Vacuum is generally maintained in the vapour space of an evaporator mainly to
A. Get economical temperature difference by using moderate pressure steam
B. Facilitate forward feeding in multiple effect evaporation
C. Concentrate heat sensitive materials
D. Achieve very high concentration of the final product
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Prandtl and Reynold's analogies are identical for Prandtl number value of
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In case of vertical tube evaporator, with increase in liquor level, the overall heat transfer co-efficient
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Is not affected
D. May increase or decrease; depends on the feed
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Dietus-Boelter equation cannot be used for molten metals mainly due to its very low
A. Prandtl number
B. Grashoff number
C. Thermal conductivity
D. Viscosity
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A hollow sphere and a solid sphere of the same material and equal radii are heated to the same temperature. In this case,
A. The cooling rate will be the same for the two spheres and hence the two spheres will have equal temperatures at any instant
B. Both the spheres will emit equal amount of radiation per unit time in the beginning
C. Both will absorb equal amount of radiation from the surrounding in the beginning
D. Both B & C
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Pick out the wrong statement.
A. The emissivity of a surface decreases, if it gets corroded by atmospheric environment
B. The emissivity of a surface increases with increase in surface roughness
C. The emissivity of a polished surface is quite low
D. The emissivity of a non-metallic surface decreases with increase in the temperature
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An ejector is used to
A. Increase pressure
B. Increase temperature
C. Remove condensate
D. None of these
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An insulator should have
A. Low thermal conductivity
B. High thermal conductivity
C. Less resistance to heat flow
D. A porous structure
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Shell side pressure drop in a shell and tube heat exchanger does not depend upon the
A. Baffle spacing & shell diameter
B. Tube diameter & pitch
C. Viscosity, density & mass velocity of shell side fluid
D. None of these
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For large heat transfer area requirement, shell and tube heat exchanger is preferred, because it
A. Occupies smaller space
B. Is more economical
C. Is easy to operate and maintain
D. All of the above
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In a heat exchanger, one transfer unit means
A. A section of the exchanger in which change in temperature of one stream equals the average driving force in the section
B. The size of the exchanger in which heat transfer rate is 1 kcal/hr
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
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When does the heat generated by fluid friction becomes appreciable compared to the heat transferred between the fluids?
A. At high fluid velocity
B. At low velocity
C. When fluid flows past a smooth surface
D. None of these
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__________ chart is known as transient heat conduction chart.
A. Dirhing's
B. Heisler's
C. Mollier's
D. Cox
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It is not preferable to use superheated steam in evaporators, because of its very
A. High temperature
B. High pressure
C. Low film co-efficient
D. None of these
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Vent pipes are provided in a condenser to
A. Remove non-condensable gases
B. Purge the condenser
C. Facilitate easy cleaning of tubes
D. None of these
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Electro-magnetic spectrum range, which is important for radiation varies from __________ microns.
A. 1 to 100
B. 0.5 to 50
C. 10 to 100
D. 100 to 1000
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Which of the following has the lowest Prandtl number?
A. Molten sodium (a coolant used in fast breeder reactor)
B. Water
C. Transformer oil
D. Dilute H2 SO4
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Which has the lowest Prandtl number?
A. Liquid metal
B. Aqueous solution
C. Water
D. Lube oil
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The absorptivity of a grey body at a given temperature __________ with increasing wavelength of radiation.
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains constant
D. May increase or decrease ; depends on the material
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For a given ambient air temperature with increase in the thickness of insulation of a hot cylinderical pipe, the rate of heat loss from the surface would
A. Decrease
B. Increase
C. First decrease and then increase
D. First increase and then decrease
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