Fouling factor for a heat exchanger is given by (where, U1 = heat transfer co-efficient of dirty surface U2 = heat transfer co-efficient of clean surface) ?

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1. The overall heat transfer co-efficient for a shell and tube heat exchanger for clean surfaces is U0 = 400 W/m2.K. The fouling factor after one year of operation is found to be hd0 = 2000 W/m2.K. The overall heat transfer co-efficient at this time is _____________________?

   A. 1200 W/m2.K
   B. 894 W/m2.K
   C. 333 W/m2.K
   D. 287 W/m2.K

2. Extended heat transfer surface like fins are used to increase the heat transfer rate. Fin efficiency is defined as the ratio of heat transferred across the fin surface to the theoretical heat transfer across an equal area held at the________________?

   A. Surrounding temperature
   B. Average temperature of the fin
   C. Temperature of the fin end
   D. Constant temperature equal to that of the base

3. A 10 cm dia steam pipe, carrying steam at 180°C, is covered with an insulation (conductivity = 0.6 W/m.°C). It losses heat to the surroundings at 30°C. Assume a heat transfer co-efficient of 0.8 W/m2.°C for heat transfer from surface to the surroundings. Neglect wall resistance of the pipe and film resistance of steam. If the insulation thickness is 2 cms, the rate of heat loss from this insulated pipe will be__________________?

   A. Greater than that for un-insulated steam pipe
   B. Less than that of the un-insulated steam pipe
   C. Equal to that of the un-insulated steam pipe
   D. Less than the steam pipe with 5 cms insulation

4. Air is to be heated by condensing steam. Two heat exchangers are available (i) a shell and tube heat exchanger and (ii) a finned tube heat exchanger. Tube side heat transfer area are equal in both the cases. The recommended arrangement is________________?

   A. Finned tube heat exchanger with air inside and steam outside
   B. Finned tube heat exchanger with air outside and steam inside
   C. Shell and tube heat exchanger with air inside tubes and steam on shell side
   D. Shell and tube heat exchanger with air on shell side and steam inside tubes

5. For turbulent flow in a tube, the heat transfer co-efficient is obtained from the Dittus- Boelter correlation. If the tube diameter is halved and the flow rate is doubled, then the heat transfer co-efficient will change by a factor of________________?

   A. 1
   B. 1.74
   C. 6.1
   D. 37

6. Which is the best tube arrangement (in a shell and tube heat exchanger) if the fluids are clean and non-fouling ?

   A. Square pitch
   B. Triangular pitch
   C. Diagonal square pitch
   D. None of these

7. Steam is to be condensed in a shell and tube heat exchanger, 5 m long with a shell diameter of 1 m. Cooling water is to be used for removing the heat. Heat transfer co-efficient for the cooling water, whether on shell side or tube side is the same. The best arrangement is_____________?

   A. Vertical heat exchanger with steam on tube side
   B. Vertical heat exchanger with steam on shell side
   C. Horizontal heat exchanger with steam on tube side
   D. Horizontal heat exchanger with steam on shell side

8. For a laminar flow of fluid in a circular tube, ‘h1’ is the convective heat transfer co-efficient at velocity ‘V1’. If the velocity is reduced by half and assuming the fluid properties are constant, the new convective heat transfer co-efficient is________________?

   A. 1.26 h1
   B. 0.794 h1
   C. 0.574 h1
   D. 1.741 h1

9. For shell and tube heat exchanger, with increasing heat transfer area, the purchased cost per unit heat transfer area___________________?

   A. Increases
   B. Decreases
   C. Remain constant
   D. Passes through a maxima

10. ‘Fouling factor’ used in the design of a multipass shell and tube heat exchanger is a_____________________?

    A. Non-dimensional factor
    B. Factor of safety
    C. Conversion factor for individual film heat transfer co-efficient to overall heat transfer coefficient
    D. None of these