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B.Tech Degree 56 (S, FE) / 54 (P/D (S,FE) Examination December2024(2019\q.hernd''1ti:: "
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Course Code: MET302, ,,
Course Name: HEAT & MASS TRANSFER
Max. Marks: 100 Duration:3 Hours
PART A
Ansntet oll questions, each carries 3 marks. Marks
,lYhat do you hean by critical radius of insulation over a cylindrical surface? (3)
Define Biot number. Give its formula and explain the terms. What is its (3)
relevance?
What is the physical significance of Prandtl number? (3)
Give a briefing on the mechanism of natural convection with reference to the forces (3)
that come into play in it, with special reference to the non dimensional numbers that
is involved in the determination of natural convection heat transfer coefficient.
5 Why does a cavity with a small hole behave as a black body? (3)
6 Explain KirchofPs law. (3)
7 Compare parallel flow & counter flow heat exchanger. (3)
8 Define effectiveness ofa heat exchanger. (3)
9r Explain Fick's law of diffrrsion. (3)
l0 Explain the physical significance of Schmidt number. (3)
PART B
Answer any onefull questionfrom each modale, each carries 14 marks.
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ll a) A large plane wall of thickness L:0.2m, thernrd conductivity k=l.2Wm "C, ahd tiOl
surface area A = 15 m2. The two sides of the wall are maintained at constant
temperatures of Zr : 120"C andTz:50oC, respectively. Determine (a) the variation
of temperature within the wall and the value of temperature at r = 0.1 m and (6) the
rate of heat conduction through the wall under steady conditions.
b) What is the criterion for treating a heat transfer problem as a lumped heat system? (4)
OR
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12 a) An aluminium alloy fin (k:200 wm.K) with an insulated tip
is 2 mm thick, 20mm (10)
wide and l0 cm long profrudes from a wall. The base is
at 240 oC and ambient
temperature is 30 oc. The heat transfer coefficient may
be taken as r l wm2K. Find
the heat loss and fin efficiency.
b) Differentiate between effectiveness and efficiency of a fin.
(4)
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13 a) Air at 30'eG',and I atm flows over a heated plate with a velocity of 2 m/s. The plate (I 0)
is at a uniforfn temperature of 90 oC. Calculate the heat transfer rate per unit width
from the first0.4 m ofthe plate. Also calculate the critical
length, assuming a critical
Reyaolde Num ber of 5,00,000.
b) Draw the poCIl boiling curve of water at I atm and mark the major regimes. (4)
OR
14 a) Water at20 oC enters
a2 cm diameter tube with a velocity of 1.5 m/s. The tube is (10)
maintained at 100 oc. Find the tube length required
to heat the water to a
temperature of 60 oC.
b) How does the heat transfer coeflicient differ from thermal
conductivity? (4)
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15 a) Steam in a condenser of a steam power plant iS to
be condensed at a temperature of (10)
oC
30 wilh cooling water from nearby lake, which enters the tubes of
condenser at
oC
14 and leaves at22oC.The surface area of tubes is 45 m2
and overall heat trimsfer
coefficient is 2100 Wm2K. Calculate the mass flow rate
of water needed and rate
of steam condensation in the condenser. Assume condenser as counter
flow heat
exchanger.
b) what do you mean by fouring factor? State the causes of fouring.
(4)
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16 a) A counter flow heat exchanger is used to hiliair entering at
4000c with a flow rate (10)
of 6 kg/s by exhaust gas entering at 800 oC with a flow rate
of 4 kg/s. The overall
heat transfer coefficient is 100 W/m2 K and the outlet
temperature ofthe air is 55.5
oC' The
specific heat at constant pressure for both air and exhaust gas
can be taken
as I 100 J/kg K. Calculate (a) heat transfer area needed (b)
Number of transfer units.
b) Explain LMTD method and its limitations in analysing
heat exchangers. G)
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Module lV
17 a) One side of a metallic plate is insulated, while the other side absorbs a radiant heat (S)
flux of 900 Wm2. The convective heat transfer coefficient between the plate artd
the ambient air is l0 Wm2 K. The surface emissivity of the plate is 0.8. The
oC.
Surrounding ambient air temperature arc at2! Determine the temperature of the
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plate at steady state condition.
b) ,Diftnsntiate between an opaque body, grey body',66 black body in terms of (6)
absorplivity, refl ect iv ity and transm issiv ity.
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18 a) Twsr$H,rellel, infinite gray surfaces are maintained,gt a temperature of 127 oC and (8)
oC respectively.
',1:227 If the temperature of the hot surt*pe is increased to 327 "C by
what factor will the net radiation exchange per unit area be increased? Assume the
emissivities of colder and hotter surfaces to be 0.9 and 0.7 respectively.
b) Explain these view factor relations. (a) Reciprocity rule (b) Summation rule (6)
Module V
19 a) The hydrogen gas diffrrses through a steel wall of 2 mm thickness. The molar (7)
concentration of hydrogen at the interface is 1.5 kg-moVm3 and it is zero on the
outef, surftce. Calculate the diffirsion rate of hydrogen if its diffusivity coefficient
in $teel is 0.3 x 10-12 m2ls.
b) Explain the overall mass transfer coefficient. (7)
20 a) Explain the phenomenon of equimolar counter diffirsion. Derive an expression for (10)
quimolar counter difftrsion between two gases or liqufds.
b) Explain different modes of mass transfer with examples. (4)
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