A. Re, Pr
B. Re, Gr
C. Mainly Gr
D. Re only
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - Heat transfer co-efficient equation for forced convection, Nu = 0.023 Re 0.8. Pr n, is not valid, if the value of __________________?
A. n = 0.4 is used for heating
B. n = 0.3 is used for cooling
C. Reynolds number for the flow involved is > 10000
D. Reynolds number for the flow involved is < 2100 - Nusselt number (for forced convection heat transfer) is a function of the _____________ number?
A. Prandtl
B. Reynolds
C. Both A. & B.
D. Neither A. nor B. - Which of the following forced convection heat transfer equation accounts for the liquid viscosity effect for viscous liquids ?
A. Dittus-Boelter equation
B. Sieder-Tate equation
C. Nusselt equation
D. None of these - 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 - The rate of heat transfer from a vertical plate by natural convection depends upon the temperature differences (ΔT) between wall and outside bulk. The proportionality is given as______________?
A. (ΔT)1/4
B. (ΔT)1/2
C. (ΔT)5/4
D. (ΔT)3/4 - Heat transfer by conduction results due to the transfer of free electrons, kinetic energy & vibrational energy from one molecule to another. Conduction heat transfer cannot take place____________________?
A. Between two bodies in physical contact with each other
B. Between two bodies not in physical contact with each other
C. From one part of a body to the another part of the same body
D. Both B & C - 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) ?
A. U1 – U2
B. 1/U1 – 1/U2
C. 1/U2 – 1/U1
D. U2 – U1 - 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 - 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
