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 : Nusselt number is a function of Prandtl number and __________ number of fluid in natural convection heat transfer. (A) Grashoff (B) Biot (C) Stanton
Last Answer : (A) Grashoff
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : The ratio of momentum diffusivity to thermal diffusivity is the __________ number. (A) Prandtl (B) Nusselt (C) Stanton (D) Grashoff
Last Answer : (A) Prandtl
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 : Cpµ/K is termed as the __________ number. (A) Grashoff (B) Nusselt (C) Prandtl (D) Stanton
Last Answer : (C) Prandtl
Description : Pick out the wrong statement: (A) Greater is the kinematic viscosity of the liquid, greater is the thickness of the boundary layer (B) Blowers develop a maximum pressure of 2 atmospheres ( ... factor in case of turbulent flow of liquids in pipe depends upon relative roughness & Reynolds number
Last Answer : (C) Friction losses in pipe fittings are generally expressed in terms of velocity heads
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 : The equation, Nst = (f/2)/[1 + 5 (Npr - 1) √(f/2)], corresponds to __________ analogy. (A) Von-Karman (B) Reynolds (C) Colburn (D) Prandtl
Last Answer : (D) Prandtl
Description : The equation, (NSt × N2/3 Pr ) = f/2, is the __________ analogy. (A) Colburn (B) Reynolds (C) Prandtl (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Colburn
Description : The equation, Nst = f/2, is the __________ analogy. (A) Colburn (B) Reynolds (C) Prandtl (D) None o
Last Answer : (B) Reynolds
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Nusselt number is related to the Reynolds number (Re) in turbulent & laminar flow respectively as (A) Re0.5, Re0.8 (B) Re0.8, Re-0.5 (C) Re0.8, Re0.5 (D) Re-0.8, Re0.5
Last Answer : (C) Re0.8, Re0.5
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 : Prandtl and Reynold's analogies are identical for Prandtl number value of (A) 0 (B) 0.5 (C) 1 (D) 5
Last Answer : (C) 1
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 : Prandtl and Reynolds analogy are same, when Prandtl number is (A) 0.5 (B) 1 (C) > 2 (D) 1.5
Last Answer : (B) 1
Description : Natural convection is characterised by (A) Grashoff number (B) Peclet number (C) Reynolds number (D) Prandtl number
Last Answer : (A) Grashoff number
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 : For turbulent mass transfer in pipes, the Sherwood number depends on the Reynolds number as (A) Re 0.33 (B) Re 0.53 (C) Re 0.83 (D) Re
Last Answer : (C) Re 0.83
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 : Which of the following plays an important role in problems of simultaneous heat and mass transfer (A) Lewis number (B) Schmidt number (C) Prandtl number (D) Sherwood number
Last Answer : (A) Lewis 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 friction factor for turbulent flow in a hydraulically smooth pipe (A) Depends only on Reynolds number (B) Does not depend on Reynolds number (C) Depends on the roughness (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Depends only on Reynolds number
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Mechanical agitation is required, if the system has low interfacial tension (B) Sieve tray towers are generally used for systems having low ... Prandtl analogy for heat and mass transfer considers the transfer through both laminar and turbulent layers
Last Answer : (A) Mechanical agitation is required, if the system has low interfacial tension
Description : With the increase of temperature, the Col-burn jH factor (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remains unchanged (D) May increase or decrease; depending on temperature
Last Answer : (A) Increases
Description : JD factor for mass transfer is a function of Reynolds number. Mass transfer by molecular diffusion from a single drop to surrounding still air is given by (A) Nsh = 2 (B) Nst = 2 (C) Nsc = 2 (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Nsh = 2
Description : In a boiling curve, the peak heat flux is called the __________ point. (A) Nusselt (B) Leidenfrost (C) Boiling (D) Burnout
Last Answer : (D) Burnout
Description : The rate of heat transfer from a vertical plate by natural convection depends upon the temperature differences (ΔT) between wall and outside bulk. The proportionality is given as (A) (ΔT) 1/4 (B) (ΔT) 1/2 (C) (ΔT) 5/4 (D) (ΔT) 3/4
Last Answer : (D) (ΔT) 3/4
Description : Crystal size in a continuous crystalliser depends upon the (A) Rate of heat transfer (B) Degree of turbulence (C) Degree of super-saturation (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Economy of a multiple effect evaporator depends upon the (A) Heat balance consideration (B) Rate of heat transfer (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B
Last Answer : (A) Heat balance consideration
Description : For __________ Prandtl number values, the heat conduction will be negligible in the buffer zone. (A) Extremely low (B) Low (C) High (D) No
Last Answer : (C) High
Description : Heat transfer co-efficient (h1 ) for liquids increases with (A) Increasing temperature (B) Decreasing temperature (C) Decreasing Reynolds number (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Increasing temperature
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)
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 : Heat transfer co-efficient equation for forced convection, Nu = 0.023 Re 0.8 . Pr n , is not valid, if the value of (A) n = 0.4 is used for heating (B) n = 0.3 is used for cooling (C) Reynolds number for the flow involved is > 10000 (D) Reynolds number for the flow involved is < 2100
Last Answer : (D) Reynolds number for the flow involved is < 2100