Crystal size in a continuous crystalliser depends upon the
A. Rate of heat transfer
B. Degree of turbulence
C. Degree of supersaturation
D. All of the above
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For heat flow through very thick walled cylinder, use____mean radius.
A. Arithmetic
B. Logarithmic
C. Geometric
D. Either A or C
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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
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Tube pitch is the __________ of tube diameters and the clearances.
A. Sum
B. Difference
C. Ratio
D. None of these
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The average heat transfer co-efficient for laminar film condensation on vertical surface is inversely proportional to (where, Δ T = Temperature drop across condensate film)
A. ( Δ T ) 2
B. C. ( Δ T ) 4 1
D. ( Δ T ) 2 3
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Multiple effect evaporators ar used to
A. Increase the steam economy & decrease the capacity
B. Increase the steam economy & the capacity
C. Decrease the steam economy & the capacity
D. Decrease the steam economy & increase the capacity
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Pick out the wrong statement.
A. The condensing film co-efficient is about 3 times lower for vertical condenser as compared to the equivalent horizontal condenser for identical situation
B. Film co-efficient for vaporisation decreases as a result of vapor binding
C. In industrial practice, sub-cooling of condensate is required, when the condensate is a volatile liquid and is to be transferred for storage
D. Overall heat transfer co-efficient in a heat exchanger is controlled by the value of the film co-efficient, which is higher
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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
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For a laminar flow of fluid in a circular tube, 'h1 ' is the convective heat transfer co-efficient at velocity 'V1 '. If the velocity is reduced by half and assuming the fluid properties are constant, the new convective heat transfer co-efficient is
A. 1.26 h1
B. 0.794 h1
C. 0.574 h1
D. 1.741 h1
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If h₁ = inner film co-efficient and /h₂ = outer film co-efficient, then the overall heat transfer co-efficient is
A. Always less than h₁
B. Always between h₁ and h₂
C. Always higher than h₂
D. Dependent on metal resistance
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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
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If average heat transfer co-efficient is h a and the local coefficient at the end of the plate is h l then in case of heat transfer to a fluid flowing over a flat plate, heated over its entire length
A. h a = h l
B. h a = 2 h l
C. h a = 0.5 h l
D. h a = 0.75 h l
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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
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When vaporisation takes place directly at the heating surface, it is called
A. Film boiling
B. Nucleate boiling
C. Vapour binding
D. None of these
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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
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View factor is important in heat transfer by
A. Steady state conduction
B. Natural convection
C. Forced convection
D. Radiation
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Thermal diffusivity is the most important in heat transfer by
A. Conduction
B. Radiation
C. Condensation
D. Natural convection
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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
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In case of a shell and tube heat exchanger, the minimum and maximum baffle spacing is respectively (where, D = inside diameter of the shell)
A. 5 D and D
B. 2 D and 2D
C. 4 D and 2D
D. D and 2D
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Mode of heat transfer involved in the cooling of air cooled internal combustion engine is
A. Conduction
B. Natural convection
C. Forced convection
D. None of these
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