Third Year B. Tech.
(Mechanical Engineering) (Part – II)
ME 323 :Heat Transfer
Day and Date: Time: 3 Hrs. Total Marks: 70
Instructions: 1) Q. No. 1 is Compulsory. It should be solved in first 30 minutes in answer
Book Page No. 3.
2) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
3) Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary and state them clearly.
MCQ/Objective Type Questions
Q. 1 Choose the Correct answer (14× 𝟏 = 𝟏𝟒)
1. When a composite wall of three layers in series having thermal resistances R1, R2 and R3
respectively. The heat transfer takes place normal to the surface of the layers. How is the
total thermal resistance of the composite system calculated?
a) 1 / (R1 + R2 + R3)b) ( (1 / R1) + (1 / R2) + (1 / R3) )
c) (R1 + R2 + R3)d) none of the above
2. The critical radius of a hollow sphere having thermal conductivity k and ho as convective
heat transfer coefficient of outer fluid is given by
a) ho / k b) k / ho c) 2k / ho d) ho / 2k
3. In which of the following cases most unsteady heat flow occurs?
a) Through the walls of a furnace b) Through lagged pipes carrying steam
c) Through the wall of a refrigerator d) During annealing of castings
4. What is the purpose of using fins in a particular heat transfer system?
a) To decrease rate of heat transfer b) To increase rate of heat transfer
c) To maintain rate of heat transfer at a constant rate d) cannot say
5. Aluminum is used as a fin material because____
a) It has higher convection heat transfer coefficient b) It has higher thermal conductivity
c) It has lower convection heat transfer coefficient d) It has lower thermal conductivity
6. What is the relation between reflectivity (ρ), absorptivity (α) and transmissivity (τ)?
a) ρ – α + τ = 1 b) ρ + α – τ = 1
c) ρ + α + τ = 1 d) ρ – α – τ = 1
7. Unit of thermal diffusivity
a) m/s2 b) m2/s c) J/s d) None of the above
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8. A _____ body reflects entire radiation incident on it.
a) Transparent b) Black
c) Gray d) White
9. In a film condensation, the vertical plate temperature should be
a) More than the saturation temperature of the vapour
b) Less than the saturation temperature of the vapour
c) Equal to the saturation temperature of the vapour
d) none of the above
10. _____ number is generally associated with only natural convection heat transfer.
a) Prandtl b) Weber
c) Nusselt d) Grashoff
11. The thickness of thermal boundary layer is equal to that of hydrodynamic boundary layer
when Prandtl number is _____.
a) 0 b) 0.1 c) 0.5 d) 1.0
12. An automobile radiator is _____ type of heat exchanger.
a) cross-flow b) regenerator
c) counter-flow d) recuperator
13. For the same heat transfer Q and same overall heat transfer coefficient U o, surface area
required for counter flow operation is always
a) less than parallel flow b) more than parallel flow
c) same as parallel flow d) unpredictable
14. In parallel flow heat exchangers,
a. the exit temperature of hot fluid is always equal to the exit temperature of cold fluid
b. the exit temperature of hot fluid is always less than the exit temperature of cold fluid
c. the exit temperature of hot fluid is always more than the exit temperature of cold fluid
d. we cannot predict comparison between exit temperatures of hot fluid and cold fluid
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SET-1
Third Year B. Tech. (Mechanical Engineering) (Part – II)
ME 323 :Heat Transfer
Day and Date: Time: 3 Hrs. Total Marks: 56
Instructions: 1) Attempt any Two questions from each section.
2) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
3) Use of scientific calculator is allowed.
4) Assume suitable data if necessary.
Section I
Q.2 Attempt the following questions.
a) Define thermal conductivity. Explain the effect of temperature on thermal 04
conductivity for solid, liquid and gases.
b) Derive the general heat conduction equation in three dimensions in Cartesian 05
coordinates.
c) A wall of a furnace is made up of inside layer of silica brick 120 mm thick 05
coveredwith layer of magnetite brick 240 mm thick. The temperature at the
inside surface ofsilica brick wall and outside surface of magnetite brick wall are
7250C and 1100Crespectively. The contact thermal resistance between the two
walls at the interface is0.0035 0c/w per unit wall area. If thermal conductivities
of silica and magnetite
0 0
bricksare1.7w/m cand5.8w/m cCalculate1)Therateofheatlossperunitareaofwalls,
and2)Thetemperaturedropattheinterface.
Q.3 Attempt the following questions.
a) Derive an expression for temperature distribution and heat flow rate for 04
infinitely long fin.
b) Find out the amount of heat transferred through an iron fin of length 50 mm 05
width 100 mm & thickness 5 mm Assume k=210 W/m 0C & h =42 W/m20C for
the material of fin and the temperature at the base of fin as 80 0C. Also determine
the temperature at the tip of fin when atmospheric temperature 20 0C
c) A small electrical heating application uses wire of 2mm diameter with 0.8 mm 05
thick insulation (k=0.12 W/m℃). The heat transfer coefficient on the insulation
surface is 35 W/m2℃. Determine the critical thickness of insulation in this case
& the percentage change in the heat transfer rate if the critical thickness is used.
Assuming that the temperature difference between the surface of the wire and
surrounding air remains unchanged.
Q.4 Attempt the following questions.
a) Explain the following terms: 04
i. Solid angle.
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ii. Radiosity.
iii. Irradiation.
b) State Plank’s law of radiation. Hence derive Wien’s displacement law. 05
c) Determine the rate of heat loss by radiation from a steel tube of outside diameter 05
70 mm and 3 m long at the temperature of 227°C. If the tube is located in a square
brick conduit of 0.3 m side and 27 °C. Take ε(Steel) = 0. 79 &ε(brick) = 0. 93
Section II
Q.5 Attempt the following questions.
a) Show by dimensional analysis, Nu = f ([Link]) for natural convection. 04
b) Explain with neat sketch velocity and thermal boundary layer 05
c) The Crankcase of an I.C. Engine measuring 80cm × 20 cm may be 05
idealized as a flat plate. The engine runs at 90 Km/hr& the crankcase is
cooled by the air flowing past it at the same speed. Calculate the heat loss
from the crank surface maintained at 85°C to the ambient air at 15 °C. Due
to road induced vibration the boundary layer becomes turbulent from the
leading edge itself.
The Properties of air at 50℃ are:
K=0.02824 w/m ℃, γ = 17.95 × 10−6 m/s 2 , Pr= 0.698
Use
𝑁𝑢 = 0.036(𝑅𝑒)0.8 (𝑃𝑟)0.333
Q.6 Attempt the following questions.
a) Define Condensation and explain its types 04
b) Draw typical pool boiling curve and explain various regimes of pool 05
boiling.
c) A counter flow double pipe heat exchanger using hot water at the rate of 05
10500 kg/h. the steam enters the heat exchanger at 180℃& leaves at
130℃. The inlet & exit temperatures of water are 30℃ and 80℃resp. if
overall heat transfer coefficient from steam to water is 814 W/m2℃.
Calculate the heat transfer area. What would be the increase in area if fluid
flow were parallel. Take specific heat of water 4.187 KJ/Kg K
Q.7 Attempt the following questions.
a) Explain Heat Pipe working and its applications 04
b) Derive an expression for determining the LMTD of parallel flow heat 05
exchanger.
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c) A chemical having specific heat of 3.3 KJ/KgK flowing at the rate of 20000 05
Kg/[Link] the parallel flow heat exchanger at 120℃. The flow rate of
cooling water is 50000 Kg/hr having specific heat of 4.186 KJ/KgK with an
inlet temperature 20℃. The heat transfer area is 10 m2 and the overall heat
transfer coefficient is 1050 W/m2 K.
Find : 1. The effectiveness of heat exchanger 2. The outlet temperature of
water and chemical
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