Heat transfer by natural convection is enhanced in system with
(A) High viscosity
(B) High co-efficient of thermal expansio
(B) High co-efficient of thermal expansion
Description : Heat transfer occurs by natural convection because change in temperature causes difference in (A) Viscosity (B) Density (C) Thermal conductivity (D) Heat capacity
Last Answer : (B) Density
Description : Diffusion co-efficient generally depends upon the temperature, pressure & the nature of the components of the system. Its dimension is not the same as that of the (A) Mass transfer co-efficient (B) Thermal diffusivity (C) Kinematic viscosity (D) Volumetric diffusivity
Last Answer : (A) Mass transfer co-efficient
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 : 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 : Fluid motion in the natural convection heat transfer between a solid surface and a fluid in contact with it, results from the (A) Existence of thermal boundary layer (B) Temperature gradient produced ... difference (C) Buoyancy of the bubbles produced at active nucleation site (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : Which of the following is an undesirable property of a manometricliquid? (A) Non-sticky & non-corrosive nature (B) High vapour pressure (C) Low viscosity & surface tension (D) Low co-efficient of thermal expansion
Last Answer : (B) High vapour pressure
Description : Heat transfer rate per unit area is called (A) Thermal conductivity (B) Heat flux (C) Heat transfer co-efficient (D) Thermal diffusivity
Last Answer : (B) Heat flux
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 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 Fourier's law, the proportionality constant is called the (A) Heat transfer co-efficient (B) Thermal diffusivity (C) Thermal conductivity (D) Stefan-Boltzmann constant
Last Answer : (C) Thermal conductivity
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : When the ratio of the Grashoff number and to the square of Reynolds number is one, the dominant mechanism of heat transfer is: (A) Free convection (B) Entry length problem in laminar forced ... (developing thermal boundary layer) (C) Mixed convection (both free and forced) (D) Forced convection
Last Answer : (C) Mixed convection (both free and forced)
Description : Pick out the correct statement. (A) 1 kcal/hr.m.°C is equal to 1 BTU/hr. ft.°F (B) In steady state heat conduction, the only property of the substance which determines the ... in the direction of temperature rise (D) In heat transfer by forced convection, Grashoff number is very important
Last Answer : (B) In steady state heat conduction, the only property of the substance which determines the temperature distribution, is the thermal conductivity
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 : Which of the following are methods of heat transfer? (1) Convection (2) Evaporation (3) Revolution (4) Thermal Expansion
Last Answer : (1) Convection Explanation: Convection is the transfer of heat from one place to another by the movement of fluids. It is usually the dominant form of heat transfer (convection) in liquids and ... the combined processes of conduction (heat diffusion) and advection (heat transfer by bulk fluid flow).
Last Answer : Convection
Description : __________ glass has the lowest co-efficient of thermal expansion and hence is more heat resistant. (A) Pyrex (B) Soda lime (C) Lead (D) High silica
Last Answer : (A) Pyrex
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 : The Fourier number (defined as a.t/L 2 ) is used in the analysis of problem involving heat transfer by (A) Forced convection (B) Natural convection (C) Transient conduction (D) Steady state conduction
Last Answer : (C) Transient conduction
Description : In which mode of heat transfer, the Biot number is important? (A) Transient heat conduction (B) Natural convection (C) Forced convection (D) Radiation
Last Answer : (A) Transient heat conduction
Description : The rate of heat transfer from a vertical plate by natural convection depends upon the temperature differences (ΔT) between wall and outside bulk. The proportionality is given as (A) (ΔT) 1/4 (B) (ΔT) 1/2 (C) (ΔT) 5/4 (D) (ΔT) 3/4
Last Answer : (D) (ΔT) 3/4
Description : Mode of heat transfer in which the fluid moves under the influence of changes in fluid pressure produced by external work is called (A) Radiation (B) Natural convection (C) Forced convection (D) Conduction
Last Answer : (C) Forced convection
Description : Mode of heat transfer involved in the cooling of air cooled internal combustion engine is (A) Conduction (B) Natural convection (C) Forced convection (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Natural convection
Description : In natural convection heat transfer, the correlating parameter is the (A) Graetz number (B) Eckert number (C) Grashoff number (D) Bond number
Last Answer : (C) Grashoff number
Description : View factor is important in heat transfer by (A) Steady state conduction (B) Natural convection (C) Forced convection (D) Radiation
Last Answer : (D) Radiation
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 : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Fluid movement under the influence of buoyant forces resulting from change in density takes place in case of natural convection (B) The ratio NNu /NRe . Npr is ... convection to that by conduction (D) The Colburn jH factor for heat transfer is given by Nst Npr
Last Answer : (D) The Colburn jH factor for heat transfer is given by Nst Npr
Description : Heat transfer by __________ may not necessarily require the presence of a medium. (A) Conduction (B) Natural convection (C) Forced convection (D) Radiation
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 : 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 : Indirect contact heat exchangers are preferred over direct contact heat exchangers, because (A) Heat transfer co-efficient are high (B) There is no risk of contamination (C) There is no mist formation (D) Cost of equipment is lower
Last Answer : (B) There is no risk of contamination
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 : 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 : The thermal efficiency of a reversible heat engine operating between two given thermal reservoirs is 0.4. The device is used either as a refrigerator or as a heat pump between the same reservoirs. Then the coefficient of performance as a ... )R = 1.5; (COP)HP = 2.5 (D) (COP)R = (COP)HP = 2.5
Last Answer : (C) (COP)R = 1.5; (COP)HP = 2.5
Description : (1/V) (∂V/∂T)Pis the mathematical expression (A) Joule-Thomson co-efficient (B) Specific heat at constant pressure (Cp) (C) co-efficient of thermal expansion (D) Specific heat at constant volume (CV)
Last Answer : (C) co-efficient of thermal expansion
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 co-efficient of performance (COP) of a refrigerating system, which is its index of performance, is defined as the ratio of useful refrigeration to the net work. The units of __________ and COP are the same. (A) Kinematic viscosity (B) Work (C) Temperature (D) None of these
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 : . 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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