The equivalent diameter for pressure drop is __________ that for heat
transfer.
(A) Smaller than
(B) Greater than
(C) Equal to
(D) Not related with
Description : For condensation of pure vapors, if the heat transfer co-efficients in filmwise and drop-wise condensation are respectively hf and hd , then (A) hf = hd (B) hf > hd (C) hf < hd (D) hf could be greater or smaller than hd
Last Answer : (C) hf < hd
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) In case of heat transfer by purely forced convection, GR /Re 2 ≤ 1 (B) The equivalent diameter of heat transfer for a duct of ... nucleate boiling depends basically on the ease with which the bubbles are formed and detached from the heating surface
Last Answer : (B) The equivalent diameter of heat transfer for a duct of square crosssection (having each side as 'x') is equal to 4x
Description : For a fluid flowing in an annulus space, the wetted perimeter for heat transfer and pressure drop are (A) Same (B) Different (C) Never different (D) Linearly related
Last Answer : (B) Different
Description : A packed tower compared to a plate tower for a particular mass transfer operation (A) Incurs smaller pressure drop (B) Allows installation of cooling coils (C) Is less costly when built in large sizes/diameters (D) Is more suitable, if suspended solids are present in fluid stream
Last Answer : (A) Incurs smaller pressure drop
Description : The equivalent diameter for fluid flow through square cross section channel of side 'x', for pressure drop calculation purpose is given by (A) 4x (B) 2x (C) x (D) √x
Last Answer : (C) x
Description : The equivalent diameter for pressure drop calculation for a duct of square cross-section is given by (where, x = each side of the square duct). (A) x (B) √(πx) (C) √(2x) (D) √(x/2)
Last Answer : (A) x
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Heat transfer by radiation cannot occur across an absolute volume (B) In case of a shell and tube heat exchanger, the pressure drop through the shell is ... The amount of heat involved in the condensation or vaporisation of 1 kg of a fluid is the same
Last Answer : (A) Heat transfer by radiation cannot occur across an absolute volume
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 : Percentage saturation is __________ the relative saturation. (A) Always smaller than (B) Always greater than (C) Not related to (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Always smaller than
Description : In an absorption column, the flooding velocity for random packing is __________ that for stacked/regular packing. (A) Greater than (B) Smaller than (C) Equal to (D) Either (A), or (B); depends on the type of packing
Last Answer : (B) Smaller than
Description : The exit cone angle in case of a standard Venturimeter is __________ the entrance cone angle. (A) Smaller than (B) Greater than (C) Equal to (D) Either (A) or (B)
Last Answer : (A) Smaller than
Description : The size of plug flow reactor (PFR) for all positive reaction orders and for any given duty, is __________ that of mixed reactor. (A) Greater than (B) Equal to (C) Smaller than (D) Unpredictable from the data
Last Answer : (C) Smaller than
Description : Shell side pressure drop in a shell and tube heat exchanger does not depend upon the (A) Baffle spacing & shell diameter (B) Tube diameter & pitch (C) Viscosity, density & mass velocity of shell side fluid (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : In a shell and tube heat exchanger, square pitch compared to triangular pitch (A) Gives a higher shell side pressure drop (B) Gives a lower shell side pressure drop (C) Can pack more surface area into a shell of given diameter (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Gives a higher shell side pressure drop
Description : The equivalent diameter for the annulus of a double pipe heat exchanger, whose inner pipe has fins on the outside is __________ compared to the same size pipes without fins. (A) More (B) Less (C) Same (D) Unpredictable
Last Answer : (B) Less
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 : Low viscosity absorbent is preferred for reasons of (A) Rapid absorption rates and good heat transfer characteristics (B) Improved flooding characteristics (C) Low pressure drop on pumping (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
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 : 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 : The advantage of using a 1 - 2 shell and tube heat exchanger over a 1 - 1 shell and tube heat exchanger is (A) Lower tube side pressure drop (B) Lower shell side pressure drop (C) Higher tube side heat transfer co-efficient (D) Higher shell side heat transfer co-efficient
Last Answer : (C) Higher tube side heat transfer co-efficient
Description : Multipass heat exchangers are used (A) Because of simplicity of fabrication (B) For low heat load (C) To obtain higher heat transfer co-efficient and shorter tube (D) To reduce the pressure drop
Last Answer : (C) To obtain higher heat transfer co-efficient and shorter tube
Description : Extremely large or small volumes of fluids are generally best routed through the shell side of a shell and tube heat exchanger, because of the (A) Less corrosion problems (B) Flexibility possible in the baffle arrangement (C) Low pressure drop (D) High heat transfer co-efficient
Last Answer : (B) Flexibility possible in the baffle arrangement
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 : 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 : At the same gas flow rate, the pressure drop in a packed tower being irrigated with liquid __________ that in dry packed tower. (A) Is greater than (B) Is lower than (C) Is same as (D) Cannot be predicted as data are insufficient
Last Answer : (A) Is greater than
Description : Pressure drop in a fluidised bed reactor is __________ that in a similar packed bed reactor. (A) Less than (B) Greater than (C) Same as (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Greater than
Description : Finned tube heat exchangers (A) Give larger area per tube (B) Use metal fins of low thermal conductivity (C) Facilitate very large temperature drop through tube wall (D) Are used for smaller heat load
Last Answer : (A) Give larger area per tube
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 : 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
Description : The heat transfer co-efficient in film type condensation is __________ that for dropwise condensation. (A) Greater than (B) Lower than (C) Is same as (D) Half
Last Answer : (B) Lower than
Description : Fluidised bed reactor is characterised by (A) Uniformity of temperature (B) Comparatively smaller equipment (C) Very small pressure drop (D) Absence of continuous catalyst regeneration facility
Last Answer : (A) Uniformity of temperature
Description : The minimum clear cover for R.C.C. columns shall be (A) Greater of 40 mm or diameter (B) Smaller of 40 mm or diameter (C) Greater of 25 mm or diameter (D) Smaller of 25 mm or diameter
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Water is a better coolant than a gas (like CO2 , He, N2 etc.), because it (A) Is a better neutron moderator as well (B) Require comparatively smaller pumps and heat exchanger for a given heat transfer rate ... , and it can be pressurised to attain a high temperature (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : The first law of thermodynamics may be expressed in the following equivalent a. the net heat transfer id equal to the network b. the sum of the total energy forms leaving the system boundary is ... neither be created nor destroyed but only converted from one form to another d. all of the above
Last Answer : all of the above
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 : For large heat transfer area requirement, shell and tube heat exchanger is preferred, because it (A) Occupies smaller space (B) Is more economical (C) Is easy to operate and maintain (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Packed towers are preferred for vacuum operation, because the pressure drop through the packing is less and they (packings) also lessen the ... of liquid, problem of channelling, loading & flooding is generally encountered in packed towers
Last Answer : (C) Diameter of randomly packed tower is normally more than 1.2 metres
Description : When all the limiting reactant is consumed in the reaction, the operational yield __________ the relative yield. (A) Is greater than (B) Is smaller than (C) Equals (D) Can be either greater or smaller than (depends on the type of reaction)
Last Answer : (C) Equals
Description : Film boiling is usually not desired in commercial equipments, because (A) The heat transfer rate is low in view of the large temperature drop (B) It is difficult to maintain (C) It is not economic (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) The heat transfer rate is low in view of the large temperature drop
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The equivalent stiffness of two springs (of equal stiffness 'S') in series is S/2 while in parallel is 2S (B) For a helical spring, deflection is ... is less than the buckling load (D) Modulus of resilience is proportional to (stress at elastic limit)2
Last Answer : (C) Crushing load or columns is less than the buckling load
Description : Which of the following same diameter columns gives lowest pressure drop per unit height? (A) Bubble-cap column (B) Sieve-plate column (C) Packed column (stacked)
Last Answer : (C) Packed column (stacked)
Description : Assuming flow to be laminar, if the diameter of the pipe is halved, then the pressure drop will (A) Increase (B) Decrease (C) Remain same (D) Be quadrupled
Last Answer : (A) Increase
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 : Discharge in laminar flow through a pipe varies (A) As the square of the radius (B) Inversely as the pressure drop (C) Inversely as the viscosity (D) As the square of the diameter
Last Answer : (A) As the square of the radius
Description : For laminar flow of a fluid through a packed bed of spheres of diameter d, the pressure drop per unit length of bed depends upon the sphere diameter as (A) d (B) d 2 (C) d 4 (D) d
Last Answer : (D) d
Description : Two fluids are flowing through two similar pipes of the same diameter. The Reynold's number is same. For the same flow rate if the viscosity of a fluid is reduced to half the value of the ... (A) Increase (B) Decrease (C) Remain unchanged (D) Data insufficient to predict relative pressure drop
Last Answer : (B) Decrease
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 multipass shell and tube heat exchanger, the temperature drop in the fluid (A) Is inversely proportional to the resistance across which the drop occurs (B) And the wall are proportional to individual resistances (C) And the wall is not related (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) And the wall are proportional to individual resistances