The equivalent diameter for pressure drop is __________ that for heat transfer.
A. Smaller than
B. Greater than
C. Equal to
D. Not related with
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In case of a multipass shell and tube heat exchanger, providing a baffle on the shell side __________ the heat transfer rate.
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Does not affect
D. May increase or decrease, depends on the type of baffle
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Radiator of an automobile engine is a __________ type of heat exchanger.
A. Co-current
B. Cross-current
C. Counter-current
D. Direct contact
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Trap is used to remove __________ from steam pipe lines.
A. Steam
B. Condensate
C. Non-condensables
D. None of these
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A graph between __________ is called Wilson plot.
A. U 1 Vs . v 0.8 1
B. v 0.8 1 Vs . U
C. v 0.8 Vs . U
D. U 1 Vs . V 1
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At constant temperature, the thermal conductivities of gases __________ with rise in pressure.
A. Decrease
B. Increase
C. Remain unchanged
D. May increase or decrease; depends on the pressure
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Pick out the wrong statement.
A. Swenson-Walker crystalliser is a batch crystalliser
B. Super saturation of the solution is the driving potential for a crystal growth
C. The liquor left after the removal of crystals from a solution is called mother liquor
D. The first stage of crystal formation is called nucleation
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The separation of liquid droplets from the vapor is done by a/an __________ , in the evaporators.
A. Steam ejector
B. Entrainment separator
C. Compressor
D. Vacuum pump
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The ratio of total radiating power to the absorptivity of the body depends upon the __________ as per Kirchoffs law.
A. Wavelength of radiation
B. Nature of the body
C. Temperature of the body
D. None of these
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Heat flux, as defined in heat flow is analogous to __________ in electricity flow.
A. Current
B. Voltage
C. Resistance
D. None of these
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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
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The overall resistance for heat transfer through a series of flat resistance, is the __________ of the resistances.
A. Average
B. Geometric mean
C. Product
D. Sum
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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
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A metal wire of 0.01 m dia and thermal conductivity 200 W/m.K is exposed to a fluid stream with a convective heat transfer coefficient of 100 W/m2 .K. The Biot number is
A. 5.6
B. 0.025
C. 3.5
D. 0.0035
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A 2-4 heat exchanger involves
A. Only counter-flow of fluids
B. Only parallel-flow of fluids
C. Both counter and parallel-flow of the fluids
D. Smaller pressure drop compared to 1-2 exchanger
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A BTU/hr.ft2 .°F is equal to
A. 1 kcal/hr.m2 .°C
B. 4.88 kcal/hr.m2 .°C
C. 1 kcal/hr.m2 .°K
D. None of these
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A dephlegmator is a
A. Total condenser
B. Vacuum evaporator
C. Partial condenser
D. Double pipe heat exchanger
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Nusselt number for full developed, laminar, constant property flow in a pipe at uniform heat flux is
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Value of Nusselt number ( Nu = k hD ) for the heat transfer by conduction from a droplet or a spherical particle to a surrounding stagnant film is
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What is the absorptivity of a black body?
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