Heat Transfer

81. Circulation pump is located below the evaporator to

  1. Avoid cavitation
  2. Avoid frequent priming
  3. Create more suction head
  4. None of these
Correct answer: (C)
Create more suction head

82. Colburn analogy is applicable for the value of Prandtl number from

  1. 0.001 to 1
  2. 0.6 to 120
  3. 0.5 to 5
  4. 120 to 400
Correct answer: (B)
0.6 to 120

83. Condensing film co-efficient for steam on horizontal tubes ranges from 5000 to 15000 Kcal/hr.m2.°C. Condensation of vapor is carried out inside the tube in a shell and tube heat exchanger, when the

  1. Higher condensing film co-efficient is desired
  2. Condensate is corrosive in nature
  3. Lower pressure drop through the exchanger is desired
  4. Temperature of the incoming vapor is very high
Correct answer: (B)
Condensate is corrosive in nature

84. Conductance is given by (where, x = thickness, A = heat flow area, K = thermal conductivity.)

  1. x/KA
  2. KA/x
  3. K/Ax
  4. A/Kx
Correct answer: (B)
KA/x

85. Conduction occurs in the buffer zone for a fluid flowing through a heated pipe, only when Prandtl number is

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

86. Controlling heat transfer film co-efficient is the one, which offers _________ resistance to heat transfer.

  1. No
  2. The least
  3. The largest
  4. Lower
Correct answer: (C)
The largest

87. Convective heat transfer co-efficient in case of fluid flowing in tubes is not affected by the tube length/diameter ratio, if the flow is in the _________ zone.

  1. Laminar
  2. Transition
  3. Both 'a' & 'b'
  4. Highly turbulent
Correct answer: (D)
Highly turbulent

88. Convective heat transfer, in which heat is transferred by movement of warmed matter is described by

  1. Fourier's law
  2. Newton's law of cooling
  3. Fick's law
  4. None of these
Correct answer: (B)
Newton's law of cooling

89. Correction is applied to LMTD for _________ flow.

  1. Parallel
  2. Counter
  3. Cross
  4. None of these
Correct answer: (C)
Cross

90. Corrosiveness of steam condensate is due to the presence of

  1. CO2
  2. Dissolved O2
  3. Both (A) & (B)
  4. Neither (A) nor (B)
Correct answer: (C)
Both (A) & (B)
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