Q.1

A process stream of dilute aqueous solution flowing at the rate ofKg.s-1 is to be heated. Steam condensate at 95°C is available for heating purpose, also at a rate ofKg.s-1. A 1 - 1 shell and tube heat exchanger is available. The best arrangement is

  • counter flow with process stream on shell side.
  • counter flow with process stream on tube side.
  • parallel flow with process stream on shell side.
  • parallel flow with process stream on tube side.
Q.2

Pick out the wrong statement.

  • In case of heat transfer by purely forced convection, GR/Re2 ≤ 1.
  • The equivalent diameter of heat transfer for a duct of square cross-section (having each side as 'x') is equal to 4x.
  • Distillation process is not the same as evaporation.
  • The effectiveness of nucleate boiling depends basically on the ease with which the bubbles are formed and detached from the heating surface.
Q.3

Baffles in the shell side of a shell and tube heat exchanger

  • increase the cross-section of the shell side liquid.
  • force the liquid to flow parallel to the bank.
  • increase the shell side heat transfer co-efficient.
  • decrease the shell side heat transfer co-efficient.
Q.4

In case of vertical tube evaporator, with increase in liquor level, the overall heat transfer co-efficient

  • increases
  • decreases
  • is not affected
  • may increase or decrease; depends on the feed
Q.5

Heat waves

  • can not pass through vacuum.
  • travel in straight line.
  • can be reflected by a mirror.
  • both (b) and (c).
Q.6

Air is best heated with steam in a heat exchanger of

  • plate type.
  • double pipe type with fin on steam side.
  • double pipe type with fin on air side.
  • shell and tube type.
Q.7

Fourier's law applies to the heat transfer by

  • convection
  • radiation
  • conduction
  • all (a), (b) & (c)
Q.8

Heat produced when a steady state current, I passes through an electrical conductor having resistance, 'R' is

  • IR
  • I2R
  • IR2
  • I2R2
Q.9

Economy of a multiple effect evaporator is not influenced much by the

  • boiling point elevations
  • temperature of the feed
  • rate of heat transfer
  • ratio of the weight of the thin liquor to thick liquor
Q.10

Air is to be heated by condensing steam. Two heat exchangers are available (i) a shell and tube heat exchanger and (ii) a finned tube heat exchanger. Tube side heat transfer area are equal in both the cases. The recommended arrangement is

  • finned tube heat exchanger with air inside and steam outside.
  • finned tube heat exchanger with air outside and steam inside.
  • shell and tube heat exchanger with air inside tubes and steam on shell side.
  • shell and tube heat exchanger with air on shell side and steam inside tubes.
Q.11

The steam ejector is used to

  • remove condensate from the steam pipelines.
  • create vacuum.
  • superheat the steam.
  • none of these.
Q.12

Which of the following is generally considered as opaque surface towards radiations?

  • Gases
  • Solids
  • Liquids
  • Both (b) and (c)
Q.13

Fourier's law applies to the heat transfer by

  • convection
  • radiation
  • conduction
  • all (a), (b) & (c)
Q.14

Increasing the liquor level in the evaporator results in the

  • decreased capacity.
  • increase in liquor film co-efficient.
  • decreased effect of hydrostatic head.
  • increased true temperature drop.
Q.15

For shell and tube heat exchanger, with increasing heat transfer area, the purchased cost per unit heat transfer area

  • increases
  • decreases
  • remains constant
  • passes through a maxima
Q.16

Black liquor generated during paper manufacture is concentrated in a

  • single effect evaporator.
  • single effect evaporator followed by a crystalliser.
  • multiple effect evaporator.
  • multiple effect evaporators followed by a crystalliser.
Q.17

The thermal efficiency of a reversible heat engine operating between two given thermal reservoirs is 0.The device is used either as a refrigerator or as a heat pump between the same reservoirs. Then the coefficient of performance as a refrigerator (COP)R and the co-efficient of performance as a heat pump (COP)HP are

  • (COP)R = (COP)HP = 0.6
  • (COP)R = 2.5; (COP)HP = 1.5
  • (COP)R = 1.5; (COP)HP = 2.5
  • (COP)R = (COP)HP = 2.5
Q.18

Pick out the correct equation.

  • jH = (St)(Pr)2/3 = f/2
  • jH = (St)(Pr)1/3 = f/2
  • jH = (St)2/3(Pr) = f/2
  • jH = (St)1/3(Pr) = f/2
Q.19

Choose the correct equation.

  • Nu = (Re) (Pr) (Gz)
  • Nu = (Re) (Pr) (St)
  • Nu = (Re)(Pr)
  • Nu = (Pr)(St)
Q.20

In a gas-liquid shell and tube heat exchanger, the

  • presence of a non-condensible gas decreases the condensing film co-efficient.
  • gases under high pressure are routed through the tube side, because high pressure gases are corrosive in nature.
  • gases to be heated/cooled is normally routed through the shell side, because the corrosion caused by the cooling water or steam condensate remain localised to the tubes.
  • all 'a', 'b' & 'c'
Q.21

Which of the following has the minimum absorptivity ?

  • Aluminium foil
  • Coal dust
  • Refractory bricks
  • Iron plates
Q.22

Which is the most suitable for the concentration of foamy & frothy liquors ?

  • Agitated film evaporator
  • Long tube vertical evaporator
  • Open pan evaporator
  • None of these
Q.23

Boiling point elevation of an ideal solution

  • increases rapidly with temperature rise.
  • decreases rapidly with temperature rise
  • in independent of pressure.
  • both (b) and (c).
Q.24

A black body when hot, emits heat radiation of __________ wavelengths.

  • small
  • large
  • all
  • one fixed
Q.25

Steam side heat transfer co-efficient in an evaporator is in the range of __________ kcal/hr.m2°C.

  • 10-50
  • 100-500
  • 1000-1500
  • 5000-15000
Q.26

Correction is applied to LMTD for __________ flow.

  • parallel
  • counter
  • cross
  • none of these
Q.27

The Nusselt number for fully developed (both thermally and hydrodynamically) laminar flow through a circular pipe whose surface temperature remains constant is

  • 1.66
  • 88.66
  • 3.66
  • dependent on NRe only
Q.28

The rate of heat transfer is a product of overall heat transfer co-efficient, the difference in temperature and the

  • heating volume
  • heat transfer area
  • Nusselt number
  • none of these
Q.29

Which of the following has the lowest overall heat transfer co-efficient ?

  • Dowtherm
  • Molten sodium
  • Water
  • Air
Q.30

A composite wall consists of two plates A and B placed in series normal to the flow of heat. The thermal conductivities are kA and kB and the specific heat capacities are CPA and CPB for plates A and B respectively. Plate B has twice the thickness of plate A. At steady state, the temperature difference across plate A is greater than that across plate B, when

  • CPA > CPB
  • CPA < CPB
  • kA < 0.5kB
  • kA>2 kB
Q.31

If h1 = inner film co-efficient and /h2 = outer film co-efficient, then the overall heat transfer co-efficient is

  • always less than h1
  • always between h1 and h2
  • always higher than h2
  • dependent on metal resistance
Q.32

Low thermal conductivity of heat insulating materials is due to its

  • dense structure.
  • high proportion of air space.
  • high specific heat.
  • none of these.
Q.33

Multiple effect evaporators ar used to

  • increase the steam economy & decrease the capacity.
  • increase the steam economy & the capacity.
  • decrease the steam economy & the capacity.
  • decrease the steam economy & increase the capacity.
Q.34

The value of Stefan-Boltazman constant in SI unit is

  • 5.6697 x 10-8W/m2.°K4
  • 0.1714 x 10-8W/m2.°K4
  • 5.6697 x 10-8kcal/m2 . °K4
  • 0.1714 x 10-8kcal/m2. °K4
Q.35

Sensible heat of hot industrial flue gases can not be recovered by a/an

  • economiser
  • regenerator
  • ceramic recuperator
  • none of these
Q.36

Vibrations in the tubes of a shell and tube heat exchanger is induced due to the

  • flow of fluid on the tube and shell sides.
  • oscillations in the flow of shell/tube sides fluid.
  • vibrations transmitted through piping and/or supports due to external reasons.
  • all (a), (b) and (c)
Q.37

One kilogram of water at 0°C is changed to superheated steam of one atm pressure andC. The major heat consumption in the process will be to

  • heat the water from 0°C to 100°C.
  • evaporate the water.
  • to superheat the steam.
  • data insufficient, can't be predicted
Q.38

The most conducive surface for dropwise condensation to occur is the __________ surface.

  • coated
  • oily
  • glazed & polished
  • smooth
Q.39

In an interphase heat transfer process, the equilibrium state corresponds to equality of temperature in the two phases, while the condition for equilibrium in an interphase mass transfer process is equality of

  • concentrations
  • chemical potentials
  • activity co-efficients
  • mass transfer co-efficients
Q.40

The unit of heat transfer co-efficient is

  • BTU/hr. ft2°F
  • BTU/hr. °F. ft.
  • BTU/hr. °F
  • BTU/hr. ft
Q.41

The critical radius of insulation for a spherical shell is (where, K = thermal conductivity of insulating material h0 = heat transfer coefficient at the outer surface)

  • K/h0
  • 2K/h0
  • h0/K
  • h0/2K
Q.42

Heat transfer by conduction in the turbulent core of a fluid flowing through a heated pipe is negligible, if the value of Prandtl number is

  • 0.2
  • 0.4
  • 0.6
  • 0.8
Q.43

Calburn analogy is applicable for the value of Prandtl number from

  • 0.001 to 1
  • 0.6 to 120
  • 0.5 to 5
  • 120 to 400
Q.44

Small scale evaporation is done in a

  • heat exchanger
  • condenser
  • multiple effect evaporator
  • steam jacketed kettle
Q.45

For turbulent flow in a tube, the heat transfer co-efficient is obtained from the Dittus-Boelter correlation. If the tube diameter is halved and the flow rate is doubled, then the heat transfer co-efficient will change by a factor of

  • 1
  • 1.74
  • 6.1
  • 37
Q.46

The inner wall of a furnace is at a temperature of 700°C. The composite wall is made of two substances,andcm thick with thermal conductivities of 0.and 0.1 W.m-1.°C-1 respectively. The ambient air is at 30°C and the heat transfer co-efficient between the outer surface of wall and air isW.m-2.°C-1. The rate of heat loss from the outer surface in W.m-2is

  • 165.4
  • 167.5
  • 172.5
  • 175
Q.47

Radiator of an automobile engine is a __________ type of heat exchanger.

  • co-current
  • cross-current
  • counter-current
  • direct contact
Q.48

In pipe flow, heat is transferred from hot wall to the liquid by

  • conduction only.
  • forced convection only.
  • forced convection and conduction.
  • free and forced convection.
Q.49

One kilogram of water at 0°C is changed to superheated steam of one atm pressure andC. The major heat consumption in the process will be to

  • heat the water from 0°C to 100°C.
  • evaporate the water.
  • to superheat the steam.
  • data insufficient, can't be predicted
Q.50

Heat exchanger tubes are never made of

  • plain carbon steel
  • stainless steel
  • lead
  • copper
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