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
Description : The overall heat transfer co-efficient for a shell and tube heat exchangerfor clean surfaces is U0 = 400 W/m2 .K. The fouling factor after one year of operation is found to be hd0 = 2000 W/m2 .K. The overall heat transfer coefficient ... 1200 W/m2 .K (B) 894 W/m2 .K (C) 333 W/m2 .K (D) 287 W/m2 .K
Last Answer : (C) 333 W/m2 .K
Description : Experiments were conducted to determine the flux of a species A in a stagnant medium across a gas-liquid interface. The overall mass transfer coefficient based on the liquid side for dilute systems for the above was estimated to be 4 ... -4 (C) 5.6 10 -3 (D) 8.5 10 -3
Last Answer : (B) 8.5 × 10 -4
Description : 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 coefficient for turbulent flow conditions is proportional to (A) d 0.8 (B) d -0.2 (C) d -1 (D) d -1.8
Last Answer : (B) d -0.2
Description : A single pass air heater is connected to a two pass unit. For the air flow rate and other conditions remaining the same, the film heat transfer coefficient for air will vary in the ratio of (A) 2 (B) 2 0.8 (C) 2 0.2 (D) 2 0.5
Last Answer : (B) 2 0.8
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 : 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 : . In a shell and tube heat exchanger, the tube side heat transfer coefficient just at the entrance of the tube is (A) Infinity (B) Zero (C) Same as average heat transfer co-efficient for tube side (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Infinity
Description : All analogy equations connecting friction factor and heat transfer coefficient apply only to (A) Wall or skin friction (B) Form friction (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Turbulent flow
Last Answer : (A) Wall or skin friction
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 : 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 (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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : jH factor for heat transfer depends upon the __________ number. (A) Biot (B) Nusselt (C) Reynolds (D) Prandtl
Last Answer : (C) Reynolds
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 : 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 : 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/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 : 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 : Nusselt number is the ratio of the temperature gradient at the wall to (A) Temperature difference (B) Heat flux (C) That across the entire pipe (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) That across the entire pipe
Description : Nusselt number is the ratio of the (A) Temperature gradient of the wall to that across the entire pipe (B) Temperature difference to the temperature gradient at the wall (C) Heat flux at the wall to that across the entire pipe (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Heat flux at the wall to that across the entire pipe
Description : For the same heat load and mass flow rate in the tube side of a shell and tube heat exchanger, one may use multipass on the tube side, because it (A) Decreases the pressure drop (B) ... the outlet temperature of cooling medium (C) Increases the overall heat transfer coefficient (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Increases the overall heat transfer coefficient
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) In the McCabe-Thiele diagram for binary distillation, vertical feed line represents saturated liquid feed and horizontal feed line represents saturated vapour feed (B) In ... layers over a flat plate are of equal thickness, if Schmidt number is equal to unity
Last Answer : (C) For Laminar flow over a plate of length L, the local mass transfer coefficient at a distance L from the leading edge is 1.5 × 10 -2m/s. Then the average mass transfer co-efficient for the plate is 2 × 10 -2m/s
Description : 1000 Kg of liquid at 30°C in a well stirred vessel has to be heated to 120°C, using immersed coils carrying condensing steam at 150°C. The area of the steam coils is 1.2 m2 and the overall heat transfer co-efficient to the ... will be (A) 15 min (B) 22 min (C) 44 min (D) 51 min
Last Answer : (D) 51 min
Description : According to the film theory of mass transfer, the mass transfer coefficient is proportional to (where, D = molecular diffusivity). (A) D (B) D2 (C) D0.5 (D) 1/D
Last Answer : (A) D
Description : For a heat exchanger, will the overall heat transfer coefficient increase along with an increase in LMTD (log mean temperature difference) around the unit?
Last Answer : The overall heat transfer coefficient is generally weakly dependent on temperature. As the temperatures of the fluids change, the degree to which the overall heat transfer coefficient will be affected depends ... with temperature as I've noted and the U-value will decrease over time with fouling).
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 : The overall resistance for heat transfer through a series of flat resistance, is the __________ of the resistances. (A) Average (B) Geometric mean (C) Product (D) Sum
Last Answer : (D) Sum
Description : Out of the following four assumptions used in the derivation of theequation for LMTD [LMTD = (∆t1 - ∆t2 )/ln(∆t1 /∆t2 )], which one is subject to the largest deviation in practice ? (A) Constant ... (B) Constant rate of fluid flow (C) Constant specific heat (D) No partial phase change in the system
Last Answer : (B) Constant rate of fluid flow
Description : In a gas-liquid shell and tube heat exchanger, the (A) Presence of a non-condensable gas decreases the condensing film coefficient (B) Gases under high pressure are routed through the tube side, because high pressure ... water or steam condensate remain localised to the tubes (D) All 'a', 'b' & 'c'
Last Answer : (D) All 'a', 'b' & 'c'
Description : Utilizing the answer to the previous problem, estimate the overall or average increase in temperature ( ΔT) of the concrete roof from the energy absorbed from the sun during a12hour day. Assume that all of the radiation absorbed goes into ... °C b. 8.9°C c. 9.9°C d. 10.9°C formula: ΔQ = m c ΔT
Last Answer : 7.9 °C
Description : Double pipe heat exchangers are preferably useful, when (A) High viscosity liquid is to be cooled (B) Requirement of heat transfer area is low (C) Overall heat transfer co-efficient is very high (D) A corrosive liquid is to be heated
Last Answer : (B) Requirement of heat transfer area is low
Description : Heat flux is the time rate of heat transfer per unit (A) Length (B) Area (C) Volume (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Area
Description : Heat transfer rate described by Fourier's law will decrease, if the __________ increases. (A) Thermal conductivity (B) Thickness (C) Temperature difference (D) Heat transfer area
Last Answer : (B) Thickness
Description : Rate of heat transfer by vaporisation from pools of water is affected by the (A) Nature of heating surface and distribution of bubbles (B) Surface tension of water (C) Viscosity of water (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Nusselt number for full developed, laminar, constant property flow in a pipe at uniform heat flux is (A) 0.72 (B) 4.364 (C) 18 (D) 83
Last Answer : (B) 4.364
Description : The Nusselt number for fully developed (both thermally and hydrodynamically) laminar flow through a circular pipe, where the wall heat flux is constant, is (A) 2.36 (B) 4.36 (C) 120.36 (D) Dependent on NRe only
Last Answer : (B) 4.36
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) 'Solvates' are chemical compounds formed by solute with their solvents. When water is the solvent, then it is called a 'hydrate' (B) In heat exchanger ... vertical evaporators, area of central downtake is about 50 to 100% of the total tube cross-sectional area
Last Answer : (C) Heat transfer co-efficient during nucleate boiling is not influenced by the agitation imparted
Description : In a furnace with heating element temperature at 1700°C, the dominant mechanism of heat transfer will be (A) Conduction (B) Radiation (C) Natural convection (D) Forced convection
Last Answer : (B) 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 : 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 Nusselt number for fully developed (both thermally and hydrodynamically) laminar flow through a circular pipe whose surface temperature remains constant is (A) 1.66 (B) 88.66 (C) 3.66 (D) Dependent on NRe only
Last Answer : (C) 3.66
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The condensing film co-efficient is about 3 times lower for vertical condenser as compared to the equivalent horizontal condenser for identical situation ( ... in a heat exchanger is controlled by the value of the film co-efficient, which is higher
Last Answer : (D) Overall heat transfer co-efficient in a heat exchanger is controlled by the value of the film co-efficient, which is higher
Description : Overall thermal resistance for conductive heat transfer through a series of flat resistances is equal to the (A) Maximum resistance in the series (B) Sum of all resistances (C) Average of all resistances (D) Minimum resistance presents in the series
Last Answer : (B) Sum of all resistances
Description : Overall heat transfer co-efficient for cooling of hydrocarbons by water is about (A) 50 -100 Kcal/hr.m2 .°C (B) 50 -100 W/m2 .°K (C) 50 -100 BTU/hr. ft. 2°F (D) 1000 - 1500 BTU/hr. ft. 2°F
Last Answer : (C) 50 -100 BTU/hr. ft. 2°F
Description : In case of vertical tube evaporator, with increase in liquor level, the overall heat transfer co-efficient (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Is not affected (D) May increase or decrease; depends on the feed
Last Answer : (B) Decreases
Description : If h1 = inner film co-efficient and /h2 = outer film co-efficient, then the overall heat transfer co-efficient is (A) Always less than h1 (B) Always between h1 and h2 (C) Always higher than h2 (D) Dependent on metal resistance
Last Answer : (B) Always between h1 and h2
Description : 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 (A) U1 = U2 (B) U2 > U1 (C) U1 > U2 (D) U1 = dirt factor - U2
Last Answer : (A) U1 = U2
Description : Which of the following has the lowest overall heat transfer co-efficient? (A) Dowtherm (B) Molten sodium (C) Water (D) Air
Last Answer : (D) Air