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
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 : 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 : Pick out the correct statement pertaining to transition/ entrance length in fluid flow. (A) The length of entrance region of pipe, in which full development of fluid flow takes place such that velocity profile does not change ... pipe of diameter 'd' is equal to 50 D (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Transition from laminar flow to turbulent flow in fluid flow through a pipe does not depend upon the (A) Length of the pipe (B) Diameter of the pipe (C) Density of the fluid (D) Velocity of the fluid
Last Answer : (A) Length of the pipe
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 : 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 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 : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) A fluid mass is free from shearing forces, when it is made to rotate with a uniform velocit (B) Newton's law of viscosity is not applicable to the ... types of bearings (D) Rise of water in capillary tubes reduces with the increasing diameter of capillary tubes
Last Answer : (B) Newton's law of viscosity is not applicable to the turbulent flow of fluid with linear velocity distribution
Description : Transition from laminar flow to turbulent flow is aided by the (A) Surface roughness and curvature (i.e. sharp corners) (B) Vibration (C) Pressure gradient and the compressibility of the flowing medium (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Description : The average heat transfer co-efficient over the entire length of the plate (ha ) and the local heat transfer co-efficient (hL ), in case of heat transfer over a flat plate in laminar zone is related as (A) ha = 0.8hL (B) ha = 2hL (C) ha = hL (D) ha = 5hL
Last Answer : (B) ha = 2hL
Description : Maximum heat transfer rate is obtained in __________ flow. (A) Laminar (B) Turbulent (C) Creeping (D) Transition region
Last Answer : (B) Turbulent
Description : Bulk of the convective heat transfer resistance from a hot tube surfaceto the fluid flowing in it, is (A) In the central core of the fluid (B) Uniformly distributed throughout the fluid (C) Mainly confined to a thin film of fluid near the surface (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Mainly confined to a thin film of fluid near the surface
Description : Maximum heat transfer rate is achieved in __________ flow. (A) Co-current (B) Counter-current (C) Turbulent (D) Laminar
Last Answer : (C) Turbulen
Description : The distribution of shear stress in a stream of fluid in a circular tube is (A) Linear with radius for turbulent flow only (B) Linear with radius for laminar flow only (C) Linear with radius for both laminar & turbulent flow (D) Parabolic with radius for both laminar & turbulent flow
Last Answer : (C) Linear with radius for both laminar & turbulent flow
Description : In turbulent flow, a rough pipe has the same friction factor as a smooth pipe (A) In the zone of complete turbulence (B) When the roughness projections are much smaller than the thickness of ... ) Everywhere in the transition zone (D) When the friction factor is independent of the Reynold's number
Last Answer : (B) When the roughness projections are much smaller than the thickness of the laminar film
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 : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The shear stress at the pipe (dia = D, length = L) wall in case of laminar flow of Newtonian fluids is (D/4L). ∆p (B) In the equation, T. gc = k. ... to motion (D) With increase in the Mach number >0.6, the drag co-efficient decreases in case of compressible fluids
Last Answer : (D) With increase in the Mach number >0.6, the drag co-efficient decreases in case of compressible fluids
Description : Which of the following parameters is increased by use of finned tube in a multipass shell and tube heat exchanger? (A) Tube side pressure drop and the heat transfer rate (B) Convective heat transfer co-efficient (C) Effective tube surface area for convective heat transfer (D) All (A) (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A) (B) and (C)
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 : 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 : Fanning equation is given by (∆P/ρ) = 4f (L/D) (v 2 /2gc ). It is applicable to __________ region flow. (A) Transition (B) Laminar (C) Turbulent (D) Both (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) Both (B) and (C)
Description : The characteristic dimensionless groups for heat transfer to a fluid flowing through a pipe in laminar flow are (A) Re.Gz (B) Nu, Pr (C) Nu, Pr, Re (D) Nu, Gz
Last Answer : (D) Nu, Gz
Description : Transition length for a turbulent fluid entering into a pipe is around __________ times the pipe diameter. (A) 5 (B) 50 (C) 500 (D) 5000
Last Answer : (B) 50
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 : In turbulent flow, the (A) Fluid particles move in an orderly manner (B) Momentum transfer is on molecular scale only (C) Shear stress is caused more effectively by cohesion than momentum transfer (D) Shear stresses are generally larger than in a similar laminar flow
Last Answer : (D) Shear stresses are generally larger than in a similar laminar flow
Description : Transition length for turbulent flow in smooth pipe is equal to __________ times the pipe diameter. (A) 0.5 (B) 5 (C) 50 (D) 500
Last Answer : (C) 50
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 : Asymptotic conditions is reached, when for a fluid flowing in laminar flow through a long tube (A) Exit-fluid temperature > wall temperature (B) Exit fluid temperature < wall temperature (C) Exit fluid temperature = wall temperature (D) Graetz number > 100
Last Answer : (C) Exit fluid temperature = wall temperature
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 : 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 : 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 : When the pipe Reynold's number is 6000, the flow is generally (A) Viscous (B) Laminar (C) Turbulent (D) Transition
Last Answer : (C) Turbulent
Description : What is the critical radius of insulation (cms) for a metallic cylinder, if the convective heat transfer co-efficient with the ambient atmosphere is 5 W/m2. °K? Thermal conductivity of metal and insulation material are 40 and 0.1 W/m.°K respectively. (A) 2 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D) 40
Last Answer : (A) 2
Description : The Graetz number is concerned with the (A) Mass transfer between a gas and a liquid (B) Absorption with chemical reaction (C) Heat transfer in turbulent flow (D) Heat transfer in laminar flow
Last Answer : (D) Heat transfer in laminar flow
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 : 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 : At Pr > 1, conduction in an ordinary fluid flowing through a heated pipe is limited to the (A) Buffer zone (B) Turbulent core (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Viscous sub-layer
Last Answer : (D) Viscous sub-layer
Description : The fluid velocity varies as the cube of the cylindrical pipe diameter in case of steady state laminar flow at constant pressure drop for __________ fluid. (A) Newtonian (B) Pseudo-plastic (C) Dilatent (D) Bingham plastic
Last Answer : (B) Pseudo-plastic
Description : The fluid velocity varies as the square of the cylindrical pipe diameter, in case of steady state laminar flow at constant pressure drop, for __________ fluid. (A) Newtonian (B) Dilatant (C) Pseudo-plastic (D) Non-Newtonian
Last Answer : (A) Newtonian
Description : The fluid velocity varies as the square root of the cylindrical pipe diameter in case of steady state laminar flow at constant pressure drop of __________ fluid. (A) Dilatent (B) Pseudo-plastic (C) Bingham plastic (D) Newtonian
Last Answer : (A) Dilatent
Description : Baffles provided on the shell side of a shell and tube heat exchanger are meant for (A) Providing support for the tubes (B) Improving heat transfer (C) Both 'a' & 'b' (D) Preventing the fouling of tubes & stagnation of shell side fluid
Last Answer : C) Both 'a' & 'b'
Description : For laminar flow of Newtonian fluids through a circular pipe, for a given pressure drop and length & diameter of pipe, the velocity of fluid is proportional to (where, μ = fluid viscosity ) (A) μ (B) 1/μ (C) √μ (D) 1/√μ
Last Answer : (B) 1/μ
Description : The pressure drop per unit length for laminar flow of fluid through a long pipe is proportional to (where, A = cross-sectional area of the pipe & D = Diameter of the pipe) (A) A (B) D (C) 1/A (D) 1/A2
Last Answer : (C) 1/A
Description : In case of a plate and frame filter press, filtrate flow through the cake follows __________ flow. (A) Plug (B) Turbulent (C) Laminar (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Laminar
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 : Heat transfer in the laminar sub-layer in case of a liquid flowing through a pipe, is mostly by (A) Eddies current (B) Conduction (C) Convection (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Conduction
Description : The loss of head due to viscosity for laminar flow in pipes is (where d = Diameter of pipe, l = Length of pipe, v w = Specific weight of the flowing liquid) (A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 16 (D) 32
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : A large Reynold number is indication of (A) Smooth and streamline flow (B) Laminar flow (C) Steady flow (D) Highly turbulent flow
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)