A dilute aqueous solution is to be concentrated in an evaporator system. High pressure steam is available. Multiple effect evaporator system is employed, because
A. Total heat transfer area of all the effects is -less than that in a single effect evaporator system
B. Total amount of vapor produced per Kg of feed steam in a multiple effect system is much higher than in a single effect
C. Boiling point elevation in a single effect system is much higher than that in any effect in a multieffect system
D. Heat transfer co-efficient in a single effect is much lower than that in any effect in a multieffect system
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A metal ball of radius 0.1 m at a uniform temperature of 90°C is left in air at 30°C. The density and the specific heat of the metal are 3000 kg/m3 and 0.4 kJ/kg.K respectively. The heat transfer co-efficient is 50 W/m2 .K Neglecting the temperature gradients inside the ball, the time taken (in hours) for the ball to cool to 60°C is
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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
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Removal of __________ heat is involved in the condensation of a vapor under saturated conditions.
A. Super
B. Sensible
C. Latent
D. Both B & C
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A hot body will radiate heat most rapidly, if its surface is
A. White & rough
B. Black & rough
C. White & polished
D. Black & polished
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Maximum water velocity in tubes of a 1-2 shell and tube heat exchanger may be around __________ metres/second.
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At what value of Prandtl number, the hydrodynamic and thermal boundary layers are identical?
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Peclet number (Pe) is given by
A. Pe = Re.Pr
B. Pe = Pr Re
C. Pe = Re Pr
D. Pe = Nu.Re
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Pick out the correct equation.
A. JH = ( St ) ( Pr ) 3 2 = 2 f
B. JH = ( St ) ( Pr ) 3 1 = 2 f
C. JH = ( St ) 3 2 ( Pr ) = 2 f
D. JH = ( St ) 3 1 ( Pr ) = 2 f
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Kirchoff s law applies to __________ radiation.
A. Total
B. Monochromatic
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
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The purpose of providing bleed points in the evaporator is to
A. Admit the feed
B. Remove the product
C. Facilitate removal of non-condensable gases
D. Create vacuum
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Which of the following is unimportant in forced convection?
A. Reynolds number
B. Prandtl number
C. Grashhoff number
D. None of these
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Duhring rule is important in solving problems on
A. Distillation
B. Crystallisation
C. Evaporation
D. Humidification
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Fourier's law of heat conduction applies to __________ surfaces.
A. Isothermal
B. Non-isothermal
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A and B
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Fourier's law applies to the heat transfer by
A. Convection
B. Radiation
C. Conduction
D. All of the above
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Prandtl number is the ratio of
A. Momentum diffusivity to mass diffusivity
B. Momentum diffusivity to thermal diffusivity
C. Thermal diffusivity to mass diffusivity
D. Thermal diffusivity to momentum diffusivity
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Pick out the wrong statement.
A. Bubble size increases with the dynamic viscosity of the liquid in case of nucleate pool boiling
B. Thermal conductivity of a dry material is more than that of the damp material
C. Ratio of its capacity to economy equals the steam consumption in kg/hr in an evaporator
D. Vaporisation of organic substances in evaporator mostly causes foam formation
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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
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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. 1200 W/m2 .K
B. 894 W/m2 .K
C. 333 W/m2 .K
D. 287 W/m2 .K
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Forced circulation evaporators are normally used for concentrating liquids having
A. Scaling characteristics
B. High viscosity
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
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