Pick out the wrong statement.
A. By increasing the number of shell passes, the temperature cross in a shell and tube heat exchanger can be prevented
B. An underdesigned steam trap will back up the condensate instead of discharging it out
C. Steam condensate is corrosive because of the presence of dissolved oxygen in it
D. Film boiling is desirable in commercial equipments due to high heat transfer rate at low temperature drop
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Economy of a multiple effect evaporator is not influenced much by the
A. Boiling point elevations
B. Temperature of the feed
C. Rate of heat transfer
D. Ratio of the weight of the thin liquor to thick liquor
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Heat transfer co-efficient equation for forced convection, Nu = 0.023 Re 0.8 . Pr n , is not valid, if the value of
A. N = 0.4 is used for heating
B. N = 0.3 is used for cooling
C. Reynolds number for the flow involved is > 10000
D. Reynolds number for the flow involved is < 2100
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LMTD for evaporators & condensers for a given terminal parameters & set of conditions for counterflow is equal to that for parallel flow. In such heat exchangers, with one of the fluids condensing or evaporating, the surface area required is the least in the __________ flow.
A. Parallel
B. Mixed
C. Counterflow
D. Same in either A, B or C
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In evaporators, lowering the feed temperature
A. Increases the heating area required
B. Reduces the economy
C. Both A and B
D. Decreases the heating area required
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Latent heat absorbed by 1 lb of water at 212°F, when it is changed to steam at 212°F, may be around __________ BTU.
A. 180
B. 970
C. 3.97
D. None of these
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Sensible heat absorbed by 1 lb of water when it is heated from 32 to 212°F may be around __________ BTU.
A. 180
B. 970
C. 3.97
D. Data insufficient, can't be predicted
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When the ratio of the Grashoff number and to the square of Reynolds number is one, the dominant mechanism of heat transfer is
A. Free convection
B. Entry length problem in laminar forced conduction (developing thermal boundary layer)
C. Mixed convection (both free and forced)
D. Forced convection
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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
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What is the thermal conductivity of a perfect heat insulator?
A. Zero
B. One
C. ∞
D. Between 0 and ∞
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Heat transfer by radiation between two bodies at T1 & T2 and in an ambient temperature of Ta °C depends on
A. T1 - T2
B. T1 - Ta
C. T2 - Ta
D. None of these
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Which of the following is correct?
A. Rate = Driving force × Resistance
B. Driving force = Rate × Resistance
C. Resistance = Driving force × Rate
D. Rate = Driving force Resistance
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Double pipe heat exchangers are used
A. When heat transfer area required is very high
B. When heat transfer area required is very low, i.e (100 - 200 ft2 )
C. Because it occupies less floor area
D. Because it is less costly
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Loss of heat from untagged steam pipe to the ambient air is by
A. Conduction
B. Convection
C. Radiation
D. All of the above
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A hot liquid is kept in a big room. The logorithm of the numerical value of the temperature difference between the liquid and the room is plotted against time. The plot will be very nearly a/an
A. Ellipse
B. Straight line
C. Parabola
D. Circular arc
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Pick out the wrong statement.
A. Superheated steam is preferably not used for process heating because of its low heat transfer film co-efficient
B. In a shell and tube heat exchanger, the shell pressure drop is maximum for orifice baffles
C. S.I. unit of fouling factor is Watt/m2 .°K
D. Longitudinal fins are used in extended surface heat exchangers, when the direction of fluid flow is parallel to the axis of the tube
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The equivalent diameter for the annulus of a double pipe heat exchanger, whose inner pipe has fins on the outside is __________ compared to the same size pipes without fins.
A. More
B. Less
C. Same
D. Unpredictable
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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
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Baffles in the shell side of a shell and tube heat exchanger
A. Increase the cross-section of the shell side liquid
B. Force the liquid to flow parallel to the bank
C. Increase the shell side heat transfer co-efficient
D. Decrease the shell side heat transfer co-efficient
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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
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