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401.

The most conducive surface for dropwise condensation to occur is the __________ surface.

A. coated
B. oily
C. glazed & polished
D. smooth
Answer» C. glazed & polished
402.

Which is the most suitable for the con-certration of highly concentrated solution?

A. Open pan evaporation
B. Long tube vertical evaporator
C. Agitated film evaporator
D. None of these
Answer» B. Long tube vertical evaporator
403.

For small temperature difference, the heat transfer rate as per Newton's law of cooling is proportional to (where, Δt = excess temperature)$

A. Δt
B. Δt2
C. Δt3
D. Δt
Answer» B. Œît2
404.

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 105
405.

Planck's distribution law is valid for __________ bodies.

A. black
B. white
C. coloured
D. all (a), (b) & (c)
Answer» D. all (a), (b) & (c)
406.

Calburn analogy is applicable for the value of Prandtl number from

A. 0.001 to 1
B. 0.6 to 120
C. 0.5 to 5
D. 120 to 400
Answer» C. 0.5 to 5
407.

A body cools down from 75°C to 70°C in 10 minutes. It will cool down from 70° C to 65° C in __________ minutes.$

A. 10
B. >10
C. <10
D. either (b) or (c), depends on the mass of the body
Answer» C. <10
408.

Stefen's block body radiation law can also be derived from __________ law.

A. Kirchoffs
B. Planck's
C. Fourier's
D. none of these
Answer» C. Fourier's
409.

The film thickness for laminar film condensation on vertical surface __________ from top to bottom.

A. cummulatively increases
B. cummulatively decreases
C. remains constant
D. and the surface conductance increase
Answer» B. cummulatively decreases
410.

The purpose of providing a 'catchall' in the vapor line of an evaporator is to

A. create vacuum
B. regulate the vapor flow
C. vent the non-condensible gases
D. arrest the entrained liquid
Answer» E.
411.

Boiling point elevation for a strong and concentrated solution is found by Duhring's rule, which states that at the same pressure, the boiling point of a solution is a linear function of the __________ of pure water.

A. boiling point
B. dynamic viscosity
C. kinematic viscosity
D. density
Answer» B. dynamic viscosity
412.

The maximum heat transfer co-efficient from steam heating will be attained when the steam is

A. supersaturated
B. saturated
C. wet
D. none of these
Answer» C. wet
413.

What is the absorptivity of a black body ?

A. 1
B. 0
C. 0.78
D. 0.95
Answer» B. 0
414.

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
415.

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
416.

Which of the following has maximum thermal conductivity at the same temperature?

A. Steel
B. Petrol
C. Air
D. All have the same conductivity
Answer» B. Petrol
417.

1 BTU/hr.ft.°F is equal to __________ kcal/hr. m.°C.$

A. 1.49
B. 1
C. 4.88
D. none of these
Answer» B. 1
418.

Which of the following has the lowest overall heat transfer co-efficient ?

A. Dowtherm
B. Molten sodium
C. Water
D. Air
Answer» E.
419.

Correction is applied to LMTD for __________ flow.

A. parallel
B. counter
C. cross
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
420.

Which of the following has the minimum thermal conductivity ?

A. Nitrogen
B. Steel
C. Carbon black
D. Tar
Answer» B. Steel
421.

Heat flux through several resistances in series in analogous to the current flowing through several

A. resistances in parallel.
B. capacitors in series.
C. resistances in series.
D. none of these.
Answer» D. none of these.
422.

It is not preferable to use superheated steam in evaporators, because of its very

A. high temperature
B. high pressure
C. low film co-efficient
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
423.

In a shell and tube heat exchanger, the shell side fluid velocity can not be changed by changing the

A. tube layout
B. tube diameter
C. tube pitch
D. no. of baffles
Answer» C. tube pitch
424.

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.
425.

Electromagnetic radiations propagate in vacuum with a velocity of __________ metre/second.

A. 3 x l05
B. 3 x l08
C. 3 x l010
D. 3 x l012
Answer» C. 3 x l010
426.

Fqra cold viscous feed, backward feed gives __________ than forward feed.

A. a higher capacity
B. a lower capacity
C. lower economy
D. none of these
Answer» B. a lower capacity
427.

Crystallisation of solids from a homogeneous solution is a/an __________ process.

A. exothermic
B. mildly endothermic
C. highly endothermic
D. none of these
Answer» B. mildly endothermic
428.

Steam is to be condensed in a shell and tube heat exchanger, 5 m long with a shell diameter of 1 m. Cooling water is to be used for removing the heat. Heat transfer co-efficient for the cooling water, whether on shell side or tube side is the same. The best arrangement is

A. vertical heat exchanger with steam on tube side.
B. vertical heat exchanger with steam on shell side.
C. horizontal heat exchanger with steam on tube side.
D. horizontal heat exchanger with steam on shell side.
Answer» C. horizontal heat exchanger with steam on tube side.
429.

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
430.

Vibrations in the tubes of a shell and tube heat exchanger is induced due to the

A. flow of fluid on the tube and shell sides.
B. oscillations in the flow of shell/tube sides fluid.
C. vibrations transmitted through piping and/or supports due to external reasons.
D. all (a), (b) and (c)
Answer» E.
431.

For condensation of pure vapors, if the heat transfer co-efficients in filmwise and drop-wise condensation are respectively hf and hd, then

A. hf = hd
B. hf > hd
C. hf < hd
D. hf could be greater or smaller than hd
Answer» D. hf could be greater or smaller than hd
432.

Maximum heat transfer rate is obtained in __________ flow.

A. laminar
B. turbulent
C. creeping
D. transition region
Answer» C. creeping
433.

"The ratio of the total emissive power to the absorptivity for all bodies is same at ther-mal equilibrium". This is __________ law.

A. Kirchoffs
B. Planck's
C. Wien's displacement
D. Stefan-Boltzman
Answer» B. Planck's
434.

Minimum recommended baffle spacing in a shell and tube heat exchanger is about (where, D = shell diameter)

A. 0.2 D
B. 0.5 D
C. 0.66 D
D. 0.80 D
Answer» B. 0.5 D
435.

Dropwise condensation occurs on __________ surfaces.

A. clean and dirt free
B. smooth clean
C. contaminated cooling
D. polished
Answer» D. polished
436.

Extremely large or small volumes of fluids are generally best routed through the shell side of a shell and tube heat exchanger, because of the

A. less corrosion problems.
B. flexibility possible in the baffle arrangement.
C. low pressure drop.
D. high heat transfer co-efficient.
Answer» C. low pressure drop.
437.

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
438.

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.
439.

Steady state one dimensional heat flow by conduction as given by Fourier's low does not assume that

A. there is no internal heat generation.
B. boundary surfaces are isothermal.
C. material is anisotropic.
D. constant temperature gradient exists.
Answer» D. constant temperature gradient exists.
440.

Thermal conductivities of most of the liquids __________ with rise in temperature.

A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains unchanged
D. may increase or decrease; depends on the liquid
Answer» C. remains unchanged
441.

The overall heat transfer co-efficient for a shell and tube heat exchanger for clean surfaces is U0 = 400 W/m2.K. The fouling factor after one year of operation is found to be hd0 = 2000 W/m2.K. The overall heat transfer co-efficient at this time is

A. 1200W/m2.K
B. 894W/m2.K
C. 333W/m2.K
D. 287 W/m2.K
Answer» D. 287 W/m2.K
442.

is called the __________ number

A. Peclet
B. Stanton
C. Graetz
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
443.

Circulation pump is located below the evaporater to

A. avoid cavitation.
B. avoid frequent priming.
C. create more suction head.
D. none of these.
Answer» D. none of these.
444.

It is not recommended to use a 1-2 shell and tube heat exchanger for a particular heat duty, whenever the LMTD correction factor is

A. > 0.75
B. < 0.75
C. < 0.50
D. < 0.25
Answer» C. < 0.50
445.

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.
446.

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
447.

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. t4
B. T4
C. 1/t4
D. 1/T4
Answer» C. 1/t4
448.

Trap is used to remove __________ from steam pipe lines.

A. steam
B. condensate
C. non-condensables
D. none of these
Answer» C. non-condensables
449.

In forced convection, the Nusselt number is a function of

A. Re and Pr
B. Re and Gr
C. Pr and Gr
D. Re and Sc
Answer» B. Re and Gr
450.

The equation, (NSt x N2/3Pr) = f/2, is the __________ analogy.

A. Colburn
B. Reynolds
C. Prandtl
D. none of these.
Answer» B. Reynolds