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In a counter flow heat exchanger, cold fluid enters at 30°C and leaves at 50°C, whereas hot fluid
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The variation in thermal conductivity of a wall material is stated to conform to the relation K = K0
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An electric cable of aluminium conductor [K = 240 W/mK] is to be insulated with rubber [K = 0.15
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Cork is a good insulator because

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In respect of free convection over a vertical plate, the Nusselt number for laminar and turbulent
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In order to achieve maximum heat dissipation the fin should be designed in such a way that it has
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The thermal resistance from heat conduction through a hollow sphere of inner radius r1  and
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After expansion from a gas turbine, the hot exhaust gases are used to heat the compressed air
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parallel flow heat exchanger by water entering at 35°C and leaving at 20.5°C at the rate 9 kg/min.
What is the heat exchanger area for an overall heat transfer coefficient of 860 W/m2K?
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Consider a deep-space probe constructed as 1 m diameter polished aluminium sphere. Estimate
the equilibrium temperature that probe reaches if the solar energy received is 300 W/m2. For
solar radiation, absorptivity of aluminium is 0.3 and the average emissivity for aluminium at low
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In a certain process, oil at 35°C flows over a flat plate at 6 cm/s. The plate is 6 m long is heated
uniformly and maintained at surface temperature of 95°C. What will be thermal boundary layer
thickness at the trailing edge of the plate?
At the mean film temperature, tm  = 65°C, the relevant fluid properties are
Thermal diffusivity, α = 7.2 × 10–8 m2/s
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Kinematic viscosity, ν = 0.65 × 10–4 m2/s
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Two horizontal steam mains A and B with diameters 5 cm and 15 cm respectively are so laid
down in a boiler house that any mutual heat effect are precluded. Both the mains are at same
surface temperature of 500°C whilst the ambient air is at 50°C. The relevant fluid properties are
also same for both. Workout the ratio of convective heat transfer coefficient of A to that of B.
Utilize the relation Nu = 0.52 [Gr. Pr ]0.25
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Hot water having specific heat 4200 J/kgK flows through a heat exchanger at the rate of 4
kg/min with an inlet temperature of 100°C. A cold fluid having specific heat of 2400 J/kgK flows
in at the rate of 8 kg/min with inlet temperature 20°C. The maximum possible effectiveness of
heat exchange if fluid flow conforms to parallel flow arrangement is __________.
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The oven of an electric stove, of total surface area 2.9 m2 dissipates electrical energy at the rate
of 600 W. The surrounding room air is at 20°C and the surface heat transfer coefficient between
the room air and the surface of the oven is 11.35 W/m2 K. If wall thickness of stove is 3.8 cm and
thermal conductivity of stove material 0.069 W/mK. The inside surface temperature of stove is
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present rate, by further covering with same insulation. The additional thickness of insulation is
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A electronic semi-conductor device generates 0.159 kJ/hr of heat. To keep the surface
temperature at the upper safe limit of 75°C aluminium fins are attached having 0.5 mm square
and 10 mm length to the surface. If kAl  = 690 kJ/m-hr K and h = 45 kJ/m2 hr K and ambient
temperature at 30°C. The number of fins required are __________. Consider fin with insulated tip.
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Two rods with insulated tips A and B of the same length and diameter protrude from a surface of
120°C and are exposed to air at 25°C. The temperature measured at the ends of the rods are
50°C and 75°C respectively. If thermal conductivity of material A is 20 W/mK. Then the thermal
conductivity of material B is __________ W/mK.
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A cylinder of radius 15 mm and made of material having thermal conductivity 5 W/mK is

surrounded by a cylindrical shell of inner radius 15 mm and outlet radius 30 mm. The outer shell
is made up of material of thermal conductivity 15 W/mK. The two ends of the combined system
are maintained at two different temperatures. Under steady state condition and no loss of heat
across cylindrical surface, the equivalent thermal conductivity of the arrangement is __________
W/mK.
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The initial temperature of a steel ingot is 100°C. It is heated in a furnace with furnace gas
temperature 1200°C. The time required by the ingot to reach temperature of 800°C is 1000
seconds. Then time required by the ingot to reach the temperature of 900°C from initial 100°C is
__________ seconds.
(Assume lumped parameter analysis)
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