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  1. The unit of conductance in SI unit is

  2. A.
    W/m
    B.
    W/m2
    C.
    W/°K
    D.
    W/m°K

  3. In a shell and tube heat exchanger, square pitch compared to triangular pitch

  4. A.
    gives a higher shell side pressure drop.
    B.
    gives a lower shell side pressure drop.
    C.
    can pack more surface area into a shell of given diameter.
    D.
    none of these.

  5. Which of the following has maximum thermal conductivity ?

  6. A.
    Iron
    B.
    Coal
    C.
    Nitrogen
    D.
    Tar

  7. A wall has two layers of materials A and B; each made of a different material. Both the layers have the same thickness. The thermal conductivity of materialA is twice that of B. Under the equilibrium, the temperature difference across the wall is 36°C. The temperature difference across the layer A is __________ °C.

  8. A.
    6
    B.
    12
    C.
    18
    D.
    24

  9. The film co-efficient between condensing vapour and metal wall increases with

  10. A.
    increasing temperature of the vapour.
    B.
    decreasing temperature of the vapour.
    C.
    increasing viscosity of the film of condensate.
    D.
    increasing temperature drop.

  11. Critical value of the __________ number governs the transition from laminar to turbulent flow in free convection heat transfer.

  12. A.
    Grashoff
    B.
    Reynolds
    C.
    both 'a' & 'b'
    D.
    Prandtl & Grashoff

  13. The thermal boundary layer at NPr > 1

  14. A.
    is thicker than hydrodynamic boundary layer.
    B.
    is thinner than hydrodynamic boundary layer.
    C.
    and the hydrodynamic boundary layer are identical.
    D.
    disappears.

  15. In the free convection regime of pool boiling, the heat flux is proportional to

  16. A.
    Δt1/2
    B.
    Δt2
    C.
    Δt5/4
    D.
    Δt

  17. With increase in temperature, the thermal conductivity of fresh lubricating oil

  18. A.
    increases
    B.
    decreases
    C.
    remains unchanged
    D.
    may increase or decrease; depends on its composition

  19. Fresh orange juice contains 12% (by weight) solids and the rest water 90% of the fresh juice is sent to an evaporator to remove water and subsequently mixed with the remaining 10% of fresh juice. The resultant product contains 40% solids. The kg of water removed from 1 kg fresh juice is

  20. A.
    0.4
    B.
    0.5
    C.
    0.6
    D.
    0.7