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  1. Which of the following is unimportant in forced convection ?

  2. A.
    Reynolds number
    B.
    Prandtl number
    C.
    Grashhoff number
    D.
    none of these

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  3. Steam is to be condensed in a shell and tube heat exchanger, 5 m long with a shell diameter of 1 m. Cooling water is to be used for removing the heat. Heat transfer co-efficient for the cooling water, whether on shell side or tube side is the same. The best arrangement is

  4. A.
    vertical heat exchanger with steam on tube side.
    B.
    vertical heat exchanger with steam on shell side.
    C.
    horizontal heat exchanger with steam on tube side.
    D.
    horizontal heat exchanger with steam on shell side.

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  5. In a multiple effect evaporator, the effect of boiling point elevation is to

  6. A.
    reduce the capacity
    B.
    reduce the economy
    C.
    increase the economy
    D.
    none of these

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  7. The rate of heat transfer through a pipe wall is given by, . For cylinder of very thin wall, q can be approximated by

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  9. Dropwise condensation occurs on __________ surfaces.

  10. A.
    clean and dirt free
    B.
    smooth clean
    C.
    contaminated cooling
    D.
    polished

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  11. For specified tube outside diameter, higher BWG means higher

  12. A.
    tube thickness
    B.
    cross-sectional area
    C.
    weight per unit length
    D.
    none of these

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  13. Pick out the wrong statement.

  14. A.
    Swenson-Walker crystalliser is a batch crystalliser.
    B.
    Super saturation of the solution is the driving potential for a crystal growth.
    C.
    The liquor left after the removal of crystals from a solution is called mother liquor.
    D.
    The first stage of crystal formation is called nucleation.

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  15. In case of a vertical tube evaporator, with increase in the liquor level, the __________ is increased.

  16. A.
    velocity of circulation
    B.
    liquor-film co-efficient
    C.
    both (a) and (b)
    D.
    neither (a) and (b)

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  17. Electromagnetic radiations propagate in vacuum with a velocity of __________ metre/second.

  18. A.
    3 x l05
    B.
    3 x l08
    C.
    3 x l010
    D.
    3 x l012

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  19. Heat flux is the time rate of heat transfer per unit

  20. A.
    length
    B.
    area
    C.
    volume
    D.
    none of these

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