Department of Mechanical Engineering

AUTONOMOUS PRACTICAL EXAMINATIONS – NOVEMBER 2023

Programme/ Branch: BE/ ME Year/Semester: III / V
Course Code & Name of the Course : 21MD11/Heat and Mass Transfer
Venue / Mode of Exam: HMT Laboratory/Offline
Date: 02.11.2023 Session: AN
Duration: 3 Hours
Question Paper
1. Estimate the thermal conductivity of insulating powder contained in a spherical ball
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with 25 watts and 30 watts heat supply conditions and provide the inference
2. Calculate the thermal conductivity of composite wall by conducting an experiment
K4 CO5
with 20 watts and 25 watts heat input conditions and provide the inference.
3. Find the heat transfer coefficient under natural convection from a vertical cylinder at
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20 watts and 25 watts heat supply conditions and provide the inference
4. Evaluate the heat transfer coefficient under forced convection from a tube at 30
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watts heat supply condition and provide the inference
5. Determine the emissivity of a grey surface in comparison with black surface at 20
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watts and 25 watts heat input conditions and provide the inference.
6. Estimate the heat transfer from pin-fin apparatus through forced convection mode
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at 25 watts and 30 watts heat input conditions and provide the inference
7. Calculate the Stefan– Boltzmann constant through the given apparatus K4 CO4

8. Estimate the thermal conductivity of pipe insulation using lagged pipe apparatus at
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25 watts heat input and provide the inference.
9. Evaluate the Effectiveness of shell and tube heat exchanger for the input voltage of
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230.
10. Find the Coefficient of Performance and determine of tonnage capacity of
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Refrigeration system

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