Heat transfer co-efficient (h1
) for liquids increases with
(A) Increasing temperature
(B) Decreasing temperature
(C) Decreasing Reynolds number
(D) None of these
Description : The film co-efficient between condensing vapour and metal wall increases with (A) Increasing temperature of the vapour (B) Decreasing temperature of the vapour (C) Increasing viscosity of the film of condensate (D) Increasing temperature drop
Last Answer : (A) Increasing temperature of the vapour
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 : 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 (A) 1.26 h1 (B) 0.794 h1 (C) 0.574 h1 (D) 1.741 h1
Last Answer : (B) 0.794 h1
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 : 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
Description : The overall mass transfer co-efficient for the absorption of SO2 in air with dilute NaOH solution can be increased substantially by (A) Increasing the gas film co-efficient (B) Increasing the liquid film co-efficient (C) Increasing the total pressure (D) Decreasing the total pressure
Last Answer : (A) Increasing the gas film co-efficient
Description : Even though heat transfer co-efficient in boiling liquids is large, use of fins is advantageous, when the entire surface is exposed to __________ boiling. (A) Film (B) Nucleate (C) Transition (D) All modes of
Last Answer : Option A
Description : The Reynolds number of the liquid was increased 100 fold for a laminar falling film used for gas-liquid contacting. Assuming penetrating theory is applicable, the fold increase in the mass transfer co-efficient (Kc ) for the same system is. (A) 100 (B) 10 (C) 5 (D) 1
Last Answer : (B) 10
Description : The mass transfer co-efficient for a solid sphere of radius 'a' dissolving in a large volume of quiescent liquid, in which ‘D’ is the diffusivity of solute, is (A) D/a (B) D/2a (C) Proportional to √D (D) Dependent on the Reynolds number
Last Answer : (D) Dependent on the Reynolds number
Description : As the difference between the wall temperature and bulk temperature increases, the boiling heat transfer co-efficient (A) Continues to increase (B) Continues to decrease (C) Goes through a minimum (D) Goes through a maximum
Last Answer : (C) Goes through a minimum
Description : A coal with high ash content is undesirable, as (A) It is abrasive to the coal pulveriser (i.e. ball mill) and the combustion chamber (B) The ash in molten condition gets absorbed in the pores of the ... and stick to the boiler tubes thereby reducing the heat transfer (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
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 : The co-efficient of drag and lift for an incompressible fluid depends on the (A) Reynolds number (B) Froude number (C) Mach number (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (A) Reynolds numbe
Description : The discharge co-efficient for an orifice meter does not depend upon the (A) Pipe length (B) Ratio of pipe diameter to orifice diameter (C) Type of orifice & the Reynolds number (D) Pipe diameter
Last Answer : (A) Pipe length
Description : In case of hydraulically smooth pipe, the resistance to flow depends only on the Reynolds number, whereas for a hydraulically rough pipe, the resistance to flow is governed by the relative roughness. Two pipes are said ... co-efficient for flows at equal Reynold number (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (C) Friction co-efficient for flows at equal Reynold number
Description : The co-efficient of discharge of an orificemeter is a function of (A) Reynolds number at the orifice (B) Ratio of orifice dia to pipe dia (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of the above parameters, and has a constant value of 0.61
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) and (B)
Description : An ideal coolant for a nuclear reactor should (A) Be a good absorber of neutrons (B) Be capable of attaining high temperature, only when it is pressurised (C) Have high density, but low heat transfer co-efficient (D) Be free from radiation damage and non-corrosive
Last Answer : (D) Be free from radiation damage and non-corrosive
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 : 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 : The left face of a one dimensional slab of thickness 0.2 m is maintained at 80°C and the right face is exposed to air at 30°C. The thermal conductivity of the slab is 1.2 W/m.K and the heat transfer co-efficient from the ... temperature of the right face in °C is (A) 77.2 (B) 71.2 (C) 63.8 (D) 48.7
Last Answer : (D) 48.7
Description : The main purpose of providing fins on heat transfer surface is to increase the (A) Temperature gradient (B) Mechanical strength of the equipment (C) Heat transfer area (D) Heat transfer co-efficient
Last Answer : (C) Heat transfer area
Description : . The inner wall of a furnace is at a temperature of 700°C. The composite wall is made of two substances, 10 and 20 cm thick with thermal conductivities of 0.05 and 0.1 W.m-1.°C-1 respectively. The ambient air is at 30°C ... from the outer surface in W.m-2 is (A) 165.4 (B) 167.5 (C) 172.5 (D) 175
Last Answer : (A) 165.4
Description : In a shell and tube heat exchanger, floating head is used for (A) Large temperature differentials (B) High heat transfer co-efficient (C) Low pressure drop (D) Less corrosion of tubes
Last Answer : (A) Large temperature differentials
Description : Walls of a cubical oven are of thickness l, and they are made of material of thermal conductivity k. The temperature inside the oven is 100°C and the inside heat transfer co-efficient is 3k/l'. If the wall temperature ... wall temperature in degree centigrade? (A) 35.5 (B) 43.75 (C) 81.25 (D) 48.25
Last Answer : (C) 81.25
Description : A thin, flat & square plate measuring 2 m 2 m is freely hanging in ambient air at 25°C. It is exposed to the solar radiation falling on one side of the plate at the rate of 500 W/m2. The plate temperature will ... heat transfer co-efficient is __________ W/m2 °C. (A) 50 (B) 100 (C) 150 (D) 200
Last Answer : (B) 100
Description : The boundary layer thickness at a given section along a flat plate __________ with increasing Reynold's number. (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remain same (D) May increase or decrease
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 : 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 : During agitation of liquids, the (A) Froude number is independent for the curves between power number and Reynolds number in baffled system (B) Power number becomes independent of impellers Reynolds number at high Reynolds number, ... , the centre vortex) on the power number (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
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 : Increasing the liquor level in the evaporator results in the (A) Decreased capacity (B) Increase in liquor film co-efficient (C) Decreased effect of hydrostatic head (D) Increased true temperature drop
Last Answer : (A) Decreased capacity
Description : Critical solution temperature (or the con-solute temperature) for partially miscible liquids (e.g., phenol-water) is the minimum temperature at which (A) A homogeneous solution (say of phenol water) is ... a decreasing trend (C) Two liquids are completely separated into two layers (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) A homogeneous solution (say of phenol water) is formed
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 : . A dilute aqueous solution is to be concentrated in an evaporator system. High pressure steam is available. Multiple effect evaporator system is employed, because (A) Total heat transfer area of ... in a single effect is much lower than that in any effect in a multi-effect system
Last Answer : (B) Total amount of vapor produced per Kg of feed steam in a multiple effect system is much higher than in a single effect
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 : 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 transfer by natural convection is enhanced in system with (A) High viscosity (B) High co-efficient of thermal expansio
Last Answer : (B) High co-efficient of thermal expansion
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 : Baffles are provided in heat exchangers to increase the (A) Fouling factor (B) Heat transfer area (C) Heat transfer co-efficient (D) Heat transfer rate
Last Answer : (C) Heat transfer co-efficient
Description : The unit of heat transfer co-efficient in SI unit is (A) J/M2°K (B) W/m2°K (C) W/m°K (D) J/m°K
Last Answer : (B) W/m2°K
Description : 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 (B) Transition (C) Both 'a' & 'b' (D) Highly turbulent
Last Answer : (D) Highly turbulent
Description : Steam is to be condensed in a shell and tube heat exchanger, 5 m long with a shell diameter of 1 m. Cooling water is to be used for removing the heat. Heat transfer co-efficient ... ) Horizontal heat exchanger with steam on tube side (D) Horizontal heat exchanger with steam on shell side
Last Answer : (B) Vertical heat exchanger with steam on shell side
Description : Controlling heat transfer film co-efficient is the one, which offers __________ resistance to heat transfer. (A) No (B) The least (C) The largest (D) Lower
Last Answer : (C) The largest
Description : Steam side heat transfer co-efficient in an evaporator is in the range of __________ kcal/hr.m2°C. (A) 10-50 (B) 100-500 (C) 1000-1500 (D) 5000-15000
Last Answer : (D) 5000-15000
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 : For turbulent flow in a tube, the heat transfer co-efficient is obtained from the Dittus-Boelter correlation. If the tube diameter is halved and the flow rate is doubled, then the heat transfer co-efficient will change by a factor of (A) 1 (B) 1.74 (C) 6.1 (D) 37
Last Answer : (C) 6.1
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 : Heat transfer co-efficient (h) for a fluid flowing inside a clean pipe is given by h = 0.023 (K/D) (DVρ/µ) 0.8 (CP .µ/k) 0.4 . This is valid for the value of NRe equal to (A) < 2100 (B) 2100-4000 (C) > 4000 (D) > 10000
Last Answer : (D) > 10000
Description : Heat exchangers operating, when the asymptotic range is reached, (A) Provide very large heat transfer co-efficient (B) Results in making part of the heating surface inactive (C) Results in abruptly increased velocity (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Results in making part of the heating surface inactive
Description : A 10 cm dia steam pipe, carrying steam at 180°C, is covered with an insulation (conductivity = 0.6 W/m.°C). It losses heat to the surroundings at 30°C. Assume a heat transfer co-efficient of 0 ... that of the un-insulated steam pipe (D) Less than the steam pipe with 5 cms insulation
Last Answer : (B) Less than that of the un-insulated steam pipe