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251.

_ The thermal radiation emitted by a body is proportional to Tn, where T is its absolute temperature. The value of 'n' is exactly 4 for$?

A. Black painted bodies only
B. All bodies
C. Polished bodies only
D. A black body
Answer» C. Polished bodies only
252.

_ A diathermaneous substance __________ the thermal radiation completely.$?

A. Absorbs
B. Reflects
C. Transmits
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
253.

_ The ratio of total radiating power to the absorptivity of the body depends upon the __________ as per Kirchoffs law.$?

A. Wavelength of radiation
B. Nature of the body
C. Temperature of the body
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
254.

_ Trap is used to remove __________ from steam pipe lines.$?

A. Steam
B. Condensate
C. Non-condensables
D. None of these
Answer» C. Non-condensables
255.

_ In a shell and tube heat exchanger, putting a longitudinal baffle across the shell, forces the shell side fluid to pass __________ through the heat exchanger.$?

A. Once
B. Twice
C. Thrice
D. Four times
Answer» C. Thrice
256.

_ In forced convection, the heat transfer depends on$?

A. Re, Pr
B. Re, Gr
C. Mainly Gr
D. Re only
Answer» B. Re, Gr
257.

_ A metal wire of 0.01 m dia and thermal conductivity 200 W/m.K is exposed to a fluid stream with a convective heat transfer coefficient of 100 W/m².K. The Biot number is$?

A. 5.6
B. 0.025
C. 3.5
D. 0.0035
Answer» C. 3.5
258.

_ In a multipass shell and tube heat exchanger, tube side return pressure loss is equal to __________ the velocity head.$?

A. Twice
B. Four times
C. Square root of
D. Square of
Answer» C. Square root of
259.

_ In counter flow compared to parallel flow,$?

A. LMTD is greater
B. Less surface area is required for a given heat transfer rate
C. Both A and B
D. More surface area is required for a given heat transfer rate
Answer» D. More surface area is required for a given heat transfer rate
260.

_ As per Kirchoffs law, the ratio of the total radiating power to the absorptivity of a body depends on the$?

A. Temperature of the body only
B. Wavelength of monochromatic radiation
C. Both A and B
D. Nature of material of body
Answer» B. Wavelength of monochromatic radiation
261.

_ Kirchoff's law is applicable to$?

A. Monochromatic radiation only
B. Total radiation only
C. Both A and B
D. Only volumes and not to surfaces
Answer» D. Only volumes and not to surfaces
262.

_ Heat transfer by natural convection is enhanced in system with$?

A. High viscosity
B. High co-efficient of thermal expansion
C. Low temperature gradients
D. Low density change with temperature
Answer» C. Low temperature gradients
263.

_ Steam traps are provided in steam carrying pipelines to$?

A. Condense steam
B. Release excess steam pressure by bleeding steam
C. Remove condensate and inert gases
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
264.

_ Radiant energy received by a body is proportional to (where, d = the distance between the object emitting radiation and that receiving it.)$?

A. ‚Äö√ √∂d
B. d
C. d2
D. d1.5
Answer» D. d1.5
265.

_ In case of a multipass shell and tube heat exchanger, the temperature drop in the fluid$?

A. Is inversely proportional to the resistance across which the drop occurs
B. And the wall are proportional to individual resistances
C. And the wall is not related
D. None of these
Answer» C. And the wall is not related
266.

_ The type of liquor circulation system to be ' employed in evaporators (viz. natural or forced circulation) is determined mainly by the __________ of the liquid.$?

A. Viscosity
B. Density
C. Thermal conductivity
D. Corrosive nature
Answer» B. Density
267.

_ Loss of heat from untagged steam pipe to the ambient air is by$?

A. Conduction
B. Convection
C. Radiation
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
268.

_ Baffles in the shell side of a shell and tube heat exchanger$?

A. Increase the cross-section of the shell side liquid
B. Force the liquid to flow parallel to the bank
C. Increase the shell side heat transfer co-efficient
D. Decrease the shell side heat transfer co-efficient
Answer» D. Decrease the shell side heat transfer co-efficient
269.

_ With increase in temperature, the thermal conductivity of non-metallic amorphous solids$?

A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Remains constant
D. First decreases upto certain temperature and then increases
Answer» C. Remains constant
270.

__The statement that "maximum wavelength of radiation is inversly proportional to the temperature" is __________ law.__

A. Stefan-Boltzman's
B. Planck's
C. Wien's displacement
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
271.

__Harmonic mean temperature difference is given by__

A. ‚Äö√ √∂(≈í√ÆT‚Äö√á√Ö . ≈í√ÆT‚Äö√á√á)
B. 2.(ΔT₁ . ΔT₂)/(ΔT₁ + ΔT₂)
C. 2.(ΔT₁ . ΔT₂)(ΔT₁ - ΔT₂)
D. (ΔT₁ - ΔT₂)/(ΔT₁ . ΔT₂)
Answer» C. 2.(≈í√ÆT‚Äö√á√Ö . ≈í√ÆT‚Äö√á√á)(≈í√ÆT‚Äö√á√Ö - ≈í√ÆT‚Äö√á√á)
272.

__Which of the following is directly concerned with the heat transfer?__

A. Strouhal number
B. Sherwood number
C. Euler number
D. Grashoff number
Answer» E.
273.

__Steam consumption in kg/hr in case of an evaporator is given by (where, C & E are capacity the economy of the evaporator respectively)__

A. C/E
B. E/C
C. CE
D. 1/CE
Answer» B. E/C
274.

__Hot water (0.01 m³ /min) enters the tube side of a counter current shell and tube heat exchanger at 80°C and leaves at 50°C. Cold oil (0.05 m³/min) of density 800 kg/m³ and specific heat of 2 kJ/kg.K enters at 20°C. The log mean temperature difference in °C is approximately__

A. 32
B. 37
C. 45
D. 50
Answer» B. 37
275.

__For an ideal black body__

A. Absorptivity = 1
B. Reflectivity = 1
C. Emissivity = 0
D. Transmissivity = 1
Answer» B. Reflectivity = 1
276.

__Forced circulation evaporators are useful for the concentration of viscous, salting and scale forming liquors. Which of the following is a forced circulation evaporator?__

A. Long vertical evaporator
B. Horizontal tube evaporator
C. Agitated film evaporator
D. Calenderia vertical tube evaporator
Answer» D. Calenderia vertical tube evaporator
277.

__In pipe flow, heat is transferred from hot wall to the liquid by__

A. Conduction only
B. Forced convection only
C. Forced convection and conduction
D. Free and forced convection
Answer» D. Free and forced convection
278.

__The interchange factor for radiation heat transfer from surface 'x' to surface 'y' in case of an infinite parallel planes with emis-sivities εx & εy is given by__

A. Εx + εy
B. Εx . εy
C. 1/εx + 1/εy
D. (εx + εy)/(εx + εy - εx . εy)
Answer» E.
279.

__Rate of crystallisation does not depend upon the__

A. Extent of supersaturation
B. Turbulence within the solution
C. Number and active surface area of the crystals
D. None of these
Answer» E.
280.

__A cube, sphere & a thin circular plate (all having same mass and made of same material) are all heated to 300°C and allowed to cool in natural air. Which one will cool the slowest ?__

A. Cube
B. Plate
C. Sphere
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
281.

__Solid angle subtended by the finite surface at the radiating element is__

A. Called the view factor
B. Called the angle of vision
C. Proportional to the square of the distance between surfaces
D. Expressed in terms of radians
Answer» C. Proportional to the square of the distance between surfaces
282.

__Heat produced when a steady state current, I passes through an electrical conductor having resistance, 'R' is__

A. IR
B. I²R
C. IR²
D. I²R²
Answer» C. IR¬¨‚â§
283.

__Film boiling is usually not desired in commercial equipments, because__

A. The heat transfer rate is low in view of the large temperature drop
B. It is difficult to maintain
C. It is not economic
D. None of these
Answer» B. It is difficult to maintain
284.

__With increase in porosity, the thermal conductivity of a solid substance__

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains unchanged
D. May increase or decrease; depends on the solid
Answer» C. Remains unchanged
285.

__The range of electromagnetic spectrum important in heat transfer by radiation is __________ microns.__

A. 0.38-0.78
B. 0.5-50
C. 100-1000
D. 5-50
Answer» C. 100-1000
286.

__(Cp . μ)/K is termed as the __________ number.__

A. Grashoff
B. Nusselt
C. Prandtl
D. Stanton
Answer» D. Stanton
287.

__In a shell and tube type heat exchanger, the floating tube bundle heat arrangement is used__

A. In low range of temperature differences
B. In high range of temperature differences
C. Because of its low cost
D. To prevent corrosion of the tube bundles
Answer» C. Because of its low cost
288.

__Which characteristic of a fluid is not important in deciding its route in a shell and tube heat exchanger?__

A. Corrosiveness
B. Fouling characteristic
C. Viscosity
D. None of these
Answer» E.
289.

_Nusselt number is the ratio of the$?

A. Temperature gradient of the wall to that across the entire pipe
B. Temperature difference to the temperature gradient at the wall
C. Heat flux at the wall to that across the entire pipe
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
290.

_In case of evaporators, liquid entrainment results primarily due to$?

A. High vacuum in the evaporator
B. High evaporation rate
C. Foaming of the solution
D. High heat transfer rate
Answer» D. High heat transfer rate
291.

_A wall has two layers of materials A and B; each made of a different material. Both the layers have the same thickness. The thermal conductivity of materialA is twice that of B. Under the equilibrium, the temperature difference across the wall is 36°C. The temperature difference across the layer A is __________ °C.$?

A. 6
B. 12
C. 18
D. 24
Answer» C. 18
292.

_In a shell and tube heat exchanger, the tube side heat transfer co-efficient 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
Answer» B. Zero
293.

_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
Answer» B. High heat transfer co-efficient
294.

_Air is best heated with steam in a heat exchanger of$?

A. Plate type
B. Double pipe type with fin on steam side
C. Double pipe type with fin on air side
D. Shell and tube type
Answer» D. Shell and tube type
295.

_Radiation energy is emitted by all the substances, which are above$?

A. 0°K
B. 0°C
C. 100°C
D. Room temperature
Answer» B. 0¬¨‚àûC
296.

_The heat transfer co-efficient in film type condensation is __________ that for dropwise condensation.$?

A. Greater than
B. Lower than
C. Is same as
D. Half
Answer» C. Is same as
297.

_In a heat exchanger, the rate of heat transfer from the hot fluid to the cold fluid$?

A. Varies directly as the area and the LMTD
B. Directly proportional to LMTD and inversely proportional to the area
C. Varies as square of the area
D. None of these
Answer» B. Directly proportional to LMTD and inversely proportional to the area
298.

_With increase in temperature, the thermal conductivity of steel$?

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains unchanged
D. Increases exponentially
Answer» C. Remains unchanged
299.

_Which has the lowest Prandtl number?$?

A. Liquid metal
B. Aqueous solution
C. Water
D. Lube oil
Answer» B. Aqueous solution
300.

_In case of vertical tube evaporator, with increase in liquor level, the overall heat transfer co-efficient$?

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Is not affected
D. May increase or decrease; depends on the feed
Answer» C. Is not affected