Q. The transition from laminar to turbulent flow occurs at a critical Reynolds number of

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Q. A condenser is to be designed to condense 225.0 kg of steam per hour at a pressure of 0.15 bar. A square array of 400 tubes, each of 6 mm in diameter, is available for the task. If the tube surface temperature is to be maintained at 26 degree Celsius, make calculations for the length of the tube

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Q. The outer surface of a vertical tube is 1.25 m long and outer diameter is 50 mm is exposed to saturated steam at atmospheric pressure. If the tube surface is maintained at 80 degree Celsius by the flow of cooling water through it, determine the rate of heat transfer to the coolant

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Q. What is the value of characteristics length in turbulent film condensation?
(Where, δ is length of the plate)

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Q. What is the value of Reynolds number in terms of mass flow rate?
(Where, δ is length of the plate and b is width of the plate)

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Q. Kirk bride criterion is given by

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Q. For n-tubes in a vertical column of the tube bank pattern, identify the correct statement.
(Where, D is the diameter of a single tube in the bank)

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Q. The bubble diameter at the time of detachment from the surface can be worked out from the relation proposed by

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Q. The nucleate pool boiling is influenced by the following factors
(i) Pressure
(ii) Liquid properties
(iii) Material
Identify the correct statements

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Q. Consider the following phenomena
(i) Boiling
(ii) Free convection in air
(iii) Forced convection in air
(iv) Conduction in air
Identify the correct sequence (heat transfer coefficient)

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Q. The bubble diameter at the time of detachment from the surface can be worked out from the relation proposed by Fritz and is given by
(Where, β is the angle of contact)

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Q. In spite of large heat transfer coefficient in boiling liquids, fins are used advantageously when the entire surface is exposed to

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Q. With increase in excess temperature, the heat flux in boiling

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Q. The excess temperature range 50 degree Celsius < d t < 200 degree Celsius is indicative of the region of

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Q. Heat flux increases with temperature excess beyond the Leiden-frost point due to

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Q. Leiden-frost expansion is related to

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Q. Consider the following statements regarding nucleate boiling
(i) The temperature of the surface is greater than the saturation temperature of the liquid
(ii) Bubbles are created by the expansion of entrapped gas oil vapor at small cavities in the surface
(iii) The temperature is greater than that in film boiling
(iv) The heat transfer from the surface to the liquid is greater than that in the film boiling
Which of these statements are correct?

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Q. Consider an elemental control volume for mass balance continuity equation. Which one of the following is correct?

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