Prandtl number is the ratio of
(A) Mass diffusivity to thermal diffusivity
(B) Momentum diffusivity to thermal diffusivity
(C) Thermal diffusivity to mass diffusivity
(D) Thermal diffusivity to momentum diffusivity
Description : Prandtl number is the ratio of (A) Momentum diffusivity to mass diffusivity (B) Momentum diffusivity to thermal diffusivity (C) Thermal diffusivity to mass diffusivity (D) Thermal diffusivity to momentum diffusivity
Last Answer : (B) Momentum diffusivity to thermal diffusivity
Description : Prandtl number is the reciprocal of (A) Thermal diffusivity/Momentum diffusivity (B) Thermal diffusivity × Momentum (C) Thermal diffusivity × Mass diffusivity (D) Mass diffusivity × Momentum diffusivity
Last Answer : (A) Thermal diffusivity/Momentum diffusivity
Description : The ratio of momentum diffusivity to thermal diffusivity is the __________ number. (A) Prandtl (B) Nusselt (C) Stanton (D) Grashoff
Last Answer : (A) Prandtl
Description : The ratio of kinematic viscosity to thermal diffusivity is called the __________ number. (A) Peclet (B) Prandtl (C) Stanton (D) Nusselt
Last Answer : (B) Prandtl
Description : Lewis number, which is important in problems involving simultaneous heat and mass transfer, is the ratio of (A) Mass diffusivity to momentum diffusivity (B) Thermal diffusivity to mass diffusivity (C) Momentum diffusivity to thermal diffusivity (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Thermal diffusivity to mass diffusivity
Description : The Schmidt number which is defined as, μ/ρ D, is the ratio of the (A) Momentum diffusivity to the mass diffusivity (B) Thermal diffusivity to the mass diffusivity (C) Momentum diffusivity to the thermal diffusivity (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Momentum diffusivity to the mass diffusivity
Description : . (NSh /NRe .NSc ) is termed in mass transfer operation as the (A) Stanton number (B) Peclet number (C) Thermal diffusivity (D) Momentum diffusivity
Last Answer : (A) Stanton number
Description : In physical terms, Schmidt number means (A) Thermal diffusivity/mass diffusivity (B) Thermal diffusivity/momentum diffusivity (C) Momentum diffusivity/mass diffusivity (D) Mass diffusivity/thermal diffusivity
Last Answer : (C) Momentum diffusivity/mass diffusivity
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The mass diffusivity, the thermal diffusivity and the eddy momentum diffusivity are the same for NSc = NPr= 1 (B) 1 Nm3 of dry air is lighter ... ) The Lewis number of a mixture is unity, when the thermal diffusivity is equal to the mass diffusivity
Last Answer : (B) 1 Nm3 of dry air is lighter than 1Nm3 of humid air
Description : The mass diffusivity, the thermal diffusivity and the eddy momentum diffusivity are same for, NPr = NSc = __________ (A) 1 (B) 0.5 (C) 10 (D) 0
Last Answer : (A) 1
Description : Which of the following has the same dimension as mass diffusivity? (A) Momentum flux (B) Kinematic viscosity (C) Thermal diffusivity (D) Both (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) Both (B) and (C)
Description : . If Prandtl number is greater than the Schmidt number, then the (A) Thermal boundary layer lies inside the concentration boundary layer (B) Concentration boundary layer lies inside the thermal boundary ... (D) Hydrodynamic (i.e., momentum) boundary layer is thicker than the other two
Last Answer : (A) Thermal boundary layer lies inside the concentration boundary layer
Description : For flow over a flat plate, the ratio of thermal boundary layer thickness, 'xt' and hydrodynamic boundary layer thickness 'x' is equal to (where, NPr = Prandtl number) (A) NPr (B) NPr 1/3 (C) NPr -1 (D) NPr -1/3
Last Answer : (B) NPr 1/3
Description : If mass diffusivity in a mixture is equal to the thermal diffusivity, then the Lewis number is (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) < 1 (D) > 1
Last Answer : (B) 1
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 : In fluid flow, and heat and mass transfer, one encounters (i) kinematic velocity (μ), (ii) molecular diffusivity (θ) and thermal diffusivity (α). The units of these quantities are. (A) μ , α and θ all have units of m/ ... μ has unit of m/s (D) α and θ have units of m/s, while μ has unit of m2/s
Last Answer : Option C
Description : Thermal diffusivity of a material (A) Has the unit m2 /sec (B) Is defined as K/ρ . Cp (C) Is the ratio of thermal conductivity to thermal capacity (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Thickness of thermal boundary layer is more compared to that of hydrodynamic boundary layer, when the value of Prandtl number is (A) 1 (B) < 1 (C) > 1 (D) > 5
Last Answer : (B) < 1
Description : At what value of Prandtl number, the hydrodynamic and thermal boundary layers of a fluid flowing over a heated plate will be identical? (A) 1 (B) < 1 (C) > 1 (D) None of these
Description : Dittus-Boelter equation cannot be used for molten metals mainly due to its very low (A) Prandtl number (B) Grashoff number (C) Thermal conductivity (D) Viscosity
Last Answer : (A) Prandtl number
Description : The hydrodynamic and thermal boundary layers will merge, when (A) Prandtl number is one (B) Schmidt number tends to infinity (C) Nusselt number tends to infinity (D) Archimedes number is greater than 10000
Last Answer : (A) Prandtl number is one
Description : With increase in temperature, the rate of leaching increases, because the (A) Diffusivity of solute increases (B) Viscosity of solvent decreases (C) Thermal conductivity of solute increases (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Diffusivity of solute increases
Description : Thermal diffusivity is the most important in heat transfer by (A) Conduction (B) Radiation
Last Answer : (A) Conduction
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 : 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 : Thermal diffusivity of a substance is proportional to (where, k = Thermal conductivity) (A) 1/k (B) k (C) k2 (D) 1/k2
Last Answer : (B) k
Description : 1. __________ of air does not increase with increase in temperature. (A) Density (B) Thermal diffusivity (C) Viscosity (D) Thermal conductivi
Last Answer : Option A
Description : Corresponding to Prandtl number in heat transfer, the dimensionless group in mass transfer is the __________ number. (A) Schmidt (B) Sherwood (C) Peclet (D) Stanton
Last Answer : (A) Schmidt
Description : Which of the following plays an important role in problems of simultaneous heat and mass transfer (A) Lewis number (B) Schmidt number (C) Prandtl number (D) Sherwood number
Last Answer : (A) Lewis number
Description : Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to the analogy between equations of heat and mass transfer operations. (A) Sherwood number in mass transfer is analogous to Nusselt number in heat transfer ... heat transfer (D) Reynolds number remains the same in both heat and mass transfer
Last Answer : (C) Reynolds number in mass transfer is analogous to Grashoff number in heat transfer
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) In drying a solid containing moisture above the critical moisture content the number of degrees of freedom is 2 (B) Sherwood number in mass transfer corresponds to ... tube heat exchangers. At higher pressure, however, it is customary to put gas in the tube side
Last Answer : (C) Forced convection is relatively more effective in increasing the rate of mass transfer, if Schmidt number is larger
Description : The dimensionless group in mass transfer that is equivalent to Prandtl number in heat transfer is (A) Nusselt number (B) Sherwood number (C) Schmidt number (D) Stanton numbe
Last Answer : (C) Schmidt number
Description : What does thermal diffusivity of metals signify.
Last Answer : Thermal diffusivity is associated with the speed of propagation of heat into solids during changes in temperature with time.
Description : A bimetallic strip commonly found in home furnace thermostats works because of the difference in this property of the two metals. Is it: w) thermal shock x) thermal conductivity y) thermal expansion z) thermal diffusivity
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- THERMAL EXPANSION
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 : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Mechanical agitation is required, if the system has low interfacial tension (B) Sieve tray towers are generally used for systems having low ... Prandtl analogy for heat and mass transfer considers the transfer through both laminar and turbulent layers
Last Answer : (A) Mechanical agitation is required, if the system has low interfacial tension
Description : Mass transfer co-efficient (K) and diffusivity (D) are related according to film theory as (A) K ∝ D (B) K ∝√D (C) K ∝ D1.5 (D) K ∝ D
Last Answer : (A) K ∝ D
Description : Wetted wall tower experiment determines the (A) Molal diffusivity (B) Volumetric co-efficient (C) Mass transfer co-efficient (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Mass transfer co-efficient
Description : According to the film theory of mass transfer, the mass transfer coefficient is proportional to (where, D = molecular diffusivity). (A) D (B) D2 (C) D0.5 (D) 1/D
Last Answer : (A) D
Description : Mass transfer co-efficient 'K' according to penetration theory varies with mass diffusivity as (A) D0.5 (B) D (C) 1/D (D) D1.5
Last Answer : (A) D0.5
Description : Dimension of mass diffusivity is the same as that of (A) Kinematic viscosity (B) Dynamic viscosity (C) Surface tension (D) Pressure
Last Answer : (A) Kinematic viscosity
Description : Penetration theory relates the average mass transfer co-efficient (K) with diffusivity (D) as (A) K ∝D (B) K ∝√D (C) K ∝D1.5 (D) K ∝D
Last Answer : (B) K ∝√D
Description : Prandtl number for water at 20°C is about (A) 7 (B) 70 (C) 0.7
Last Answer : (A) 7
Description : Nusselt number (for forced convection heat transfer) is a function of the __________ number. (A) Prandtl (B) Reynolds (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) & (B)
Description : Conduction occurs in the buffer zone for a fluid flowing through a heated pipe, only when Prandtl number is (A) 0.1 (B) > 1 (C) < 1 (D) 1
Last Answer : (A) 0.1
Description : Value of Prandtl number for water ranges from (A) 1 to 2 (B) 5 to 10 (C) 100 to 500 (D) 1000 to 2000
Last Answer : (B) 5 to 10
Description : Prandtl and Reynold's analogies are identical for Prandtl number value of (A) 0 (B) 0.5 (C) 1 (D) 5
Last Answer : (C) 1
Description : Which of the following is unimportant in forced convection? (A) Reynolds number (B) Prandtl number (C) Grashoff number (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Grashoff number
Description : Prandtl and Reynolds analogy are same, when Prandtl number is (A) 0.5 (B) 1 (C) > 2 (D) 1.5
Description : Colburn analogy is applicable for the value of Prandtl number from (A) 0.001 to 1 (B) 0.6 to 120 (C) 0.5 to 5 (D) 120 to 400
Last Answer : (B) 0.6 to 120