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This section includes 640 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Chemical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
451. |
The equation, , corrosponds to __________ analogy. |
A. | Von-Karmann |
B. | Reynolds |
C. | Colburn |
D. | Prandtl |
Answer» E. | |
452. |
Which of the following is the most widely used heat insulating material for pipelines carrying steam ? |
A. | Tar dolomite bricks followed by asbestos. |
B. | Fireclay refractory followed by aluminium sheet. |
C. | Cotton followed by aluminium foil. |
D. | 85% magnesia cement and glass wool. |
Answer» E. | |
453. |
The critical radius of insulation for a spherical shell is (where, K = thermal conductivity of insulating material h0 = heat transfer coefficient at the outer surface) |
A. | K/h0 |
B. | 2K/h0 |
C. | h0/K |
D. | h0/2K |
Answer» C. h0/K | |
454. |
If a single tube pass heat exchanger is converted to two pass, then for the same flow rate, the pressure drop per unit length in tube side will |
A. | increase by 1.8 times |
B. | decrease by 22 |
C. | increase by 216 |
D. | remain unchanged |
Answer» D. remain unchanged | |
455. |
What is the thermal conductivity of a perfect heat insulator ? |
A. | zero |
B. | one |
C. | ‚àû |
D. | between 0 and ‚àû |
Answer» B. one | |
456. |
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 | |
457. |
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. | |
458. |
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 | |
459. |
For a liquid in laminar flow through a very long tube, when the exit fluid temperature approaches the wall temperature, the equation to be used is |
A. | Nu = 0.023 Re0.8 . Pr0.4 |
B. | Nu = Gz |
C. | Nu = Gz |
D. | Nu = 2Gz0.5 |
Answer» D. Nu = 2Gz0.5 | |
460. |
Electro-magnetic spectrum range, which is important for radiation varies from __________ microns. |
A. | 1 to 100 |
B. | 0.5 to 50 |
C. | 10 to 100 |
D. | 100 to 1000 |
Answer» C. 10 to 100 | |
461. |
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 | |
462. |
The unit of heat transfer co-efficient is |
A. | BTU/hr. ft2°F |
B. | BTU/hr. °F. ft. |
C. | BTU/hr. °F |
D. | BTU/hr. ft |
Answer» B. BTU/hr. ¬∞F. ft. | |
463. |
Prandtl and Reynold's analogies are identical for Prandtl number value of |
A. | 0 |
B. | 0.5 |
C. | 1 |
D. | 5 |
Answer» D. 5 | |
464. |
View factor is important in heat transfer by |
A. | steady state conduction |
B. | natural convection |
C. | forced convection |
D. | radiation |
Answer» E. | |
465. |
Indirect contact heat exchangers are preferred over direct contact heat exchangers, because |
A. | heat transfer co-efficient are high. |
B. | there is no risk of contamination. |
C. | there is no mist formation. |
D. | cost of equipment is lower. |
Answer» C. there is no mist formation. | |
466. |
Which of the following has the minimum absorptivity ? |
A. | Aluminium foil |
B. | Coal dust |
C. | Refractory bricks |
D. | Iron plates |
Answer» B. Coal dust | |
467. |
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 | |
468. |
For shell and tube heat exchanger, with increasing heat transfer area, the purchased cost per unit heat transfer area |
A. | increases |
B. | decreases |
C. | remains constant |
D. | passes through a maxima |
Answer» E. | |
469. |
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 |
Answer» B. E/C | |
470. |
Unsteady state heat conduction occurs, when |
A. | temperature distribution is independent of time. |
B. | temperature distribution is dependent on time. |
C. | heat flows in one direction only. |
D. | three dimensional heat flow is concerned. |
Answer» C. heat flows in one direction only. | |
471. |
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 (a), (b) and (c). |
Answer» E. | |
472. |
In Biot number, the characteristic length used is the ratio of the __________ of the solid. |
A. | volume to surface area |
B. | perimeter to surface area |
C. | surface area to volume |
D. | surface area to perimeter |
Answer» B. perimeter to surface area | |
473. |
In a cooling tower, water becomes cool by |
A. | loosing sensible heat. |
B. | heat transfer to surroundings. |
C. | vaporisation due to heat loss to air. |
D. | loosing latent heat. |
Answer» B. heat transfer to surroundings. | |
474. |
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 | |
475. |
__________ 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 | |
476. |
In case of heat flow by conduction for a cylindrical body with an internal heat source, the nature of temperature distribution is |
A. | linear |
B. | hyperbolic |
C. | parabolic |
D. | none of these |
Answer» D. none of these | |
477. |
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 | |
478. |
Finned tube heat exchangers |
A. | give larger area per tube. |
B. | use metal fins of low thermal conductivity. |
C. | facilitate very large temperature drop through tube wall. |
D. | are used for smaller heat load. |
Answer» B. use metal fins of low thermal conductivity. | |
479. |
A process stream of dilute aqueous solution flowing at the rate of10 Kg.s-1 is to be heated. Steam condensate at 95°C is available for heating purpose, also at a rate of 10 Kg.s-1. A 1 - 1 shell and tube heat exchanger is available. The best arrangement is$ |
A. | counter flow with process stream on shell side. |
B. | counter flow with process stream on tube side. |
C. | parallel flow with process stream on shell side. |
D. | parallel flow with process stream on tube side. |
Answer» B. counter flow with process stream on tube side. | |
480. |
The heat flux in the nucleate boiling regimes is proportional to (where, ΔT = excess temperature)$ |
A. | (ΔT)2 |
B. | (ΔT)4 |
C. | (ΔT)3 |
D. | (ΔT) |
Answer» D. (ŒîT) | |
481. |
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 | |
482. |
What is the unit of thermal conductivity ? |
A. | Kcal/hr. m2 °C |
B. | Kcal/hr.m.°C |
C. | Kcal/hr.m |
D. | Kcal/hr. °C |
Answer» C. Kcal/hr.m | |
483. |
Absorptivity and refletivity of a perfect black body are respectively |
A. | 1 and 0 |
B. | 0 and 1 |
C. | 1 and ‚àû |
D. | 0 and 0.5 |
Answer» B. 0 and 1 | |
484. |
When does the heat generated by fluid friction becomes appreciable compared to the heat transferred between the fluids ? |
A. | At high fluid velocity |
B. | At low velocity |
C. | When fluid flows past a smooth surface |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. At low velocity | |
485. |
Leidenfrost point is a term concerned with the |
A. | condensation of the saturated vapor on a cold surface. |
B. | concentration of a corrosive solution by evaporation. |
C. | heat transfer between two highly viscous liquids. |
D. | boiling of a liquid on a hot surface. |
Answer» E. | |
486. |
Loss of heat from untagged steam pipe to the ambient air is by |
A. | conduction |
B. | convection |
C. | radiation |
D. | all (a), (b) & (c) |
Answer» E. | |
487. |
Overall heat transfer co-efficient of a particular tube is U1. If the same tube with some dirt deposited on either side has coefficient U2, then |
A. | U1 = U2 |
B. | U2 > U1 |
C. | U1 > U2 |
D. | U1 = dirt factor - U2 |
Answer» B. U2 > U1 | |
488. |
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) | |
489. |
(NGr x NPr) is called the __________ number. |
A. | Graetz |
B. | Reyleigh |
C. | Nusselt |
D. | Stanton |
Answer» C. Nusselt | |
490. |
With increase in temperature, the total emissivity of conductors |
A. | increases |
B. | decreases |
C. | remains same |
D. | decreases linearly |
Answer» B. decreases | |
491. |
The unit of conductance in SI unit is |
A. | W/m |
B. | W/m2 |
C. | W/°K |
D. | W/m°K |
Answer» D. W/m¬∞K | |
492. |
A perfect black body is a perfect __________ of radiation. |
A. | absorber |
B. | emitter |
C. | both (a) & (b) |
D. | neither (a) nor (b) |
Answer» D. neither (a) nor (b) | |
493. |
The thermal radiative flux from a surface of emissivity = 0.4 is 22.68 kW/m2. The approximate surface temperature (K) is (Stefan-Boltzman constant = 5.67xl0-8 W/m2.K4) |
A. | 1000 |
B. | 727 |
C. | 800 |
D. | 1200 |
Answer» B. 727 | |
494. |
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. | |
495. |
Which of the following is concerned with both heat and mass transfer ? |
A. | Lewis relationship |
B. | Nusselt number |
C. | Kutateladze number |
D. | Froude number |
Answer» B. Nusselt number | |
496. |
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 | |
497. |
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 | |
498. |
In a gas-liquid shell and tube heat exchanger, the |
A. | presence of a non-condensible gas decreases the condensing film co-efficient. |
B. | gases under high pressure are routed through the tube side, because high pressure gases are corrosive in nature. |
C. | gases to be heated/cooled is normally routed through the shell side, because the corrosion caused by the cooling water or steam condensate remain localised to the tubes. |
D. | all 'a', 'b' & 'c' |
Answer» E. | |
499. |
Which of the following is correct ? |
A. | Rate = Driving force x Resistance |
B. | Driving force = Rate x Resistance |
C. | Resistance = Driving force x Rate |
D. | Rate = Resistance/Driving force |
Answer» C. Resistance = Driving force x Rate | |
500. |
Mechanical recompression evaporation is used in the production of |
A. | alcohol |
B. | distilled water |
C. | salt |
D. | fruits jam |
Answer» C. salt | |