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Chemical Heat Transfer

Which of the following parameters is increased by use of finned tube in a multipass shell and tube heat exchanger ?

Which of the following parameters is increased by use of finned tube in a multipass shell and tube heat exchanger ?

A. Tube side pressure drop and the heat transfer rate
B. Convective heat transfer co-efficient
C. Effective tube surface area for convective heat transfer
D. All A. B. and C.

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Chemical Heat Transfer

Value of Nusselt number [Nu = (hD/k)] for the heat transfer by conduction from a droplet or a spherical particle to a surrounding stagnant film is__________________?

Value of Nusselt number [Nu = (hD/k)] for the heat transfer by conduction from a droplet or a spherical particle to a surrounding stagnant film is__________________?

A. 0.5
B. 2
C. 10
D. 100

Value of Nusselt number [Nu = (hD/k)] for the heat transfer by conduction from a droplet or a spherical particle to a surrounding stagnant film is__________________? Read More »

Chemical Heat Transfer

The Dittus-Boelter equation for convective heat transfer [(i.e. h = 0.023 (K/D) (Re)0.8 (Pr)0.4] cannot be used for________________?

The Dittus-Boelter equation for convective heat transfer [(i.e. h = 0.023 (K/D) (Re)0.8 (Pr)0.4] cannot be used for________________?

A. Low Reynold’s number
B. Very low Grashoff number
C. Molten metals
D. All A., B. and C.

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Chemical Heat Transfer

The radiation heat flux from a heating element at a temperature of 800°C, in a furnace maintained at 300°C is 8 kW/m2. The flux, when the element temperature is increased to 1000°C for the same furnace temperature is_____________________?

The radiation heat flux from a heating element at a temperature of 800°C, in a furnace maintained at 300°C is 8 kW/m2. The flux, when the element temperature is increased to 1000°C for the same furnace temperature is_____________________?

A. 11.2 kW/m2
B. 12.0 kW/m2
C. 14.6 kW/m2
D. 16.5 kW/m2

The radiation heat flux from a heating element at a temperature of 800°C, in a furnace maintained at 300°C is 8 kW/m2. The flux, when the element temperature is increased to 1000°C for the same furnace temperature is_____________________? Read More »

Chemical Heat Transfer