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VARDHAMAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, HYDERABAD

Autonomous institute, affiliated to JNTUH
III B.Tech II Semester Continuous Assessment – II, June- 2021
(Regulations: VCE-R18)
HEAT TRANSFER
(Mechanical Engineering)
Date:08 June 2021 Time: 90mins Max Marks: 30
Answer all Questions in Part-A
Answer any Three Questions in Part-B
Course Outcomes with Bloom’s Levels:

Bloom’s
CO# CO Statement
Level (L#)
Apply the principles of conduction, convection and radiation heat transfer to analyse
1 I
natural phenomena.
Determine thermal resistance for conduction, convection and radiation heat transfer
2 III
using fundamental relationships and correlations.
Analyze and apply empirical correlations in connection with convection, boiling and
3 III
condensation.
4 Design and analyze the performance of heat exchangers and evaporators. IV
Examine blackbody and gray surface radiation, and evaluate radiation
5 II
exchangebetween surfaces.
Questions:
PART-A
Course Bloom’s Marks
Outcomes Levels
1. a) Define boundary layer thickness. 3 I 2M
b) What is flow boiling? 3 I 2M
c) Define emissive power and emissivity. 5 I 2M
PART-B
2. a) With the help of Buckingham’s Π – theorem, show that 3 II 4M
for a forced convection heat transfer: Nu = C Rem Prn
b) Dry air at atmospheric pressure and 20°C is flowing with 3 III 4M
a velocity of 3 m/s along the length of a flat plate, (size:
0.5 m × 0.25 m), maintained at 100°C. Using Blasius
exact solution, calculate the heat transfer rate from: (i)
the first half of the plate (ii) full plate, and (iii) next half
of plate.

3. a) Explain the Hydrodynamic boundary layer 3 II 4M

b) A flat plate, 1 m wide and 1.5 m long is maintained at 3 III 4M
900C in air with free stream temperature of 100C,
flowing along 1.5 m side of the plate. Determine the
velocity of air required to have a rate of energy
dissipation as 3.75 kW. Use correlations:
 NuL = 0.664 Re0.5 Pr1/3 for laminar flow, and
NuL = [0.036 Re0.8 - 836 ] Pr 1/3 for turbulent flow.
Take average properties of air at 50°C: ρ = 1.0877
kg/m3, Cp = 1.007 kJ/kgK, µ = 2.029.10–5 kg/m.s, Pr =
0.703, k = 0.028 W/mK.

4. a) Derive the expression for log mean temperature 4 II 4M

difference (LMTD) in a Counter flow heat exchanger.
b) A heat exchanger has 17.5 m2 area available for heat 4 III 4M
transfer. It is used for cooling oil at 200°C by using
water available at 20°C. The mass flow and specific heat
of oil are 10000 kg/hr and 1.9 kJ/kg K and the mass flow
and specific heat of water are 3000kg/hr. and 4.187
kJ/kg K. if the overall heat transfer coefficient is 300
W/m2-K, Estimate the outlet temperatures of oil and
water for parallel flow and counter flow arrangements
(a) by using LMTD method and (b) NTU method.

5. a) Derive expression for effectiveness by NTU method for 4 II 4M

parallel flow.
b) A counter-flow double-pipe heat exchanger is to heat 4 III 4M
water from 20°C to 80°C at a rate of 1.2 kg/s. The
heating is to be accomplished by geothermal water
available at 160°C at a mass flow rate of 2 kg/s. The
inner tube is thin-walled and has a diameter of 1.5 cm.
If the overall heat transfer coefficient of the heat
exchanger is 640 W/m2 · °C, determine the length of the
heat exchanger required to achieve the desired heating.

6. a) Discuss the following laws: 5 II 4M

i. Stefan Boltzmann’s law
ii. Laws of Planck
iii. Wien's Law
b) Two large plates are maintained at a temperature of 5 III 4M
800 °C and 300 °C respectively. Each plate has area of 6
m2. Compare the net heat exchange between the plates
for the following cases.
(i) Both plates are black
(ii) Plates have an emissivity of 0.5