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CSVTU B. Tech. (Seventh Semester) Examination Nov.2012 Subject: Heat and Mass Transfer Time: Three l{ours Note:
Code: ME 12712

Max marks: 80 Min Pass Marks: 28

Use of

All qaestions carry equfll marks.

HMT data book and steam tables

is

permitted

Assume suilable data d any. Solve any t eo partsfrom all questions exceptfrom question No.4.
1 a. Define or explain the following terms

(i) Thermal conductivity

(ii) thermal diffusivity

and give the meaning of each term

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(iii) Write the 3-D general heat conduction equation

) -b. A saturated vapour refrigerant at -40oC flows through a copper pipe of

diameter and wall thickness of 2 mm.

10 mm inside

A 40 mm thick of thermocole is provided on the outer

surface of the pipe to reduce the heat flow. Determine the heat leakage to the refrigerant per meter length of pipe. Assume the internal and external heat transfer coefficients to be 500 and 5

Wm2K.

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7L c. Deive the expression for the temperature distribution for the hollow spherical conduction
system for uniform thermal conductivity. State the assumptions

taken.
0 is insulated

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a. Consider a siab of thickness of L and constant thermal eonductivity k in which energy is

generdted at a constant rate dissipates heat

of

go Wm3The boundary at

andtheatx:L

by convection with heat transfbr coefficient h into a fluid at temperature T-

Develop expression for temperature distribution, and heat flux in the slab.

If

L:

1cm, k = 20

w7m.oc, go: 8 x

10t

w/m' , h:4000 wim2.

oC

and T* : 100

oC

then find
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the temperature at

x:

0 and x = L cm

4V.

A fin5 mm thick and 45 mm long has its base on a plane plate which is maintained at 125t.

The ambient temperature is 25 oC. The conductivity of the fin material is 55 WmoC and the heat

transfer coefficient

is lal Wm2. oC. Determine (i) temperature at the end of the fin (ii)
fin (iii) heat dissipated by the fin (per meter width)
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temperature at the middle of the

2 c" A slab of aluminum 10 cm thick is originally at oc. 500 It is suddenly immersed in a liquid at 100 oc resulting in heat transfer coefficient of 1200 wm2K. Determine the temperature at the center line and the surface I minute after the immersion. Also calculate the total thermal energy removed per unit area of the slab during this period. The properties of aluminium are:
p = 2700

kdm',

= 0.9 kJ/kg.K, k = 215

wmK,

and

*=

g.4 x rO's

m2ls

0g

3 a' Using von Karman integral

momentum equation and cubic velocity profile derive the expression for boundary layer thickness. state the assumptions

taken

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the tube and subsequently the surface temperature of the tube is maintained at g5 oc. Determine the length of the tube required for fully deveioped flow.
Talce thermo-physical

passed through a tube of 20 mm diameter it is found to be oc oc. heated from 20 to 50 The heating is accomplished by condensing steam on the surface of

3 b 0'5 Kg of water per minute is

properties of the water ai 60oC as :

p = 983'2 Kg/mt, Cp =4.18 kJ/kg.K,

k=

0.659

Wm.oC, u = 0.47gx 10-6

m2ls.

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the similar plate is kept in the wind tunnel and air is blown over it at a velocity of 5 mls find the boundary layer thickness at the trailing edge. Also determine the heat transfer coefficient for the natural 0g

3 c' A :fo mm long glass plate is hung vertically in ak at rL"" while its temperature is maintained at f0 oc. calculate the boundary layer thickness ,{trailing edge of the plate. If

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convection.

d' water is boiled at a tate o80 kg4r in a copper pan, 30 cm diameter at atmospheric pressure. Estimate the temperature of the bottom surface of the pan assuming nucleate pool boiling condition. Determine the peak heat flux for the conditions given
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0g

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A refrigerator is designed to cool1250 dgth othot liquid of (ip : 3350 J/kg K) using a parallel flow arrangement. 1000(dhof cooling water is available

at

1i0 0c

a temperature 10 "C.

the heat exchanger is 0'25 m2, calculate the outlet temperatur-, also the effectiveness of tf,e heat

tr the overall heat transfer coefficient is l iop wlmzK and ,*;;;;;

for cooling purpose at

exchanger.

-- 'r'v "{{"'loot.a

vvvrvv and water and fiquid

. 0g

5a. What are radiation shape factors and why are they used? Also show that the shape factor
between two parallel circular discs

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fig. 1 is given

as:

-.4*z cz

{ta
X

={/+ B'+CIl ,.J

t^

l.-1 .-+(

Yl
{b,
l%

ftr ( ,t. ;{n

Fig
1.

U_

ii 'l

}_-t
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5 b. Derive the expression for equivalent emissivity for the radiation exchange between two
large concentric cylinders whose inner and outer surfaces are maintained at temperatures T1 and
T2 and their emissivities 4r srand 12 respectively.

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5 c. (i) An open pan20 cm in diameter and 8rcm deep contains water at 25 oC and is exposed to

dry atmospheric air.

If

the rate of diffusion of water vapour is 8.54 x l0-4 kg/h, estimate the
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diffirsion coefficient of water in air.

(ii) Define Fick's Law of diffusion.