Part B (4x15=60Marks)

Q11) a) A steel bar (K= 60W/mK) of square cross section connects two metallic
structures. One is maintained at a temperature of 200OC and the other is maintained at
50OC. It has cross section of 20mmx20mm and has length of 100mm and exposed to
surrounding at 20OC with h= 0.01kW/m2K.Derive an equation for the temperature
distribution along the length of the bar and out the total heat loss from the bar. (8 Marks)
b) An Aluminum ball of 0.1m diameter initially available at 900OC need to be quenched
by immersing it in an air stream available at 30OC. The temperature of the ball needs to
be reduced to 800OC in two minutes. You may neglect the internal conduction resistance
of the ball. The blower used for blowing the air is designed to provide Reynolds number
on the ball in the range of 4000 to 40000.Property values of the air may be taken at 900K.
For the ball take density = 2707kg/m3 Cp= 1146J/kgK and K= 218W/mK. Find the
velocity of the air stream required to effect the required cooling of the ball. (7 Marks)

Q12) a) A room of 5mx5mx3m height inside dimensions is constructed with brick wall
and roof of 30cm thickness having thermal conductivity of 0.2W/mK.The room is
exposed to atmosphere of -10OC temperature during peak winter. It is required to keep
the inside temperature of the room at 22OC by allowing the steam to pass through a
horizontal pipe of 10cm diameter. Condensing steam maintains the outer surface
temperature of the pipe constant at 112OC. Find the length of the pipe required to keep
the temperature of the room constant. Neglect the heat loss through the floor, doors and
windows. Assume inside and outside temperature of the wall and roof as 22 OC and
-10OC respectively. Surface emissivity of the pipe is 0.9. ( 8 Marks)
b) Estimate the power required to boil water in a copper pan of 0.35m in diameter. The
pan is maintained at 120OC by an electric heater. What is the evaporation rate? Also
estimate the peak heat flux. (7Marks)

Q13)a) Radiator of an IC engine takes in 5LPM of water at 80OC and flows through the
steel tube of 2.54cm inside diameter and 2.88cm outside diameter. Velocity of the water
inside the tube is 50cm/s. The water is to be cooled to a temperature of at least 50 OC.
The air used for cooling undergoes temperature raise from 20OC to 35OC with outside
heat transfer coefficient of 500W/m2K in a cross flow type of heat exchanger. Find the
mass flow rate of air and the total length of the tube required. (8 Marks)
b) Find the time required for the ice kept in a cylindrical flask to completely melt. Take
the diameter of the flask as 5cm and surrounding cylinder as 8cm. Also determine the
change in time for melting if a radiation shield having diameter of 7cm is inserted
between the two. Take emissivity of all radiating surfaces as 0.2. Minimum temperature
as 0OC and maximum temperature as 30OC. Neglect other modes of heat transfer. Take
ρ=910kg/m3 and hfg = 300kJ/kg for ice. (7M)

Q14)a)Deduce an expression for critical thickness of insulation of a sphere.

b) Deduce an expression for the shape factor between an elemental disc of area dA 1 with
large disc of area A2 of diameter “D” kept directly above and parallel to small disc at a
distance of “L”.
c) Compare convective heat transfer with mass transfer in detail. ( 3x5=15Marks)
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 Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani.
I Semester 2009-2010.
Comprehensive examination
ME C331 Transport Phenomena II
Dated: 02/12/2009.
Maximum Marks: 80 Time: 3 hours Weightage: 40%
Remarks: 1) Make suitable assumption if requ ired 2) Data
hand book of Heat transfer is permitted 3) Closed book 4)
Answer the question in the same order as they appear in the
question paper.
Part A (10x2=20 Marks)
Q1) Critical insulation thickness is provided on a current carrying cable designed for
operating inside a room with still air. If the same cable is used in high wind speed
atmosphere, will the current carrying capacity of the wire will increase or decrease?
Justify. (Assume the surrounding temperature is same in both the cases).
Q2) Write steady state energy balance equation for a rectangular fin losing heat by
convection and radiation. Explain with suitable diagram.
Q3 Compare the maximum diameter of an Aluminum sphere and cyl inder for which the
variation of inside temperature can be neglected for heat transfer analysis when exposed
to convective heat transfer coefficient of 1000W/m 2 K. Assume both are available at
400K temperature. Justify your answer.
Q4) A Wind tunnel test facility for the thermal science lab of BITS -Pilani is to designed
for a fixed maximum velocity of air to study the development of laminar boundary layer
for flow over a flat plate. Will you recommend the design for cold climate of December -
January or hot climate condition of May-June? Justify your answer. (There should be no
interference of boundary layer developed from the duct and the test section)..
Q5) Air is entrapped between two horizontal glass plates of size 5mx4m kept at a
distance of 5cm from each other. The bottom plate is maintained at – 25OC by R12
refrigerant and the top plate is exposed to atmospheric air available at 25 OC. Find the heat
convection through the entrapped air and the tones of refrigeration (TR) required to
maintain the bottom plate at the given temperature. Neglect the temperature variation
within the glass plates. ( 1TR= 3.5kW).
Q6) What is called as adiabatic mixing cup temperature? What for is this used?
Q7) Deduce an expression for the radiative heat transfer coefficient for infinite parallel
plates available at different temperatures.
Q8) Draw the temperature variation of fluids in a counter flow heat exchanger with and
without fouling. Explain the effect of fouling on performance of heat exchanger with
suitable graph.
Q9) Is effectiveness a real indicator of performance of a heat exchanger? Justify your
answer.
Q10) Find the rate of evaporation of water from a well per day into a stagnant
atmospheric air available at 25 OC with relative humidity of 40%. Take the diameter of the
well as 3m and depth at which the water is available as 5m. (Take D= 0.256cm 2/s).