Related Mcqs:

1. An equipment which converts the latent or sensible heat of one fluid into the latent heat of vaporisation of another, is called a_________________?

   A. Boiler
   B. Heat exchanger
   C. Recuperator
   D. Regenerator

2. Hot water (0.01 m3 /min) enters the tube side of a counter current shell and tube heat exchanger at 80°C and leaves at 50°C. Cold oil (0.05 m3/min) of density 800 kg/m3 and specific heat of 2 kJ/kg.K enters at 20°C. The log mean temperature difference in °C is approximately ?

   A. 32
   B. 37
   C. 45
   D. 50

3. Boiling point elevation for a strong and concentrated solution is found by Duhring’s rule, which states that at the same pressure, the boiling point of a solution is a linear function of the _______________ of pure water?

   A. Boiling point
   B. Dynamic viscosity
   C. Kinematic viscosity
   D. Density

4. 1000 Kg of liquid at 30°C in a well stirred vessel has to be heated to 120°C, using immersed coils carrying condensing steam at 150°C. The area of the steam coils is 1.2 m2 and the overall heat transfer co-efficient to the liquid is 1500 W/m2.°C. Assuming negligible heat loss to the surrounding and specific heat capacity of the liquid to be 4 kJ/kg.°C, the time taken for the liquid to reach desired temperature will be__________________?

   A. 15 min
   B. 22 min
   C. 44 min
   D. 51 min

5. A dilute aqueous solution is to be concentrated in an evaporator system. High pressure steam is available. Multiple effect evaporator system is employed, because__________________?

   A. Total heat transfer area of all the effects is -less than that in a single effect evaporator system
   B. Total amount of vapor produced per Kg of feed steam in a multiple effect system is much
   higher than in a single effect
   C. Boiling point elevation in a single effect system is much higher than that in any effect in a
   multi-effect system
   D. Heat transfer co-efficient in a single effect is much lower than that in any effect in a multieffect
   system

6. For concentrating an aqueous solution of a material like anhydrous Na2SO4, whose solubility decreases with rise in temperature, the most suitable evaporator is a _______________ evaporator?

   A. High pressure
   B. Vacuum
   C. Backward feed
   D. None of these

7. For the same heat transfer area and the terminal conditions, the ratio of the capacities of a single effect evaporator to a triple effect evaporator is_________________?

   A. 3
   B. 0.33
   C. 1
   D. 1.33

8. 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

9. 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

10. When vaporisation takes place through a blanketting film of gas, the phenomenon is termed as ___________________ boiling?

    A. Pool
    B. Nucleate
    C. Transition
    D. Film