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301.

_Nusselt number for full developed, laminar, constant property flow in a pipe at uniform heat flux is$?

A. 0.72
B. 4.364
C. 18
D. 83
Answer» C. 18
302.

___________ chart is known as transient heat conduction chart.$?

A. Dirhing's
B. Heisler's
C. Mollier's
D. Cox
Answer» B. Heisler's
303.

_An insulator should have$?

A. Low thermal conductivity
B. High thermal conductivity
C. Less resistance to heat flow
D. A porous structure
Answer» B. High thermal conductivity
304.

_The wavelength at which the maximum monochromatic emissive power occurs for a black body, is (where, T = absolute temperature of the black body)$?

A. αT
B. α 1/T
C. α T⁴
D. Independent of T
Answer» C. ≈í¬± T‚Äö√Ö¬•
305.

_Fluid motion in the natural convection heat transfer between a solid surface and a fluid in contact with it, results from the$?

A. Existence of thermal boundary layer
B. Temperature gradient produced due to density difference
C. Buoyancy of the bubbles produced at active nucleation site
D. None of these
Answer» E.
306.

_Heat transfer efficiency leading of energy conservation in a heat exchanger can be achieved by$?

A. Keeping the heat transfer surface clean
B. Enhancing the fluid pumping rate
C. Increasing the tube length
D. None of these
Answer» B. Enhancing the fluid pumping rate
307.

_Out of 100 kcal/second of incident radiant energy on the surface of a thermally transparent body, 300 kcal/second is reflected back. If the transmissivity of the body is 0.25, the emissivity of the surface will be$?

A. 0.35
B. 0.45
C. 0.55
D. 0.85
Answer» C. 0.55
308.

_In a shell and tube heat exchanger,$?

A. The temperature drops in the two fluids and the wall are proportional to individual resistances
B. The temperature drop is inversely proportional to the resistance across which the drop occurs
C. There is no relationship between temperature drop and resistance
D. The relationship is not generalised
Answer» B. The temperature drop is inversely proportional to the resistance across which the drop occurs
309.

_An equipment which converts the latent or sensible heat of one fluid into the latent heat of vaporisation of another, is called a$?

A. Boiler
B. Heat exchanger
C. Recuperator
D. Regenerator
Answer» C. Recuperator
310.

_1000 kg of wet solids are to be dried from 60% to 20% moisture (by weight). The mass of moisture removed in kg is$?

A. 520
B. 200
C. 400
D. 500
Answer» D. 500
311.

_Heat transfer by conduction in the turbulent core of a fluid flowing through a heated pipe is negligible, if the value of Prandtl number is$?

A. 0.2
B. 0.4
C. 0.6
D. 0.8
Answer» D. 0.8
312.

_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
Answer» D. Neither A nor B
313.

_For evaporation of viscous solution in a multiple effect evaporator, the prefered feeding scheme is$?

A. Forward
B. Backward
C. Parallel
D. None of these
Answer» C. Parallel
314.

_Dietus-Boelter equation used for the determination of heat transfer co-efficient is valid$?

A. For fluids in laminar flow
B. For fluids in tubulent flow
C. When Grashhoff number is very important
D. For liquid metals
Answer» C. When Grashhoff number is very important
315.

_Which of the following is generally considered as opaque surface towards radiations?$?

A. Gases
B. Solids
C. Liquids
D. Both B and C
Answer» E.
316.

_(NRe.NPr)(D/L) is called the __________ number$?

A. Peclet
B. Stanton
C. Graetz
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
317.

_What is the emissivity of a black body?$?

A. 1
B. 0
C. 0.90
D. 0.5
Answer» B. 0
318.

_The average heat transfer co-efficient over the entire length of the plate (ha) and the local heat transfer co-efficient (hL), in case of heat transfer over a flat plate in lminar zone is related as$?

A. Ha = 0.8hL
B. Ha = 2hL
C. Ha = hL
D. Ha= 5hL
Answer» C. Ha = hL
319.

_Conductance is given by(where, x = thickness, A = heat flow area, K = thermal conductivity.)$?

A. X/KA
B. KA/x
C. K/Ax
D. A/Kx
Answer» C. K/Ax
320.

_Fruit juice (a heat sensitive material) can be concentrated in a __________ evaporator.$?

A. Long tube
B. Falling film
C. High pressure
D. None of these
Answer» C. High pressure
321.

_A steel sphere of radius 0.1 m at 400°K is immersed in an oil at 300°K. If the centre of the sphere reaches 350°K in 20 minutes, how long will it take for a 0.05 m radius steel sphere to reach the same temperature (at the centre) under identical conditions ? Assume that the conductive heat transfer co-efficient is infinitely large.$?

A. 5 minutes
B. 10 minutes
C. 20 minutes
D. 40 minutes
Answer» B. 10 minutes
322.

_In a shell and tube heat exchanger, the height of 25 percent cut baffles is equal to (where, D = inside diameter of shell)$?

A. 0.25 D
B. 0.75 D
C. 0.50 D
D. None of these
Answer» C. 0.50 D
323.

_h.D/K is called the __________ number.$?

A. Nusselt
B. Peclet
C. Rayleigh
D. Grashoff
Answer» B. Peclet
324.

_The rate of emission of radiation by a body does not depend upon the$?

A. Wavelength of radiation
B. Surface temperature of the body
C. Nature of the surface
D. Shape and porosity of the body
Answer» E.
325.

_Stefan-Boltzman law which describes the radiation heat transfer states that, it is proportional to (where, t = temperature in °C T = absolute temperature in ° K )$?

A. t‚Å¥
B. T‚Å¥
C. 1/t‚Å¥
D. 1/T‚Å¥
Answer» C. 1/t‚Äö√Ö¬•
326.

_Tube expansion allowances exist in __________ heat exchanger.$?

A. Multipass fixed tube sheet
B. U-tube
C. Single pass fixed tube sheet
D. None of these
Answer» C. Single pass fixed tube sheet
327.

_Heat transfer co-efficient equation for forced convection, Nu = 0.023 Re0.8 . Prn, is not valid, if the value of$?

A. N = 0.4 is used for heating
B. N = 0.3 is used for cooling
C. Reynolds number for the flow involved is > 10000
D. Reynolds number for the flow involved is < 2100
Answer» E.
328.

_At Pr > 1, conduction in an ordinary fluid flowing through a heated pipe is limited to the$?

A. Buffer zone
B. Turbulent core
C. Both A and B
D. Viscous sub-layer
Answer» E.
329.

_Heat flux increases with temperature drop beyond the Leiden frost point in the plot of heat flux vs. temperature drop for a boiling liquid, because$?

A. Convection becomes important
B. Conduction becomes important
C. Radiation becomes important
D. Sub-cooled boiling occurs
Answer» D. Sub-cooled boiling occurs
330.

_The left face of a one dimensional slab of thickness 0.2 m is maintained at 80°C and the right face is exposed to air at 30°C. The thermal conductivity of the slab is 1.2 W/m.K and the heat transfer co-efficient from the right face is 10 W/m².K. At steady state, the temperature of the right face in °C is$?

A. 77.2
B. 71.2
C. 63.8
D. 48.7
Answer» E.
331.

_Which of the following forced convection heat transfer equation accounts for the liquid viscosity effect for viscous liquids?$?

A. Dittus-Boeltier equation
B. Sieder-Tate equation
C. Nusselt equation
D. None of these
Answer» C. Nusselt equation
332.

_Water always boils when its$?

A. Temperature reaches 100° C
B. Vapour pressure equals 76 cm of Hg
C. Saturated vapour pressure equals the external pressure on its surface
D. Saturated vapour pressure is less than the atmospheric pressure
Answer» D. Saturated vapour pressure is less than the atmospheric pressure
333.

_Economy of an evaporator is influenced by the$?

A. Steam pressure
B. Feed temperature
C. Number of effect
D. Both B & C
Answer» E.
334.

_A concentric double pipe heat exchanger as compared to the shell and tube heat exchanger for the same heat load requires$?

A. Less heating surface
B. More space
C. Lower maintenance cost
D. None of these
Answer» C. Lower maintenance cost
335.

___________ heat exchanger is used for chilling oil to be dewaxed.$?

A. U-tube
B. Double pipe
C. Fixed tube
D. Floating head
Answer» C. Fixed tube
336.

_Duhring rule is important in solving problems on$?

A. Distillation
B. Crystallisation
C. Evaporation
D. Humidification
Answer» D. Humidification
337.

_Peclet number (Pe) is given by$?

A. Pe = Re.Pr
B. Pe = Re/Pr
C. Pe = Pr/Re
D. Pe = Nu.Re
Answer» B. Pe = Re/Pr
338.

_Dropwise condensation occurs on __________ surfaces.$?

A. Clean and dirt free
B. Smooth clean
C. Contaminated cooling
D. Polished
Answer» D. Polished
339.

_In case of a vertical tube evaporator, with increase in the liquor level, the$?

A. Capacity of the evaporator is decreased
B. Capacity of the evaporator is increased
C. True temperature drop increases
D. Both B and C
Answer» B. Capacity of the evaporator is increased
340.

_A multiple effect evaporator as compared to a single effect evaporator of the same capacity has$?

A. Lower heat transfer area
B. Lower steam economy
C. Higher steam economy
D. Higher solute concentration in the product
Answer» D. Higher solute concentration in the product
341.

_Analogy between mass and heat transfer is not applicable in case of$?

A. Same velocity profile or equal eddy diffusivities
B. Thermal or pressure mass diffusion
C. Viscous heating or chemical reaction
D. Both B and C
Answer» E.
342.

_Water is normally used as a coolant in the heat exchange equipments mainly because ofits$?

A. Abundance & high heat capacity
B. Low density
C. Low viscosity
D. High fluidity
Answer» B. Low density
343.

_Black liquor generated during paper manufacture is concentrated in a$?

A. Single effect evaporator
B. Single effect evaporator followed by a crystalliser
C. Multiple effect evaporator
D. Multiple effect evaporators followed by a crystalliser
Answer» D. Multiple effect evaporators followed by a crystalliser
344.

_Reynold's analogy states that$?

A. Nst α f
B. Nst α NRe
C. NNu α f
D. NRe α f
Answer» B. Nst ≈í¬± NRe
345.

_A 10 cm dia steam pipe, carrying steam at 180°C, is covered with an insulation (conductivity = 0.6 W/m.°C). It losses heat to the surroundings at 30°C. Assume a heat transfer co-efficient of 0.8 W/m².°C for heat transfer from surface to the surroundings. Neglect wall resistance of the pipe and film resistance of steam. If the insulation thickness is 2 cms, the rate of heat loss from this insulated pipe will be$?

A. Greater than that for uninsulated steam pipe
B. Less than that of the uninsulated steam pipe
C. Equal to that of the uninsulated steam pipe
D. Less than the steam pipe with 5 cms insulation
Answer» C. Equal to that of the uninsulated steam pipe
346.

_For specified tube outside diameter, higher BWG means higher$?

A. Tube thickness
B. Cross-sectional area
C. Weight per unit length
D. None of these
Answer» C. Weight per unit length
347.

_In case of a supercooled solution, which is on the verge of crystallisation, the free energy of the solution as compared to that of the solid is$?

A. More
B. Less
C. Same
D. More or less; depends on the nature of solution
Answer» B. Less
348.

_The actual temperature drop across the heating surface in an evaporator depends on the$?

A. Feed
B. Depth of liquid over heating surface
C. Pressure difference between steam chest and vapour space
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
349.

_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 layer
C. Thermal & concentration boundary layers are of equal thickness
D. Hydrodynamic(i.e., momentum)boundary layer is thicker than the other two
Answer» B. Concentration boundary layer lies inside the thermal boundary layer
350.

Rate of heat transfer by vaporisation from pools of water is affected by the$?

A. Nature of heating surface and distribution of bubbles
B. Surface tension of water
C. Viscosity of water
D. All of the above
Answer» E.