ME62/ME63/ME702

USN 1 M S
(Autonomous Institute, Affiliated to VTU)
(Approved by AICTE, New Delhi & Govt. of Karnataka)
Accredited by NBA & NAAC with ‘A+’ Grade

EXAMINATIONS SEPTEMBER /OCTOBER 2021

SUPPLEMENTARY SEMESTER / GRADE IMPROVEMENT/ RE –REGISTERED CANDIDATES
Program : B.E. : Mechanical Engineering Semester : VI /VII
Course Name : Heat and Mass Transfer Max. Marks : 100
Course Code : ME62/ME63/ME702 Duration : 3 Hrs

Instructions to the Candidates:

 Answer any five full questions.
 Use heat transfer data hand book is permitted.

1. a) Derive the three-dimensional general heat conduction equation in CO1 (10)

Cartesian Coordinates.
b) A square plate heater of size 20cmx20cm is inserted between two CO1 (10)
slabs. Slab A is 3cm thick (k=50 w/m-k) and slab B is 1.5cm
(k=0.2w/m-k). The outside heat transfer coefficients on both sides of
A and B are 200 and 50 w/m 2-k respectively. Temperature of
surrounding air is 250C. If the rating of the heater is 1 kw. Find
(i) maximum temperature in the system. (ii) Outer surface
temperature of two slabs. Draw the equivalent circuit for the system.

2. a) Derive the critical radius of insulation relation for a cylinder. CO1 (10)
b) A steam pipe 10 cm I D and 11 cm O D is covered with an insulating CO1 (10)
substance (k=1w/m-k). The steam temperature and the ambient
temperature are 2000C and 200C, respectively. If the convective heat
transfer coefficient between the insulation surface and the air is
8 w/m-k, find (i) critical radius of insulation (ii) heat loss per meter of
the pipe (iii) Outer surface temperature.

3. a) Derive the temperature distribution and the rate of heat transfer CO2 (10)
relations for an infinite length fin.
b) Thin fins of brass whose k=75w/m-k re welded longitudinally on a 5cm CO2 (10)
diameter brass cylinder which stands vertically and is surrounded by
air at 200C. The heat transfer coefficient from the metal surface to the
air is 17 w/m2-k. If 16 uniformly spaced fins are used each 0.8 mm
thick and extending 1.25cm from the cylinder. What is the rate of heat
transfer from the cylinder per meter length to the air when the
cylinder surface is maintained at 1500C.

4. a) Derive the temperature distribution and instantaneous heat transfer CO2 (10)
relations for a lumped heat unsteady state heat transfer.
b) A steel ball of 5cm diameter at 560 0C is suddenly placed in a controlled CO2 (10)
environment at 1000C. Given the following data, find the time required
for the ball to obtain a temperature of 1500C.
Cp=450 j/kg-k, K=35 w/m-k, h=15 w/m-k, ρ=800 kg/m3.

5. a) What is hydrodynamic boundary layer? Briefly explain the growth of CO3 (08)
boundary layer over a flat plate.
b) When is forced convection preferred over free convection? CO3 (04)

c) Determine the heat transfer rate per unit width of a plate needed to CO3 (08)

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maintain it at a surface temperature of 30 0c. when air at a pressure of
0.06bar and temperature of 3000c flows with a velocity of 10m/s over
a flat plate of 1m length. Take properties of air film temperature
k= 0.0364w/m k Pr= 0.687 µ =24.6x10 6Ns/m2 and use these relation
Nu=0.664Re0.5 Pr0.33.

6. a) Using dimension analysis to free convection, show Nu = f(Gr Pr ). CO3 (10)

b) Find the heat lost by human body by convection to surrounds air. The CO3 (10)
body can be approximated to a vertical cylinder of 25cm in diameter
and 175cm in height. The air at 13 0c and body is at 370c. Take
properties for film temperature at 25 0c. ᵞ =15.71x10-6 m2/s,
K=2.614x10-2 w/m k Pr= 0.707 use correlation Nu= 0.13 (Gr Pr)1/3.

7. a) Which type of heat exchanger is more effective? Why? Derive an CO4 (10)
expression for LMTD for the more effective heat exchanger.
b) A heat exchanger, which is designed to cool 10kg/s of air from 300 0c CO4 (10)
to 800c, contains 400 tubes, each having a diameter of 40mm. The
inlet and outlet temperature of cooling water are 30 0c and 900c
respectively. The inside and outside heat transfer co-efficient on both
sides are 200 and 650w/m2k. Determine:
i) the mass flow rate
ii) the type of heat exchanger
iii) the heat transfer rate and
iv) the length of the heat exchanger.

8. a) Discus the various concepts in boiling heat transfer with help of the CO4 (10)
boiling curve.
b) Define condensation process. Differentiate between film wise and drop CO4 (10)
wise condensation with suitable sketches.

9. a) What do you understand from a black body? Explain the following law CO5 (10)
of black body radiation.
i) Planck’s Law and
ii) Stefan Boltzmann law.
b) A black body emits radiation of maximum intensity at a wavelength of CO5 (05)
0.5µm. Calculate the surface temperature and heat flux at the surface
of the body.
c) What is shape factor? Explain briefly with suitable examples. CO5 (05)

10. a) Explain Fick’s law of diffusion. Enumerate importance aspects of Fick’s CO5 (10)
law.
b) A well is 30m deep and 9m in diameter is exposed to atmospheric CO5 (10)
pressure at 250c. The air at the top has 50% relative humidity. Find
the diffusion of water vapour through the well if DAB = 2.58x10-5 m2/s.

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