Q. A two pass surface condenser is required to handle the exhaust from a turbine developing 15 MW with specific steam consumption of 5 kg/k W h. The quality of exhaust steam is 0.9, the condenser vacuum is 66 cm of mercury while the bar meter reads 76 cm of mercury. The condenser tubes are 28 mm inside diameter, 4 mm thick and water flows through tubes with a speed of 3 m/s and inlet temperature 20 degree Celsius. All the steam is condensed, the condensate is saturated water and temperature of cooling water at exit is 5 degree Celsius less than the condensate temperature. Assuming that overall coefficient of heat transfer is 4 k W/m² degree, determine the mass of cooling water circulated.

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Q. Consider the diagram given below and identify the correct option

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Q. A plate 0.3 m long is placed at zero angle of incidence in a stream of 15 degree Celsius water moving at 1 m/s. Find out the maximum value of the normal component of velocity at thr trailing edge of the plate. For water at 15 degree Celsius

p = 998.9 kg /m³
µ = 415.85 * 10¯² kg/hr m

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Q. Air at 25 degree Celsius flows over a flat surface with a sharp leading edge at 1.5 m/s. Find the value of Reynolds number. For air at 25 degree Celsius, kinematic viscosity = 15.53* 10n¯⁶ m²/s

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Q. Boundary layer thickness is given by

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Q. Shear stress at the middle of the plate is given by

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Q. A plate 0.3 m long is placed at zero angle of incidence in a stream of 15 degree Celsius water moving at 1 m/s. Find out the maximum boundary layer thickness. For water at 15 degree Celsius. For water at 15 degree Celsius

p = 998.9 kg /m³
µ = 415.85 * 10¯² kg/hr m

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Q. Local skin friction coefficient is given by

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Q. Air at 25 degree Celsius flows over a flat surface with a sharp leading edge at 1.5 m/s. Find the boundary layer thickness at 0.5 from the leading edge. For air at 25 degree Celsius, kinematic viscosity = 15.53* 10n¯⁶ m²/s

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Q. A plate 0.3 m long is placed at zero angle of incidence in a stream of 15 degree Celsius water moving at 1 m/s. Find out the stream wise velocity component at the mid-point of the boundary layer. For water at 15 degree Celsius

p = 998.9 kg /m³
µ = 415.85 * 10¯² kg/hr m

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Q. Glycerin at 10 degree Celsius flows past a flat plate at 20 m/s. Workout the velocity components at a point P(x, y) in the fluid flow where

x = 2 m from the leading edge of the plate
y = 5 cm from the plate surface

For glycerin at 10 degree Celsius, kinematic viscosity = 2.79 * 10¯³ m²/s

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Q. The boundary layer thickness is taken to be at a distance from the plate surface to a point at which the velocity is given by

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Q. What is the value of thickness of the boundary layer at leading edge of the plate?

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Q. The entrance length required for the flow to become fully-developed turbulent flow is dependent on

(i) Surface finish

(ii) Downstream conditions

(iii) Fluid properties

Identify the correct answer

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Q. The transition from laminar to turbulent pattern of flow occurs at values of Reynolds number between

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Q. The pattern of flow in the boundary layer is judged by the

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Q. The conditions for flow beyond the boundary layer and its outer edge are

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Q. The thin layer where velocity changes continuously is called

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Q. The free stream undisturbed flow has a uniform velocity U INFINITY in the

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Q. The concept of hydrodynamic boundary layer was first suggested by

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