Code No: R2032031 R20 SET -1

III B. Tech II Semester Regular Examinations, July -2023

HEAT TRANSFER
(Mechanical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
Answer any FIVE Questions ONE Question from Each unit
All Questions Carry Equal Marks
*****
UNIT-I
1. a) Derive the general heat conduction equation in the cartesian coordinate system. [7M]
b) A concrete wall (k=1.4 W/m K) of 10 cm thickness is to be plastered with gypsum [7M]
(k=0.48 W/m K) so that the heat losses from the wall do not exceed 500 W/m2 when
the inner and outer surfaces of the wall are at 110oC and 40oC, respectively.
Determine the thickness of plastering to be added to the concrete wall.
(OR)
2. a) What is meant by the critical radius of insulation? Derive the relation for the critical [7M]
radius of insulation of a hollow sphere.
b) A steel plate of thickness L = 5 cm and thermal conductivity, k = 20 W/ (moC) is [7M]
subjected to a uniform heat flux of 600 W/m2 on one of its surfaces. It dissipates
heat by convection with a heat transfer coefficient h = 80 W/m2oC from the other
surface into the ambient air at 250C. What is the temperature of the surface
dissipating heat by convection?
UNIT-II
3. a) What is a lumped system? Derive an expression for the temperature variation of a [7M]
body which varies with time.
b) A thick stainless-steel slab ߙ = 1.6‫ݔ‬10ିହ m2/s and k = 60 W/m C is initially at a [7M]
uniform temperature of 150oC. Its surface is suddenly lowered to 20oC. By treating
this as a one-dimensional transient heat conduction problem in a semi-infinite
medium, determine the temperature at a depth 2 cm from the surface and the heat
flux at the surface 1 min after the surface temperature is lowered.
(OR)
4. a) Discuss the role of dimensional analysis as a tool in experimental investigations. [7M]
b) A 20 cm in diameter steel cylinder and 5 m length is initially at 500 C. It is suddenly [7M]
immersed in an oil bath maintained at 200 C. The properties of steel are ρ = 1700
kg/m3, C p = 500 J/kg K and k = 41 W/m K. Assuming a heat transfer coefficient of
1200 W/m2 K, calculate after the cylinder has been exposed to the cooling process
for 12 min, i) the temperature at the centerline and ii)the heat lost per unit length of
the cylinder.
UNIT-III
5. a) Explain the concept of boundary layers. Discuss the influence of Prandtl number on [7M]
thermal boundary layer thickness.
b) A vertical pipe of 10 cm outer diameter is at 100oC. It is in a room where the air [7M]
temperature is 20oC. The pipe is 3 m long. What is the rate of heat loss per meter
length of the pipe under free convection?
(OR)
6. a) Discuss the relation between the drag and heat transfer coefficients for fluid flow [7M]
over a surface.
b) Determine the heat transfer rates by free convection from a plate 0.3 m by 0.3 m [7M]
whose surface is insulated while the other is maintained at 100oC and exposed to
quiescent atmospheric air at 30oC when the plate is vertical.
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UNIT-IV
7. a) With a neat sketch, explain the various regimes of the pool boiling phenomenon. [7M]
b) A shell and tube heat exchanger is used to cool oil at a flow rate of 6 kg/s and [7M]
Cp=2000 J/kg K from 65oCto 35oC by using 10kg/s of water at an inlet temperature
of 20oC. The average heat transfer coefficient is 600 W/m2oC. Calculate the heat
transfer surface area under counterflow conditions. Take water Cp = 4200 J/kg oC.
(OR)
8. a) Discuss the role of heat exchangers in a thermal power plant. [7M]
b) Water at 100oC is boiled inside a copper pan with a surface area of 0.005m2, [7M]
maintained at a uniform temperature of 110oC. Estimate the surface heat flux and
the rate of evaporation.
UNIT-V
9. a) Discuss the properties of absorptivity, reflectivity, and transmissivity concerning [7M]
semitransparent materials.
b) A spherical enclosure inner surface is maintained at 600K. Determine the emission [7M]
rate of radiative energy through an opening of 0.25 cm diameter.
(OR)
10. a) Discuss the concept of the shape factor. What are its applications? [7M]
b) Consider two large parallel plates, one at 980K with an emissivity of 0.8 and the [7M]
other at 320K with an emissivity of 0.6. A radiation shield is placed between them.
The shield has an emissivity of 0.10 on the side facing the hot plate and an
emissivity of 0.25 on the side facing the cold plate. Calculate the reduction in heat
transfer between the hot and cold plates.

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III B. Tech II Semester Regular Examinations, July -2023

HEAT TRANSFER
(Mechanical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
Answer any FIVE Questions ONE Question from Each unit
All Questions Carry Equal Marks
*****
UNIT-I
1. a) Explain the three boundary conditions employed in heat transfer problems with [7M]
examples.
b) Set up an expression for temperature distribution during steady-state heat [7M]
conduction in a slab with internal heat generation of go W/m3. The boundary
surface at x=0 is insulated while the surface at x=L loses heat by convection
with a heat transfer coefficient of ‘h’ to a fluid at T∞ . Calculate the temperature
of the insulated surface for k = 40 W/m K, go = 106 W/m3, L = 0.1 m.
(OR)
2. a) What is meant by the overall heat transfer coefficient? Where are its [7M]
applications?
b) How to estimate an error in the measurement of temperature? Explain with a [7M]
suitable diagram.
UNIT-II
3. a) Explain the significance of non-dimensional numbers in convection heat [7M]
transfer.
b) A pebble bed for storing thermal energy in a solar heating system has pebbles [7M]
that can be approximated as 5 cm diameter spheres. The bed is initially at 300
K, and cold air at 250 K is admitted. If the heat transfer coefficient is 80 W/ m2
K, how long will it take for the pebbles at the inlet of the bed to lose 95 % of
their available energy? Take k = 1.6 W/m K and ߙ = 0.7 x 10-6 m2/s for the
pebbles.
(OR)
4. a) Explain what is meant by systems with negligible internal resistance. [7M]
b) An aluminum plate of ߩ = 2790 kg/m3‫ܥ‬௣ = 880J/kg K and ݇ = 160 W/m K [7M]
of thickness 3.0 cm and at a uniform temperature of 225oC is suddenly
immersed in a well-stirred fluid maintained at a constant temperature of 25oC.
The heat transfer coefficient between the plate and the fluid is 320 W/m2K.
Determine the time required for the center of the plate to reach 50oC
UNIT-III
5. a) Draw the temperature and velocity profiles under free convection from a [7M]
vertical isothermal plate for i) when the plate is losing heat and ii) when the
plate is gaining heat.
b) A thin electric strip heater of height 20cm is held vertically. It dissipates heat [7M]
by free convection from both surfaces into atmospheric air at 20oC. If the
surface of the heater should not exceed 225oC, determine the length of the strip
to dissipate 1000 W of energy.
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6. a) Explain the concepts of hydrodynamic and thermal entry length. [7M]

b) Air at 27oC and atmospheric pressure with a velocity of 20m/s flow across a [7M]
single cylinder of outside diameter 2.5 cm. The surface of the cylinder is
maintained at a uniform temperature of 120oC. Determine the average heat
transfer coefficient and the heat transfer rate from the tube to air per meter
length of the tube.
UNIT-IV
7. a) Classify heat exchangers. Explain what is meant by the design of a heat [7M]
exchanger.
b) Water at saturation temperature and atmospheric pressure is boiled with an [7M]
electrically heated horizontal platinum wire of 0.127 cm diameter. Determine
the boiling heat transfer coefficient and the heat flux for a temperature
difference of 650oC between the wall and the liquid.
(OR)
8. a) Explain the various stages of bubble formation in the nucleate pool boiling [7M]
phenomenon.
b) A cross-flow heat exchanger is to heat 2kg/s of air from 10oC to 50cC flowing [7M]
on the shell side, with hot water entering the tube side at 80oC and leaving at
45oC. Calculate the heat transfer surface area required if both fluids are
unmixed. The overall heat transfer coefficient is 250W/m2K.
UNIT-V
9. a) Explain the black and gray body concept. How is surface emissivity related? [7M]
Discuss.
b) Consider two large parallel plates, one at 1000 K with an emissivity of 0.8 and [7M]
the other at 300K with an emissivity of 0.6. A radiation shield is placed in
between, with an emissivity of 0.1 on the side facing the hot plate and 0.3 on
the side facing the cold plate. Calculate the reduction in the heat transfer rate
between the hot and cold plates because of the radiation shield. Also, determine
the equilibrium temperature of the radiation shield.
(OR)
10. a) State and prove Kirchhoff's law of thermal radiation. [7M]
b) Consider a blackbody at 1449K emitting radiation into the air. Determine the [7M]
wavelength at which the blackbody monochromatic emissive power is
maximum. Estimate the corresponding emissive power. Calculate the radiation
exchange per square meter of the area between two infinite parallel black plates
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III B. Tech II Semester Regular Examinations, July -2023

HEAT TRANSFER
(Mechanical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
Answer any FIVE Questions ONE Question from Each unit
All Questions Carry Equal Marks
*****
UNIT-I
1. a) Explain with examples the use of electrical analogy to solve heat transfer [7M]
problems.
b) The two faces of a slab at x=0 and x=L are kept at uniform temperatures, T1 and [7M]
T2, respectively. The material's thermal conductivity depends on the temperature
as ݇(ܶ) = ݇௢ (ܶ ଶ − ܶ௢ଶ ) where k o and To are constants. Find expressions for the
temperature variation and heat flow rate per unit area of the slab.
(OR)
2. a) Develop a one-dimensional from the general 3-dimensional heat conduction [7M]
equation. List the differential equations for the case of constant thermal
conductivity and uniform heat generation in a slab. Discuss the applicability of
the equations developed.
b) A plane wall of 50 cm thickness is to be constructed from a material having a [7M]
thermal conductivity that varies linearly with temperature according to the
relation, k = 1+ 0.0015 T. Calculate the rate of heat loss per unit area if one side
of the wall is maintained at 1000oC and the other at 10oC.
UNIT-II
3. a) Classify the convective heat transfer systems. Explain [7M]
b) A long rod of 60 mm diameter and thermo-physical properties ρ = 8000 kg/m3, [7M]
C = 500 J/kg K and k = 50 W/m K is initially at a uniform temperature. It is
heated in a forced convection furnace maintained at 750 K. The convection
coefficient is estimated to be 1000 W/m2 K. At a particular time, the surface
temperature of the rod is measured to be 550 K. What is the corresponding
centerline temperature of the rod?
(OR)
4. a) Explain the concept of infinite and semi-infinite bodies with examples. [7M]
b) An iron sphere ߩ = 7850 kg/m3‫ܥ‬௣ = 460J/kg K and ݇ = 60 W/m K and [7M]
ߙ = 1.6‫ݔ‬10ିହ m2/s of diameter 5.0 cm is at a uniform temperature of 225oC
initially. Suddenly, the sphere's surface is exposed to an ambient at 25oC with a
heat transfer coefficient of 500 W/m2oC.
i) Calculate the center temperature 2 min after the start of cooling.
ii) Calculate the temperature at a depth of 1.0cm from the start 2 min after
cooling.
iii) Calculate the energy removed from the sphere during this period.
UNIT-III
5. a) Show the variation of the boundary layer for the flow of water in a tube. Explain [7M]
its influence on the heat transfer coefficients.
b) Cooling water at 20oC and with a velocity of 2m/s enters a condenser tube and [7M]
leaves at 30oC. The inside diameter of the tube is 1.7cm. Determine the heat
transfer coefficient.
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6. a) Explain the development of boundary layer inside a pipe with a neat sketch. [7M]
b) Water at a mean temperature of 60oC flows inside a 5 cm ID tube with a velocity [7M]
of 3m/s. Determine the heat transfer coefficient for the fully developed turbulent
flow.
UNIT-IV
7. a) Discuss the phenomenon of drop and film condensation on surfaces. [7M]
b) Derive the expression for LMTD in case of a parallel flow. [7M]
(OR)
8. a) Derive the expression for LMTD in case of a Counter flow. [7M]
b) A cylindrical heating element with a diameter of 1 cm and length of 30 cm is [7M]
immersed horizontally in a pool of water saturated and at atmospheric pressure.
The cylindrical surface is plated with nickel. Calculate the heat flux and the total
heat transfer rate from the cylinder to the water pool when the surface temperature
is 108oC.
UNIT-V
9. a) Derive Stefan-Boltzmann law for blackbody emissive power. [7M]
b) A space radiator dissipates heat by thermal radiation into an environment at an [7M]
absolute temperature of 0 K. If the maximum allowable surface temperature of the
radiator is 1500K, what will be the maximum heat transfer rate per square meter
of surface area if the surface emissivity is 0.8?
(OR)
10. a) Explain the Planck's law of radiation. [7M]
b) Calculate the radiation exchange per square meter of the area between two infinite [7M]
parallel black plates at 2000C and 500C. If the surfaces were to be gray, having an
emissivity of 0.9 and 0.7, respectively. Estimate the net energy transfer.

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III B. Tech II Semester Regular Examinations, July -2023

HEAT TRANSFER
(Mechanical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
Answer any FIVE Questions ONE Question from Each unit
All Questions Carry Equal Marks
*****
UNIT-I
1. a) What is a fin? Give classification and explain the application of various fin shapes [7M]
and configurations for heat transfer augmentation.
b) Consider a long, slender copper rod of 1.0cm diameter and thermal conductivity [7M]
of 380 W/mK, with one end thermally attached to a wall at 200oC. Heat is
dissipated from the rod by convection with a heat transfer coefficient of 15
W/m2K. Determine the heat transfer rate from the rod into the surrounding air at
30oC.
(OR)
2. a) Discuss the three modes of heat transfer, citing their applicability. [7M]
b) A thermometer well mounted through the wall of a steam pipe is a steel tube with [7M]
a 0.25 cm wall thickness, 0.5 OD, 5 cm length, and k = 26 W/mK. The steam flow
produces an average heat transfer coefficient of 100 W/m2 K on the thermometer
well. If the thermometer reads 149oC and the temperature of the steam pipe is
65oC, estimate the average steam temperature.
UNIT-II
3. a) Explain the application of the Buckingham-π method to develop non-dimensional [7M]
correlation for forced convection problems.
b) A solid copper sphere of 10cm diameter ߩ = 8954 ݇g/m3, ‫ = ܥ‬383 J/kg K and [7M]
݇ = 386W/m K, initially at a uniform temperature of 250oC, is suddenly
immersed in a well-stirred fluid which is maintained at a uniform temperature of
50oC. The heat transfer coefficient between the sphere and the fluid is 200W/m2
K. Determine the temperature of the copper block 5 min after the immersion.
(OR)
4. a) Discuss the role of continuity, momentum, and energy equations in convection [7M]
heat transfer problems.
b) A very thick concrete wall ߙ = 7.0‫ݔ‬10ି଻ m2/s is initially at a uniform temperature [7M]
of 25oC. Suddenly one of its surfaces is raised to 125oC and maintained at that
temperature. By treating the wall as a semi-infinite solid, calculate the
temperatures at 5,10, and 15 cm from the hot surface 30 min after raising the
surface temperature.
UNIT-III
5. a) Determine the hydrodynamic and thermal entry lengths for a fully developed [7M]
laminar flow of engine oil at 60oC with a flow rate of 0.1 kg/s through a circular
tube of 1.0 cm diameter. Explain the nature of flow when the flow rate is doubled.
b) Water is heated in a straight pipe with an inside diameter of 2.5 cm. The heat flux [7M]
is uniform at 104 W/m2, and the flow and temperature fields are fully developed.
The local difference between the wall temperature and the mean temperature of
the stream is 4oC. Calculate the mass flow rate of the water stream and verify that
the flow is turbulent. Evaluate the properties at 20oC.
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6. a) Determine the thickness of the velocity boundary layer and the local shear stress [7M]
at 2m from the leading edge of a flat plate for the boundary layer flow of air at
atmospheric pressure and 80oC with a velocity of 2m/s.
b) Water at 20oC with a mass flow rate of 5kg/s enters a 5 cm ID, 10m long tube [7M]
whose surface is maintained at a uniform temperature of 80oC. Calculate the
outlet temperature of the water.
UNIT-IV
7. a) Give a brief note on film boiling. [7M]
b) A two-shell pass, four-tube pass heat exchanger is used to cool processed water [7M]
from 75oC to 25oC on the tube side at a rate of 5 kg/s, with cold water entering the
shell side at 10oC at a rate of 6 kg/s. Calculate the heat transfer surface and the
outlet temperature of the coolant water. The overall heat transfer coefficient is 750
W/m2K.
(OR)
8. a) Differentiate between boiling and condensation. [7M]
b) A cross-flow heat exchanger is used to heat water with hot exhaust gas. The hot [7M]
gas enters the exchanger at 300oC and a flow rate of 1 kg/s, while the pressurized
water enters at 30oC and leaves at 130oC with a flow rate of 0.25kg/s. The heat
transfer area is 3 m2. Calculate the overall heat transfer coefficient if both fluids
are unmixed.
UNIT-V
9. a) Define monochromatic emissive power and radiation intensity. Hence derive an [7M]
expression for the total emissive power of a black body.
b) A black body of 2000 cm2 area has an effective temperature of 800 K. Calculate [7M]
i) The total energy emission, ii) the Intensity of normal radiation, iii) the Intensity
of radiation along a direction of 60 degrees to the normal, and iv) The wavelength
of maximum monochromatic emissive power.
(OR)
10. a) Explain the electrical analogy to radiation networks. [7M]
b) A small object at 47oC is placed in a large furnace whose interior is maintained at [7M]
a temperature of 927oC. Using the following data estimate the rate of absorption
by and emission of radiation from the small object.
α 0.78 0.67 0.55
T(K) 320 600 1200

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