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Sakunthala Engineering College Department of Mechanical Engineering Cycle Test -1 ME2251-Heat and Mass Transfer Total Marks: 50 Time: 1 hr 30 min Part-A (5 X 2 = 10 Marks) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. State Fouriers Law of conduction Write down the equation for heat transfer through a composite plane wall. What is critical radius of insulation? Define Reynolds number (Re) Define boundary layer thickness. Part-B (40 Marks) 6. A furnace wall consists of three layers. The inner layer of 10 cm thickness is made of firebrick (k =1.04 W/mK). The intermediate layer of 25 cm thickness is made of masonry brick (k=0.69 W/mK) followed by a 5 cm thick concrete wall (k=1.37 W/mK). When the furnace is in continuous operation the inner surface of the furnace is at 800C while the outer concrete surface is at 50C. Calculate the rate of heat loss per unit area of the wall, the temperature at the interface of the firebrick and masonry brick and the temperature at the interface of the masonry brick and concrete. (8 Marks) (OR) 7. Write down the momentum equation for a steady, two dimensional flow of an incompressible, constant property Newtonian fluid in the rectangular coordinate system and mention the physical significance of each term. (8 Marks) 8. A composite wall is formed 2.5 cm copper plate (k=335 W/m. K), a 3.2 layer of asbestos (k=0.110 W/m.K) and a 5 cm layer of fiber plate (k=0.049 W/mK). The wall is subjected to an overall temperature difference of 560C (560C on the Cu plate side and 0C on the fiber plate side). Estimate the heat flux through this composite wall and the interface temperature between asbestos and fiber plate. (16 Marks) (OR) 9. Obtain an expression for the temperature profile of an infinitely long fin of uniform cross section from basic principles and hence calculate the heat transfer by fin. (16 Marks) 10. A steel tube of 5 cm ID, 7.6 cm OD and k = 15 W/m. K is covered an insulation of thickness 2 cm and thermal conductivity, 0.2 W/m. K. A hot gas at 330C and h = 400 W/m2K flows inside the tube. The outer surface of the insulation is exposed to cold air at 30C with h =60 W/m2K. Assuming a tube length of 10 m, find the heat loss from the

tube to the air. Also find, across which layer the largest temperature drop occurs. (16 Marks) (OR) 11. Air at 400 K and 1 atm pressure flows at a speed of 1.5 m/s over a flat plate of 2 m long. The plate is maintained at a uniform temperature of 300 K. If the plate has a width of 0.5 m, estimate the heat transfer coefficient and the rate of heat transfer from the air steam to the plate. Also estimate the drag force acting on the plate.

VEL TECH HIGH TECH Dr.RANGARAJAN Dr.SAKUNTHALA ENGINEERING COLLEGE AVADI, CHENNAI-62. Subject: ME 2251 Heat and Mass Transfer Semester: IV Branch: Mechanical Engineering Cycle Test: II Test No.: Date: Maximum: 50 Marks (Use of Steam Tables, Mollier Chart and HMT Data Books is permitted) Part-A (5 X 2 = 10 Marks) 1. In which mode of heat transfer is the convection heat transfer coefficient usually higher, natural or forced convection? Why? 2. What is the physical meaning of Fourier number? 3. List the various promoters used for maintaining dropwise condensation. 4. Define LMTD of a heat exchanger. 5. Draw the velocity and temperature profiles for free convection on a hot vertical plate.

Part-B (40 Marks) 6. Explain the thermal and velocity boundary layer for flow over a horizontal flat plate. (8 Marks) (OR) 7. Engine oil (k = 0.14 W/m K, = 80 x 10-6 m2/s) flows with a mean velocity of 0.2 m/s inside a 1.25 cm diameter tube which is electrically heated at the wall at a uniform rate of 2.45 kW/m2.The heat transfer is taking place in the fully developed region. Calculate the temperature difference between the tube wall surface and the mean flow temperature. (8 Marks) 8. a) Compare parallel flow and counter flow heat exchanger. What are the limitations of LMTD method? (8 Marks) b) A counter flow double pipe heat exchanger using superheated steam is used to heat the water at a rate of 3 kg/s. The steam enters the exchanger at 180C and leaves at 130C. The inlet and exit temperature of water are 30C and 80C, respectively. The overall heat transfer coefficient is 820 W/m2K. Calculate the heat transfer area required. What would be the increase in surface area, if fluids flow in parallel? Take Cp of water = 4.187 kJ/kgK. (8 Marks) (OR) 9. Engine oil (k = 0.14 W/m K, = 80 x 10-6 m2/s) flows with a mean velocity of 0.2 m/s inside a 1.25 cm diameter tube which is electrically heated at the wall at a uniform rate of 2.45 kW/m2.The heat transfer is taking place in the fully developed region. Calculate the temperature difference between the tube wall surface and the mean flow temperature. (16 Marks) 10. Consider laminar film condensation of a stationary vapour on a vertical flat plate of length L and width b. Derive an expression for the average heat transfer coefficient. State the assumption made. (16 Marks) (OR) 11. a) Explain briefly fouling in heat exchangers. (6 Marks) b) Hot gases enter a finned tube, cross flow heat exchanger with a flow rate of 1.5 kg/s and a temperature of 250C. The gases are used to heat water entering the exchanger at a flow rate of 1 kg/s and an inlet temperature of 35C. On the gas side, the overall heat transfer coefficient and the area are 100 W/m2K and 40 m2 respectively. What is the rate of heat transfer by the exchanger and what are the gas and water exit temperatures? Assume Cp of gas as 1.0 kJ/kgK. (10 Marks)

VEL TECH HIGH TECH Dr.RANGARAJAN Dr.SAKUNTHALA ENGINEERING COLLEGE AVADI, CHENNAI-62. Subject: ME 2251 Heat and Mass Transfer Semester: IV Branch: Mechanical Engineering Model Examination Test No.: Date: Part-A (5 X 2 = 10 Marks) 1. State Newtons law of cooling. 2. An electrically heated plate dissipates heat by convection at a rate of 8000 W/m2 in to the ambient air at 25C. If the surface of the hot plate is at 125C, calculate the heat transfer coefficient for convection between the plate and the air. 3. What is compact heat exchanger? Give examples. 4. What is burnout point? Why is it called so? 5. Define NTU of a heat exchanger. Is it correct to say that, larger the NTU, larger the heat exchanger will be? Part-B (40 Marks) Maximum: 50 Marks (Use of Steam Tables, Mollier Chart and HMT Data Books is permitted)

6. A vertical plate 15 cm high and 10 cm wide is maintained at 140C.Calculate the maximum heat dissipation rate from the both sides of the plate in an ambient of at 20C. The radiation heat transfer coefficient is 9.0 W/m2 K. For air at 80C : =21.09 x 10-6 m2/s, Pr =0.692, kf = 0.03 W/m K. (8 Marks) (OR) 7. Discuss: Film wise dropwise condensation and Pool boiling phenomenon. (8 Marks) 8. Water is to be boiled at atmospheric pressure in a mechanically polished stainless steel pan placed on top of a heating unit. The inner surface of the bottom of the pan is maintained at 108C. The diameter of the bottom of the pan is 30 cm. Assuming Csf =0.0130. Calculate i) the rate of heat transfer to the water, and ii) the rate of evaporation of water. (16 Marks) (OR) 9. Define effectiveness of a heat exchanger. Derive an expression for the effectiveness of a double pipe parallel flow heat exchanger. State the assumptions made. (16 Marks) 10. Explain briefly the various regimes of pool boiling of water at atmospheric pressure. (16 Marks) (OR) 11. A heat exchanger is designed to cool 8.7 kg/s of alcohol (Cp = 3.84 kJ/kg K.) from 75C to 45C with cooling water entering the tube side at 15C and a flow rate of 9.6 kg/s, the overall heat transfer co-efficient based on the outer surface of the tube is 500 W/m2K. Find the heat transfer area for the following arrangements. i) One shell pass two tube passes, ii) Cross-flow, both fluids unmixed

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