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DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

B.Tech 5th Semester End-Sem Exam. 2023
SUBJECT NAME HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER
TIME: 3 Hrs FULL MARKS: 7𝟎
Instruction:
(i)There are Nine Questions in this
paper.(ii)Attempt Only Five Question in
all.
(iii)The marks are indicated in right hand margin.
(iv)Question No. 1 is compulsory.

Q1. Choose the correct answer of the following (any seven) 2*7=14
a) Heat is transferred by conduction, convection and radiation in
(i) Melting of ice (ii) boiler furnace (iii) condensation of steam in condenser (iv) none of these

b) For a given flow and for the same thickness, the temperature drop across the material will be maximum for
(i) Copper (ii) Steel (iii) Glass wool (iv) Brick

c) In a shell and tube heat exchanger, baffles are provided on the shell side to
(i) Improve heat transfer (ii) Provide support for tubes (iii) prevent stagnation of shell side fluid (iv) All of these

d) Fourier's law of heat conduction gives the heat flow for

(i) Irregular surface (ii) Non uniform temperature surface (iii) 1-D only (iv) 2-D only

e) The critical radius is the insulation radius at which the resistance to heat flow is
(i) Maximum (ii) Minimum (iii) Zero (iv) None of these

f) Which of the following is the case of heat transfer by radiation?

(i) Blast furnace (ii) Heating of building (iii) Cooling of parts in furnace (iv) All of the above

g) The normal automobile radiator is a heat exchanger of the type of

(i) Direct contact (ii) parallel flow (iii) counter flow (iv) cross flow

h) The hydrodynamic and thermal boundary layers are identical at Prandtl number equal to
(i) 0.5 (ii) 1 (iii) 10 (iv) 50

i) The free convection heat transfer is significantly affected by

(i) Reynolds number (ii) Grashof number (iii) Prandtl number (iv) Stantaon number

Q2. Derive an expression for infinitely long fin for

(a) Temperature distribution in the fin 7
(b) Rate of heat transfer 7

Q3. (a) Why concept of critical thickness of insulation is not applicable for wall. Derive an expiration for critical thickness of
insulation for Cylinder. 4
(b) Define the terms (i) shape factor, (ii) summation rule and (iii) gray body 10

Q4.(a) Define Dirichlet boundary condition? State the condition which must be satisfied to treat the temperature distribution in
a fin as one dimensional. 6
 (b) What is the physical significance of the Nusselt number? 4
(c) What is the difference between evaporation and boiling? Draw the boiling curve and identify the different boiling regimes.
4

Q5. (a)What is internal heat generation? Give example where internal energy generation occurs. 4
(b) What are the different modes of heat transfer? How does heat conduction differ from heat convection? 10

Q6. (a) A large concrete slab thermal diffusivity of 2*10-3 m2/hr, 1m thick has 1-D temperature distribution prescribed as T=10-
20X+20X2+10X3, Where T is temperature and X is the distance from one face towards other face of the wall. What is the rate
of temperature (℃/hr) at the other face of the wall? 4
(b) A furnace is shaped like a long equilateral triangular duct. The width of each side is 1 m. The base surface has an emissivity
of 0.7 and is maintained at a uniform temperature of 600K. The heated left side surface closely approximates a blackbody at
1000K. The right side surface is well insulated. Determine the rate at which heat must be supplied to the heated side externally
per unit length of the duct in order to maintain these operating conditions. 10

Q7. (a) Define the terms absorptivity, reflectivity and transmissivity of the radiation with the diagram. 4
(b) What is lumped system analysis? When is it applicable? 4
(c) What is the difference between the fin effectiveness and the fin efficiency? 6

Q8. (a) Derive an expression for logarithmic mean temperature difference (LMTD) in case of counter flow heat exchanger.
10
(b) State Fick’s law of diffusion. What are its limitations? 4

Q9. Consider two large parallel plates at T1 =727℃ with emissivity €1=0.8 and other at T2 =227℃ with emissivity €2 =0.4. An
aluminum radiation shield with emissivity €s =0.05 on the both sides is placed between the plates. Calculate the percentage
reduction in heat transfer rate between two plates as a result of the shield. 14