1) The Grashof number is

a) Thermal diffusivity/mass diffusivity b) inertial force/surface tension force

c) sensible heat/latent heat d) buoyancy force/viscous force

2) Heat transfer by natural convection is enhanced in systems with

a) high viscosity b) high coefficient of thermal expansion
c) low temperature gradients d) low density change with temperature

3) In forced convection, the Nusselt number is a function of

a) Re and Pr b) Re and Gr c) Pr and Gr d) Re and Sc

4) In pipe flow heat is transferred from hot wall to the liquid by

a) conduction only b) forced convection only
c) forced convection and conduction d) free and forced convection

5) Heat transfer occurs by natural convection because change in temperature causes

differences in
a) viscosity b) density
c) thermal conductivity d) heat capacity

6) The heat flux (from outside to inside) across an insulating wall with thermal
conductivity, K= 0.04 W/m.°K and thickness 0.16m is 10 W/m2. The temperature of the
inside wall is - 5°C. The outside wall temperature is
a) 25°C b) 30°C c) 35°C d) 40°C

7) Which of the following plays an important role in problems of simultaneous heat and
mass transfer ?
a) Lewis number b) Schmidt number c) Prandtl number d) Sherwood number

8) Dimension of mass diffusivity is the same as that of

a) kinematic viscosity b) dynamic viscosity c) surface tension d) pressure

9) In case of non-ideal gases and liquids, the molal diffusivity

a) varies inversely as the pressure. b) varies directly as the pressure.
c) is independent of pressure. d) is equal to the volumetric diffusivity.

10) The Schmidt number which is defined as, μ/ρ D, is the ratio of the
a)momentum diffusivity to the mass diffusivity.
b) thermal diffusivity to the mass diffusivity.
c) momentum diffusivity to the thermal diffusivity.
d) mass diffusivity to the thermal diffusivity.

11) The velocity profile for turbulent flow through a closed conduit is
a)logarithmic b)Parabolic c)linear d)Hyperbolic
12) The terminal velocity of a small sphere settling in a viscous fluid varies as the
a) first power of its diameter b)Inverse of the fluid viscosity
c) inverse square of the diameter d) square of the difference in specific weights of
solid & fluid

13) For a particle settling in water at its terminal settling velocity, which of the following is
true ?
a) Buoyancy = weight + drag b) Weight = buoyancy + drag
c) Drag = buoyancy + weight d) Drag = weight

14) Drag force acting on a body does not depend upon the
a) projected area of the body b)density of the body
c) density of the fluid. d)velocity of the body

15) In natural convection heat transfer, the correlating parameter is the

a) Graetz number b) Grashoff number
c) Eckert number d) Bond number

16) In case of heat transfer by conduction in a hollow cylinder, __________ mean area is
used to calculate the heat transfer rate.
a) geometric b) arithmetic c) logarithmic either (a), (b) or (c)

17) Which of the following has maximum thermal conductivity ?

a) Tar b) Coal c) Iron d) Nitrogen

18) A wall has two layers of materials A and B; each made of a different material. Both the
layers have the same thickness. The thermal conductivity of materialA is twice that of B.
Under the equilibrium, the temperature difference across the wall is 36°C. The
temperature difference across the layer A is __________ °C.
a)12 b)14 c)6 d)18

19) The terminal velocity of a particle moving through a fluid varies as dpn. What is the
value of n' for Newton's law regime ?
a)0.5 b)1 c)1.5 d)3

20) Pick out the Kozney-Karman equation (valid for low NRe) for fluid flow through a
packed bed of solids.

a) b)

c) d)

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