Heat Transfer

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

  1. Multipass heat exchanger
  2. Baffled heat exchanger
  3. Condensation of mixed vapour in a condenser
  4. All (A) (B) and (C)
Correct answer: (D)
All (A) (B) and (C)

262. LMTD correction factor which is to be applied for a cross-flow heat exchanger increases with increase in the number of shell passes. Its value for a single pass cross flow heat exchanger is

  1. 0
  2. 1
  3. > 1
  4. < 1
Correct answer: (D)
< 1

263. LMTD for counter-flow and parallel flow heat exchanger will be the same, when the

  1. Cold fluid is heated to a certain temperature by condensing steam (isothermal fluid)
  2. Outlet temperature of both the hot and cold fluid are same
  3. Outlet temperature of hot fluid is less than the outlet temperature of the cold fluid
  4. None of these
Correct answer: (A)
Cold fluid is heated to a certain temperature by condensing steam (isothermal fluid)

264. LMTD for evaporators & condensers for a given terminal parameters & set of conditions for counter-flow 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.

  1. Parallel
  2. Mixed
  3. Counter flow
  4. Same in either 'a', b' or 'c'
Correct answer: (D)
Same in either 'a', b' or 'c'

265. Log mean temperature difference (LMTD) cannot be used, if

  1. Heat transfer co-efficient over the entire heat exchanger is not constant
  2. There exists an unsteady state
  3. The heat capacity is not constant and there is a phase change
  4. None of these
Correct answer: (D)
None of these

266. Loss of heat from untagged steam pipe to the ambient air is by

  1. Conduction
  2. Convection
  3. Radiation
  4. All (A), (B) & (C)
Correct answer: (D)
All (A), (B) & (C)

267. Low thermal conductivity of heat insulating materials is due to its

  1. Dense structure
  2. High proportion of air space
  3. High specific heat
  4. None of these
Correct answer: (B)
High proportion of air space

268. Maximum heat transfer rate is achieved in _________ flow.

  1. Co-current
  2. Counter-current
  3. Turbulent
  4. Laminar
Correct answer: (C)
Turbulent

269. Maximum heat transfer rate is obtained in _________ flow.

  1. Laminar
  2. Turbulent
  3. Creeping
  4. Transition region
Correct answer: (B)
Turbulent

270. Maximum water velocity in tubes of a 1-2 shell and tube heat exchanger may be around _________ metres/second.

  1. 1
  2. 10
  3. 20
  4. 30
Correct answer: (A)
1
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