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Code No: A26C4

BVRAJU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NARSAPUR
(UGC - AUTONOMOUS)
B.Tech III Year II Semester Regular Examinations, April/May 2018
HEAT TRANSFER
(Mechanical Engineering)
Time: 3 Hours Max Marks: 70
Note: This Question Paper contains two Parts A and B
Part A is compulsory which carries 20 marks. Answer all questions in Part A at one place only.
Part B Consists of 10 questions. Answer any five (one full question from each unit). Each question
carries10 marks and may have a, b, c as sub questions.
PART – A (10x2 = 20 Marks)
1. a) State Stefan Boltzmann law of radiation.
b) Differentiate steady state and unsteady state
c) What is critical radius of insulation?
d) Define Biot Number
e) Define Reynolds Number
f) What is thermal entry length?
g) What is governing parameter for free convection and define it?
h) List out various regimes in pool boiling.
i) Define NTU.
j) Give the definition of view factor?
PART – B (5x10 = 50 Marks)
2. (a) Explain the mechanism of convection heat transfer? (3 M)
(b) Derive general three dimensional heat conduction equation in Cartesian coordinate system and
mention the assumptions made? (7 M)
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3. (a) Define the Radiation heat transfer Coefficient and overall heat transfer coefficient? (3 M)
(b) Derive three dimensional general heat conduction equation in cylindrical coordinate system and
mention the assumptions made? (7 M)
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4. (a) Classify extended surfaces in detail? (4 M)
(b) A spherical container of negligible thickness holding a hot fluid at 140°C and having An outer
diameter of 0.4 m is insulated with three layers of each 50 mm thick Insulation of k1 = 0.02: k2 =
0.06 and k3 = 0.16 W/mK. (Starting from inside). The Outside surface temperature is 30°C.
Determine the heat loss? (6 M)
OR
5. (a) Derive the expression to estimate the rate of conduction heat transfer from a one dimensional slab
whose thermal conductivity varies linearly with temperature? (5 M)
(b) A orange of diameter 10 cm is initially at a uniform temperature of 30°C. It is placed in a
refrigerator in which the air temperature is 2°C. If the heat transfer coefficient between the air and
the orange surface is 50 W/m2 K, determine the time required for the centre of the orange to reach
10°C. Assume the thermal properties of the orange are the same as those of water at the same
temperature (α_ =1.4 x 10-7 m2/s and k= 0.59 W/m K). (5 M)
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6. (a) Water at 15°C (ρ = 999.1 kg/m3 and μ = 1.138 x10-3 kg/m s) is flowing in a 4-cm-diameter and 30-
m long horizontal pipe made of stainless steel steadily at a rate of 5 kg/s. Determine (i) the pressure
drop and (ii) the pumping power requirement to overcome this pressure drop. (5 M)
(b) Prove by dimensional analysis that the Nusselt number for a forced convection is a function of
Reynolds and Prandtl number. (5 M)
OR
7. (a) State the Buckingham’s π Theorem. Explain various parameters used in forced convection. (4 M)
(b) Atmospheric air at 25°C flows at 50 m/s velocity past a flat plate 0.6 m long with its Surface
maintained at 295°C. Under these conditions, the air may be treated as Incompressible. Make
calculations for heat transferred to air from the entire plate length taking into account both laminar
and turbulent portions of boundary layer. Presume unit width of plate and the critical Reynolds
number to be 5x105.What percentage error would be introduced if the boundary layer is presumed to
be of turbulent nature from the very leading edge of plate. (6 M)
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8. (a) A 6-m-long section of an 8-cm-diameter horizontal hot water pipe passes through a large room
whose temperature is 20°C. If the outer surface temperature of the pipe is 70°C, determine the rate of
heat loss from the pipe by natural convection. (6 M)
(b) Explain the conditions under which drop wise condensation can take place? (4 M)
OR
9. (a) Classify the modes of condensation and write short notes on each? (4 M)
(b) The outer Surface of a vertical cylinder drum of 350 mm diameter is exposed to saturated steam
at 2.0 bar for condensation. Rate of condensation is 70 kg/h. The drum surface is maintained at
80°C. Determine (i) the height of the drum and (ii) the thickness of condensate layer? (6 M)
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10. (a) What is a heat exchanger? What are its applications? (3 M)
(b) A counter flow heat exchanger through which passes 12.5 kg/s of air to be cooled from 540°C to
140°C, contains 4200 tubes, each having a diameter of 30mm. The inlet and outlet temperatures of
cooling water are 25°C and 75°C respectively. If the water side resistance to flow is negligible,
calculate the tube length required for this duty. For turbulent flow inside tubes, you can use:
Nu=0.023Re0.8Pr0.4 Properties of the air at the average temperature are as follows: ρ=1.009 kg/m3,
Cp = 1.0082 kJ/kg°C, µ=2.075 X 10-5 kg/ms and k=3.003*10-2 W/m K (7 M)
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11. (a) How does the surface resistance different from space resistance in Radiation? (4 M)
(b) Two parallel plates 3mx2m, placed 1m apart, are maintained at 500°C and 200°C, their
respective emissivity being 0.3 and 0.5. If the temperature of the room in which these plates and
located is 40°C, estimate the heat lost by the hotter plate. Consider radiation only. (6 M)
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