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  1. Out of 100 kcal/second of incident radiant energy on the surface of a thermally transparent body, 300 kcal/second is reflected back. If the transmissivity of the body is 0.25, the emissivity of the surface will be

  2. A.
    0.35
    B.
    0.45
    C.
    0.55
    D.
    0.85

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  3. The purpose of providing a 'catchall' in the vapor line of an evaporator is to

  4. A.
    create vacuum
    B.
    regulate the vapor flow
    C.
    vent the non-condensible gases
    D.
    arrest the entrained liquid

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  5. What is the thermal conductivity of a perfect heat insulator ?

  6. A.
    zero
    B.
    one
    C.
    D.
    between 0 and ∞

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  7. 'Fouling factor' used in the design of a multipass shell and tube heat exchanger is a

  8. A.
    non-dimensional factor.
    B.
    factor of safety.
    C.
    conversion factor for individual film heat transfer co-efficient to overall heat transfer co-efficient.
    D.
    none of these.

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  9. A fluid is flowing inside the inner tube of a double pipe heat exchanger with diameter 'd'. For a fixed mass flow rate, the tube side heat transfer co-efficient for turbulent flow conditions is proportional to

  10. A.
    d0.8
    B.
    d-0.2
    C.
    d-1
    D.
    d-1.8

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  11. Prandtl and Reynolds analogy are same, when Prandtl number is

  12. A.
    0.5
    B.
    1
    C.
    > 2
    D.
    1.5

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  13. Heat transfer occurs by natural convection because change in temperature causes difference in

  14. A.
    viscosity
    B.
    density
    C.
    thermal conductivity
    D.
    heat capacity

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  15. The ratio of kinematic viscosity to thermal diffusivity is called the __________ number.

  16. A.
    Peclet
    B.
    Prandtl
    C.
    Stanton
    D.
    Nusselt

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