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451.

In a heat exchanger with steam outside the tubes, a liquid gets heated to 45°C, when its flow velocity in the tubes is 2 m/s. If the flow velocity is reduced to 1 m/s, other things remaining the same, the temperature of the exit liquid will be$

A. Less than 45°C
B. More than 45°C
C. Equal to 45°C
D. Initially decreases and remains constant thereafter
Answer» C. Equal to 45¬¨‚àûC
452.

A metal ball of radius 0.1 m at a uniform temperature of 90°C is left in air at 30°C. The density and the specific heat of the metal are 3000 kg/m³ and 0.4 kJ/kg.K respectively. The heat transfer co-efficient is 50 W/m².K Neglecting the temperature gradients inside the ball, the time taken (in hours) for the ball to cool to 60°C is$

A. 555
B. 55.5
C. 0.55
D. 0.15
Answer» E.
453.

Which area is used in case of heat flow by conduction through a cylinder?

A. Logarithmic mean area
B. Arithmetic mean area
C. Geometric mean area
D. None of these
Answer» B. Arithmetic mean area
454.

Which of the following is unimportant in forced convection?

A. Reynolds number
B. Prandtl number
C. Grashhoff number
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
455.

At what value of Prandtl number, the hydrodynamic and thermal boundary layers are identical?

A. 0.5
B. 1
C. 1.5
D. 80
Answer» C. 1.5
456.

Which is the most suitable for the concentration of foamy & frothy liquors?

A. Agitated film evaporator
B. Long tube vertical evaporator
C. Open pan evaporator
D. None of these
Answer» C. Open pan evaporator
457.

Which of the following has maximum thermal conductivity?

A. Iron
B. Coal
C. Nitrogen
D. Tar
Answer» B. Coal
458.

Choose the most important factor on which the heat conducted through a wall in a unit time will depend on?

A. Thickness of the wall
B. Area of the wall perpendicular to heat flow
C. Material of the wall
D. Temperature difference between the two surfaces of the wall
Answer» E.
459.

In the equation Q = UAΔt; Δt is$

A. Geometric mean temperature difference
B. Arithmetic mean temperature difference
C. Logarithmic mean temperature difference
D. The difference of average bulk temperatures of hot and cold fluids
Answer» D. The difference of average bulk temperatures of hot and cold fluids
460.

At what value of Prandtl number, conduction is negligible in the turbulent core of a fluid flowing through a heated pipe?

A. 0.5
B. < 0.5
C. > 0.6
D. < 0.1
Answer» D. < 0.1
461.

Condensing film co-efficient for steam on horizontal tubes ranges from 5000 to 15000 Kcal/hr.m² .°C. Condensation of vapor is carried out inside the tube in a shell and tube heat exchanger, when the$

A. Higher condensing film co-efficient is desired
B. Condensate is corrosive in nature
C. Lower pressure drop through the exchanger is desired
D. Temperature of the incoming vapor is very high
Answer» C. Lower pressure drop through the exchanger is desired
462.

It is desired to concentrate a 20% salt solution (20 kg of salt in 100 kg of solution) to a 30% salt solution in an evaporator. Consider a feed of 300 kg/min at 30°C. The boiling point of the solution is 110°C, the latent heat of vaporisation is 2100 kJ/kg and the specific heat of the solution is 4 kJ/kg.K. The rate at which the heat has to be supplied in (kJ/min) to the evaporator is$

A. 3.06 x l0⁵
B. 6.12 x 10⁵
C. 7.24 x 10⁵
D. 9.08 x 10⁵
Answer» B. 6.12 x 10‚Äö√Ö¬µ
463.

Absorptivity of a perfect black body is unity. Which of the following has maximum absorptivity?

A. Aluminium foil
B. Refractory bricks
C. Iron plate
D. Coke breeze
Answer» E.
464.

Which of the following has the highest thermal conductivity?

A. Brick
B. Air
C. Water
D. Silver
Answer» E.
465.

Sensible heat absorbed by 1 lb of water when it is heated from 32 to 212°F may be around __________ BTU.$

A. 180
B. 970
C. 3.97
D. Data insufficient, can
Answer» B. 970
466.

In Joule's experiment, an insulated container contains 20 kg of water initially at 25°C. It is stirred by an agitator, which is made to turn by a slowly falling body weighing 40 kg through a height of 4 m. The process is repeated 500 times. The acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 ms⁻². Neglecting the heat capacity of agitator, the temperature of water (in °C) is$

A. 40.5
B. 34.4
C. 26.8
D. 25
Answer» C. 26.8
467.

In case of __________ boiling, the bubbles formed on a submerged hot surface get absorbed in the mass of the liquid.

A. Nucleate
B. Pool
C. Low pressure
D. None of these
Answer» C. Low pressure
468.

jH factor for heat transfer depends upon the __________ number.

A. Biot
B. Nusselt
C. Reynolds
D. Prandtl
Answer» D. Prandtl
469.

Steam side heat transfer co-efficient in an evaporator is in the range of __________ kcal/hr.m²°C.$

A. 10-50
B. 100-500
C. 1000-1500
D. 5000-15000
Answer» E.
470.

The radiation heat flux from a heating element at a temperature of 800°C, in a furnace maintained at 300°C is 8 kW/m². The flux, when the element temperature is increased to 1000°C for the same furnace temperature is$

A. 11.2 kW/m²
B. 12.0 kW/m²
C. 14.6 kW/m²
D. 16.5 kW/m²
Answer» E.
471.

A BTU/hr.ft.2 °F is equal to$

A. 1 kcal/hr. m²°C
B. 4.88 kcal/hr. m.2°C
C. 1 kcal/hr. m².°K
D. None of these
Answer» C. 1 kcal/hr. m¬¨‚â§.¬¨‚àûK
472.

One kilogram of water at 0°C is changed to superheated steam of one atm pressure and 300° C. The major heat consumption in the process will be to$

A. Heat the water from 0°C to 100°C
B. Evaporate the water
C. To superheat the steam
D. Data insufficient, can
Answer» C. To superheat the steam
473.

In which mode of heat transfer, the Biot number is important?

A. Transient heat conduction
B. Natural convection
C. Forced convection
D. Radiation
Answer» B. Natural convection
474.

If the thermal conductivity of a wall material is independent of temperature, the steady state temperature distribution in the very large thin plane wall having steady, uniform surface tempeature follows __________ law.

A. Parabolic
B. Hyperbolic
C. Linear
D. Logarithmic
Answer» B. Hyperbolic
475.

In a backward feed multiple effect evaporator

A. Feed is introduced in the first effect
B. Feed flows from low pressure to high pressure
C. No pumps are required between successive effects
D. None of these
Answer» C. No pumps are required between successive effects
476.

A sphere of radius 'R‚ÇÅ' is enclosed in a sphere of radius 'R‚ÇÇ'. The view (or shape) factor for radiative heat transfer of the outer sphere with respect to the inner sphere is#

A. 0
B. R‚ÇÇ/(R‚ÇÅ+R‚ÇÇ)
C. 1
D. (R‚ÇÅ/R‚ÇÇ)2
Answer» C. 1
477.

Reynold's analogy states that (where, St = Stanton number f = friction factor)

A. St = f/2
B. St = f/4
C. St = 4f
D. St = f1/2
Answer» B. St = f/4
478.

A long iron rod initially at a temperature of 20°C has one end dipped in boiling water (100°C) at time, t = 0. The curved surface of the rod is insulated so that heat conduction is one dimensional in the axial direction. The temperature at a distance 100 mm from the dipped end becomes 40°C at time, t = 200 s. The same temperature is achieved at a distance of 200 mm from the dipped end at time#

A. t = 283 s
B. t = 356 s
C. t = 400 s
D. t = 800 s
Answer» E.
479.

200 kg of solids (on dry basis) is subjected to a drying process for a period of 5000 seconds. The drying occurs in the constant rate period with the drying rate as, Nc = 0.5 x 10⁻³ kg/m².s. The initial moisture content of the solid is 0.2 kg moisture/kg dry solid. The interfacial area available for drying is 4 m²/1000 kg of dry solid. The moisture content at the end of the drying period is (in kg moisture/kg dry solid)#

A. 0.5
B. 0.05
C. 0.1
D. 0.15
Answer» D. 0.15
480.

The Fourier number (defined as a.t/L²) is used in the analysis of problem involving heat transfer by#

A. Forced convection
B. Natural convection
C. Transient conduction
D. Steady state conduction
Answer» D. Steady state conduction
481.

Heat transfer by radiation between two bodies at T₁ & T₂ and in an ambient temperature of Ta°C depends on#

A. T‚ÇÅ - T‚ÇÇ
B. T‚ÇÅ - Ta
C. T‚ÇÇ - Ta
D. None of these
Answer» E.
482.

Latent heat absorbed by 1 lb of water at 212°F, when it is changed to steam at 212°F, may be around __________ BTU.#

A. 180
B. 970
C. 3.97
D. None of these
Answer» B. 970