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P876 [2863]-408
T.E. (Mechanical)
Heat Transfer (2003 Course)
Time : 3 Hours] k [Max. Marks :100
Instructions to the candidates :
1) Answer any one question from each unit
2) Answers to the two sections should be written in separate answer books.
3) Neat diagrams must be drawn wherever necessary.
4) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
5) Use of logarithmic tables, slide rule, Mollier charts, electronic pocket
calculator and steam tables is allowed.
6) Assume suitable data, if necessary.
QI) a) Explain in brief the analogy between the heat flow and electricity with
its significance. [6]
b) A composite insulating wall consists of three layers. These are held
together by 2 cm, diameter aluminium rivet per 0.1m? of surface. The
layers consists of 10cm thick brick with hot surface at 190°C, lem thick
y wood with cold surface at 20°C. These two layers are interposed by a
third layer of insulating material 25 cm thick.
Assuming one dimensional heat flow, calculate the percentage increase
in heat transfer rate due to rivets. The conductivity of the materials are,
- Kye = 1 WANK, K,..iisgo) = 0-2 W/mK, K,, = 220 W/mK,
K voy = 0.2 WimK. [10]
OR
Q2) a) Define thermal diffusivity and explain its significance. {4
b) Derive the equation for total heat transfer rate through a hollow cylinder
having inner and outer radii r, and r, respectively. It’s inner and outer
surface temperatures are T, and T, respectively. There is no heat
generation and its conductivity is constant. (91
©) Explain the concept of log mean area. 13]
PTO.3) a)
b)
3)
Q4) a)
b)
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b)
Q6) a)
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UNIT- I
What do you mean by critical radius of insulation? Why it’s concept is
not used in case of plane walls? (41
Write a short note on “Thermal conductivity of gases’ (4)
A chemical reaction takes place in a packed bed between two co-axial
cylinders with radii 1cm and 3cm. The inner surface is at 500°C and it is
insulated. Assuming the reaction rate of 6 x 10° Wim’, in the reactor
volume, find the temperature at the outer surface of the reactor. Take
conductivity for packed material as 0.5 W/mK. Derive the equation you
used. , [10]
OR
Find steady flow heat flux through a composite slab made of two materials
‘A & B. Thermal conductivity of two materials vary linearly with
temperature as, K, = 0.4(1+0.008T) and K, =0.5(1+0.001T), where T
is the temperature in °C. The inner side temperature of slab A is 500°C
and outside temperature of slab B is 40°C.
Take L, = 12cm and L,, = 6em. 19]
A hot gas at 330°C with convection coefficient of 222 W/mK is flowing
through a steel tube of outside diameter Sem and thickness 1.3cm. It is,
covered with an insulating material of thickness 2em, having conductivity
of 0.2 WimK. The outer surface of the insulation is exposed to ambient
air at 25°C, with convection coefficient of 55 W/mK.
Calculate :
i) Heat loss to air from Sm long tube.
ii) The temperature drop due to thermal resistances of the hot gases,
steel tube, the insulation layer and the outside air.
Take conductivity of steel = 50 W/mK. 9
UNIT - 1
Derive an expression for a temperature distribution and a rate of heat
flow from a pin fin with negligible heat loss from its tip with usual
notations. (10)
Explain the significance of dimensionless parameters used in transient
heat conduction, [6]
OR
Differentiate between efficiency and effectiveness of the fin. [3]
2b)
Q7) a)
b)
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b)
Q9) a)
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A batch reactor provided with submerged steam coil, 1000 kg mass of
reactants is there in reactor having specific heat of 3.8 kJ/kgK. Coil area
is Im? and steam is fed at 120°C. Assuming no heat loss to the
surroundings, calculate the time taken to heat the material from 20°C to
90°C. The overall heat transfer coefficient is 600 W/mK.
If the external area of the vessel, is 10m? and outside heat transfer
coefficient is 9 W/mK, what will be the time taken to heat the reactants
over the same temperature range. [13]
SECTION - IT
UNIT - IV
Explain the physical significance of the following.
i) Nusselt Number. ii) Prandtl Number.
iii) Grashoff Number. iv) Reynolds Number. [12]
Write short note on thermal and velocity boundary layer. 6]
OR
In which type of convection, the heat transfer coefficient will be more
and why? Explain in brief. [6]
Acubical furnace of Im side is installed on the conerete floor. The outside
temperature of furnace walls is 75°C and the surrounding air temperature
is 25°C. Neglecting convective heat loss from base of the furnace,
calculate rate of heat loss from the furnace.
‘The properties of air film at temperature of 50°C are, v= 18 x 10°m%sec,
K= 0,029 W/mK, Pr = 0.68, Cp = 1.005 ki/kgK.
Use following co-relations.
Nu = 0.59 (Gr Pr)" for vertical surface,
=0.15 (Gr Pr)" for upper surface. (12)
UNI
Explain the radiation from real surfaces. [8]
Calculate the rate of heat loss from a thermoflask if the polished silvered
surfaces have emissivities of 0.05. The liquid in the flask is at 100°C and
the casing is at 20°C. Calculate the loss if both surfaces are black. {8]OR
Q10)a) Write short notes on the following.
i) Green house effect.
ii) Radiation shields. v7
b) The space between the two infinite parallel plates having emissivities
0.4 and 0.8 respectively is’evacuated. A polished Aluminium shield with
emissivity of 0.06 is inserted between them. What will be the percentage
reduction in the heat transfer rate due to insertion of radiation shield [9]
UNIT - VI
Ql1)a) — Whatis fouling and fouling factor? What are the factors causing fouling?
What is its effect on performance of heat exchanger? [6]
b) The steam is condensed at atmospheric pressure in a shell and tube type
of heat exchanger using water as a coolant. During condensation water
is heated from 28°C to 48°C. Water flows through the tubes and the
steam condenses on the outside. Size of the tubes is as follows -
LD. = 2.6 cm, O.D. = 3 cm, Length = 2.5 m.
Flowrate of water is 30,000 kg/hr. Coefficient of heat transfer on steam ,
and water side are 8000 and 3000 Wim?K respectively. Neglecting all
other resistances, calculate the number of tubes required. [10]
OR
Q12)a) Compare filmwise and dropwise condensation. (4)
b) What is burnout point? Explain its significance. (4)
c) A surface condenser is designed for a condensation of vapour at the rate
of 60 kg/hr. It contains 81 tubes ina array of 9 x 9. Out side diameter of
the tubes is 10 mm and the length is Im. What will be the condensation
rate in vertical position, if it is installed in vertical position instead of
horizontal position? [8]
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T.E. (Mech / Mech S/W)
HEAT TRANSFER (2003 Course)
Time : 3 Hours} [Max. Marks : 100
Instructions to the Candidates :
1) Answer Three questions from Section and Three questions from Section Il.
2) Answers to the two sections should be written in separate books.
3) Neat diagrams must be drawn wherever necessary.
4) Black figures to the right indicate full marks.
5) Use of Mollier charts, electronic pocket calculator and steam tables is allowed.
6) Assume suitable data, ifnecessary.
SECTION -1
UNIT=1
Q.1 a) Using appropriate assumption, calculate the radiation heat transfer coefficient [06]
for a small hot surface having temperature of 152 °C with emissivity of 0.85
dissipates heat by radiation into a hot surrounding area.
b) A 60 Watts lamp is buried in soil (K = 0.83 W/m.K) at 0°C and switched on. [06]
Find the temperature 0.3 m away from the lamp, when steady state is reached.
©) The quantity of radiation received by earth from the Sun is 1.4 KWim’. [06]
Assuming that the Sun is an ideal radiator, calculate the surface temperature of
the Sun. The ratio of the radius of the earth’s orbit to the radius of the sun is
216.
OR
Q2 a) Derive an expression for temperature distribution and conduction heat flow in [08]
a circular conical rod with diameter at any section is given by D = Ax where
x" is the distance measured from the apex of the cone and A is a certain
numerical constant. Assume no heat generation, steady state and the lateral
surface is well insulated.
b) A homogeneous wall of area ‘A’ and thickness ‘L” has left and right hand [10]
surface temperature of 0 °C and 40 °C respectively. Determine the
temperature at the centre of the wall.
i) How much material must be added and to which side of the wall if
the temperature at the centre is to be raised by 5 °C?
fi) How much material must be removed and from which side of the
wall if the temperature at the centre line of the wall is to be
lowered by 5°C?Q3 a)
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Qs a
b)
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UNIT-1I
‘A hollow sphere of inside and outside radii ‘r;" and ‘t, respectively is heated
such that its inner and outer surfaces are maintained at uniform temperature
“and ‘ts’. Ifthe material of which the sphere is composed has a thermal
conductivity which varies with temperature according to the expression
K=Kj+(K2 et |
tot
Find the heat flow rate through the sphere.
A pipe of outside diameter 20 mm is to be insulated with asbestos which has a
mean thermal conductivity of 0.1 Wim-deg, The local coefficient of
connectivity heat transfer is $ W/m?-deg. Comment upon the suitability of
asbestos as the insulating material. What should be the minimum value of
thermal conductivity of insulating material to reduced heat transfer?
OR
of gases and liquids vary with temperature?
How do thermal conductiv
An aluminium alloy conductor carries a current of 800 amp. The square cross
section of the conductor is 6.25 cm? and three of its sides are perfectly
insulated. ‘The exposed surface is in contact with ait at 30 °C and h = 16.28
Wim°K. Calculate the maximum temperature of the conductor at steady state.
Specific resistance of aluminium is 5 x 10* Q cm’/m and K = 203.5 W/m-
K. Derive the equation you have used,
UNIT~1
If 1p is termed as the temperature effectiveness of a fin, then the total heat
transfer rate is given by :
g=No-h.As ['s—Teo} then
Aen]
Where n¢ =fin efficiency
‘otal heat transfer area
Prove that no =
Af= fin area
Define the following terms :
i) Time constant
ii) Dimension less time
iii) Response time
iv) Biot number
OR
‘Two long rods of the same diameter, one made of brass (K = 85 Wim-leg)
and the other of copper (K = 375 W/m-deg) have one of their ends inserted
into a furnace. At a certain section 10.5 cm away from the furnace, the
temperature of the brass rod is 120°C. At what distance from the furnace end,
the same temperature would be reached in the copper rod. Both rods are
exposed to the same environment.
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‘An egg with mean diameter of 4 om and initially at 25 °C is placed in a boiling
‘water pan for 4 minutes and found to be boiled to the consumer's taste. For
how long should a similar egg for same consumer be boiled when taken from a
refrigerator at 5°C? Assume following properties
K=12Wim-deg, h= 125 Wim? deg,
Specific heat=2KJ/Ke-K, — Densit
SECTION - 11
UNIT-IV
Define Prandtl number and give its physical significance. Give its relation
with thermal boundary layer and velocity boundary layer. Also give its value
for liquid metals, heavy oils, water and air.
‘Show that for laminar flow over flat surface
1 average = 2% Focal
Write Dittus ~ Boelter equation and specify the conditions for determining the
heat transfer coefficient.
OR
What is meant by thermal entrance length.
Explain the significance of thermal boundary layer and velocity boundary
layer.
Ina power plant feed water is flowing through a rectangular duet 8 em x 4.em
‘and the wall temperature is maintained at 170 °C through out. The feed water
flows at the rate of 300 Kg/min, enters at a temperature of 20 °C and is heated
to 150°C. Compare the heat transfer coefficient obtained using
i) Dittus - Boelter equation and
ii) Sieder ~ Tate equation.
‘Also estimate the required length of the duct. Properties of water at 105 °C are
Pr=1.64, j= 265 x 10° Ke/ms, Cp = 4.226 KKK,
K =683 x 10°KW/m-K, pty at 170°C = 158 x 10° Kg /m.s
UNIT-V
Define solid angle and Intensity of radiation. Give its unit.
A long steel rod 20 mm in diameter is to be heated from 427 °C to 538°C. It
js placed concentrically in a long cylindrical furnace which has an inside
dismeter of 160 mm, The inner surface of the furnace is at a temperature of
1093 °C and has an emissivity of 0.85. If the surface of the rod has an
emissivity of 0.6. Estimate the time required for heating operation.
Density of steel = 700 Kg/m3
Specific heat = 0.67 KI/Kg-K
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OR
Q.10 a) Explain the radiation error in high temperature measurement, {0s}
b) Explain the difference between radiation from gases and that from solids. 103)
©) The radiation shape factor of the circular surface of a thin hollow cylinder of [08]
10 cin diameter and 15 cm length is 0.165. What is the shape factor of the
curved surface of the cylinder with respect to itself.
NIT- VI ~
Q.11 a) What is compact heat exchanger? {02}
b) Define effectiveness, L.M.T.D., Capacity ratio and NTU for heat exchanger. [04]
¢) Hot water having specific heat 4200 J/Kg-K flows through a heat exchanger at [10]
the rate of 4 Kg/min with an inlet temperature of 80°C. a cold fluid having
Specifie heat 2400 WKg-K flows in at a rate of 8 Kg/min with inlet
temperature of 20 °C. Make calculations for the maximum possible
effectiveness if the fluid flows in
i) Parallel flow arrangement
i) _ Counter flow arrangement
OR
Q.12 8) Explain the phenomenon of nucleate boiling. List the factors that affect [06]
nucleate boiling.
b) Draw variation of film thickness and film coefficient with plate height. (02)
c) A condensation experiment for steam on plate type vertical condenser has [08]
been setup for a particular fluid with a given temperature difference. The
‘same set up was subsequently used with another fluid. ‘The thermo-physical
properties ratio of two fluids are
h
=06 28-95 #212 Kalo
PL hye MH Ky
If the temperature difference is reduced to 80 percent. Calculate percentage
change in the convection coefficient.[3163] - 312
HEAT TRANSFER
(2003 Course)
3 Hours Max. Marks : 100
Instructions : 1) Answers to the two sections should be written in separate
books.
2) Neat diagrams must be drawn wherever necessary.
3) Black figures to the right indicate full marks.
4) Use of logarithmic tables, slide rule, Mollier charts, electronic
pocket calculator and steam tables is allowed.
5) Assume suitable data, if necessary.
SECTION - 1
Unit -1
1. A) A furnace wall lining is made up of a material with k = 2.5 Wim.K. The
temperatures of the inner and outer surfaces of this plane wall lining are 810° C
and 330° C respectively. The outer surface is exposed to ambient air at 30° C
with convective heat transfer coefficient = 10 W/m?-K.
Calculate :
i) The rate of heat flow per unit area
ii) Thickness of lining in given situation.
iii) The thickness of lining required if the heat flow rate is to be reduced by
50%. 8
B) Derive the general three-dimensional conduction equation in Cartesian
co-ordinates for isotropic material for unsteady state condition and with
uniform internal heat generation.
Reduce this equation to,
i) Steady state condition,
ii) Unsteady state without internal heat generation,
iii) Steady state without internal heat generation condition. 8
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A)
B)
A)
B)
- A)
Derive an expression for thermal resistance offered by a long hollow cylinder.
A long hollow cylinder has an-inner radius of 10 em and an outer radius of
20 cm. Thermal conductivity of the cylinder material = 50 Wim-K. The
Suter surface is maintained at 0° C. The inner surface is heated uniformly at
the rate of q, = 1.16 x 10° W/n?. Considering unit length of the cylinder,
calculate,
i) Rate of heat flow (radial),
ii) Temperature of the inner surface,
The inner surface with radius = ‘a’ and outer surface with radius = ‘b’ of a
hollow sphere having constant thermal conductivity *k’ are maintained at
uniform temperatures T, and T, (T, > T,) respectively. Develop expressions
for steady state radial heat flow rate and thermal resistance of the hollow
sphere.
Unit - 2
Consider a'slab of 1 em thickness with constant conductivity of 20 Wim-K.
Uniform rate of internal heat generation is 8 x 10” W/m? .One face of this
slab is insulated and the other face dissipates heat by convection to a fluid at
4a temperature of 100° C with heat transfer coefficient = 4000 W/m?-K.
Calculate the temperatures of both the surfaces,
“Insulating @ hot cylindrical object does not always reduce the heat loss from
it” Explain the above statement and derive an expression for critical radius
for such an object.
OR
A thick, walled copper cylinder has inside diameter of 2 em and outside
diameter of dem. Inner and outer surfaces are maintained at 200° C and 250° C
‘espectively. Conductivity "K’ of the cylinder varies with temperature as,
K=3719[1-9.25x10 (T-150}. Determine the rate of heat loss per unit
Iength of the cylinder.“3 [3163] - 312
B) Write short notes (any two) :
i) Overall heat transfer coefficient
ii) Contact resistance
iii) Thermal diffusivity. 8
Unit - 3
5. A) A sphere of 10 mm diameter made of steel is initially at a temperature of
300° C. It is exposed to a stream of air at a temperature of 30° C with
convective heat transfer coefficient of 100 W/m? - K. Find,
i) The time required for the sphere to reach a temperature of
50°C.
ii) Instantaneous rate of heat transfer after one minute from the start of the
cooling process.
Properties of steel :
p=7897kg/m?, C, = 0.452 ki/kg-K
k= 73 Wim-K, 4 =2.026x 10> m?/S. 10
B) Starting from the standard differential equation, derive expressions for the
following parameters in case of a long fin.
i) Temperature distribution
ii) Rate of heat flow
iii) Efficiency of fin
iv) Effectiveness of fin. 8
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6. A) 10 rectangular fins of brass (k = 120 W/m-K) are welded horizontally to a ©)
plane vertical surface of a tank, 1 m wide and Im high. The fins are 2 mm
thick and 20 cm long. They are uniformly spaced on the vertical surface of
. tank, which is maintained at 200° C. If the unit is exposed to ambient air at
20° € with convective heat transfer coefficient of 20 Wim’ K, find 8. A)
i) Heat transfer rate before putting the fins.
ii) Heat transfer rate after putting the fins,
Prove that the fins are effective. Assume insulated end condition for the fins. 10
B) Derive an expression for temperature variation during quenching of a billet =~
by ‘lumped heat capacity method’. State the assumptions made. 8
SECTION ~ Il
Unit - 4
7. A) Treating a human body as a vertical cylinder with 30 cm diameter and 1.6m
height, having surface temperature of 37° C, calculate the rate of heat loss
from the said body while standing in cold air at a temperature of -13° C.
Nu = 0.59 Ra’™ for Ra < 10°
= 0.14 Ra ™ for Ra > 10°
Properties of dry air Pe.
[Temp aye | ® (m/S) k (Wim-K) Pr
(ats 12.1 x10* 0.023 0.719
| 14.5 x10° 0.025 0.712
37 16.7 x 10 0,028 0.705 |
B) What is ‘hydraulic diameter’ of a duct ? What is its significance in forced
convection heat transfer ? 4ae [3163] - 312
C) Explain the mechanism of formation of hydrodynamic boundary layer when
cold air is blown over a hot flat plate. 4
OR
8. A) Air at 27° C blows along one side of a horizontal brick slab along its 15 m
long length. The slab is at 55° C initially. The velocity of air is 4.5 m/s, Sp.
heat of slab = 0.84 kJ/kg.K, density of slab = 1600 kg/m*, volume of
slab = 1.5 m*.
Properties of air :
P = 1.128 kg/m?
H = 19.1 x 10° kg/ms
k = 0.0276 W/m - K
Pr = 0,699
Nu = 0.664 Re” Pr°* for Re < 5 x 10°
= 0.037 Re" Pr°* for Re > 5 x 10
For unit width of the slab, calculate ,
i) The rate of convective heat loss from the slab,
ii) rate of radiative heat loss from slab,
iii) initial rate of cooling of the slab per hour.
Take emissivity of slab as 0.9. 12
B) Explain various dimensionless numbers used in natural convection heat
transfer, 4[3163] - 312 6
Unit - 5
9. A) Two large parallel planes “A’ and ‘D" are maintained at temperatures of
1500 K and 600 K respectively. Their emissivities are 0.9 and 0.4 respectively.
Two radiation shields ‘B’ with emissivity = 0.5 and ‘C’ with emissivity = 0.2
are inserted in between them, such that A, B, C, and D are placed one after the RD
other. Calculate.
i) Heat transfer rate without radiation shields,
ii) Heat transfer rate with radiation shields,
iii) Temperatures attained by planes ‘B’ and ‘C’.
B) State and explain any 4 properties/rules of radiation shape factor. 6
OR
|. A) The size of a room is 3m x 3m x 3m, The walls and ceiling are maintained at
a temperature of 315 K. The floor of the room is at 308 K. Calculate the net
rate of heat transfer by radiation to the floor.
If floor is considered as surface “1 and (ceilings + walls) is considered as
surface ‘2’, calculate, F,,,. F,
B) A black body emits radiation of maximum intensity ata wavelength of 0.5 jm.
Calculate its surface temperature and emissive power. State the laws of
radiation heat transfer, which you have used to solve this problem 6s
Unit - 6
. A) Hot air at 66° C is cooled upto 38° C by means of cold air entering at 15.5° C.
Mass flow rates of hot and cold air are, 1.25 kg/s and 1.6 ke/s respectively.
Sp.heat of hot and cold air = 1.05 ki/kg.K. U = 80 W/m? K. Find the area
of the heat exchanger for parallel flow configuration.
If the same exchanger is operated in counterflow mode, find the exit
temperatures of both the fluids. 12ae [3163] - 312
B) Explain “film boiling’ phenomenon in pool boiling process and show this
region on the pool boiling curve. 6
OR
4. A) Saturated steam at 85° C condenses on the outer surface of 256 horizontal
tubes arranged in 16 x 16 array. The tube dimensions are, O.D. = 1.3 em,
length=1 m, Tube surface temperature = 75° C. Calculate the rate of
condensation in kg/sec. in this case.
‘Also calculate this rate if all these tubes (256 no.) are arranged vertically.
100) _
é Properties of condensate :
w= 355 x 10° kg/m-s
h,, = 2309 x 10° J/kg. 12
B) Explain the following (any two) :
i) Fouling factor in heat exchanger
ii) LMTD
10) iii) Compact heat exchangers. 6
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HEAT TRANSFER
(2003 Course)
Instructions : 1) Answers to the wo sections should be written in separate
books.
2) Neat diagrams must be drawn wherever necessary.
3) Black figures to the right indicate full marks.
4) Assume suitable data, if necessary.
SECTION - 1
Unit -1
a) What is the purpose of insulation ? Prove that heat transfer rate will always
reduce when the insulation is applied to wall/plate but it may not be so when
the insulation is applied on the outside surface of the sphere or cylinder.
b) A steel tube of 5 cm inner diameter and 8 cm outer diameter (K = 16 W/mK),
is covered with an insulation of 3 cm thickness (K = 0.3 W/mk). A hot gas at
350° C with h = 400 W/m? K flows inside the tube, Outer surface of the
insulation is exposed to air at 30° C with h = 60 W/m? K, Calculate the heat
loss from the tube for 20 meter length. Also calculate the temperature at the
interface of insulation and steel
OR
|. a) State and explain the following :
i) Fourier’s Law of heat conduction
ii) Newton's Law of cooling
iii) Stefan Boltzmann’s Law of radiation.
b) A wall of size 3m x 2m consists of 2 cm thick steel plate (K = 15 W/mK)
followed by 50 cm thick asbestos insulation (k = 0.2 W/mk) and 4.cm thick
layer of wood (K = 0.3 W/mK). These three layers are held together with the
help of 10 mild steel bolts (K = 40 W/mK), each of 12 mm diameter. Find the
rate of heat flow through this composite wall when the temperature of hot
gases on the outside of steel plate is maintained at 500° C with convective
heat transfer coefficient of 40 W/m?K and the wooden layer is exposed to
ambient air at 20°C with convective heat transfer coefficient of 12 W/m?K.
P.1.0.
Max. Marks : 100
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Unit - 11
3. a) Consider a solid cylinder of radius r = b, in which heat energy is generated at
a constant rate of g W/m? uniformly. The cylinder is exposed to air at
temperature Ta with convective heat transfer coefficient h. Develop an
expression for one dimensional (radial) steady state temperature distribution
T(x) through the cylinder. Also find centre temperature of the cylinder. Take
K as the conductivity of the cylinder material.
b) A cylindrical electrical conductor of 10mm diameter, insulated by plastic
(K = 0.16 W/mK) is located in the air at 25° C having convective heat
transfer coefficient of 8 W/m? K. If the surface temperature of the base
conductor is 90° C.
Calculate; under steady state condition,
i) Current passing through conductor when 2 mm thick insulation is provided,
Electrical resistance per meter length of the conductor is 9 x 10°ohm.
ii) Current carrying capacity of the conductor when the insulation of critical
radius is provided over it.
OR
4. a) Surfaces of a plane wall of face area A are maintained at temperatures T, and
T,. Thickness of the wall is b and its thermal conductivity varies with
temperature as _K = Kf! + $} Show that rate of heat conduction through
the wall is given by
Al, iT
Q=Koy | -T))+oIn |
Also sketch temperature variation across the thickness of the wall for the values
of @ as
i) a 0
b) A 30 mm thick plate generates internal energy uniformly at the rate of
2.7% 10’ W/m' .Thermal conductivity of the plate material is 15 W/mk.
Temperature of one surface is 110° C and that of the other surface is 100° C.
Determine the maximum temperature in the plate and specify its location in the
thickness of the plate.4 [3263] — 312
Unit - TL
5. a) State the assumptions made in Lumped Heat capacity method and derive the
expression for temperature as a function of time T (t) for a spherical body of
radius R when quenched in air at temperature Ta with h as convective heat
transfer coefficient taking p as density and C, as the specific heat of the
body 8
b) Fins are provided to increase the heat transfer rate from a hot surface. Which
of the following arrangement will have maximum heat transfer rate :
i) 6 Fins with 10 cm length or
ii) 10 Fins with 6 cm length
Take conductivity of the fin material as 300 W/mk, h = 20 W/m°K, cross
sectional area of the fin’ = 2m’, perimeter of fin cross Section = 4 cm,
temperature of the hot surface = 230 ° C, ambient temperature = 30° C.
Assume fins of insulated ends. 8
OR
6. a) Explain any four of the following : 8
i) Fin Efficiency
ii) Fin Effectiveness
iii) Biot Number
iv) Time constant of a Thermocouple
v) Applications of Fins
b) A solid cylinder of steel of 5 cm diameter and 20 cm length, initially at a
uniform temperature of 500° C is suddenly placed in a fluid at 200° C with
h = 100 Wim? K, After a period of 5 minutes, the steel cylinder is taken out
from this fluid and immediately immersed in another fluid at 50° C with
h= 10 Wim’. 8
Steel Properties are : :
Cp = 0.46 kJ/kg K; p= 7800 kg/m and K = 35 W/mk. Calculate the
temperature of the cylinder when it was taken out from the first fluid and the
total time required for it to achieve the temperature of 100° C .(3263] ~ 312 a
SECTION - II
Unit - IV
7. A) Name various physical properties of a fluid which influence the value of heat
transfer coefficient in
i) Natural convection
ii), Forced convection
With this fluid as medium.
B) Air flows with a velocity of 0.5 m/s through a rectangular cross-sectioned
duct with dimensions 10 emx 5 cm and length = 5. 67 m. The duct is heated
uniformly throughout its length. The duct wall temperature is 20° C higher
than the air temperature throughout its length. If the bulk mean temperature of
air is 27° C, calculate the rate of heat transfer between duct and air.
Now, air velocity is made = 2m/s. As a result, duct wall temperature is 10° C
higher than air temperature throughout the length of the duct. Find the
percentage change in rate of heat transfer between this case and the previous
case.
Correlations: Nu = 4.364 for laminar flow
= 0,023 Re °* Pr °* for turbulent flow.
(Refer to air properties at the end of question paper for both cases).
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8. A) List various dimensionless numbers used in
i) Natural convection and
ii) Forced convection, state their expressions and explain their significance in
one sentence each.
B) The CPU of a personal computer has dimensions of 10cm x 50 cm x 40 cm
height. Its surface temperature is 39°C. Itis kept in still air at 15° C. Neglecting
heat transfer from its bottom surface, find the rate of heat transfer from
i) its top surface and
ii) all 4 vertical surfaces.
(Refer to the properties of air at the end of the question paper)
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Correlations:
Surface Correlation Range of ‘Ra’
| Vertical Nu = 0.59'Ra ™ 10*— 10°
= 0.1 Ra’ 10? -10"
Horizontal Nu = 0.54 Ra™ 102 x10"
6 * = 0.14 Ra? 2% 1072 10°
[* For a rectangular horizontal surface, characteristic dimension
ee = Average of lengths of 2 sides of the rectangle] 12
Unit -V
9. A) Write the statements and mathematical expressions of the following laws in
radiation heat transfer :
i) Planck's law
ii) Wien’s law
aa iii) Kirchoff's law
iv) Lambert's cosine rule. 8
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8) Two large parallel planes with emissivities of 0.8 and 0.4 have temperatures
of 427 °C and 27° C respectively. If they are kept facing each other, find the
6 rate of radiation heat transfer between them.
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IF this rate of heat transfer is to be reduced to of original value. Calculate
the emissivity of radiation shield to be inserted in between them. The shield
has same emissivity on both sides. 8
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10.A) A gray opaque surface has an absorptivity = 0.7. It is maintained at 200° C. It
receives an irradiation of 1,000 W/m?. Its surface area is 0.2 m*, Calculate,
i) rate of heat absorption
ii) rate of heat emission
iii) rate of heat reflection
iv) radiosity of the surface.
B) State and explain 4 rules regarding radiation shape factor.
Unit - VI
11.A) Explain the mechanism of laminar film condensation over a vertical flat plate.
What are various physical properties of the condensate, which affect the value
of heat transfer coefficient for this process ?
B) Cold water at 0.5 kg/Sec. enters a parallel flow heat exchanger at 25° C to
cool 0.25 kg/sec. of hot water entering at 70° C. Hot water is cooled upto
50° C. Overall heat transfer coefficient is 500 W/m? K. ‘Cp’ for hot and cold
water = 4180 Ike K.
i) Calculate the area required for this heat exchanger.
ii) If the fluids are made to flow in counterflow configuration, what will be
their exit temperatures ? [Heat capacities, in let temperatures are kept same]
[Note : ‘NTU’ remains same for both the configurations].
OR
12. A) Draw a labelled sketch of pool boiling curve. Explain the following terms
with reference to this curve :
i) Nucleate boiling
ii) Critical heat flux.
B) A concentric tube type heat exchanger operates in counterflow mode. The
OD and ID of the inner tube are 7 cm and 6 cm respectively.
Hot oil is cooled from 70° C to 45 ° C while flowing through the inner tube
at the rate of 2 kg/sec. Cp, = 1,500 Ikg K.
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Fouling factor on oil side = 0.0001 m? k /W. Heat transfer coefficient on oil
side = 400 W/m°K.
Water flowing through the annulus at the rate of 3 kg / sec. enters at 20° C.
CP oe; = 4180 J/kg K. Fouling factor on water side = 0.0001 m? K/W. Heat
transfer coefficient on water side = 600 W/m? K. Conductivity of the inner
8 tube material = 220 W/mK.
8 Calculate the heat exchanger area required.
Properties of air at 300 K.
p = 1.1614 kg/m
— — Cp= 1007} / kgK.
v= 15.89 x10° m?/S
6 k = 0.0263 W/mk
Pr = 0.707.
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10i a
HEAT TRANSFER
(2003 Course)
Time.: 3 Hours Max. Marks : 1
Instructions : 1) Answer three questions from Section I and three questions from
Section II.
2) Answers to the two Sections should be written in separate books.
3) Neat diagrams must be drawn wherever necessary.
4) Black figures to the right indicate full marks,
5) Use of logarithmic tables, slide rule, Mollier charts, electronic
pocket calculator and steam tables is allowed.
6) Assume suitable data, if necessary.
SECTION -I
UNIT -1
1. a) A brick (k = 1.2 W/m K) wall 0.15 m thick separates hot combustion gases of
a furnace from the outside ambient air which is at 25°C. The outer surface
temperature of the brick wall is found to be 100 °c. If the natural convection
heat transfer coefficient on the outside surface of the brick wall is 20 W/m? K
and its emissivity is 0.8, calculate the inner surface temperature of the brick
wall.
b) Show that the radial heat conduction through a hollow cylinder depends on
le surfaces.
the logarithmic mean area of the inside and out
°)
The inside surface of an insulating layer is at 270 °C. and the outside surface is
dissipating heat by convection into air at 20 °C. The insulating layer is
40 mm thick and has a thermal conductivity of 1.2 W/m K. What is the minimum
value of the heat transfer coefficient at the outside surface if the outside surface
temperature should not exceed 70 °C ?
OR
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2. a) Derive the equation for total heat transfer rate through a hollow sphere having
inner and outer radii r, and r, respectively. Its inner and outer surface
temperatures are T, and T, respectively. There is no heat generation and its
conductivity is constant.
by A circular plate heater (diameter 20 cm) is inserted between two circular plates
(dia, = 20cm), slab A is'3 cm thick (K = 55 W/m/K) and slab B is 1.5 cm
thick (K = 0.18 W/m K). The outside heat transfer coefficient on sides of A
‘and B are 200 and 65 W/m? K respectively. The temperature of surrounding
air is 30 oC. If the rating of heater is 2 kW, find +
i) Maximum temperature in the system
ii) Outer surface temperature of two slabs
iii) Draw equivalent electrical circuit of the system.
UNIT -2
3, a) /A 1 mm diameter wire is maintained at a temperature of 400 °C and exposed
to a convection environment at 40 °c with h = 120 Wim? °c. Calculate the
thermal conductivity which will just cause an insulation of 0.2 mm to produce
“critical radius”. How much of this insulation must be added to reduce the
heat transfer by 75 percent from that which would be experienced by the bare
wire.
b) Derive an expression for the temperature distribution in a plane wall having
uniformly distributed heat sources and one face maintained at a temperature
TT, while the other face is maintained at T,, The thickness of the wall may be
taken as 2L.
OR
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4. a) Explain why an insulated small diameter wire has a higher current carrying
capacity than an uninsulated one.
b) A hollow cylindrical conductor (thermal conductivity K) with inside radius
1, Outside radius r, is perfectly insulated at its outside radius and is held at
temperature T, by a coolant at the inside radius. Volumetric heat is generated
within the conductor at the constant rate of q, W/m’. If the steady state
conditions prevail and the temperature distribution is primarily radial, establish
relation for the temperature as a function of the radial coordinate r and
derive the same for maximum temperature.
UNIT -3
a) Consider a sphere and a cylinder of equal volume made of copper. Both the
sphere and the cylinder are initially at the same temperature, and are exposed
to convection in the same environment, Which do you think will cool faster,
the sphere or the cylinder ? Why ?
b) Fins, 12 in number, having k = 75 W/m K and 0.75 mm thickness protrude
25 mm from a cylindrical surface of SO mm diameter and | m length placed in
an atmosphere of 40 °C. If the cylindrical surface is maintained at 150 °C and
the heat transfer coefficient is 23 W/m? K, calculate
a) the rate of heat transfer
b) the percentage increase in heat transfer due to fins
¢) the temperature at the centre of fins and
d) the fin efficiency and the fin effectiveness.
‘The fins are rectangular in shape and cross-section and they are attached along
the length of the cylinder
OR
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6. a) Steel ball bearings (k = 50 W/m K, a = 1.3-x 10° m/s) having a diameter of.
40 mm are heated to a temperature 650 °C and then quenched in a tank of
oil at 55 °C. If the heat transfer coefficient between the ball bearings and oil is
300 W/m? K. Determine :
a) the duration of time the bearing must remain in’oil to reach a temperature
of 200 °c,
b) the total amount of heat remoyed from each bearing during this time and -
©) the instantaneous heat transfer rate from the bearings when they are first
immersed in oil and when they reach 200 °c. 12
b) Ifa fin is thin and long and tip loss is negligible, show that the heat transfer
from the fin is given by
Q, = mkAg, tanh ml ;
Where m = (hp/kA)'* 7
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SECTION - II
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UNIT -4 3
7. a) What is meant by ‘hydraulic diameter’ of a duct ? Explain its significance in
convection heat transfer. 2
Calculate the hydraulic diameter for the following ducts —
i) rectangular cross-sectioned, with sides = 10 cm and Sem
ii) square cross -sectioned, with side = 2 em
iii) circular cross-sectioned, with radius = 2cm. 6HN a . as [3363] - 312
b) A horizontal flat circular metallic plate is kept on its flat surface on a terrace
ground in sunlight. Radius of plate = 2m. It attains a steady state temperature
of 77°C. The ambient temperature is 27°C. Calculate the rate at which solar
heat energy is received by the plate by means of convection only. Also calculate
the rate of heat transfer per unit area of the plate. Take characteristic length of
A,
= ——sturface_
Plate = Perimeter
For horizontal plate with hot surface up
12 Nu = 0.13 (GrPr)'* for GrPr <2 x 108
; | = 0.16 (GrPr)! for GrPr > 2 x 10*
Use following properties of air
k = 0.0282 W/mk
r v = 18.23 x10 m/s
F Pr = 0.7025 10
, OR
8. a) Whatis meant by ‘characteristic dimension’ in natural convection heat transfer ?
Explain its significance. 2
State the characteristic dimension for the following cases, Explain it with the
help of a neat sketch in each case (not to scale).
i) vertical cylinder with radius = Sem, height = 80 cm
ii) horizontal cylinder with radius = Sem, length = 80 cm
6 iii) horizontal circular flat plate with radius = 5 cm. 6[3363] - 312 6 Ne
b) Water flows at the rate of 0.1 kg/s through a thin metallic tube of | cm diameter
and 3 m length, It enters the tube at 25°C. The outer surface of the tube is
maintained at a constant temperature of 109°C. Calculate the exit temperature
of water.
Nu = 0.023 Re®* Pr? for turbulent flow
=3.66 for laminar flow
Properties of water
Cp = 4174 ke K
p = 5.62 x 10% ke/ms
k = 0.644 W/mK.
UNIT - 5
a) Define and explain the following terms :
i) Black surface
ii) Radiation shape factor
iii) Intensity of radiation
iv) Reflectivity of a surface.
b) The dimensions of aroomare 10m x 10mx7m height. The roof temperature
is 60°C, while the walls and the floor are at 30°C. Calculate the rate of heat
transfer from the roof to the walls and floor together. Emissivity of
walls and floor = 0.8. Emissivity of roof = 0.6.
OR
If the shape factor of a surface w.r.t. itself is 0.6, what may be the nature of
this surface ? Explain with the help ofa sketch. Also sketch and explain the
types of surface which has no shape factor w.r-t itself.
100 w/m? of energy is incident over an opaque surface maintained at 27°C.
Emissivity of this surface = 0.2.
Calculate the amount of energy flux reflected from it. Calculate its radiosity
iii) The intensity of radiation in a direction normal to a black surface is
100 w/m2, Calculate the intensity in a direction making an angle of 30° with
the normal. Also calculate the emissive power of the surface
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| iv) Explain the following terms : 4
} * Space resistance
* Surface resistance.
UNIT - 6
11. Write notes on :
i) Compact heat exchanges
ii) LMTD
iii) Filmwise condensation process
iv) Natural convection boiling. 16
OR
12. a) Explain the following terms :
b) A steam condenser uses water flowing at the rate of 0.1 kg/see as cooling
medium, The condenser tube is having 3 cm O.D. and 22 m of length. Steam
condenses at 100°C on the outside of the tube. Overall heat transfer coefficient
based on tube outer surface area = 100 w/m’k, C, water = 4180 J/kgK. If the
cooling water enters the heat exchanger at 30°C, calculate the exit temperature
of this water. : 8
i) Film boiling
ii) Dropwise condensation process. 8
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'T.E. (Mechanical) (Sem, — I) Examination, 2009
(2003 Course)
HEAT TRANSFER
(Common with Mech. S/W for Sem. - II)
Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 100
Instructions: 1) Answer 3 questions from Section I and 3 questions from Section IL.
2) Answers to the two Sections should be written in separate books.
3) Neat diagrams must be drawn wherever necessary.
4) Black figures to the right indicate full marks.
5) Use of logarithmic tables, slide rule, Mollier charts, electronic
pocket calculator and steant tables is allowed.
6) Assume suitable data, if necessary.
SECTION -1
Unit -1
1. A) State the Fourier law of heat conduction and by using it derive an expression for
steady state heat conduction through a plane wall of thickness L and maintaining
its two surfaces at temperatures, T, and T,. 8
B) A long cylindrical rod of radius 12 cm, consists of nuclear reacting material
(k =2 W/m.K) generating 30 kW/m uniformly throughout its volume. The rod
is encapsulated within another cylinder (k = SW/m.k) whose outer radius is
24 cm and surface is surrounded by air at 30 °C with heat transfer coefficient of
20 W/m?.k. Find the temperature at the interface between the two cylinders and
at the outer surface. 8
OR
2, A) Derive a general three dimensional heat conduction equation in Cartesian coordinate
system. Reduce it as 1) Poisson equation, 2) Fourier equation, 3) Laplace equation.
8
B) A solid with thermal conductivity 38 W/m.K is having a temperature gradient of
-350 °C/m. Determine the steady state heat flux. If the heat is exchanged by
radiation from the surface (black) to the surrounding at 30 °C, determine the
surface temperature of solid. 8
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Unit - 2
3. A) Explain the following :
1) Thermal contact resistance
2) Critical radius and economic thickness of insulation
3) Variation of thermal conductivity with temperature in gases.
B) Derive an expression for the temperature distribution in a hollow cylinder having
inner radius R, and outer radius as R, with uniformly distributed heat sources
and inner face maintained at a temperature T, while the outer face is maintained
at T,.
OR
During the ripening process of an orange, the energy release estimated as
563 Wim’. If the orange is assumed to be homogeneous sphere with k = 0.15 Wim.K.
Compute the temperature at the centre of orange and the heat flow from the outer
surface. Assume a diameter of orange as 8'cm and outer surface temperature as
2°C. Derive the equation youuse.
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Unit -3
w
. A) Explain the following
1) Design criteria for thermo wells
2) Biot and Fourier numbers
3) Fin efficiency and fin effectiveness.
B) Derive the expressions for temperature distribution in a body at time t during
‘Newtonian heating or cooling.
OR
A) It is better to use 10 fins of 5 cm length than 5 fins of 10 cm length. State and
prove correctness of the statement. Use following data :
Diameter of fin= 10 mm
Thermal conductivity = 45 W/m.K
Heat wansfer coefficient = 95 W/m.K.
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B) The steel ball bearing (k = 50 W/m.K, c= 1.3 10-5 m?/s), 40 mm in diameter
is heated to a temperature of 650 °C. It is then quenched in a oil bath at 50 °C,
where the heat transfer coefficient is estimated to be 300 W/m?.K. Calculate
(a) the time required for bearing to reach 200 °C, (b) the total amount of heat
removed from a bearing during this time, and (c) the instantaneous heat transfer
rate from the bearing when it is first immersed in oil bath and when it reaches
200 °C.
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SECTION ~ IL
Unit —4
7. a) Consider a human body in Vertical position of height 167 cm at an average
temperature of 37.3° C exposed to atmospheric air at -5.7° C at Nainital during
winters. Human body can be approximated to.a cylinder of diameter 40 cm
having surface emissivity of 0.3. Calculate total heat loss rate from the body by
conyection and radiation, Neglect heat loss from the feet (bottom surface), You
may use the following empirical correlations :
Nu = 0.56 (GrPr)°** for vertical surface
Nu = 0.14 (GrPr)** for horizontal upper surface
Nu = 0.27 (Ra)"** for horizontal lower surface.
‘Take the following air properties : Pr = 0.715; k = 0.025 W/mK; v = 13.55 x 10 ms.
Characteristic length for horizontal surface can be taken as A/P; where A is the
area of the surface and P is its perimeter,
b) Explain physical significance of any four Dimensionless Number used in Forced
Convection.
OR
8. a) Air at temperature of 10° C flows through a square duct of side 20 cm with a velocity
of 12 m/s and leaves the duct at 30° C due to heating by duct surface uniformly
maintained at 50° C. Find heat transfer rate to air, if the length of the duct is 5m.
Use the following correlations :
Nu = 0.023 Re?*Pr# for turbulent flow.
Nu=3,66 for laminar flow.
Air properties can be taken from Q.7 a) above.
b) Differentiate between Natural Convection and Forced Convection.
©) Draw Boundary Layers (Natural Convection currents only) for horizontal and
vertical cylinders exposed to ambient air. Horizontal cylinder iscolder than air
while vertical cylinder is hotter than air.
Unit - 5
Define Shape Factor. Find the shape factor of a cylindrical cavity of diameter D
and depth H with respect to itself.
Explain the following :
i) Lambert Cosine Law
ii) Wien’s Displacement Law.
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) Calculate heat transfer rate by radiation between the surfaces of two long cylinders
of radii 100 mm and 200 mm kept one inside the other. The axes of the cylinders
are parallel to each other but separated by a distance of 20 mm. Outer surface of
inner cylinder and inner surface of the outer cylinder are maintained at 127° C
and 27° C having emissivities of 0.07 and 0.7 respectively. Assume the medium
between the two cylinders as non-absorbing. 8
10. a) Using the concept of ‘Surface Resistance’ and ‘Space Resistance’, derive the
expression for steady state heat transfer rate by radiation between the two long
gray diffused parallel plates maintained at temperatures T, and'T,, of emissivities
of e, and e, having a thin radiation shield of emissivity e, inserted in parallel
between the two plates. 8
b) Why does error occur in measuring the temperature by thermocouple of hot
gases flowing through a conduit ? Explain. 4
c) Calculate the error in measurement of temperature by using thermocouple (¢ = 0.6)
of exhaust gases flowing through a tube. Temperature of the tube is 20° C and
thermocouple measures a temperature of 500° C. Take h = 200 W/mK between
the thermocouple and exhaust gases. 4
Unit - 6
1. a) Explain the Six Regimes of pool boiling with the help of neat curve. 9
b) A hot fluid at 200° C enters a heat exchanger at a mass flow rate of 10000 kg/
hour, Its specific heat is 2 KI/kgK. It is to be cooled by another fluid entering at
25° C with a mass flow rate of 2500 kg/hour and specific heat of 400 J/kgK. The
overall heat transfer coefficient based on outside area of 20 m? is 250 W/m’K.
Find exit temperature of both the fluids when fluids are in parallel flow
arrangement. 9
OR
12. a) Draw labelled temperature profiles of the following types of Heat Exchangers :
i) Direct transfer type parallel flow
ii) Direct transfer type counter flow
iii) Condenser
iv) Evaporator. 4
b) Differentiate between Film Wise Condensation and Drop Wise Condensation. 4
c) Saturated steam at 80° C condenses on outside of a horizontal tube of 10 cm
diameter maintained at a temperature of 70° C. When the tube was kept vertical,
it was observed that the rate of condensation was same as before. Find the
length of the tube and rate of condensation per hour. Take latent heat for steam
as 2300 kI/kg and the following properties of condensate ; p = 977.8 kg/m’;
k = 0.668 W/mK; v = 0.415 x 10 m/s. 10
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