Is the ratio of thermal conductivity to thermal capacity
All (A), (B) and (C)
Correct answer: (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
422. Thickness of thermal boundary layer is more compared to that of hydrodynamic boundary layer, when the value of Prandtl number is
1
< 1
> 1
> 5
Correct answer: (B) < 1
423. Three materials A, B and C of equal thickness and of thermal conductivity of 20, 40 & 60 kcal/hr. m. °C respectively are joined together. The temperature outside of A and C are 30°C and 100°C respectively. The interface between B and C will be at a temperature of _________ °C.
40
95
70
50
Correct answer: (C) 70
424. Three solid objects of the same material and of equal mass-a sphere, a cylinder (length = diameter) and a cube are at 500°C initially. These are dropped in a quenching bath containing a large volume of cooling oil each attaining the bath temperature eventually. The time required for 90% change in temperature is the smallest for
Cube
Cylinder
Sphere
Equal for all the three
Correct answer: (A) Cube
425. To reduce the tube side pressure drop for the same flow rate, the heat exchanger recommended is
1-2 heat exchanger
1-1 heat exchanger
3-2 heat exchanger
2-4 heat exchanger
Correct answer: (B)
1-1 heat exchanger
426. Trap is used to remove _________ from steam pipe lines.
Steam
Condensate
Non-condensable
None of these
Correct answer: (B) Condensate
427. Tube expansion allowances exist in _________ heat exchanger.
Multipass fixed tube sheet
U-tube
Single pass fixed tube sheet
None of these
Correct answer: (B) U-tube
428. Tube pitch is the _________ of tube diameters and the clearances.
Sum
Difference
Ratio
None of these
Correct answer: (A) Sum
429. Tubes are held between top and bottom tube sheets in Calandria type evaporator by keeping
Both the tube sheets fixed
Both the tube sheets floating
The top tube sheet floating and bottom tube sheet fixed
The top tube sheet fixed and the bottom tube-sheet floating
Correct answer: (A) Both the tube sheets fixed
430. 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
Correct answer: (B) Temperature distribution is dependent on time