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Sixth Semester B.E. Degree Examination, Dec.2013 lJan.201^4
Heat and Mass Transfer
Time: 3 hrs.
Max. Marks:100
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I a. Explain briefly the mechanism of conduction, convection and radiation heat transfu:;.
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(06 Marks)
b. Witli iiketches, write down the mathematical representation of three commonly used
different types of boundary conditions for one dimensional heat. e(uation in rectangular
coordinates. (08 Marks)
c. A plate of thickness
'L'
whose one side is insulated and the other side is maintained at a
temperature Tr i5 dtphanging heat by convection to the surrounding area at a temperature T2,
with atmospheric air being the outside medium. Write mathemitical formulation for one
dimensional, steady Stste heat transfer, without heat generation. (06 Marks)
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An electric cable of l0mm diameter is to be laid in atmosphere at 20'C. The estimated
surface temperature of the cable due to heat generation is 65"C. Find the maximum
percentage increase in heat dissipation,,,*hen the wire is insulated with rubber having
K: 0.155 WmK. Take h: 8.5 WrnlK,,.
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(06 Marks)
Diflerentiate between the effectivenoss;,and efficiency of fins. (04 Marks)
In order to reduce the thermal qesistance
at the surface of a veftical plane wall (50 x 50cm),
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100 pin fins (1 cm diameter, 10sm long) are attached. If the pin fins are made of copper
having a thermal conductivity of 300 WmK and the value of the surface heat transfer
coefficient is 15 Wm2K,;,Calculate the decreur. in the thermal resistance. Also calculate the
consequent increase in heat transfer rate from the wall if it is ma@@ined.qt a temperature of
200"c and the surroundings are ar 30oc.
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3a. Show that
fhel.'temperature
distribution in a body during ]1id cooling is
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ThesGel ball bearings (K: 50 WmK, o
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1.3 x 10-5 m2lsec), er are heated
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to'atemperature of 650"C. It is then quenched in a oil bath at 50oC, where the heat transfer
coefficient is estimated to be 300 Wm2K. Calculate:
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i) The time required for bearings to reach 200"C.
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ii) The total amount of heat removed from a bearing during this time and
iii) The instantaneous heat transfer rate from the bearings, when they are flrst immersed in
oil bath and when thev reach 200'C. (14 Marks)
4 a. With reference to fluid flow over a flat plate, discuss the concept of velocity boundary and
thermal boundary layer, with necessary sketches. (05 Marks)
b. The exact expression for local Nusselt number for the laminar flow along a surface is given
hx
bv Nu'
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Show that the average heat transfer coefficient from r x
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0 to x
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L over the length 'L' of the surface is given by 2hr where hl is the local heat
b.
transfer coefficient at x: L.
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(05 Marks)
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ii) , The increase in bulk temperature of air over a 4m length of the tube., '
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Tale,ths following properties for air
pr :
0.6g1,
trt:2.57
x 10-5 kg/mi; K
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0.03g6 wmK
and Co = 1.025 kJ/kg K.
(ro Marks)
c. Obtain a ielationship between drag coefficient, c. and heat transf,er'coefficient,
hn,, for the
llow over a flat plate.
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(06 Marks)
a' Derive an expression for LMTD of a counter flow heat exchanger. State the assumptions
b. What is meant by the term fouling factor? How do you determine it? (04 Marks)
c'
Engine oil is to be coded from 80'C to 50'C
by using a single pass counter flow, concentric
tube heat exchanger with cooling water available ul20"C. Water flows inside a tube with
inner diameter of 2.5cm and at a rate of 0.08 kg/sec and oil flows through the annulus at the
rate of 0.16 kg/sec. The heat transfer coeficient for the water side and oil side are
respectively
h,"
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1000 Wm2oC and h.l
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80 Wm2oC. The fouling factors is
F,: 0.00018m2oC/W on both the sides ard the tube wall resistance is negligible.
Calculate
the tube length required.
(08
Marks)
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A vertical plate 15cm high and 10cm wide is maintained
at 140"C. Calculate the maximum
heat dissipation rate from both the sides of the plates to air at 20oC. The radiation heat
transfercoefficient
is 9.0 wm2K. Forairat 80.c, take r:2L09 x 10-6 ni/sec,pr:0.692,
kr: o.o3 wmK.
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B
Explain the physical signiflcance of i) Nusselt number; ii) Groshoffnumber. (04 Marks)
Air at 2 atm and 200oC is heated as it flows at a velocity of 12 m/sec through a tube with a
diameter of 3cm. A constant heat flux condition is maintained at the wJl and the wall
t-emperature is 20oC above the air temperature all along the length of the tube. Calculate:
i) The heat transfer per unit length of tube.
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Sketch a pool boiling curvq for water and explain'briefly
the various regimes in boiling heat
transfer.
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mass transfer coerficient.
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A l2cm outside diameter and 2m long tube is used in a big condenser to condense the steam
n 0.1 bar,-Estr3{e the unit surface conductance i) in iertical position;
iil i, horizontal
position.
Also find the amount of condensate formed per hour infin the cases.
The satutation temperature of the steam
:74.5"C.
Aver,age wall temperature
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50.C.
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The'properties of water film at average temperature
of
75'4j50
=62.7oC are given
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p:982.2kglm3,
hr_
=2480kJ/kg,K:0.65WmK, p:0.47 x 10-3kg/ms.
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State and prove
Wiens displacement
law of radiation.
The temperature
of a black surface 0.2rfi in area is 540.c. calculate:
i) The total rate of energy emission.
ii) The intensity of normal radiation.
Iti)
The wavelength of maximum monochromatic
emissive power.
Derive an expression for a radiation shape factor and show that it is a
only.
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