Q.1

In a shell and tube heat exchanger, putting a longitudinal baffle across the shell, forces the shell side fluid to pass __________ through the heat exchanger.

  • once
  • twice
  • thrice
  • four times
Q.2

The main function of baffles provided in a shell and tube heat exchanger is to

  • facilitate the cleaning of outer tube surface.
  • enhance turbulence.
  • hold the tubes in position.
  • all 'a', 'b' & 'c'.
Q.3

The ratio of kinematic viscosity to thermal diffusivity is called the __________ number.

  • Peclet
  • Prandtl
  • Stanton
  • Nusselt
Q.4

The Fourier number (defined as a.t/L2) is used in the analysis of problem involving heat transfer by

  • forced convection
  • natural convection
  • transient conduction
  • steady state conduction
Q.5

For condensation of pure vapors, if the heat transfer co-efficients in filmwise and drop-wise condensation are respectively hf and hd, then

  • hf = hd
  • hf > hd
  • hf < hd
  • hf could be greater or smaller than hd
Q.6

Overall thermal resistance for conductive heat transfer through a series of flat resistances is equal to the

  • maximum resistance in the series.
  • sum of all resistances.
  • average of all resistances.
  • minimum resistance presents in the series.
Q.7

For gases, the thermal conductivity increases with temperature rise. For liquids, with increase in concentration, its thermal conductivity generally

  • decreases
  • increases
  • remains unchanged
  • increases exponentially
Q.8

Multiple effect evaporation is generally recommended, when the

  • large scale evaporation of liquor is needed.
  • corrosive liquids are to be concentrated.
  • fuel is cheaply available.
  • evaporation on small scale is to be done.
Q.9

The statement that "maximum wavelength of radiation is inversly proportional to the temperature" is __________ law.

  • Stefan-Boltzman's
  • Planck's
  • Wien's displacement
  • none of these
Q.10

Steam condensate is recovered by steam traps and recycled for use as boiler feed water, because of its low

  • hardness
  • dissolved soilds content
  • suspended solids content
  • all (a), (b) and(c)
Q.11

When does the heat generated by fluid friction becomes appreciable compared to the heat transferred between the fluids ?

  • At high fluid velocity
  • At low velocity
  • When fluid flows past a smooth surface
  • None of these
Q.12

Rate of crystallisation does not depend upon the

  • extent of supersaturation.
  • turbulence within the solution.
  • number and active surface area of the crystals.
  • none of these.
Q.13

Fluid motion in the natural convection heat transfer between a solid surface and a fluid in contact with it, results from the

  • existence of thermal boundary layer.
  • temperature gradient produced due to density difference
  • buoyancy of the bubbles produced at active nucleation site.
  • none of these.
Q.14

The average heat transfer co-efficient over the entire length of the plate (ha) and the local heat transfer co-efficient (hL), in case of heat transfer over a flat plate in lminar zone is related as

  • ha = 0.8hL
  • ha = 2hL
  • ha = hL
  • ha = 5hL
Q.15

At Pr >conduction in an ordinary fluid flowing through a heated pipe is limited to the

  • buffer zone
  • turbulent core
  • both (a) and (b)
  • viscous sub-layer
Q.16

Heat flux, as defined in heat flow is analogous to __________ in electricity flow.

  • current
  • voltage
  • resistance
  • none of these
Q.17

The wavelength at which the maximum monochromatic emissive power occurs for a black body, is (where, T = absolute temperature of the black body)

  • αT
  • α 1/T
  • α T4
  • independent of T
Q.18

The film thickness for laminar film condensation on vertical surface __________ from top to bottom.

  • cummulatively increases
  • cummulatively decreases
  • remains constant
  • and the surface conductance increase
Q.19

The equation, Nst = f/is the __________ analogy.

  • Colburn
  • Reynolds
  • Prandtl
  • none of these
Q.20

Boiling point elevation for a strong and concentrated solution is found by Duhring's rule, which states that at the same pressure, the boiling point of a solution is a linear function of the __________ of pure water.

  • boiling point
  • dynamic viscosity
  • kinematic viscosity
  • density
Q.21

What is the emissivity of a black body ?

  • 1
  • 0.90
  • 0.5
Q.22

When the ratio of the Grashoff number and to the square of Reynolds number is one, the dominant mechanism of heat transfer is

  • free convection
  • entry length problem in laminar forced conduction (developing thermal boundary layer)
  • mixed convection (both free and forced)
  • forced convection
Q.23

The energy radiated from a surface Q at absolute temperature T is related as

  • QT2
  • QT4
  • QT3
  • none of these
Q.24

Pick out the wrong statement:

  • The capacity of an evaporator is reduced by the boiling point elevation.
  • Corrosive liquid is normally passed through the tubes in a shell and tube heat exchanger.
  • Steam jet ejector is used for vapor compression in a thermal recompression evaporator.
  • Heat sensitive materials should be concentrated in high pressure evaporators.
Q.25

Double pipe heat exchangers are preferably useful, when

  • high viscosity liquid is to be cooled.
  • requirement of heat transfer area is low.
  • overall heat transfer co-efficient is very high.
  • a corrosive liquid is to be heated.
Q.26

The inside heat transfer co-efficient in case of turbulent flow of liquid in the tube side in a 1-2 shell and tube heat exchanger is increased by __________ times, when the number of tube passes is increased to 8.

  • 20.8
  • 40.8
  • 40.4
  • 20.4
Q.27

The Sieder-Tate correlation for heat transfer in turbulent flow in pipe gives Nu α Re0.8, where, Nu is the Nusselt number and Re is the Reynolds number for the flow. Assuming that this relation is valid, the heat transfer co-efficient varies with the pipe diameter (D) as

  • (D)-1.8
  • (D))-0.2
  • (D)0.2
  • (D)1.8
Q.28

If a single tube pass heat exchanger is converted to two pass, then for the same flow rate, the pressure drop per unit length in tube side will

  • increase by 1.8 times
  • decrease by 22
  • increase by 216
  • remain unchanged
Q.29

Stefen's block body radiation law can also be derived from __________ law.

  • Kirchoffs
  • Planck's
  • Fourier's
  • none of these
Q.30

Evaporator tubes are generally

  • horizontal
  • vertical
  • inclined
  • random
Q.31

In a single evaporator system, the steam economy __________ by creating vacuum in the evaporator.

  • increases
  • decreases
  • remains constant
  • may increase or decrease, depends on the vacuum
Q.32

Steam is routed through the tube in case of a __________ evaporator.

  • basket type
  • horizontal tube
  • short tube vertical
  • long tube vertical
Q.33

The purpose of providing bleed points in the evaporator is to

  • admit the feed
  • remove the product
  • facilitate removal of non-condensable gases
  • create vacuum
Q.34

Removal of __________ heat is involved in the condensation of a vapor under saturated conditions.

  • super
  • sensible
  • latent
  • both(b) & (c)
Q.35

__________ heat exchanger is the most suitable, when the temperature of shell side fluid is much higher than that of tube side.

  • Single pass, fixed tube sheet
  • U-tube
  • Three pass, fixed tube sheet
  • none of these
Q.36

A long iron rod initially at a temperature of 20°C has one end dipped in boiling water (100°C) at time, t =The curved surface of the rod is insulated so that heat conduction is one dimensional in the axial direction. The temperature at a distancemm from the dipped end becomes 40°C at time, t =s. The same temperature is achieved at a distance ofmm from the dipped end at time

  • t = 283 s
  • t = 356 s
  • t = 400 s
  • t = 800 s
Q.37

A steel sphere of radius 0.1 m at 400°K is immersed in an oil at 300°K. If the centre of the sphere reaches 350°K inminutes, how long will it take for a 0.m radius steel sphere to reach the same temperature (at the centre) under identical conditions ? Assume that the conductive heat transfer co-efficient is infinitely large.

  • 5 minutes
  • 10 minutes
  • 20 minutes
  • 40 minutes
Q.38

The unit of conductance in SI unit is

  • W/m
  • W/m2
  • W/°K
  • W/m°K
Q.39

__________ heat exchanger is used for chilling oil to be dewaxed.

  • U-tube
  • Double pipe
  • Fixed tube
  • Floating head
Q.40

A single pass air heater is connected to a two pass unit. For the air flow rate and other conditions remaining the same, the film heat transfer co-efficient for air will vary in the ratio of

  • 2
  • 20.8
  • 20.2
  • 20.5
Q.41

Kg of liquid evaporated per hour in an evaporator is defined as its

  • capacity
  • economy
  • steam load
  • none of these
Q.42

Nusselt number is the ratio of the temperature gradient at the wall to

  • temperature difference
  • heat flux
  • that across the entire pipe
  • none of these
Q.43

Multipass heat exchangers are used

  • because of simplicity of fabrication.
  • for low heat load.
  • to obtain higher heat transfer co-efficient and shorter tube.
  • to reduce the pressure drop.
Q.44

Which of the following parameters of the fluid is not very important, while deciding its route in a shell and tube heat exchanger?

  • Corrosiveness & fouling characteristics
  • pressure
  • viscosity
  • density
Q.45

Maximum heat transfer rate is achieved in __________ flow.

  • co-current
  • counter-current
  • turbulent
  • laminar
Q.46

Wavelength corresponding to the maximum energy is inversely proportional to the absolute temperature. This is __________ law.

  • Stefan's
  • Dalton's
  • Wien's
  • Kirchoffs
Q.47

Dropwise condensation of steam on cooling surface is promoted

  • an oily surface.
  • when both the steam and the tube are clean.
  • only in presence of air.
  • none of these.
Q.48

Water always boils when its

  • temperature reaches 100° C.
  • vapour pressure equals 76 cm of Hg.
  • saturated vapour pressure equals the external pressure on its surface.
  • saturated vapour pressure is less than the atmospheric pressure.
Q.49

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.

  • parallel
  • mixed
  • counterflow
  • same in either 'a', b' or 'c'
Q.50

In a shell and tube heat exchanger, square pitch compared to triangular pitch

  • gives a higher shell side pressure drop.
  • gives a lower shell side pressure drop.
  • can pack more surface area into a shell of given diameter.
  • none of these.
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