Q. A thermocouple junction of spherical form is to be used to measure the temperature of the gas stream. The junction is at 20 degree Celsius and is placed in a gas stream which is at 200 degree Celsius. Make calculations for junction diameter needed for the thermocouple to have thermal time constant of one second. Assume the thermos-physical properties as given below
k = 20 W/ m K
h = 350 W/m² K
c = 0.4 k J/kg K
p = 8000 kg/m³

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Q. A flat wall of fire clay, 50 cm thick and initially at 25 degree Celsius, has one of its faces suddenly exposed to a hot gas at 950 degree Celsius. If the heat transfer coefficient on the hot side is 7.5 W/m² K and the other face of the wall is insulated so that no heat passes out of that face, determine the time necessary to raise the center of the wall to 350 degree Celsius. For fire clay brick
Thermal conductivity = 1.12 W/m K
Thermal diffusivity = 5.16 * 10¯⁷ m²/s

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Q. Glass spheres of 2 mm radius and at 500 degree Celsius are to be cooled by exposing them to an air stream at 25 degree Celsius. Find maximum value of convective coefficient that is permissible. Assume the following property values
Density = 2250 kg/m³
Specific heat = 850 J/kg K
Conductivity = 1.5 W/m K

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Q. The transient response of a solid can be determined by the equation. (Where, P is density, V is volume, c is specific heat and A is area)

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Q. A 2 cm thick steel slab heated to 525 degree Celsius is held in air stream having a mean temperature of 25 degree Celsius. Estimate the time interval when the slab temperature would not depart from the mean value of 25 degree Celsius by more than 0.5 degree Celsius at any point in the slab. The steel plate has the following thermal physical properties
Density = 7950 kg/m³
C P = 455 J/kg K
K = 46 W/m K

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Q. An average convective heat transfer coefficient for flow of air over a sphere has been measured by observing the temperature-time history of a 12 mm diameter copper sphere (density = 9000 kg/m³ and c = 0.4 k J/kg K) exposed to air at 30 degree Celsius. The temperature of the sphere was measured by two thermocouples one located at the center and the other near the surface. The initial temperature of the ball was 75 degree Celsius and it decreased by 10 degree Celsius in 1.2 minutes. Find the heat transfer coefficient

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Q. Transient condition means

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Q. Which of the following is not correct in a transient flow process?

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Q. A cylindrical stainless steel (k = 25 W/m K) ingot, 10 cm in diameter and 25 cm long, passes through a heat treatment furnace which is 5 meter in length. The initial ingot temperature is 90 degree Celsius, the furnace gas is at 1260 degree Celsius and the combined radiant and convective surface coefficient is 100 W/m² K. Determine the maximum speed with which the ingot moves through the furnace if it must attain 830 degree Celsius temperature. Take thermal diffusivity as 0.45 * 10¯⁵ m²/s

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Q. The curve for unsteady state cooling or heating of bodies is

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Q. What is the wavelength band for TV rays?

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Q. Diagram shows transient heat conduction in an infinite plane wall. Identify the correct boundary condition in transient heat conduction in solids with finite conduction.

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Q. Let there is some conduction resistance, then temperature becomes a function of
(i) Biot number
(ii)Fourier number
(iii) Dimensionless parameter
Identify the correct statement

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Q. A large steel plate 50 mm thick is initially at a uniform temperature of 425 degree Celsius. It is suddenly exposed on both sides to an environment with convective coefficient 285 W/m² K and temperature 65 degree Celsius. Determine the center line temperature.
For steel, thermal conductivity = 42.5 W/m K and thermal diffusivity = 0.043 m²/hr

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Q. “When Biot number exceeds 0.1 but is less than 100, use is made of Heislers charts for the solution of transient heat conduction”. Choose the correct answer

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Q. A 12 cm diameter cylindrical bar, initially at a uniform temperature of 40 degree Celsius, is placed in a medium at 650 degree Celsius with convective coefficient of 22 W/m² K. Determine the time required for the center to reach 255 degree Celsius. For the material of the bar:
Thermal conductivity = 20 W/m K
Density = 580 kg/m³
Specific heat = 1050 J/kg K

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Q. “A solid which extend itself infinitely in all directions of space is termed as finite solid”. Choose the correct answer

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Q. A gold ring (k = 65 W/m K) measuring 15 * 10 * 60 cm is exposed to a surface where h = 11.5 W/m² K. Find the value of biot number

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Q. In the lumped system parameter model, the variation of temperature with time is

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Q. Which of the following dimensionless number gives an indication of the ratio of internal (conduction) resistance to the surface (convective) resistance?

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