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FOUR YEAR B.TECH. DEGREE EXAMINATION _ APRIL, 2016.
SIXTH SEMESTER EXAMINATION
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
HEAT TRANSFER (HT)
(scHEME - 2013)
Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks: 70
Note : Question No. 1 is compulsory and it must be answered first in Sequence at
one place only.
Question No. 1 carries 10 marks and remaining questions carry 15 marks each,
Use of Heat and Mass Transfer Databook is Permitted.
1. Answer the following. (10 x 1 = 10)
(a) What is the physical significance of thermal conductivity?
(b) What are the different modes of heat transfer?
(c) What is governing equation for l-D heat generation systems?
(d) What is Dirchlet boundary cond-ition?
(e) Define fin efficiency.
(0 When to use colburn anaiogy?
(g) What is forced convection?
(h) Absorptivity of white paper is
(i) What is heat pipe?
CI) What is evaporation and boiling?
Derive general 3-D heat conduction equation in Cartesian coordinate system.
(15)
(a) Fxplain the concept of response of a thermocouple. (5)
5. (a) Sketch velocity and temperature profile for a free convection on vertical
hot plate. (5)
(b) A platc of size 20 cm x 30 cm is used as a water heater in a process plant.
The temperatirre of water is 20oC while the heater plate is maintained at
a temperature of 120'C. Determine the heat transfer rate by free
convection when 20 cm side of the heater is kept vertical. (10)
6. (a) Derive LMTD expression for counter flow heat exchanger. (7)
(b) Explain regimes of pool boiling phenomenon with the help of boiling
curve. (8)
(b) Explain the concept of radiation shields. Where is i.t used? (5)
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