Heat Transfer

441. Water is normally used as a coolant in the heat exchange equipments mainly because of its

  1. Abundance & high heat capacity
  2. Low density
  3. Low viscosity
  4. High fluidity
Correct answer: (A)
Abundance & high heat capacity

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

  1. Stefan's
  2. Dalton's
  3. Wien's
  4. Kirchoff’s
Correct answer: (C)
Wien's

443. What is Nusselt number?

  1. CP. μ/k
  2. hD/k
  3. h. CP/μ
  4. CP. μ/h
Correct answer: (B)
hD/k

444. What is the absorptivity of a black body?

  1. 1
  2. 0
  3. 0.78
  4. 0.95
Correct answer: (A)
1

445. What is the emissivity of a black body?

  1. 0
  2. 1
  3. 0.5
  4. 0.9
Correct answer: (B)
1

446. What is the geometric mean of two heat transfer areas A1 and A2?

  1. √(A1 . A2)
  2. √(A1 + A2)
  3. ½ √(A1 . A2)
  4. 2 √(A1 . A2)
Correct answer: (A)

√(A1 . A2)

447. What is the logarithmic mean of r1 and r2?

  1. (r1 - r2)/ln(r1/r2)
  2. (r1 - r2)/ln(r2/r1)
  3. (r2 - r1)/ln(r1/r2)
  4. (r1 - r2)/-ln(r1/r2)
Correct answer: (A)

(r1 - r2)/ln(r1/r2)

448. What is the steam economy in case of a single effect evaporator system?

  1. 1
  2. > 1
  3. < 1
  4. 0.1
Correct answer: (C)
< 1

449. What is the thermal conductivity of a perfect heat insulator?

  1. Zero
  2. One
  3. Between 0 and ∞
Correct answer: (A)
Zero

450. What is the unit of thermal conductivity?

  1. Kcal/hr. m2 °C
  2. Kcal/hr.m.°C
  3. Kcal/hr.m
  4. Kcal/hr. °C
Correct answer: (B)
Kcal/hr.m.°C
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