With increase in temperature, the total emissivity of conductors
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains same
D. Decreases linearly
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For a fluid flowing in an annulus space, the wetted perimeter for heat transfer and pressure drop are
A. Same
B. Different
C. Never different
D. Linearly related
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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
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The outlet temperature of cooling water in a heat exchanger is generally not allowed to exceed above 50°C in industrial practice mainly to avoid
A. Its evaporation loss
B. Excessive corrosion
C. Uneconomic LMTD
D. Decrease in heat exchanger efficiency
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The variation of thermal conductivity of a metal with temperature is often correlated using an expression of the form K = K0 + at. where, K is the thermal conductivity and T is the temperature (in °K). The units of 'a' in SI system will be
A. W/m.K
B. W/m
C. W/m.K2
D. None, A is just a number
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The inside heat transfer co-efficient in case of turbulent flow of liquid in the tube side in a 1-2 shell and tube heat exchanger is increased by __________ times, when the number of tube passes is increased to 8.
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Electromagnetic radiations propagate in vacuum with a velocity of __________ metre/second.
A. 3 × 105
B. 3 × 108
C. 3 × 1010
D. 3 × 1012
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Which of the following is generally considered as opaque surface towards radiations?
A. Gases
B. Solids
C. Liquids
D. Both B and C
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The characteristic dimensionless groups for heat transfer to a fluid flowing through a pipe in laminar flow are
A. Re.Gz
B. Nu, Pr
C. Nu, Pr, Re
D. Nu, Gz
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Heat transfer by __________ may not necessarily require the presence of a medium.
A. Conduction
B. Natural convection
C. Forced convection
D. Radiation
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Which is the most suitable for cold viscous feed?
A. Forward feed
B. Backward feed
C. Mixed feed
D. Parallel feed
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In a forward feed multiple effect evaporator unit
A. Viscosity of liquid is highest in first effect
B. Transfer from effect to effect is done by pumps
C. No pump is required to withdraw the product from the last effect
D. None of these
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In a shell and tube type heat exchanger, the floating tube bundle heat arrangement is used
A. In low range of temperature differences
B. In high range of temperature differences
C. Because of its low cost
D. To prevent corrosion of the tube bundles
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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
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Multiple effect evaporators are commonly used in the manufacture of P. Paper Q. Superphosphate R. Sugar S. Fats
A. P and Q
B. P and R
C. P and S
D. R and S
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Nusselt number is a function of Prandtl number and __________ number of fluid in natural convection heat transfer.
A. Grashoff
B. Biot
C. Stantan
D. Reynolds
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In a heat exchanger with steam outside the tubes, a liquid gets heated to 45°C, when its flow velocity in the tubes is 2 m/s. If the flow velocity is reduced to 1 m/s, other things remaining the same, the temperature of the exit liquid will be
A. Less than 45°C
B. More than 45°C
C. Equal to 45°C
D. Initially decreases and remains constant thereafter
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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
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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
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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
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