SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY

(Established under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956)

Course & Branch: B.E – Aeronautical

Title of the paper: Heat Transfer
Semester: VI Max.Marks: 80
Sub.Code: 526603-626603 Time: 3 Hours
Date: 28-04-2009 Session: FN

PART – A (10 x 2 = 20)

Answer ALL the Questions
1. What is critical thickness of insulation?

2. What is meant by Lumped heat analysis?

3. State Newton’s law of convection.

4. Define boundary layer thicknesses.

5. What is meant by Reflectivity?

6. What is the purpose of radiation shield?

7. What are the types of heat exchanger?

8. What is meant by Fouling factor?

9. Define ablative heat transfer.

10. Define aerodynamic heating?

 PART – B (5 x 12 = 60)
Answer ALL the Questions

11. A furnace wall consists of three layers. The inner layer is 10cm
thick and made of fire brick (K=1.04W/mK). The intermediate
layer is 25cm thick and made of masonry brick (K= 0.69W/mK)
followed by a 5cm thickness concrete wall (K = 1.37W/mK).
When the outer concrete is at 50°C. Calculate the rate of heat loss
per unit area of the interface of the fire brick and masonry brick
and the temperature at the interface of the masonry brick and
concrete.
(or)
12. An aluminum plate (K=160W/m°C, ρ = 2790kg/m3, CP =
0.88KJ/kg°C) of thickness L = 3cm and at a uniform temperature
of 225°C is suddenly immersed at time t = 0 in a well stirred fluid
maintained at a constant temperature Tα = 25°C. Take h =
320W/m2°C. Determine the time required for the centre of the
plate to reach 50°C.

13. Air at 20°C is flowing along a heated plate at 134°C at a velocity

of 3m/s.The plate is 2m long and 1.5m wide, Calculate the
thickness of the hydrodynamic boundary layer and the skin
friction coefficient at 40cm from the leading edge of the plate.
The kinematic viscosity of air at 20°C is 15.06 x 10-6m2/s.
(or)
14. Air at 25°C flows over 1m X 3m (3m long) horizontal plate
maintained at 200°C at 10m/s. Calculate the average heat transfer
coefficients for both laminar and turbulent regions. Take
Re(critical) = 3.5 X 105.

15. Calculate the net radiant heat exchange per square metre area for
two parallel plates at temperature of 427°C and 27°C respective.
ε(hot plate) = 0.9 and ε(Cold plate) = 0.6. If a polished aluminum shield
 is placed between them, find the percentage of reduction in the
heat transfer. ε(Shield) = 0.4.
(or)
16. Two very large parallel plates with emissivities 0.5 exchange
heat. Determine the percentage reduction in the heat transfer rate
if a polished aluminum radiation shield of ε = 0.04 is placed in
between the plates.

17. In a double pipe counter flow heat exchanger 10,000kg/hr of an

oil having a specific heat of 2095J/kg K is cooled from 80°C to
50°C by 8000Kg/hr of water entering at 25°C. Determine the heat
exchanger area for an overall heat transfer co-efficient of
300W/m2K. Take Cp for water as 4180J/kg K.
(or)
18. A parallel flow heat exchanger has hot and cold water stream
running through it, the flow rates are 10 and 25Kg/min
respectively. Inlet temperatures are 75°C and 25°C on hot and
cold sides. The exit temerpature on the hot side should not exceed
50°C. Assume hi = hO = 600 W/m2K. Calculate the area of heat
exchanger using ε - NTU approach.

19. Air at a pressure of 1/30atm, temperature - 23°C and velocity

600m/sec flows over a flat plate 0.80m long and 0.30m wide.
Calculate the amount of cooling needed to maintain the plate
surface at a uniform temperature of 300K.
(or)
20. A flat plate 0.7m long and 1.0m wide is placed in a wind tunnel
where the flow conditions are M = 3, P = 5Kpa and T = 40°C.
How much cooling must be used to maintain the plate
temperature at 35°C?