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1.

Canned poultry is more often spoiled by

A. putrefactive than by Saccharolytic Clostridia
B. Saccharolytic Clostridia than by putrefactive
C. Saccharomyces species
D. Micrococcus species
Answer» B. Saccharolytic Clostridia than by putrefactive
2.

Sulfur stinker spoilage, caused by is uncommonly found in

A. low acid foods
B. medium acid foods
C. high acid foods
D. any of these
Answer» B. medium acid foods
3.

Heat can travel only

A. Upwards
B. Downwards
C. Upwards and Downwards
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» E.
4.

A cold body contains no heat. The statement is

A. Correct
B. Incorrect
C. Always correct
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Always correct
5.

Heating always results in an increase in temperature. The statement isa) Correctb) Incorrectc) Always correctd) None of the mentioned 4-8. Q = UA(T2-T1); A formula for heat transfer is givenwhere: Q – Rate of Heat transfer U – Empirical constant (T2-T1) – Temperature difference between surrounding and system4. When Q < 0

A. Correctb) Incorrectc) Always correctd) None of the mentioned 4-8. Q = UA(T2-T1); A formula for heat transfer is givenwhere: Q – Rate of Heat transfer U – Empirical constant (T2-T1) – Temperature difference between surrounding and system4. When Q < 0a) Heat is transferred from system
B. Incorrectc) Always correctd) None of the mentioned 4-8. Q = UA(T2-T1); A formula for heat transfer is givenwhere: Q – Rate of Heat transfer U – Empirical constant (T2-T1) – Temperature difference between surrounding and system4. When Q < 0a) Heat is transferred from systemb) Heat is transferred from surrounding
C. Always correctd) None of the mentioned 4-8. Q = UA(T2-T1); A formula for heat transfer is givenwhere: Q – Rate of Heat transfer U – Empirical constant (T2-T1) – Temperature difference between surrounding and system4. When Q < 0a) Heat is transferred from systemb) Heat is transferred from surroundingc) Heat is gained by system
D. None of the mentioned 4-8. Q = UA(T2-T1); A formula for heat transfer is givenwhere: Q – Rate of Heat transfer U – Empirical constant (T2-T1) – Temperature difference between surrounding and system4. When Q < 0a) Heat is transferred from systemb) Heat is transferred from surroundingc) Heat is gained by systemd) None of the mentionedView Answer
Answer» C. Always correctd) None of the mentioned 4-8. Q = UA(T2-T1); A formula for heat transfer is givenwhere: Q – Rate of Heat transfer U – Empirical constant (T2-T1) – Temperature difference between surrounding and system4. When Q < 0a) Heat is transferred from systemb) Heat is transferred from surroundingc) Heat is gained by system
6.

Two state are given as followingI: Heat is a substanceII: Heat is proportional to temperature

A. Both I and II are correct
B. Both I and II are incorrect
C. Only I is correct
D. Only II is correct
Answer» C. Only I is correct
7.

In a single pass counter-flow heat exchanger, air enters at 700 K and leaves at 400 K. water enters at 300 K and leave at 600 K. Find the LMTD for the heat exchanger.

A. 144 K
B. 200 K
C. 100 K
D. 150 K
Answer» D. 150 K
8.

For what purpose annealing is done.

A. Softness
B. Hardness
C. Toughness
D. Ductility
Answer» B. Hardness
9.

______ is not a type of heat exchanger flow.A. Cross flowB. Counter flowC. Parallel flowD. Consecutive flow

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» E.
10.

A double pipe (shell and tube) heat exchanger is constructed of a stainless steel inner tube of inner diameter is 1.5 cm (Di) and outer diameter is (1.9 cm) The thermal resistance of the heat exchanger/unit length as 0.0532°C/W. determine the overall heat transfer co-efficient for the inner and outer surface area of the tube respectively.

A. 350 and 450 W/m2°C
B. 399 and 315 W/m2°C
C. 299 and 215 W/m2°C
D. 350 and 315 W/m2°C
Answer» C. 299 and 215 W/m2°C
11.

Hot shortness is a phenomenon of:

A. hardening of nonferrous metals
B. annealing of nonferrous metals
C. annealing of ferrous metals
D. hardening of ferrous metals
Answer» C. annealing of ferrous metals
12.

If one of the two fluids flowing through a heat exchanger of NTU = 2 remains at constant temperature throughout the exchanger length, the effectiveness of the heat exchanger will be

A. 1 – e-4
B. 1 – e-2
C. \(\dfrac{{1 - {e^{ - 2}}}}{2}\)
D. \(\dfrac{{1 - {e^2}}}{2}\)
Answer» C. \(\dfrac{{1 - {e^{ - 2}}}}{2}\)
13.

In a condenser of a power plant, the steam condenses at a temperature of 60o C. The cooling water enters at 30o C and leaves at 45o C. The logarithmic mean temperature difference (LMTD) of the condenser is

A. 16.2°C
B. 21.6°C
C. 30°C
D. 37.5°C
Answer» C. 30°C
14.

In a counter flow heat exchanger, the product of specific heat and mass flow rate is same for the hot and cold fluids. If NTU is equal to 0.5 then the effectiveness of the heat exchanger is

A. 1
B. 0.5
C. 0.33
D. 0.2
Answer» D. 0.2
15.

Hot gases enter a heat exchanger at 200°C and leave at 150°C. The cold air enters at 40°C and leaves at 140°C . The capacity ratio of the heat exchanger will be:

A. 0.4
B. 0.45
C. 0.5
D. 0.52
Answer» D. 0.52
16.

Heat treatment of metal is necessary

A. To produce certain desired properties
B. To make good appearance on the component
C. To decrease strength of the metal
D. To make the metal rust proof
Answer» B. To make good appearance on the component
17.

In heat exchanger, 50 kg of water is heater per minute from 50°C to 110°C by hot gases which enter the heat exchanger at 250°C. The value of Cp for water is 4.186 kJ/kg.K and for air is 1 kJ/kg.K. If the flow rate of gases is 100 kg/min, the net change of enthalpy of air will be nearly

A. 17.6 MJ/min
B. 15.0 MJ/min
C. 12.6 MJ/min
D. 10.0 MJ/min
Answer» D. 10.0 MJ/min
18.

In a counterflow heat exchanger, hot fluid enters at 60°C and cold fluid leaves at 30°C. Mass flow rate of the hot fluid is 1 kg/s and that of the cold fluid is 2 kg/s. Specific heat of the hot fluid is 10 kJ/kgK and that of the cold fluid is 5 kJ/kgK. The Log Mean Temperature Difference (LMTD) for the heat exchanger in ºC is

A. 15
B. 30
C. 35
D. 45
Answer» C. 35
19.

Air is cooled from 80 °C to 50 °C in a cooler. The coolant temperature rises from 30°C to 40°C. The LMTD value is 26°C. Find the type of heat exchanger.

A. Cross Flow
B. Double Flow
C. Parallel Flow
D. Counter Flow
Answer» B. Double Flow
20.

A balanced counter flow heat exchanger has a surface area of 20 m2 and overall heat transfer coefficient of 20 W/m2–K. Air (CP = 1000 J/kg - K) entering at 0.4 kg/s and 280 K is to be preheated by the air leaving the system at 0.4 kg/s and 300 K. The outlet temperature (in K) of the heated air is ___

A. 290
B. 300
C. 320
D. 350
Answer» C. 320
21.

Case hardening is done on mild steel by _____ process.

A. normalizing
B. hardening
C. annealing
D. nitriding
Answer» E.
22.

In certain heat exchanger, both the fluids have identical mass flow rate-specific heat product. The hot fluid enters at 76°C and leaves at 47°C and the cold fluid entering at 28°C leaves at 57°C. The effectiveness of the heat exchanger is

A. 0.16
B. 0.6
C. 0.72
D. 1
Answer» C. 0.72
23.

In a parallel flow heat exchanger, the NTU is calculated to be 2.5 The lowest possible effectiveness for this heat exchanger is,

A. 92%
B. 50%
C. 41%
D. 27%
Answer» C. 41%
24.

For the same inlet and exit temperatures of the hot and cold fluids, the Log mean temperature difference (LMTD) is

A. Greater for parallel flow heat exchangers than the counter flow heat exchanger
B. Greater for counter flow heat exchanger than the parallel flow heat exchanger.
C. Same for both parallel and counter flow heat exchangers.
D. Depending on the properties of fluid.
Answer» C. Same for both parallel and counter flow heat exchangers.
25.

In heat exchangers, the degree of approach is defined as the difference between temperatures of

A. Cold water inlet and outlet
B. Hot medium inlet and outlet
C. Hot medium outlet and cold water inlet
D. Hot medium outlet and cold water outlet
Answer» D. Hot medium outlet and cold water outlet
26.

A cold liquid enters a counter flow heat exchanger at 15 deg at a rate of 8 kg/s. A hot stream of the same liquid enters the heat exchanger at 75 deg at 2 kg/s. Assuming the specific heat of the fluid as 4 kJ/kg.°C, determine the maximum heat transfer rate.

A. 960 kW
B. 240 kW
C. 1920 kW
D. 480 kW
Answer» E.
27.

A cross-flow type air heater has an area of 50 m2. The overall transfer coefficient is 100 W/m2 K; and heat capacity of the stream, be it hot or cold, is 1000 W/K. What is the NTU?

A. 500
B. 50
C. 5
D. 0.5
Answer» D. 0.5
28.

In general, which of the following is the medium used to harden the high speed steel?

A. Soda water
B. Water
C. Oil
D. Salt water solution
Answer» D. Salt water solution
29.

A fan is provided in the water cooling system to

A. Draw the air through the radiator.
B. Provide drive to the water pump.
C. Cool the engine by blowing air over it.
D. Increase flow of coolant.
Answer» B. Provide drive to the water pump.
30.

Effectiveness (ε) and NTU relation for condenser may be written as

A. NTU = ln (1 + ε)
B. NTU = ln (1 - ε)
C. NTU = -ln (1 - ε)
D. \({\rm{\varepsilon }} = \frac{{NTU}}{{1 + NTU}}\)
Answer» D. \({\rm{\varepsilon }} = \frac{{NTU}}{{1 + NTU}}\)
31.

Air can be best heated by steam in a heat exchanger of

A. Plate type​
B. Double pipe type with fins on steam side
C. ​Double pipe type with fins on air side
D. Shell and tube type
Answer» D. Shell and tube type
32.

In a parallel flow heat exchanger operating under steady state, the heat capacity rates (product of specific heat at constant pressure and mass flow rate) of the hot and cold fluid are equal. The hot fluid, flowing at 1 kg/s with Cp = 4 kJ/kgK, enters the heat exchanger at 102°C while the cold fluid has an inlet temperature of 15°C. The overall heat transfer coefficient for the heat exchanger is estimated to be 1 kW/m2K and the corresponding heat transfer surface area is 5 m2. Neglect heat transfer between the heat exchanger and the ambient. The heat exchanger is characterized by the following relation:2ϵ = 1 – exp (−2NTU) .The exit temperature (in °C) for the cold fluid is

A. 45
B. 55
C. 65
D. 75
Answer» C. 65
33.

In shell and tube heat exchanger, baffles are mainly used for

A. Increase the mixing of fluid
B. Direct the flow in desired direction
C. Reduce fouling of the tube surface
D. Increase the heat transfer area
Answer» E.
34.

In which of the following type of heat treatment, more depth of hardness is achieved for crankshaft journals and pins

A. Nitriding
B. Carburising
C. Chrome plating
D. Induction hardening
Answer» E.
35.

Case hardening of steel

A. Improves surface finish
B. Is the hardening of the casing or surface of steel above steel by proper heat treatment
C. Involves diffusion of carbon & nitrogen in the surface of steel above the critical temperature on heating
D. Is the saturation of surface of steel with any element by its diffusion from the surrounding medium at high temperature
Answer» C. Involves diffusion of carbon & nitrogen in the surface of steel above the critical temperature on heating
36.

After hardening process, the metal becomes more ________

A. malleable
B. brittle
C. tough
D. ductile
Answer» C. tough
37.

In a double-pipe heat exchanger, the cold fluid is water with an inlet temperature 20°C and mass flow rate 20 kg/s and the hot fluid water inlet temperature 80°C and mass flow rate 10 kg/s. Assume that for water Cp = 4.2 kJ/kg°C, independent of temperature. What is the maximum temperature to which the cold fluid can be heated in a parallel flow and in a counter flow heat exchanger?

A. 80°C in both parallel flow and counter flow
B. 50°C in both parallel flow and counter flow
C. 40°C in parallel flow and 50°C in counter flow
D. 40°C in parallel flow and 80°C in counter flow
Answer» D. 40°C in parallel flow and 80°C in counter flow
38.

For a specified inlet and outlet temperatures, for which kind of heat exchange will the log mean temperature difference, ΔTlm will be highest?

A. Double pipe parallel-flow heat exchanger
B. Double pipe counter flow heat exchanger
C. Crossflow heat exchanger
D. Multi-pass shell and tube heat exchanger
Answer» C. Crossflow heat exchanger
39.

For a heat exchanger, ΔTmax is the maximum temperature difference and ΔTmin is the minimum temperature difference between the two fluids. LMTD is the log mean temperature difference. Cmin and Cmax are the minimum and the maximum heat capacity rates. The maximum possible heat transfer (Qmax) between the two fluids is

A. Cmin LMTD
B. Cmin ΔTmax
C. Cmax ΔTmax
D. Cmax ΔTmin
Answer» C. Cmax ΔTmax
40.

In a concentric double-pipe heat exchanger where one of the fluids undergoes phase change

A. The two fluids should flow opposite to each other
B. The two fluids should flow parallel to each other
C. The two fluids should flow normal to each other
D. The directions of flow of the two fluids are of no consequence
Answer» E.
41.

An adiabatic heat exchanger is used to heat cold water at 15°C entering at the rate of 10kg/sec by hot air at 90°C entering at the rate of 10 kg/sec. if the exit temperature of cold water IS 29°C then what will be the temperature of hot air at the exit. Cp for air = 1.008 KJ/Kg. Cp for water = 4.18 KJ/Kg:

A. 26.54°C
B. 31.88°C
C. 58.65°C
D. 89.12°C
Answer» C. 58.65°C
42.

In counter flow heat exchangers between two fluids

A. Both the fluids at inlet are in their hottest state
B. Both the fluids at exit are in their hottest state
C. One fluid in hottest state and the other in coldest state
D. Any combination possible depending heat exchanger design
Answer» B. Both the fluids at exit are in their hottest state
43.

Cast iron can be easily obtained by processing the ore in a _____.

A. open-hearth furnace
B. cupola furnace
C. blast furnace
D. pudding furnace
Answer» C. blast furnace
44.

In a shell and tube heat exchanger, baffles are provided on the shell side to ______

A. Prevent the stagnation of shell side fluid
B. Improve heat transfer
C. Provide support for tubes
D. All options are correct
Answer» E.
45.

Ina counter flow heat exchanger, hot fluid enters at 60°C and cold fluid leaves at 30°C. The mass flow rate of the hot fluid is 1 kg/s and that of the cold fluid is 2 kg/s. specific heat of the hot fluid is 10 kJ/kgK and that of cold fluid is 5 kJ/kgK. The Log Mean Temperature Difference (LMTD) for the heat exchanger in °C is

A. 15
B. 30
C. 35
D. 45
Answer» C. 35
46.

In a Counter flow heat exchanger design, fluid rates and specific heats were chosen in such a manner that heat capacities of both the fluids are same. A hot fluid enters at 100°C and leaves at 60°C. The cold fluid enters heat exchanger at 40°C. The mean temperature difference between the two fluids is

A. 40°C
B. 60°C
C. 20°C
D. 36.6°C
Answer» D. 36.6°C
47.

Effectiveness of heat exchanger is function of:

A. NTU and heat capacity ratio
B. NTU only
C. Heat capacity ratio only
D. Surface area of heat exchanger only
Answer» B. NTU only
48.

A counter flow shell and tube exchanger having an area of 32.5 m2, is used to heat water with hot exhaust gases. The water (Cp = 4.16 kJ/kg K) flows at a rate of 2 kg/sec while the exhaust gases (Cp = 1.03 kJ/Kg K) flow at a rate of 5.15 kg/sec. If the overall heat transfer surface coefficient is 200 W/m2K, the NTU for the heat exchanger is

A. 1.2
B. 2.4
C. 3.6
D. 4.8
Answer» B. 2.4
49.

In a heat exchanger, the hot liquid enters with a temperature of 180°C and leaves at 160°C. The cooling fluid enters at 30°C and leaves at 110°C. The capacity ratio of the heat exchanger is

A. 0.25
B. 0.40
C. 0.50
D. 0.55
Answer» B. 0.40
50.

In a counter-flow heat exchanger, water is heated at the rate of 1.5 kg/s from 40° C to 80° C and oil entering at 120°C and leaving 60°C. The specific heats of water and oil are 4.2 kJ/kg-K and 2 kJ/kg-K, respectively. The overall heat transfer coefficient is 400 W/m2.K. The required heat transfer surface area (in m2) is

A. 0.104
B. 0.022
C. 10.4
D. 21.84
Answer» E.