1.

Two concentric tubes with diameters 300 mm and 250 mm respectively are maintained at
temperature of 540 oC & 450 K. The emissivity of first tubes is 0.87 and second is 0.20.
Determine the net heat transfer by radiation between the surfaces of tubes expressed in watts
for each square meter.
2. What is radiation shield? Derive Q with ‘n’ shields = 1/(n+1) Q without shield
3. Describe shell and tube heat exchanger design by Kerns Method.
4. A fin has 5 mm diameter and 100 mm length with insulated end. The thermal conductivity of
fin material is 400W/m K. One end of the fin is maintained at 130 oC and its remaining surface
is exposed to ambient air at 30 oC. If the convective heat transfer coefficient is 40W/m2-K,
Calculate the heat loss (in W) from the fin.
5.

Two large parallel plates of emissivity's 0.1 & 0.05 at absolute temperature of 350 K & 300 K
are situated 2.5 mm apart in air. Calculate the total heat transfer per unit area.

Data: σ= 5.67x10-8 W/m2K4

An evaporator is operating at 1atm pressure. It is desired to concentrate the feed from 5% solute
to 20% solute (by weight) at a rate of 1.38 kg/s. Dry saturated steam at a pressure corresponding
to saturation temperature of 399 k (126o C) is used. The feed is at 298 k and B.P.E. is 5 K. The
overall heat transfer coefficient is 2350 W/(m2.K). Calculate the area of heat transfer to be
provided.

Data : Treating the solution as pure water and neglecting B.P.E.

Latent heat of condensation of steam at 399 K = 2185 kJ/kg

Latent heat of evaporation of water at 101.3 25 KPa

6. and 373 K =2257 KJ/kg , Cpf =4.187 KJ/(Kg.K.)

A heat exchanger has heat transfer coefficient 1000 W/m2K on a side whose surface area is 100 m2.
Calculate outer temperature of hot and cold fluids for co-current & counter flow if

Data:

Hot fluid inlet temperature=500 K

Cold fluid inlet temperature=310 K

Mass flow rate of hot fluid=5 kg/s

Mass flow rate of cold fluid=6 kg/s

Specific heat of hot fluid=3.125 KJ/kg

Specific heat of Cold fluid=4.184 KJ/kg