Q.1

Pick out the wrong statement.

  • In drying a solid containing moisture above the critical moisture content the number of degrees of freedom is 2.
  • Sherwood number in mass transfer corresponds to Nusselt number in heat transfer and Schmidt number to Prandtl number.
  • Forced convection is relatively more effective in increasing the rate of mass transfer, if Schmidt number is larger.
  • Hot gases at moderate pressure are usually in the shell side of shell and tube heat exchangers. At higher pressure, however, it is customary to put gas in the tube side.
Q.2

If heat transfer rate varies with the time, it is termed as

  • forced convection
  • steady state conduction
  • monochromatic radiation
  • none of these
Q.3

Terminal point temperature differences between fluids in case of a heat exchanger is termed as

  • approach.
  • log mean temperature difference.
  • arithmetic mean temperature difference.
  • geometric mean temperature difference.
Q.4

The rate of emission of radiation by a body does not depend upon the

  • wavelength of radiation.
  • surface temperature of the body.
  • nature of the surface.
  • shape and porosity of the body.
Q.5

According to Reynolds analogy, Stanton number is equal to (where, f = Fanning friction factor)

  • 2f
  • f
  • f/2
  • f/4
Q.6

The absorptivity of a body is equal to its emissivity

  • at a particular temperature.
  • for circular bodies.
  • under thermal equilibrium.
  • none of these.
Q.7

All analogy equations connecting friction factor and heat transfer co-efficient apply only to

  • wall or skin friction
  • form friction
  • both (a) and (b)
  • turbulent flow
Q.8

__________ paint has the minimum absorption co-efficient.

  • Black
  • White lead
  • Grey
  • Light cream
Q.9

Asymptotic conditions is reached, when for a fluid flowing in laminar flow through a long tube

  • exit-fluid temperature > wall temperature.
  • exit fluid temperature < wall temperature.
  • exit fluid temperature = wall temperature.
  • Graetz number > 100.
Q.10

Unsteady state heat conduction occurs, when

  • temperature distribution is independent of time.
  • temperature distribution is dependent on time.
  • heat flows in one direction only.
  • three dimensional heat flow is concerned.
Q.11

The advantage of backward feed multiple effect evaporators over forward feed units is that

  • heat sensitive material can be handled.
  • there is no additional cost of pumping.
  • most concentrated liquid is at highest temperature.
  • equal heat transfer co-efficients exist in various effects.
Q.12

Film condensation is promoted on a/an __________ surface.

  • oily
  • coated
  • clean & smooth
  • dirty
Q.13

A BTU/hr.ft.2 °F is equal to

  • 1 kcal/hr. m2°C.
  • 4.88 kcal/hr. m.2°C.
  • 1 kcal/hr. m2.°K.
  • none of these.
Q.14

The overall resistance for heat transfer through a series of flat resistance, is the __________ of the resistances.

  • average
  • geometric mean
  • product
  • sum
Q.15

If the baffle spacing in a shell and tube heat exchanger increases, then the Reynolds number of the shell side fluid

  • remains unchanged.
  • increases.
  • increases or decreases depending on number of shell passes.
  • decreases.
Q.16

The capacity of double-effect evaporator is less than half of the capacity of two single effects, each of which is operating over same terminal temperature difference, when the

  • solution has an elevation of boiling point.
  • evaporators operate under vacuum.
  • evaporators opreate at atmospheric pressure.
  • none of these.
Q.17

Forced circulation evaporators are useful for the concentration of viscous, salting and scale forming liquors. Which of the following is a forced circulation evaporator?

  • Long vertical evaporator
  • Horizontal tube evaporator
  • Agitated film evaporator
  • Calenderia vertical tube evaporator
Q.18

Agitated film evaporator is suitable for concentrating __________ liquids.

  • foaming
  • viscous
  • very thin
  • corrosive
Q.19

Pick out the wrong statement.

  • Fluid movement under the influence of buoyant forces resulting from change in density takes place in case of natural convection.
  • The ratio NNu/NRe . Npr is called the Stanton number.
  • The Peclet number is a measure of the ratio of energy transport by convection to that by conduction.
  • The Colbum jH factor for heat transfer is given by Nst Npr.
Q.20

LMTD can't be used as such without a correction factor for the

  • multipass heat exchanger.
  • baffled heat exchanger.
  • condensation of mixed vapour in a condenser.
  • all (a) (b) and (c).
Q.21

Which of the following has maximum thermal conductivity at the same temperature?

  • Steel
  • Petrol
  • Air
  • All have the same conductivity
Q.22

Absorptivity and refletivity of a perfect black body are respectively

  • 1 and 0
  • 0 and 1
  • 1 and ∞
  • 0 and 0.5
Q.23

In thermal radiation for a black body (where, ε is emissivity and α is absorptivity)

  • α = 1; ε ≠ 1
  • α ≠ 1, ε = 1
  • α ≠ 1, ε ≠ 1
  • α = 1; ε = 1
Q.24

At what value of Prandtl number, the hydrodynamic and thermal boundary layers of a fluid flowing over a heated plate will be identical ?

  • 1
  • < 1
  • > 1
  • none of these
Q.25

Fourier's law of heat conduction applies to __________ surfaces.

  • isothermal
  • non-isothermal
  • both (a) and (b)
  • neither (a) and (b)
Q.26

Electro-magnetic spectrum range, which is important for radiation varies from __________ microns.

  • 1 to 100
  • 0.5 to 50
  • 10 to 100
  • 100 to 1000
Q.27

kg of wet solids are to be dried fromtomoisture (by weight). The mass of moisture removed in kg is

  • 520
  • 200
  • 400
  • 500
Q.28

What is the absorptivity of a black body ?

  • 1
  • 0
  • 0.78
  • 0.95
Q.29

Which characteristic of a fluid is not important in deciding its route in a shell and tube heat exchanger ?

  • Corrosiveness
  • Fouling characteristic
  • Viscosity
  • None of these
Q.30

Dietus-Boelter equation cannot be used for molten metals mainly due to its very low

  • Prandtl number
  • Grashoff number
  • thermal conductivity
  • viscosity
Q.31

Which of the following has the lowest Prandtl number ?

  • Molten sodium (a coolant used in fast breeder reactor)
  • Water
  • Transformer oil
  • Dilute H2SO4
Q.32

At what value of Prandtl number, conduction is negligible in the turbulent core of a fluid flowing through a heated pipe ?

  • 0.5
  • < 0.5
  • > 0.6
  • < 0.1
Q.33

The heat transfer by radiation from a mild steel surface is to be reduced by reducing the emissivity of the surface. This can be best achieved by

  • painting the surface black.
  • painting the surface white (with aluminium paint).
  • giving the surface a mirror finish.
  • roughening the surface.
Q.34

Peclet number (Pe) is given by

  • Pe = Re.Pr
  • Pe = Re/Pr
  • Pe = Pr/Re
  • Pe = Nu.Re
Q.35

"The ratio of the total emissive power to the absorptivity for all bodies is same at ther-mal equilibrium". This is __________ law.

  • Kirchoffs
  • Planck's
  • Wien's displacement
  • Stefan-Boltzman
Q.36

The thickness of condensate layer in filmwise condensation depends on the

  • condensation rate
  • surface configuration
  • liquid flow rate from the surface
  • all (a), (b) and (c)
Q.37

If the thermal conductivity of a wall material is independent of temperature, the steady state temperature distribution in the very large thin plane wall having steady, uniform surface tempeature follows __________ law.

  • parabolic
  • hyperbolic
  • linear
  • logarithmic
Q.38

Overall heat transfer co-efficient for cooling of hydrocarbons by water is about

  • 50 -100 Kcal/hr.m2.°C
  • 50 -100 W/m2 . °K
  • 50 -100 BTU/hr. ft.2°F
  • 1000 - 1500 BTU/hr. ft.2°F
Q.39

A dephlegmator is a

  • total condenser
  • vacuum evaporator
  • partial condenser
  • double pipe heat exchanger
Q.40

Fqra cold viscous feed, backward feed gives __________ than forward feed.

  • a higher capacity
  • a lower capacity
  • lower economy
  • none of these
Q.41

Maximum heat transfer rate is obtained in __________ flow.

  • laminar
  • turbulent
  • creeping
  • transition region
Q.42

__________ chart is known as transient heat conduction chart.

  • Dirhing's
  • Heisler's
  • Mollier's
  • Cox
Q.43

Which is the most suitable for the con-certration of highly concentrated solution?

  • Open pan evaporation
  • Long tube vertical evaporator
  • Agitated film evaporator
  • None of these
Q.44

Mode of heat transfer in which the fluid moves under the influence of changes in fluid pressure produced by external work is called

  • radiation
  • natural convection
  • forced convection
  • conduction
Q.45

Baffle spacing

  • is not the same as baffle pitch.
  • should be less than one fifth the diameter of the shell.
  • should be less than the inside diameter of the shell.
  • none of these.
Q.46

Thermal conductivities of most of the liquids __________ with rise in temperature.

  • increases
  • decreases
  • remains unchanged
  • may increase or decrease; depends on the liquid
Q.47

__________ paint has the maximum absorption coefficient.

  • Black
  • Yellow
  • White
  • Grey
Q.48

Walls of a cubical oven are of thickness l, and they are made of material of thermal conductivity k. The temperature inside the oven is 100°C and the inside heat transfer co-efficient is 3k/l. If the wall temperature on the outside is held at 25°C, what is the inside wall temperature in degree centigrade ?

  • 35.5
  • 43.75
  • 81.25
  • 48.25
Q.49

In case of __________ boiling, the liquid temperature is below the saturation temperature and the boiling takes place in the vicinity of the heated surface.

  • nucleate
  • local
  • pool
  • saturated
Q.50

Boiling point elevation of a solution of NaOH

  • increases rapidly with temperature rise.
  • is almost independent of temperature.
  • is almost independent of pressure.
  • both (b) and (c).
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