Heat Transfer(Chemical Engineering ) Questions and Answers
Question 1. Heat waves
Can not pass through vacuum
Travel in straight line
Can be reflected by a mirror
Both B and C
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Both B and C
Question 2. For small temperature difference, the heat transfer rate as per Newton's law of cooling is proportional to (where, Δt = excess temperature)
Δt
Δt²
Δt³
√Δt
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Δt
Question 3. Which of the following parameters is increased by use of finned tube in a multipass shell and tube heat exchanger?
Tube side pressure drop and the heat transfer rate
Convective heat transfer co-efficient
Effective tube surface area for convective heat transfer
All of the above
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> All of the above
Question 4. Which characteristic of a fluid is not important in deciding its route in a shell and tube heat exchanger?
Corrosiveness
Fouling characteristic
Viscosity
None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> None of these
Question 5. The heat flux in the nucleate boiling regimes is proportional to (where, ΔT = excess temperature)
(ΔT)²
(ΔT)⁴
(ΔT)³
√(ΔT)
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> (ΔT)³
Question 6. For __________ Prandtl number values, the heat conduction will be negligible in the buffer zone.
Extremely low
Low
High
No
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> High
Question 7. In case of evaporators, liquid entrainment results primarily due to
High vacuum in the evaporator
High evaporation rate
Foaming of the solution
High heat transfer rate
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Foaming of the solution
Question 8. Indirect contact heat exchangers are preferred over direct contact heat exchangers, because
Heat transfer co-efficient are high
There is no risk of contamination
There is no mist formation
Cost of equipment is lower
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> There is no risk of contamination
Question 9. In a shell and tube heat exchanger, the shell side fluid velocity can not be changed by changing the
Tube layout
Tube diameter
Tube pitch
No. of baffles
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> Tube diameter
Question 10. __________ paint has the minimum absorption co-efficient.