Heat Transfer Basics MCQs

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Q91.
Finned tube heat exchangers

a.

give larger area per tube.

b.

use metal fins of low thermal conductivity.

c.

facilitate very large temperature drop through tube wall.

d.

are used for smaller heat load.

Discuss
Answer: (a).give larger area per tube.
Q92.
The absorptivity of a grey body at a given temperature __________ with increasing wavelength of radiation.

a.

increases

b.

decreases

c.

remains constant

d.

may increase or decrease ; depends on the material

Discuss
Answer: (d).may increase or decrease ; depends on the material
Q93.
A perfect black body is a perfect __________ of radiation.

a.

absorber

b.

emitter

c.

both (a) & (b)

d.

neither (a) nor (b)

Discuss
Answer: (c).both (a) & (b)
Q94.
In case of parallel flow heat exchanger, the lowest temperature theoretically attainable by the hot fluid is __________ the outlet temperature of the cold fluid.

a.

equal to

b.

more than

c.

less than

d.

either more or less than (depending upon the fluid)

Discuss
Answer: (a).equal to
Q95.
An equipment which converts the latent or sensible heat of one fluid into the latent heat of vaporisation of another, is called a

a.

boiler

b.

heat exchanger

c.

recuperator

d.

regenerator

Discuss
Answer: (b).heat exchanger
Q96.
Which of the following is directly concerned with the heat transfer ?

a.

Strouhal number

b.

Sherwood number

c.

Euler number

d.

Grashoff number

Discuss
Answer: (d).Grashoff number
Q97.
Pick out the wrong statement:

a.

With change in temperature, the radiant energy emitted by a black body remains unchanged.

b.

Absorptivity of a body approaches unity in case of diffuse reflection.

c.

Absorptivity of a perfectly black body is unity.

d.

Value of Stefan-Boltzman constant is 4.876 x 10⁻⁸ KCal/m².hr.°K⁴.

Discuss
Answer: (a).With change in temperature, the radiant energy emitted by a black body remains unchanged.
Q98.
Heat transfer by __________ may not necessarily require the presence of a medium.

a.

conduction

b.

natural convection

c.

forced convection

d.

radiation

Discuss
Answer: (d).radiation
Q99.
Pick out the correct statement.

a.

Higher is the temperature of the radiating body, higher is the wavelength of radiation.

b.

Logarithmic mean area is used for calculating the heat flow rate through a thick walled cylinder.

c.

The wavelength corresponding to maximum mono-chromatic emissive power increases with rise in temperature.

d.

Solid angle subtended by the finite surface at the radiating element is called the angle of incidence.

Discuss
Answer: (b).Logarithmic mean area is used for calculating the heat flow rate through a thick walled cylinder.
Q100.
In a shell and tube type heat exchanger, the floating tube bundle heat arrangement is used

a.

in low range of temperature differences.

b.

in high range of temperature differences.

c.

because of its low cost.

d.

to prevent corrosion of the tube bundles.

Discuss
Answer: (b).in high range of temperature differences.
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