In a liquid-liquid heat exchanger, for the same process temperature, the
ratio of the LMTD in parallel flow to the LMTD in counter flow is always
(A) < 1
(B) > 1
(C) 1
(D) ∞
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The controlling resistance in case of heating of air by condensing steam is in the air film (B) The log mean temperature difference (LMTD) for ... a pure fluid at a given pressure from liquid to vapor or vice-versa occurs at saturation temperature
Last Answer : (C) In case of a 1 - 2 shell and tube heat exchanger, the LMTD correction factor value increases sharply, when a temperature cross occurs
Description : LMTD for counter-flow and parallel flow heat exchanger will be the same, when the (A) Cold fluid is heated to a certain temperature by condensing steam (isothermal fluid) (B) Outlet temperature of ... temperature of hot fluid is less than the outlet temperature of the cold fluid (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Cold fluid is heated to a certain temperature by condensing steam (isothermal fluid)
Description : In a 1-1 concurrent heat exchanger, if the tube side fluid outlet temperature is equal to the shell side fluid outlet temperature, then the LMTD is (A) ∞ (B) 0 ... temperature (D) Equal to the difference between hot fluid inlet temperature and cold fluid outlet temperature
Last Answer : (B) 0
Description : In a parallel flow heat exchanger, if the outlet temperature of hot and cold fluids are the same, then the log mean temperature difference (LMTD) is (A) Minimum (B) Maximum (C) Zero (D) Infinity
Last Answer : (C) Zero
Description : In a counter flow heat exchanger, hot fluid enters at 170°C & leaves at 150°C, while the cold fluid enters at 50°C & leaves at 70°C. The arithmetic mean temperature difference in this case is __________ °C. (A) 20 (B) 60 (C) 120 (D) ∞
Last Answer : (D) ∞
Description : LMTD for evaporators & condensers for a given terminal parameters & set of conditions for counter-flow is equal to that for parallel flow. In such heat exchangers, with one of the fluids condensing or evaporating, the surface ... Parallel (B) Mixed (C) Counter flow (D) Same in either 'a', b' or 'c'
Last Answer : (D) Same in either 'a', b' or 'c'
Description : In counter flow compared to parallel flow, (A) LMTD is greater (B) Less surface area is required for a given heat transfer rate (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) More surface area is required for a given heat transfer rate
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) and (B)
Description : case of condensers & evaporators operating under given terminal conditions, LMTD (logarithmic mean temperature difference) for counter flow as compared to that for parallel flow is (A) More (B) Less (C) Equal (D) Much more
Last Answer : Option C
Description : Parallel straight line pattern of temperature distribution for both hot and cold fluids is observed in case of heat exchanger of the type (A) Parallel flow with equal heat capacities (B) Counter ... (C) Counter flow with unequal heat capacities (D) Parallel flow with unequal heat capacities
Last Answer : (B) Counter flow with equal heat capacities
Description : A process stream of dilute aqueous solution flowing at the rate of10 Kg.s -1 is to be heated. Steam condensate at 95°C is available for heating purpose, also at a rate of 10 Kg.s -1 . A 1 ... side (C) Parallel flow with process stream on shell side (D) Parallel flow with process stream on tube side
Last Answer : (A) Counter flow with process stream on shell side
Description : LMTD correction factor which is to be applied for a cross-flow heat exchanger increases with increase in the number of shell passes. Its value for a single pass cross flow heat exchanger is (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) > 1 (D) < 1
Last Answer : (D) < 1
Description : For a multipass shell and tube heat exchanger, the LMTD correction factor is always (A) 1 (B) > 1 (C) < 1 (D) Between 1 & 2
Last Answer : (C) < 1
Description : Correction is applied to LMTD for __________ flow. (A) Parallel (B) Counter (C) Cross (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Cross
Description : The outlet temperature of cooling water in a heat exchanger is generally not allowed to exceed above 50°C in industrial practice mainly to avoid (A) Its evaporation loss (B) Excessive corrosion (C) Uneconomic LMTD (D) Decrease in heat exchanger efficiency
Last Answer : (B) Excessive corrosion
Description : Log mean temperature difference (LMTD) cannot be used, if (A) Heat transfer co-efficient over the entire heat exchanger is not constant (B) There exists an unsteady state (C) The heat capacity is not constant and there is a phase change (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
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 : A 2-4 heat exchanger involves (A) Only counter-flow of fluids (B) Only parallel-flow of fluids (C) Both counter and parallel-flow of the fluids (D) Smaller pressure drop compared to 1-2 exchanger
Last Answer : (C) Both counter and parallel-flow of the fluids
Description : It is not recommended to use a 1-2 shell and tube heat exchanger for a particular heat duty, whenever the LMTD correction factor is (A) > 0.75 (B) < 0.75 (C) < 0.50 (D) < 0.25
Last Answer : (B) < 0.75
Description : LMTD can't be used as such without a correction factor for the (A) Multipass heat exchanger (B) Baffled heat exchanger (C) Condensation of mixed vapour in a condenser (D) All (A) (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A) (B) and (C)
Description : In a heat exchanger, the rate of heat transfer from the hot fluid to the cold fluid (A) Varies directly as the area and the LMTD (B) Directly proportional to LMTD and inversely proportional to the area (C) Varies as square of the area (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Varies directly as the area and the LMTD
Description : Baffles in the shell side of a shell and tube heat exchanger (A) Increase the cross-section of the shell side liquid (B) Force the liquid to flow parallel to the bank (C) Increase the shell side heat transfer co-efficient (D) Decrease the shell side heat transfer co-efficient
Last Answer : (C) Increase the shell side heat transfer co-efficient
Description : In a heat exchanger with steam outside the tubes, a liquid gets heated to 45°C, when its flow velocity in the tubes is 2 m/s. If the flow velocity is reduced to 1 m/s, other things remaining ... than 45°C (B) More than 45°C (C) Equal to 45°C (D) Initially decreases and remains constant thereafter
Last Answer : (B) More than 45°C
Description : In case of parallel flow heat exchanger, the lowest temperature theoretically attainable by the hot fluid is __________ the outlet temperature of the cold fluid. (A) Equal to (B) More than (C) Less than (D) Either more or less than (depending upon the fluid)
Last Answer : (A) Equal to
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Superheated steam is preferably not used for process heating because of its low heat transfer film co-efficient (B) In a shell and tube heat exchanger ... surface heat exchangers, when the direction of fluid flow is parallel to the axis of the tube
Last Answer : (C) S.I. unit of fouling factor is Watt/m2 .°K
Description : Hot water (0.01 m3 /min) enters the tube side of a counter current shell and tube heat exchanger at 80°C and leaves at 50°C. Cold oil (0.05 m3 /min) of density 800 kg/m3 and specific heat of ... mean temperature difference in °C is approximately (A) 32 (B) 37 (C) 45 (D) 50
Last Answer : (A) 32
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 : The inside heat transfer co-efficient in case of turbulent flow of liquid in the tube side in a 1-2 shell and tube heat exchanger is increased by __________ times, when the number of tube passes is increased to 8. (A) 2 0.8 (B) 4 0.8 (C) 4 0.4 (D) 2 0.4
Last Answer : (B) 4 0.8
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) When the concentration difference for the mass transfer becomes zero at the bottom of the gas absorption tower, then the upper end of the operating line touches the ... fixed gas flow rate, the slope of the operating line decreases, in case of gas absorption process
Last Answer : (C) The operating line lies above the equilibrium curve in case of a gas desorber
Description : Radiator of an automobile engine is a __________ type of heat exchanger. (A) Co-current (B) Cross-current (C) Counter-current (D) Direct contact
Last Answer : (D) Direct contact
Description : The eddy diffusivity for a liquid in plug flow must be (A) 1 (B) 0 (C) ∞ (D) Between 0 and 1
Description : . If a single tube pass heat exchanger is converted to two pass, then for the same flow rate, the pressure drop per unit length in tube side will (A) Increase by 1.8 times (B) Decrease by 2 2 (C) Increase by 2 16 (D) Remain unchanged
Last Answer : (C) Increase by 2 16
Description : To reduce the tube side pressure drop for the same flow rate, the heat exchanger recommended is (A) 1-2 heat exchanger (B) 1-1 heat exchanger (C) 3-2 heat exchanger (D) 2-4 heat exchanger
Last Answer : (B) 1-1 heat exchanger
Description : The value of NA/(NA + NB), for steady state equimolal counter diffusion of two gases 'A' and 'B' is (A) 1 (B) ∞ (C) 0.5
Last Answer : (B) ∞
Description : The ratio of volume of mixed reactor to the volume of P.F.R. (for identical flow rate, feed composition and conversion) for zero order reaction is: (A) ∞ (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) > 1
Last Answer : (C) 1
Description : . If all the conditions and dimensions are same, then the ratio of velocity through the tubes of a double pass heat exchanger to that through the single pass heat exchanger is (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 1/2 (D) 4
Last Answer : (B) 2
Description : Which type of heat exchanger is preferred for heavy heat loads? (A) Double pipe (B) Plate fine (C) Series and parallel set of shell and tube (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Series and parallel set of shell and tube
Description : In a counter-current liquid extractor (A) Both liquids flow at fixed rate (B) Both liquids can have any desired flow rate (C) Only one of the liquids may be pumped at any desired rate (D) Liquid’s flow rate depends upon the temperature and pressure
Last Answer : (C) Only one of the liquids may be pumped at any desired rate
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 : Pick out the wrong statement: (A) The capacity of an evaporator is reduced by the boiling point elevation (B) Corrosive liquid is normally passed through the tubes in a ... recompression evaporator (D) Heat sensitive materials should be concentrated in high pressure evaporators
Last Answer : (D) Heat sensitive materials should be concentrated in high pressure evaporators
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 : Gibbs free energy of mixing at constant pressure and temperature is always (A) 0 (B) ∞ (C) + ve (D) - ve
Last Answer : (D) - ve
Description : Vibrations in the tubes of a shell and tube heat exchanger is induced due to the (A) Flow of fluid on the tube and shell sides (B) Oscillations in the flow of shell/tube sides fluid (C) Vibrations ... piping and/or supports due to external reasons (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
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 : In an extended surface heat exchanger, fluid having lower co-efficient (A) Flows through the tube (B) Flows outside the tubes (C) Can flow either inside or outside the tubes (D) Should not be used as it gives very high pressure drop
Last Answer : (B) Flows outside the tubes
Description : In a co-current double pipe heat exchanger used for condensing saturated steam over the inner tube, if the entrance and exit conditions of the coolant are interchanged, then the rate of condensation ... Decrease (C) Remain unchanged (D) Either increase or decrease; depends on the coolant flow rate
Last Answer : (C) Remain unchanged
Description : Use of transverse baffles in a shell and tube heat exchanger is done to increase the (A) Rate of heat transfer (B) Flow velocity (C) Turbulence of shell side fluid (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : When the psychometric ratio is __________ then the adiabatic saturation temperature and wet bulb temperature becomes equal. (A) 1 (B) < 1 (C) > 1 (D) ∞
Last Answer : (A) 1
Description : Chemical potential (an intensive property) of a substance is a force that drives the chemical system to equilibrium and is equal to its partial molar properties. The ratio of chemical potential to free energy of a pure substance ... temperature and pressure is (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) ∞ (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) 1
Description : The ratio of velocity head to tube side return loss in case of a multipass shell and tube heat exchanger is (A) 2 (B) 1/2 (C) 4 (D) 1/4
Last Answer : (D) 1/4