SRM VALLIAMMAI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

(An Autonomous Institution)

SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur– 603203

DEPARTMENTOF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

QUESTION BANK

VI-SEMESTER

1909602 -Heat and Mass Transfer

Regulation–2019

Academic Year 2021–22 (Even Semester)

Prepared by

Mr.J.P.Ramesh , Assistant Professor/Mech

Mr. S. Pradeep, Assistant Professor/Mech

 SRM VALLIAMMAIENGINEERING COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution)
SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur– 603203.

DEPARTMENTOFMECHANICALENGINEERING

QUESTION BANK

SUBJECT : 1909602-Heat and Mass Transfer

SEM / YEAR: VI / III

UNIT – I CONDUCTION
SYLLABUS
General Differential equation – Cartesian, Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinates – One Dimensional
Steady State Heat Conduction –– plane and Composite Systems – Conduction with Internal Heat
Generation – Extended Surfaces – Unsteady Heat Conduction – Lumped Analysis – Semi Infinite
Solids –Use of Heisler’s charts.
PART- A ( 2 Marks)
Q.No Questions BT
Competence
Level
1. What is meant by lumped heat capacity analysis? When is it used? BTL-1 Remembering
2. Point out Fourier's Law of heat conduction. BTL-2 Understanding
3. what is a thermal symmetry boundary condition? BTL-1 Remembering
4. Define heat transfer. And write the different types. BTL-1 Remembering
5. Define the term thermal conductivity. Also list the behavior of
metal, liquid and gases thermal conductivity for increase in BTL-1 Remembering
temperature.
6. Define efficiency and fin effectiveness. BTL-1 Remembering
7. Write any two examples of heat conduction with heat generation. BTL-1 Remembering
8. Define critical thickness of insulation with its significance. BTL-3 Applying
9. Write the three dimensional heat transfer Poisson and Laplace
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equations in Cartesian co-ordinates.
10. What is meant by transient heat conduction ? Also give any two
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example.
11. Define thermal diffusivity. Explain its importance in heat
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conduction problems.
12. What are Biot and Fourier numbers? Explain their physical
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significance.
13. What are boundary and initial conditions? BTL-1 Remembering
14. Differentiate between steady and transient heat conduction. BTL-2 Understanding
15. What is Newtonian heating or cooling process? BTL-1 Remembering
16. Difference between conductivity and conductance. What are their
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units?
17. What is meant by thermal resistance? BTL-2 Understanding
18. Write a note on electrical analogy for conduction problems. BTL-2 Understanding
19. Describe about Heisler Charts. BTL-1 Remembering
20. Explain semi-infinite body and Define the error function in
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transient state.
PART- B( 13 Marks)
1. (i) An electrical wire of 1mm diameter is covered with a 2 mm thick
layer of plastic insulation ((k = 0.5 W/mK). Air surrounding the wire
is at 25°C and h = 10 W/m2K. The wire temperature is 100°C, and it
is not affected by the presence of insulation. Estimate the rate of
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heat dissipation from the wire per unit length with and without the
insulation. Find the radius of insulation when the rate of heat
dissipation is maximum. What is the maximum value of this heat
dissipation? (7)
(ii) A furnace wall consists of three layers. The inner layer of 10 cm
thickness is made of firebrick (k =1.04 W/mK). The intermediate
layer of 25 cm thickness is made of masonry brick (k = 0.69 W/mK)
followed by a 5 cm thick concrete wall (k = 1.37 W/mK). When the
furnace is in continuous operation the inner surface of the furnace is BTL-2 Understanding
at 800°C while the outer concrete surface is at 50°C. Calculate the
rate of heat loss per unit area of the wall, the temperature at the
interface of the firebrick and masonry brick and the temperature at
the interface of the masonry brick and concrete. (6)
2. A furnace wall is made up of three layer of thicknesses 25 cm, 10
cm and 15 cm with thermal conductivities of 1.65W/mK ,
4.83W/mK and 9.2 W/mK respectively. The inside is exposed to
gases at 1250°C with a convection coefficient of 25 W/m2°C and the
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inside surface is at 1100°C, the outside surface is exposed to air at
25°C with convection coefficient of 12 W/m2°C.Determine (i) The
unknown thermal conductivity (ii) The overall heat transfer
coefficient (iii) All the surface temperature.
3. (i) A pipe consists of 100 mm internal diameter and 8 mm thickness
carries steam at 170°C. The convective heat transfer coefficient on
the inner surface of pipe is 75 W/m2oC. The pipe is insulated by two
layers of insulation. The first layer of insulation is 46 mm in
thickness having thermal conductivity of 0.14 W/m°C. The second
layer of insulation is also 46 mm in thickness having thermal BTL-3 Applying
conductivity of 0.46 W/m°C. Ambient air temperature = 33°C. The
convective heat transfer coefficient from the outer surface of
pipe =12 W/m2oC. Thermal conductivity of steam pipe = 46 W/m°C.
Calculate the heat loss per unit length of pipe and determine the
interface temperatures. Suggest the materials used for insulation. (7)
(ii) A long rod is exposed to air at 298°C. It is heated at one end. At
steady state conditions, the temperatures at two points along the rod
separated by 120 mm are found to be 130°C and 110°C respectively.
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The diameter of the rod is 25 mm OD and its thermal conductivity is
116 W/m°C. Calculate the heat transfer coefficient at the surface of
the rod and also the heat transfer rate. (6)
4. (i) Derive the heat conduction equation in cylindrical coordinate. (5) BTL-1 Remembering
(ii) Hot air at a temperature of 65°C is flowing through steel pipe of
120 mm diameter. The pipe is covered with two layers of different
insulating materials of thickness 60 mm and 40 mm and their
corresponding thermal conductivities are 0.24 and 0.4 W/mK.The BTL-1 Remembering
inside and outside heat transfer coefficients are 60 W/m2K and 12
W/m2K respectively. The atmosphere is at 20°C. Find the Rate of
heat loss from 60 m length of pipe. (8)
5. Derive the dissipation equation through pin fin with insulated end(5) BTL-5 Evaluating
(ii) A temperature rise of 50°C in a circular shaft of 50 mm diameter
is caused by the amount of heat generated due to friction in the
bearing mounted on the crankshaft. The thermal conductivity of
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shaft material is 55 W/mK and heat transfer co efficient is 7 W/m2K.
Determine the amount of heat transferred through shaft assume that
the shaft is a rod of infinite length. (8)
6. (i) An aluminium rod (k = 204 W/mK) 2 cm in diameter and 20 cm
long protrudes from a wall which is maintained at 300°C. The end of
the rod is insulated and the surface of the rod is exposed to air at
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30°C. The heat transfer coefficient between the rod's surface and air
is 10 W/m2K. Calculate the heat lost by the rod and the temperature
of the rod at a distance of 10 cm from the wall. (7)
(ii) A large iron plate of 10 cm thickness and originally at 800°C is
suddenly exposed to an environment at O°C where the convection
coefficient is 50 W/m2K. Calculate the temperature at a depth of 4
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cm from one of the faces 100 seconds after the plate is exposed to
the environment. How much energy has been lost per unit area of
the plate during this time? (6)
7. (i) Explain the different modes of heat transfer with appropriate
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expressions. (4)
(ii)A composite wall consists. of 10 cm thick layer of building brick,
k = 0.7 W/mK and 3 cm thick plaster, k = 0.5 W/mK. An insulating
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material of k = 0.08 W/mK is to be added to reduce the heat transfer
through the wall by 40%. Find its thickness. (9)
8. (i) Considering the heating surface of a steam boiler to be a plane
wall of thickness 1.2 cm and having k = 50 W/mK , determine the
rate of heat flow and surface temperature for the following data
Flue gas temperature = 1000°C BTL-2 Understanding
Boiling water temperature = 200°C
Heat transfer coefficient on the flue gas side = 100W/m2K
Heat transfer coefficient on boiling water side = 5000 W/m2K.(9)
(ii) Derive an expression for heat flow through a sphere and prove
that if the thickness of the sphere is small it can be taken as a flat BTL-1 Remembering
slab. (4)
9. Circumferential aluminium fins of rectangular profile (1.5 cm wide
and 1 mm thick) are fitted to a 90 mm engine cylinder with a pitch
of 10 mm. The height of the cylinder is 120 mm.The cylinder base
temperature before and after fitting the fins are 200°C and 150°C BTL-5 Evaluating
respectively. Take ambient at 30°C and h(average) = 100 W/m2K.
Estimate the heat dissipated from the finned and the unfinned
surface areas of cylinder body.
10. (i) Derive the heat conduction equation in cylindrical co-ordinates
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using an elemental volume for a stationary isotropic solid. (6)
(ii) A 3 cm OD steam pipe is to be covered with two layers of
insulation each having a thickness of 2.5 cm. The average thermal
conductivity of one insulation is 5 times that of the other. Determine
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the percentage decrease in heat transfer if better insulating material
is next to pipe than it is the outer layer. Assume that the outside and
inside temperatures of composite insulation are fixed. (7)
11. (i) Explain briefly the concept of critical thickness of insulation and
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state any two applications of the same. (6)
(ii) A 6 cm long copper rod (k = 300 W/mK) 6mm in diameter is
exposed to an environment at 20°C. The base temperature of the rod
is maintained at 160°C. The heat transfer co-efficient is 20 W/m2K. BTL-3 Applying
Calculate the heat given by the rod and efficiency and effectiveness
of the rod. (7)
12. (i) Define the Biot and Fourier numbers. (4) BTL-2 Understanding
(ii) What is meant lumped capacity? What are the physical
assumptions necessary for a lumped capacity unsteady state analysis BTL-1 Remembering
to apply? (4)
(iii) A slab of Aluminium 5 cm thick initially at 200°C is suddenly
immersed in a liquid at 70°C for which the convection heat transfer
co-efficient is 525 W/m2K. Determine the temperature at a depth of
12.5 mm from one of the faces 1 minute after the immersion. Also BTL-4 Analyzing
calculate the energy removed per unit area from the plate during
1 minute of immersion. Take P = 2700 bar, Cp = 0.9 kJ/kgK,
k=215W/mK, ά = 8.4 X 10-5 m2/s. (5)
13. A rectangular steel billet, measuring 500 x 400 x 200 mm in size
with an initial temperature of 30°C is heated in a furnace to a
temperature of 1000°C. Calculate the temperature at the centre of
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the billet 90 minutes after being put into the furnace. The thermal
conductivity of steel is 37.0 W/mK and its thermal diffusivity is
0.025 m2/h. The local coefficient of heat transfer is 185 W/m2K.
14. (i) A stainless steel rod of outer diameter 1 cm originally at a
temperature of 320°C is suddenly immersed in a liquid at 120°C for BTL-1 Remembering
which the convective heat transfer coefficient is 100 W/m2K.
 Determine the time required for the rod reach a temperature of
200°C. (7)
(ii) A cylinder 1 m long and 5 cm in diameter is placed in an
atmosphere at 45°C. It is provided with 10 longitudinal straight fins
of material having k = 210W/mK. The height of 0.76 mm thick fins
is 1.27 cm from the cylinder surface. The heat transfer coefficient BTL-3 Applying
between cylinder and atmosphere air is 17 W/m2K. Calculate the
rate of heat transfer and the temperature at the end of fins if surface
temperature of cylinder is 150 °C. (6)
PART- C (15 Marks)
1. A wall of furnace is made up of inside layer of silica brick 120 mm
thick covered with a layer of magnetise brick 240 mm thick. The
temperatures at the inside surface of silica brick wall and outside
surface of magnetise brick wall are 725 C and 110 C respectively.
The contact thermal resistance between the two walls at the interface BTL-1 Remembering
is 0.0035 C/W per unit wall area. If thermal conductivities of silica
and magnetise bricks are 1.7 W/m C and 5.8 W/m C, Calculate.
i) The rate of heat loss per unit area of walls, and ii) The temperature
drops at the interface.
2. A Pipe (k = 180 W/m C) having inner and outer diameters 80 mm
and 100 mm respectively is located in a space at 25 C. Hot gasses at
temperature 160 C flow through the pipe. Neglecting surface heat
transfer coefficients, calculate :
(i)The heat loss through the pipe per unit length,
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(ii) The temperature at a point halfway between the inner and outer
surfaces, and
(iii) The surface area normal to the direction of heat flow so that the
heat transfer through the pipe can be determined by considering
material of pipe as a plane wall of the same thickness.
3. A fin 5 mm thick and 45 mm long has its base on a plane plate
which is maintained at 125 C. The ambient temperature is 25 C.
The conductivity of fin material is 55 W/m C and the heat transfer
coefficient is 145 W/m2 C. Determine : BTL-4 Analyzing
(i) Temperature at the end of the fin,
(ii) Temperature at the middle of the fin, and
(iii) Heat dissipated by the fin (per meter width).
4. (i)A iron plate (k = 60 W/m C, c =0.46 kJ/Kg. K, ρ = 7850 kg/m3
and α = 1.6 x 10 -5 m2 /s) of 50 mm thickness is initially at 225 C.
Suddenly, both surfaces are exposed to an ambient temperature of
25 C with a heat transfer coefficient of 500 W/ m2 K. Calculate
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(a) the centre temperature at 2 min after the start of cooling (b) the
temperature at a depth 1 cm from the surface at 2 min after the start
of cooling and (c) the energy removed from the plate per sq.m
during this time. (8)
(ii)A load of peas at a temperature of 25 C is to be cooled down in a
room at a constant air temperature of 1 C. (a) How long the peas
will require to cool down to 2 C when the surface heat transfer
coefficient of the peas is 5.81 W/m2 K ? (b) What is the temperature
of the peas after a lapse of 10 min from the start of cooling ? (c) BTL-2 Understanding
What air temperature must be used if the peas were to be cooled
down to 5 C in 30 min? The peas are supposed to have an average
diameter of 8 mm. Their density is 750 kg/m3 and specific
heat 3.35 kJ/kg K. (7)
 UNIT – II CONVECTION
SYLLABUS
Conservation Equations - Hydrodynamics and Thermal Boundary layer - Forced Convection: External
Flow – Flow over Plates, Cylinders and Bank of tubes and Internal Flow through tubes. Free
Convection: – Flow over Vertical Plate, Horizontal Plate, Inclined Plate, Cylinders and internal flow
through tubes.
PART- A (2 Marks)
1. What is meant by a hydrodynamically well-developed flow in a
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pipeline?
2. What is meant by convective heat transfer? BTL-1 Remembering
3. Define the velocity and thermal boundary layers. BTL-1 Remembering
4. Define bulk temperature. BTL-1 Remembering
5. Classify the dimensionless parameters used in forced and free
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convection heat transfer analysis.
6. Define grashoff number and prandtl number. BTL-1 Remembering
7. Differentiate viscous sublayer and buffer layer. BTL-1 Remembering
8. State Newton's law of cooling. BTL-1 Remembering
9. Air at 27°C and 1 atmospheric flows over a flat plate at a speed of
2 m/s. Calculate boundary layer thickness at distance 40 cm from BTL-3 Applying
leading of plate. at 27°C viscosity(air)=1.85 x 10-5 kg/ms.
10. A square plate 40 x 40 cm maintained at 400 K is suspended
vertically in atmospheric air at 300 K. Determine the boundary layer BTL-5 Evaluating
thickness at trailing edge of the plate.
11. What is colburnand Reynolds analogy? BTL-2 Understanding
12. Define Nusselt and Stanton numbers. BTL-1 Remembering
13. Distinguish between laminar & turbulent flow. BTL-2 Understanding
14. Diffrence between Biot and prandtl numbers. BTL-2 Understanding
15. What is Dittus-Boelter Equation? BTL-1 Remembering
16. Define momentum thickness. BTL-1 Remembering
17. Define critical Reynolds number. What is its typical value for flow
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over a flat plate and flow through a pipe?
18. Why heat transfer coefficient for natural convection is much lesser
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than that for forced convection?
19. What are the different methods of determining heat transfer BTL-1 Remembering
 coefficient in forced convection.
20. Define skin friction coefficient. BTL-1 Remembering
PART- B (13 Marks)
1. (i) Sketch the boundary layer development of a flow over a flat plate
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and explain the significance of the boundary layer. (4)
(ii) Atmospheric air at 275 K and a free stream velocity of 20 m/s
flows over a flat plate 1.5 m long that is maintained at a uniform
temperature of 325 K. Calculate the average heat transfer coefficient
over the region where the boundary layer is laminar, the average BTL-3 Applying
heat transfer coefficient over the entire length of the plate and the
total heat transfer rate from the plate to the air over the length 1.5 m
and width 1 m. Assume transition occurs at Re = 2 x l05. (9)
2. (i) What is Reynold's analogy? Describe the relation between fluid
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friction and heat transfer? (4)
(ii) Air at 25°C flows over 1 m x 3 m (3 m long) horizontal plate
maintained at 200°C at 10 m/s. Calculate the average heat transfer
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coefficients for both laminar and turbulent regions. Take
Re(critical)=3.5x105. (9)
3. Caster oil at 25°C flows at a velocity of 0.1 m/s part a flat plate, in a
certain process. If the plate is 4.5 m long and is maintained at a
uniform temperature of 95°C, calculate the following
(i) The hydrodynamic and thermal boundary layer thicknesses
on one side of the plate.
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(ii) The total drag force per unit width on one side of the plate.
(iii) The local heat transfer coefficient at the trailing edge and
(iv) The heat transfer rate ; properties of oil at 60°C are
ρ = 956.8 kg/m3, ∞= 7.2 x 10 -8m2/s ; k = 0.213 W/mK ;
ν = 0.65 x 10-4m2/s.
4. (i) Explain the development of hydrodynamic and thermal boundary
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layers with suitable figure. (4)
(ii) In a straight tube of 50 mm diameter, water is flowing at 15 m/s.
The tube surface temperature is maintained at 60°C and the flowing
water is heated from the inlet temperature 15°C an outlet BTL-3 Applying
temperature of 45°C. Calculate the heat transfer coefficient from the
tube surface to the water and length of the tube. (9)
5. (i) Assuming that a man can be represented by a cylinder 30 cm in
diameter and 1.7 high with a surface temperature of 30°C , calculate BTL-1 Remembering
the heat he would lose while standing in a 36 km/h wind at 10°C. (7)
(ii) Air stream at 27°C is moving at 0.3 m/s across a 100 W electric
bulb at 127°C. If the bulb is approximated by a 60 mm diameter
sphere, estimate the heat transfer rate and the is approximated by a BTL-1 Remembering
60 mm diameter sphere, estimate the heat transfer rate and the
percentage of power lost due to convection. (6)
6. (i) A metal plate 0.609 m high forms the vertical wall of an oven and
is at a temperature of 161°C . Within the oven air is at a temperature
of 93°C and one atmosphere. Assuming that natural convection BTL-5 Evaluating
conditions hold near the plate, estimate the mean heat transfer
coefficient and the rate of heat transfer per unit width of the plate.(7)
(ii) A 10 mm diameter spherical steel ball at 260°C is immersed in
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air at 90°C. Estimate the rate of convective heat loss. (6)
7. (i) Water at 60°C and a velocity of 2 m/s flows over a 5 m long flat
plate which is maintained at a temperature of 20°C. Determine the
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total drag force and the rate of heat transfer per unit width of the
entire plate. (7)
(ii) Air at 400 K and 1 atm pressure flows at a speed of 1.5 m/s over
a flat plate of 2 m long. The plate is maintained at a uniform
temperature of 300 K. If the plate has a width of 0.5 m, estimate the
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heat transfer coefficient and the rate of heat transfer from the air
stream to the plate. Also estimate the drag force acting on
the plate. (6)
8. Air at 200 kPa and 200°C is heated as it flows through a tube with a
diameter of 25 mm at a velocity of 10 m/sec. The wall temperature
is maintained constant and is 20°C above the air temperature all
along the length of tube. Calculate: BTL-3 Applying
(i) The rate of heat transfer per unit length of the tube.
(ii) Increase in the bulk temperature of air over a 3 m length of
the tube.
9. (i) The Vertical 0.8 m high, 2 m wide double pane window consists
of two sheets of glass separated by a 2 cm air gap at atmospheric BTL-3 Applying
pressure. If the glass surface temperatures across the air gap are
 measured to be 12oC and 2oC, determine the rate of heat transfer
through the window. (7)

(ii) A steam pipe 10 cm outside diameter runs horizontally in a room

at 23°C. Take the outside surface temperature of pipe as 165°C. BTL-5 Evaluating
Determine the heat loss per unit length of the pipe. (6)
10. (i) Distinguish between free and forced convection giving
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examples. (4)
(ii) A steam pipe 10 cm OD runs horizontally in a room at 23° C.
Take outside temperature of pipe as 165°C. Determine the heat loss
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per unit length of the pipe. Pipe surface temperature reduces to 80°C
with 1.5 cm insulation. What is the reduction in heat loss? (9)
11. (i) A plate 20 cm in height and 1 m wide is placed in air at 20°C. If
the surface of the plate is maintained at 100°C , Calculate the
boundary layer thickness and local heat transfer coefficient at 10 cm BTL-5 Evaluating
from the leading edge. Also calculate the average heat transfer
coefficient over the entire length of the plate. (7)
(ii) A vertical plate 20 cm X 60 cm size is at 110°C in an
atmosphere at 30°C. Determine the rate of heat transfer by free BTL-2 Understanding
convection from the plate when 20 cm side is kept vertical. (6)
12. (i) Find the convective heat loss from a radiator 0.6 m wide and 1.2
m high maintained at a temperature of 90°C in a room at 14°C. BTL-6 Creating
Consider the radiator as a vertical plate. (7)
(ii) Calculate the heat transfer from a 60 W incandescent bulb at
115°C to ambient air at 25°C. Assume the bulb as a sphere of 50 BTL-5 Evaluating
mm diameter. Also find the % of power lost by free convection. (6)
13. (i) Discuss briefly the development of velocity boundary layer for
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flow through a pipe. (7)
(ii) The Nusselt number for flow over a rough plate is given by
Nux= 0.04 Re = 0.9 Obtain expressions for the local heat transfer
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coefficient and the ratio of the average heat transfer coefficient to
the local coefficient. (6)
14. (i) The surface temperature of a steel wall (k = 0.213 W/mK) 0.3 m
thick are maintained at 100°C and 40°C . Water at a temperature of
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T∞= 20°C flows over the surface at 40°C. Calculate the convection
coefficient associated with the water flow. (7)
 (ii) Cylindrical cans of 150 mm length and 65 mm diameter are to be
cooled from an initial temperature of 20°C by placing them in a
cooler containing air at a temperature of 1°C and a pressure of 1 bar. BTL-4 Analyzing
Determine the cooling rates when the cans are kept in horizontal and
vertical positions. (6)
PART- C (15 Marks)
1. A cylindrical body of 300 mm diameter and 1.6 m height is
maintained at a constant temperature of 36.5 C. The surrounding
temperature is 13.5 C. Find out the amount of heat to be generated
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by the body per hour if ρ = 1.025 kg/m3; cp= 0.96 kJ/kg C; v =
15.06 x 10 -6 m2/s; k= 0.0892 kJ/m-h- C and β = 1/298 K-1. Assume
Nu = 0.12 (Gr. Pr) 1/3 (the symbols have their usual meanings).
2. A 15 cm outer diameter steel pipe lines 2 m vertically and 8 m
horizontally in a large room with an ambient temperature of 30 C. If
the pipe surface is at 250 C and emissivity of steel is 0.60, Calculate
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the total rate of heat loss from the pipe to the atmosphere. Properties
of air at 140 C are ρ = 0.854 kg/m3, cp= 1.01 kJ/kg K, k=0.035
W/m K, Pr=0.684 and v=27.8x10-6m2/s.
3. Air at 20 C and a pressure of 1 bar is flowing over a flat plate at a
velocity of 3 m/s. If the plate is 280 mm wide and at 56 C, estimate
the following quantities at x= 280 mm, given that the properties of
air at the bulk mean temperature of 38 C are : ρ = 1.1374 kg/m3,
k =0.02732 W/m K, cp= 1.005 kJ/Kg K, and v = 16.768 x 10 -6 m2/s:
(i) boundary layer thickness, (ii) local friction coefficient, (iii)
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average friction coefficient, (iv) shearing stress due to friction, (v)
thickness of thermal boundary layer, (vi) local convective heat
transfer coefficient, (vii) average convective heat transfer
coefficient, (viii) rate of heat transfer by convection, (ix) total drag
force on the plate, and (x) local mass flow rate through the
boundary.
4. (i) It was found during a test in which water flowed with a velocity
of 2.44 m/s through a tube (2.54 cm inner diameter and 6.08 m
long), that the het lost due to friction was 1.22 m of water. Estimate BTL-2 Understanding
the surface heat transfer coefficient based on Reynolds analogy.
Take density = 998 kg/m3 and cp= 4.187 kJ/kg K. (8)
(ii) Air at atmospheric pressure and 100 C enters a 2 m long tube
(4 cm diameter) with a velocity of 9 m/s. A 1 kW electric heater is
wound on the outer surface of the tube. Find (a) the mass flow rate
of air, (b) the exit temperature of air and (c) the wall temperature at BTL-2 Understanding
outlet. Assume that the rate of heat absorption by air per unit area is
uniform throughout the length of the tube. Take for air,
R = 0.287 kJ/kg K and cp = 1.005 kJ/kg K. (7)
 UNIT – III PHASE CHANGE HEAT TRANSFER AND HEAT EXCHANGERS
SYLLABUS
Nusselt’s theory of condensation- Regimes of Pool boiling and Flow boiling, correlations in boiling
and condensation. Heat Exchanger Types - Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient – Fouling Factors-
Analysis - LMTD and NTU methods.
PART- A (2 Marks)
1. Explain the assumptions made in Nusselt theory of condensation. BTL-5 Evaluating
2. Explain fouling. How does it affect the rate of heat transfer? BTL-5 Evaluating
3. Compare subcooled or local boiling and saturated boiling. BTL-4 Analyzing
4. Explain the advantage does NTU method have over the LMTD
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method.
5. Describe the different regimes involved in pool boiling. BTL-4 Analyzing
6. Develop the relation for overall heat transfer coefficient in heat
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exchanger without fouling factor.
7. Define pool boiling . Give an example for it. BTL-1 Remembering
8. Distinguish fin efficiency and fin effectiveness . BTL-1 Remembering
9. Define LMTD of a heat exchanger. BTL-1 Remembering
10. Distinguish pool boiling from forced convection boiling. BTL-1 Remembering
11. Describe the limitation of LMTD method. How is ɛ-NTU method
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superior to LMTD method.
12. Differentiate boiling and condensation. BTL-2 Understanding
13. Show the temperature distribution graph for condensers &
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evaporators.
14. Explain the excess temperature in boiling. BTL-5 Evaluating
15. What are the factors are involved in designing heat exchangers? BTL-1 Remembering
16. Define flow boiling. BTL-1 Remembering
17. Give an example of non mixing type heat exchangers. BTL-2 Understanding
18. Show the heat flux curve for various regions of flow boiling. BTL-3 Applying
19. Define Film wise condensation. BTL-1 Remembering
20. Define Drop wise condensation. BTL-1 Remembering
PART- B (13 Marks )
1. (i) Hot water enters a counter flow heat exchanger at 95°C .this hot
water is used to heat a cool stream of water from 8°C to 40°C. The
flow rate of the cool water is 1.2 kg/s, and that of the hot water is 2.7 BTL-4 Analyzing
kg/s. The overall heat transfer coefficient is 850 W/m2°C. What is
the area of the heat exchanger and effectiveness? (9)
(ii) Name and brief the different type of heat exchanger. (4) BTL-1 Remembering
2. (i) A hot stream is cooled from 120°C to 30°C while the cold stream
temperature changes from 20°C to 60°C. Find out the LMTD for
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both counter current and co-current phenomenon. Justify how
counter current is effective than co-current? (8)
(ii) What is flow boiling and pool boiling? Describe how heat
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transfer coefficient various in regimes of pool boiling. (5)
3. Water is boiled at atmospheric pressure by horizontal polished
copper heating element of diameter D=5mm and emissivity 0.05
immersed in water. If the surface temperature of the heating element
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is 350°C. Determine the rate of heat transfer from the wire to the
water per unit length of the wire.

4. Hot oil (Cp=2200 J/kg K) is to be cooled by water (Cp=4180 J/kg K)

in a 2shell pass and 12 tube pass heat exchanger. The tubes are thin
walled and are made of copper with a diameter of 1.8 cm. The
length of the each tube pass in the heat exchanger is 3m, and the
overall heat transfer coefficient is 340 W/m2 K. Water flows through
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the tube at a total rate of 0.1 kg/s, and the oil through the shell at a
rate of 0.2 kg/s. The water and the oil enter at 18°C and 160°C,
respectively. Determine the rate of heat transfer in the heat
exchanger and the outlet temperature of the water and the oil.

5. Point out the nucleate boiling and solve the following.

A wire of 1 mm diameter and 150 mm length is submerged
horizontally in wire at 7 bars. A wire carries a current of 131.5
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ampere with an applied voltage of 2.15 volt. If the surface of the
wire maintained at a temperature of 180°C, calculate the heat flux
and boiling heat transfer coefficient.
6. List out the classification of heat exchangers and draw the
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temperature distribution in a condenser and evaporator and drive the
 expression for effectiveness of parallel flow heat exchanger by NTU
method.
7. A vertical tube of 50 mm outside diameter and 2 mm long it exposed
to steam at atmospheric pressure. The outer surface of the tube is
maintained at a temperature of 84°C by circulating cold water BTL-4 Analyzing
through the tube. Determine the rate of heat transfer and also
condensate mass flow rate.
8. (i) Explain about fouling factor. (4) BTL-5 Evaluating
(ii) Hot oil with a capacity rate of 2500 W/K flows through the
double pipe heat exchanger. It enters at 360°C and leaves at
300°C.cold fluid enters at 30°C and leaves at 200°C. If the overall BTL-1 Remembering
heat transfer coefficient is 800 W/m2K. Determine the heat
exchanger area required for (1) parallel flow and (2)counter flow.(9)
9. Describe about the pool boiling regimes of water at atmospheric
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pressure.
10. (i) Express the different types of fouling in the heat exchangers? (4) BTL-2 Understanding
(ii) Hot exhaust gases which enter the cross flow heat exchanger at
300°C and leaves at 100°C are used to heat water at a flow rate of
1 kg/s from 35°C to 125°C. The specific heat of the gas is
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1000 J/ kgK. And the overall heat transfer coefficient based on the
gas side surface is 100 W/m2K. Find the required gas side surface
area using the NTU method and LMTD method. (9)
11. The outer surface of the vertical tube, which is 1 m long and has an
outer diameter of 80 mm, is exposed to saturated steam at
atmospheric pressure and is maintained at 50°C by the flow of cool
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water through the tube. What is the rate of heat transfer to coolant
and what is the rate at which the steam is condensed at
the surface.
12. A counter flow concentric heat exchanger is used to cool the
lubricating oil for a large industrial gas turbine engine. The flow rate
of cooling water through the inner tube (di = 20 mm) is 0.18 kg/s
while the flow rate of oil through the outer annulus (do = 40 mm) is BTL-5 Evaluating
0.12 kg/s. The inlet and outlet temperature of the oil are 95°C and
65°C respectively. The water enters at 30°C to the exchanger.
Neglecting tube wall thermal resistance, fouling factors and heat
 loss to the surroundings, calculate the length of the tube. Take the
following properties at the bulk mean temperature: Engine oil at
80°C; Cp=2131 J/kg°C; µ=0.0325 N-s/m2; k=0.138w/m °C. Water at
35°C; Cp=4174 J/kg °C; µ=725×10-6 N-s/m2; k=0.625w/m°C;
pr = 4.85.
13. Water atmospheric pressure is to be boiled in polished copper pan.
The diameter of the pan is 350mm and is kept at 115°C. Calculate
the following

(i) power of the burner BTL-4 Analyzing

(ii) rate of evaporation in kg/hr

(iii) critical heat flux

14. Calculate for the following cases, the surface area required for the
heat exchanger which is required to cool 3200 kg/hr of benzene
(Cp=1.74 kJ/kg K) from 72°C to 42°C. The cooling water (CP=4.18
kJ/kg °C) at 15°C has a flow rate of 2200 kg/hr.

(i) single pass counter flow BTL-1 Remembering

(ii) 1-4 heat exchanger (one-shell pass and four -tube passes) and

(iii) Cross flow single pass with water mixed and benzene
unmixed. Assume all the cases U=0.28 kW/m2K.

PART- C (15 Marks)

1. The outer surface of a vertical cylinder drum of 350 mm diameter is
exposed to saturated steam at 2.0 bar for condensation. If the surface
temperature of the drum is maintained at 80°C , Calculate (i) the BTL-2 Understanding
length of the drum and (ii) the thickness of the condensate layer to
condense 70 kg/h of steam.
2. A vertical plate 2.8 m high is maintained at 54°C in the presence of
saturated steam at atmospheric pressure. Estimate the heat transfer BTL-3 Applying
rate per unit width.
3. A 1-shell-2-tube steam condenser consists of 3000 brass tubes of 20
mm diameter. Cooling water enters the tube at 20°C with a mean
flow rate of 3000 kg/s. The heat transfer coefficient for condensation
on the outer surfaces of the tube is 15500 W/m2K. If the heat load of
the condenser is 2.3x108 W when the steam condenses at 50°C
determine
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(a) the outlet temperature of the cooling water.

(b) the overall heat transfer coefficient.

(c) the tube length per pass using the NTU method.

(d) the rate of condensation of steam if hfg = 2380 kJ/kg.

4. A chemical having specific heat of 3.3 kJ/kgK flowing at the rate of

20000 kg/h enters a parallel flow heat exchanger at 120°C. The flow
rate of cooling water is 50000 kg/h with an inlet temperature of
20°C. The heat transfer area is 10 m2 and the overall heat transfer
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coefficient is 1050 W/m2K. Find (i) the effectiveness of the heat
exchanger, (ii) the outlet temperatures of water and chemical. Take
for water Cp=4.186 kJ/kg K.
 UNIT – IV RADIATION
SYLLABUS
Radiation laws - Black Body and Gray body Radiation - Shape Factor - Electrical Analogy. Radiation
Shields- Radiation through gases.
PART- A (2 Marks)
1. What are the factors involved in radiation by a body. BTL-1 Remembering
2. List out the use of radiation shield. BTL-1 Remembering
3. What is thermal radiation? What is its wavelength band? BTL-2 Understanding
4. How a radiation gas differs from solids? BTL-2 Understanding
5. Differentiate Opaque body & perfectly transparent surface. BTL-3 Applying
6. Explain black body radiation. BTL-5 Evaluating
7. Explain emissive power and monochromatic emissivity. BTL-5 Evaluating
8. Compare irradiation and radiosity. BTL-4 Analyzing
9. Write down the heat transfer equation for Radiant exchange between
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infinite parallel gray planes.
10. List out any two shape factor algebra. BTL-1 Remembering
11. Define Planck's distribution law. BTL-1 Remembering
12. Define Wien's distribution law. BTL-1 Remembering
13. Describe Emissivity of a surface. BTL-2 Understanding
14. Define Reflectivity. BTL-1 Remembering
15. What is Radiation Shield? BTL-1 Remembering
16. Define Radiation heat transfer. BTL-1 Remembering
17. What is Intensity of radiation? BTL-3 Remembering
18. Explain Shape factor. BTL-5 Evaluating
19. Formulate the equation for radiation between two gray bodies. BTL-6 Creating
20. Distinguish between Absorptivity &Transmitivity of radiation. BTL-2 Understanding
PART- B ( 13 Marks )
1. Two parallel plates of size 1.0 m × 1.0 m spaced 0.5 m apart are
located in very large room; the walls are maintained at a temperature
of 27°C. One plate is maintained at a temperature of 900°C and
other at 400°C. The emissivities are the 0.2 and 0.5 respectively. If BTL-3 Applying
the plates exchange heat between themselves and surroundings, find
the heat transfer to each plate and to them. Consider only the plate
surfaces facing each other.
2. (i) What is view factor and shape factor? (4) BTL-4 Analyzing
 (ii) State laws of black body radiation? (4) BTL-2 Understanding
(iii) Two large parallel plates are at temperatures T1 = 500 K and
T2 = 300 K. The emissivity's are ɛ1= 0.85 and ɛ2= 0.90. What is the BTL-5 Evaluating
radiation flux between the plates? (5)
3. Two very large parallel plates are maintained at a uniform
temperature of T1 = 1000 K and T2 = 800 K and have emissivity's of
ɛ1 = ɛ2 = 0.2, respectively. It is desire to reduce the net rate of
radiation heat transfer between the two plates to one-fifth by placing BTL-2 Understanding
the thin aluminium sheets with an emissivity of 0.15 on both sides
between the plates. Determine the number of sheets that need to be
inserted.
4. (i) The spectral emissivity function of an opaque surface at 1000 K
is approximated as
Ɛλ1=0.4, 0≤ λ 2µm;
Ɛλ2=0.7, 2 µm ≤ λ 6µm; BTL-6 Creating
Ɛλ3=0.3, 6 µm ≤ λ ∞.
Determine the average emissivity of the surface and the rate of
radiation emission from the surface, in W/m2. (6)
(ii) Emissivity's of two large parallel plates maintained at 800°C and
300°C are 0.3 and 0.5 respectively. Find the net radiant heat BTL-2 Understanding
exchange per meter for these plates? (7)
5. Liquid Helium at 4.2K is stored in a dewar flask of inner
diameter = 0.48 m and outer diameter = 0.5 m. The dewar flask can
be treated as a spherical vessel. The outer surface of the inner vessel
and the inner surface of the outer vessel are well polished and the
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emissivity of these surfaces is 0.05. The space between the two
vessels is thoroughly evacuated. The inner surface of the dewar flask
is at 4.2 K while the outer surface is at 300 K. Estimate the rate of
heat transfer between the surfaces.
6. Derive the relation for heat exchange between infinite parallel
planes and solve, consider double wall as two infinite parallel
planes. The emissivity of the walls is 0.3 and 0.8 respectively. The
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space between the walls isevacuated. Find the heat transfer/unit area
when inner and outer surface temperatures are 300 K and 260 K. To
reduce the heat flow, a shield of polished aluminum with ɛ = 0.05 is
 inserted between the walls. Find the reduction in heat transfer.
7. Calculate the following for an industrial furnace in the form of black
body and emitting radiation at 2500°C
(i) Monochromatic emissive power at 1.2 µm length
(ii) Wave length at which the emission is maximum BTL-3 Applying
(iii) Maximum emissive power
(iv) Total emissive power, and total emissive power of the furnace
if it is assumed as a real surface with emissivity equal to 0.9.
8. Two parallel plate of size 1.0 m by 1.0 m spaced 0.5 m apart are
located in a very large room, the walls of which are maintained at
temperature of 27°C. One plate is maintained at a temperature of
900°C and the other at 400°C. Theiremissivities are 0.2 and 0.5 BTL-2 Understanding
respectively. If the plates exchange heat between themselves and
surroundings. Find the net heat transfer to each plate and to the
room. Consider only the plate surfaces facing each other.
9. (i) State and prove Kirchhoff's law of thermal radiation. (3) BTL-1 Remembering
(ii) What is a black body? A 20 cm diameter spherical ball at
527°C is suspended in the air. The ball closely approximates a
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black body. Determine the total emissive power, and spherical black
body emissive power at a wave length of 3µm. (10)
10. An oven is approximated as a long equilateral triangular duct, which
heat surface maintained at a temperature of 1200 K. The other
surface is insulated while the third surface is at 500 K. The duct has
a width of a 1 m on a side and the heated and insulated surfaces have
an emissivity of 0.8. The emissivity of the third surface is 0.4. For BTL-4 Analyzing
steady state operation find the rate at which energy must be supplied
to the heated side per unit length of the duct to maintained at a
temperature at 1200 K. What is the temperature of the insulated
surface?
11. (i) A truncated cone has top and bottom diameter of 10 cm, 20 cm
and height of 10 cm. Calculate the shape factor between the top
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surface and the side and also the shape factor between the side and
itself. (7)
(ii) Emissivity of two large parallel plates maintained at 800°C and
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300°C and of 10 cm. Calculate the shape factor between the top
 surface and the side and also the shape factor between the side and
itself. (6)
12. A 12 mm outside diameter pipe carries a cryogenic fluid at 90 K.
another pipe of 15 mm outside diameter and 290 K surrounds it
coaxially and the space between the pipes is completely evacuated.
(i) Determine the radiant heat flow for 3.5 m length of pipe. If the
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surface emissivity for the both surface is 0.25.
(ii) Calculate the percentage reduction in heat flow if a shield of
13.5mm diameter and 0.06 surface emissivity is placed between
pipes.
13. (i) Derive Wines displacement law of radiation from plank's law. (4) BTL-1 Remembering
(ii) Calculate the following for an industrial furnace in the form of a
black body and emitting radiation at 2000°C:
(i)monochromatic emissive power at 1.25µm length
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(ii)wave length at which the emissive in maximum
(iii)maximum emissive power
(iv)total emissive power (9)
14. Identify an expression for heat transfer rate using electrical analogy
(i)Without any shield between two parallel plates. (ii)With shield in BTL-1 Remembering
between two parallel plates. (13)
PART- C ( 15 Marks )
1. A cylindrical furnace 1 m dia and 1 m long has one end maintained
at 1000 K while the other end is at 600 K. The curved surface is
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maintained at 400 K. The emissivities are 0.25, 0.5 and 0.5.
Determine the heat flow by radiation from each surface.
2. Calculate the net radiant heat exchange per m2 area for two large
parallel plates at temperature of 427 C and 27 C respectively.
ε (hot plate) = 0.9 and ε (cold plate) = 0.6. If a polished aluminium BTL-3 Applying
shield is placed between them, find the percentage reduction in the
heat transfer, ε (shield) = 0.4.
3. Determine the shape factor F1–2 and F2–1 for the following cases
shown in Fig P.13.12. Also find F2–2.

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4. Two parallel plates 2 m x1m are spaced 1m apart. The plates are at
temperatures of 727 C and 227 C and their emissivities are 0.3 and
0.5 respectively. The plates are located in a large room, the walls of BTL-4 Analyzing
which are at 27 C. Determine the rate of radiant heat loss from each
plate and the heat gain by the walls.
 UNIT – V MASS TRANSFER
SYLLABUS
Basic Concepts – Diffusion Mass Transfer – Fick’s Law of Diffusion – Steady state Molecular
Diffusion - Convective Mass Transfer – Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer Analogy – Convective
Mass Transfer Correlations.
PART– A ( 2 Marks )
1. Define Molar concentration. BTL-1 Remembering
2. Explain Mass transfer co-efficient. BTL-2 Understanding
3. Define Fourier number &Biot number for mass transfer. BTL-1 Remembering
4. Define Mass concentration. BTL-1 Remembering
5. Define Mole fraction. BTL-1 Remembering
6. Evaluate free convective mass transfer. BTL-5 Evaluating
7. Give two examples of convective mass transfer. BTL-3 Applying
8. Write the physical meaning of Lewis number. BTL-2 Understanding
9. Show the analogy of Momentum transfer. BTL-3 Applying
10. Show the anology of Heat transfer. BTL-3 Applying
11. Define ‘Sherwood Number' & Schmidt number. BTL-1 Remembering
12. Point out molecular diffusion. BTL-4 Analyzing
13. Point out eddy diffusion. BTL-4 Analyzing
14. Define forced convective mass transfer. BTL-1 Remembering
15. What are the factors considered in evaporation of water into air? BTL-1 Remembering
16. Summarize the mass transfer. BTL-2 Understanding
17. What is the governing equation for Transient Diffusion? BTL-1 Remembering
18. Classify the modes of mass transfer. BTL-4 Analyzing
19. State Fick's law of diffusion. Give its expression. BTL-2 Understanding
20. Evaluate the convective mass transfer. BTL-5 Evaluating
PART– B ( 13 Marks )
1. Along a horizontal water surface an air stream with velocity
U∞=3 m/s is flowing. The temperature of the surface is 15oC, the air
temperature is 20oC, the total pressure is 1 atm (105 N/m2), and the
saturation pressure of the water vapour in the air at 20oC is
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2337 N/m2. The relative humidity of the air is 33%. The water
surface along the wind direction has a length of 10 cm. calculate the
amount of water evaporated per hour per meter from the water
surface. The binary diffusivity of water vapour in the air may be
 taken as 3.3 x 10-5 m2/s. The saturation vapour pressure of water at
15oC is 1705 N/m2 and kinematic viscosity of the air is
1.5 x 105 m2/s.
2. (i) Analogy between heat and mass transfer. (7) BTL-2 Understanding
(ii) Analogy of Mass convection. (6) BTL-2 Understanding
3. (i) A vessel contains binary mixture of O2 and N2 with partial
pressure in the ratio of 0.21 and 0.79 at 15oC. The total partial
pressure of the mixture is 1.1 bar. Calculate the following, Molar BTL-3 Applying
concentrations Mass densities Mass fractions & Molar fraction of
each species. (7)
(ii) Air at 1 atm and 25oC containing small quantities of iodine,
flows with a velocity of 6.2 m/s inside a 35 mm diameter tube.
Calculate the mass transfer coefficient for iodine. The thermo BTL-3 Applying
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physical properties of air are: V=15.5 x 10 m /s ;
D=0.82 x 10-5 m2/s. (6)
4. (i) Compare the similarities between heat transfer and mass
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transfer. (6)
(ii) The composition of dry atmospheric air on the molar basis is
78.1% N2, 20.9% O2 and 1% Ar. Neglecting the other constituents, BTL-4 Analyzing
find two mass fractions of the constituents of air. (7)
5. Paraphrase the followings. BTL-5 Evaluating
(i) Fick's law of diffusion (4) BTL-5 Evaluating
(ii) Equimolar counter diffusion (4)
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(iii) Evaporation process in the atmosphere (5)
6. An open pan 20 cm in diameter and 8 cm deep contains water at
25oC and is exposed to dry atmospheric air. If the rate of diffusion
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od water vapour is 8.54 x 10-4 kg/h estimate the diffusion coefficient
of water in air.
7. The case hardening of low carbon steel is done by the process of
carburization at high temperature that depends upon the transfer of
carbon by diffusion.If this process is effected at 1000oC and a
carbon mole fraction 0.02 is maintained at the surface of the steel, BTL-1 Remembering
estimate the time required to elevate the carbon content of steel from
an initial value of 0.04 percent to a value of 1.2 percent at a depth of
1mm.The diffusivity of carbon in steel at 1000oC is
 6 x 10-10 m2/s.
8. CO2 and air experience equimolar counter diffusion in a circular
tube whose length and diameter are 1m and 50 mm, respectively.
The system is at a total pressure of 1 atm and a temperature of 25oC.
The ends of the tube are connected to large chambers in which the
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species concentrations are maintained at fixed values. The partial
pressure of CO2 at one end is 190 mm of Hg while at the other end
is 95 mm Hg. Estimate the mass transfer rate of CO2 and air through
the tube.
9. A steel sphere of radius 60 mm which is initially at a uniform
temperature of 325°C is suddenly exposed to an environment at
25°C; with convection heat transfer coefficient 500 W/m2K. BTL-4 Analyzing
Calculate the temperature at a radius 36 mm and the heat transferred
100 seconds after the sphere is exposed to the environment.
10. Air at 25oC and 1 atmospheric pressure, containing small quantities
of iodine flows with a velocity of 5 m/s inside a 3 cm inner diameter
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tube. Determine the mass transfer coefficient from the air stream to
the wall surface. Assume DAB (iodine air) = 0.82 x 10-5 m2/s.
11. (i) The dry bulb and wet bulb temperatures recorded by a
thermometer in moist air are 27oC and 17oC respectively. Determine
the specific humidity of air assuming the following values. BTL-1 Remembering
Pr = 0.74, Sc = 0.6, Mv=18, Ma = 29, Cp=1.004 kJ/kg.K,
p = 1.0132 x 105 N/m2. (10)
(ii) List out some practical examples of mass transfer? (3) BTL-1 Remembering
o
12. (i) Dry air at 27 C and 1 atm flows over a wet flat plate 50 cm long
at a velocity of 50 m/s. To find out the mass transfer coefficient of BTL-2 Understanding
water vapour in air at the end of the plate. (10)
(ii) Summarize about equimolar diffusion. (3) BTL-2 Understanding
13. The water in a 5 m x 15 m outdoor swimming pool is maintained at
a temperature of 27oC. The average ambient temperature and
relative humidity are 27oC and 40 percent respectively. Assuming a
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wind speed of 2 m/s in the direction of the long side of the pool
estimate the mass transfer coefficient for the evaporation of water
from the pool surface.
14. Water is available at the bottom of well of 2.5 m diameter and 5 m BTL-1 Remembering
 deep. Estimation its diffusion rate in to dry air is 0.0925 m2/h and
the atmospheric pressure is 1.032 bar.
PART– C ( 15 Marks )
1. A thermometer whose bulb is covered by a wetted cloth reads 20°C
when dry air is blown over it. Determine the temperature of the BTL-4 Analyzing
air.
2. A spherical tank of 0.18 m radius made of fused silica has a wall
thickness of 2.5 mm. It is originally filled with helium at 6 bar gauge
and 0°C. Determine the rate of pressure drop with time at this
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condition due to gas diffusion. D = 0.04 × 10–12 m2/s, the density of
gas at the solid surface is given by 18 × 10–9 kg/m3 Pa. (also termed
solubility).
3. Water flows down on the surface of a vertical plate at a rate of
0.05 kg/s over a width of 1m. The water film is exposed to pure
carbon dioxide. The pressure is 1.013 bar and the temperature is
25°C. Water is essentially CO2 free initially. Determine the rate of
absorption of CO2. The molal concentration at this condition for BTL-5 Evaluating
CO2 in water at the surface is 0.0336 kgmol/ m3 of solution.
D = 1.96 × 10–9 m2/s, solution density = 998 kg/m3,
µ = 0.894 × 10–3 kg/ms, G=0.05 kg/ms, L = 1 m. The notation for
convective mass transfer coefficient is hm.
4. A square plate of side 1 m has one of its sides coated with
napthalene and stands vertically in still air at 53°C. Determine
diffusion rate. M = 128, D = 6.11 × 10–6 m2/s, kinematic BTL-4 Analyzing
visocity = 18.8 × 10–6, Sc = 3.077. The vapour pressure at 53°C is
1.333×10–3bar.Rv= 8315/128=64.91 J/kgK,T=53+273 = 326 K.