Explore topic-wise MCQs in Heat Transfer.

This section includes 10 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Heat Transfer knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Climbing film evaporators are _________ falling film evaporators.

A. Better than
B. Have more efficiency than
C. Not as good as
D. Considered over
Answer» D. Considered over
2.

Which one of the following is not an advantage of climbing film evaporator?

A. Low residence time
B. High efficiency
C. Low temperature difference required
D. Low pressure operation
Answer» C. Low temperature difference required
3.

Why are food, pharmaceuticals and sensitive fluids used in climbing tube evaporators?

A. The pressure is very low
B. There is very less temperature gradient
C. The fluid is not exposed to high temperature for a long period of time
D. Its heated by natural convection
Answer» D. Its heated by natural convection
4.

What is the pressure used for thermal desalination of water in climbing film evaporators?

A. Close to zero
B. Very high around 3-4atm
C. Atmospheric pressure
D. Just below 1atm
Answer» B. Very high around 3-4atm
5.

Which one of the following is not a use of climbing tube evaporator?

A. Thermal desalination
B. Juice concentration
C. Pharmaceuticals
D. Feed-water purification
Answer» E.
6.

How does the fluid in climbing film evaporator rise in the tubes?

A. There is a pump at the bottom that pushes it
B. Pressure gradient is applied
C. The vapour produced then pushes the fluid upward
D. Temperature gradient causes convection that moves upward
Answer» D. Temperature gradient causes convection that moves upward
7.

Climbing film evaporators are necessarily Long tube evaporators.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
8.

Which one of the following statements is correct about the nucleate boiling phenomenon in climbing tube evaporators?

A. There is no nucleate boiling
B. There is nucleate boiling throughout
C. Nucleate boiling near the entrance but not later
D. Nucleate boiling near the exit and nowhere else
Answer» D. Nucleate boiling near the exit and nowhere else
9.

Which one of the following statement is incorrect about the factors leads to single effect operation of climbing film evaporator?

A. When the vapour is contaminated and cannot be recycled
B. The feed is highly corrosive, requiring expensive construction materials
C. The liquid has low vapour pressure
D. The energy cost to produce the steam heating is low
Answer» D. The energy cost to produce the steam heating is low
10.

Climbing film evaporator can be used only as a single effect evaporator.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.