R.V.R. & J.C.

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, GUNTUR

(Autonomous)
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
CH 224 PROCESS HEAT TRANSFER
B.Tech. Semester IV TIME:45 MIN.
(Second Year)
2019-2020 ASSIGNMENT TEST-II MARKS:12

1 The black flat roof of a building has an emissivity of 0.9 and an absorptivity of 0.8 for
solar radiation. The sun beats down at midday with an intensity of 300 Btu/ft 2.hr (a) if
the temperature of the air and of the surroundings is 68 oF, if the wind velocity is
negligible, and if no heat penetrates the roof, what is the equilibrium temperature of the
roof? For the rate of heat transfer by conduction-convection use q/A = 0.38 (T)1.25,
where T is he temperature drop between roof and air in degrees Fahrenheit, (b) what
fraction of the heat from the roof is lost by radiation.
2 On a clear night, when the effective blackbody temperature of space is -70 oC, the air is
at 15 oC and contains water vapour at a partial pressure equal to that of ice or liquid
water at 0oC. A very thin film of water, initially at 15 oC, is placed in a very shallow
well insulated pan, placed in a spot sheltered from the wind with a full view of the sky.
If hc = 2.6 W/m2 oC, state whether ice will form, supporting the conclusion with
suitable calculations.
3. A vertical tubular condenser is to be used to condense 2,100 kg/h of ethyl alcohol,
which enters at atmospheric pressure. Cooling water is to flow through the tubes at an
average temperature of 30 oC. The tubes are 31 mm OD and 27 mm ID. The water side
coefficient is 2,800 W/m2oC. Fouling factors and the resistances of the tube wall may
be neglected. If the available tubes are 3 m long, how many tubes will be needed? Data
are as follows.
Boiling point of alcohol =Th=78.4 oC ; Heat of vaporization =856 J/g ;
Density of liquid = f=769 kg/m3.

4 Water at the rate of 68 kg/min is heated from 40 oC to 80 oC by an oil having specific

heat of 1.9 kJ/kg oC. The fluids are used in a counter flow double pipe heat exchanger,
and the oil enters the exchanger at 110 oC and leaves at 75 oC. The overall heat transfer
coefficient is 350 W/m2 oC. Calculate the heat transfer area and flow rate of oil. Specific
heat of water = 4.187 kJ/kg oC
5 A solution of organic colloids is to be concentrated from 15 to 50% solids in a vertical
tube evaporator? The solution has a negligible elevation boiling point, and the specific
heat of feed is 0.93, saturated steam is available at 0.8 atm abs (temperature of steam
Ts = 200 oF) and the pressure in the condenser is 100 mm Hg abs (condenser
temperature T = 124 oF). The feed enters at 15 oC. The overall coefficient is 1,700 W/m2
o
C. The evaporator must evaporate 25,000 kg of water per hour. How many square
meters of surface are required, and what is the steam consumption in kilograms per
hour?
6 Discuss in detail the 1-2 and 2-4 shell and tube heat exchangers with neat sketches.