Related Mcqs:

1. A single pass air heater is connected to a two pass unit. For the air flow rate and other conditions remaining the same, the film heat transfer co-efficient for air will vary in the ratio of_________________?

   A. 2
   B. 20.8
   C. 20.2
   D. None of these

2. In a shell and tube heat exchanger, the overall heat transfer co-efficient is proportional to the tube side (volumetric flow rate)0.8. This is valid, only when the ratio of the tube side film resistance to the total resistance is almost equal to____________________?

   A. ∞
   B. 1
   C. 20.8
   D. 2

3. Tube side pressure drop in a 1-2 heat exchanger (for turbulent flow of fluids through the tubes) is about __________ times, that in a 1-1 heat exchanger having the same size & number of tubes and operated at the same liquid flow rate ?

   A. 2
   B. ½
   C. 4
   D. 8

4. In a shell and tube heat exchanger for a given heat transfer surface area, smaller diameter tubes are favoured as compared to larger diameter ones; because the smaller diameter tubes ______________?

   A. Are easier to clean
   B. Are less prone to fouling
   C. Can be fitted into a smaller shell diameter hence the cost of the heat exchanger would be less
   D. None of these

5. In case of a shell and tube heat exchanger, the effect of L/D on inside film heat transfer coefficient (hi) vanishes after a Reynold number of_____________?

   A. 1000
   B. 3000
   C. 5000
   D. 10000

6. Shell side heat transfer co-efficient in case of square pitch as compared to the triangular pitch under similar condition of fluid flow and tube size is_____________?

   A. More
   B. Same
   C. Less
   D. Twice

7. Which tube arrangement in a heat exchanger would facilitate highest heat transfer rate ?

   A. Triangular pitch
   B. Square pitch
   C. Diagonal square pitch
   D. Heat transfer rate is independent of tube arrangement

8. With increase in gas flow rate to fabric surface area ratio (Nm3/hr/m2 fabric surface area), the size & the cost of a bag filter___________________?

   A. Increases
   B. Decreases
   C. Remain unaffected
   D. None of these

9. The average velocity in the tubes of a 1-4 heat exchanger is ______________ times that in 1-1 heat exchanger having the same size & number of tubes and operated at same liquid flow rate ?

   A. 2
   B. 1/2
   C. 4
   D. 1/4

10. Overall mass transfer co-efficient in case of absorption of __________ in water is based on the gas film co-efficient only, as the mass transfer process is gas film (phase) controlling ?

    A. CO2
    B. SO2
    C. NH3
    D. None of these