduction
Last Answer : (C) Transient conduction
Description : Which of the following is concerned with both heat and mass transfer? (A) Lewis relationship (B) Nusselt number (C) Kutateladze number (D) Froude number
Last Answer : (A) Lewis relationship
Description : The rate of heat transfer is a product of overall heat transfer coefficient, the difference in temperature and the (A) Heating volume (B) Heat transfer area (C) Nusselt number (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Heat transfer area
Description : Value of Nusselt number [Nu = (hD/k)] for the heat transfer byconduction from a droplet or a spherical particle to a surrounding stagnant film is (A) 0.5 (B) 2 (C) 10 (D) 100
Last Answer : (B) 2
Description : The Sieder-Tate correlation for heat transfer in turbulent flow in pipe gives Nu α Re 0.8 , 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 ... pipe diameter (D) as (A) D-1.8 (B) D-0.2 (C) D0.2 (D) D1.8
Last Answer : (B) D-0.2
Description : In convection heat transfer, if heat flux intensity is doubled then temperature difference between solid surface and fluid will ?
Last Answer : Get doubled.