Heat Transfer MCQ’s – Dimensional Analysis- Advantages and Limitations
1 - Question
Ratio of actual velocity to sonic velocity is known as
a) Mach number
b) Peclet number
c) Reynolds number
d) Grashof number
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Explanation: It is the ratio of the speed of a body to the speed of sound in the surrounding medium.
2 - Question
The value of Prandtl number for air is about
a) 0.1
b) 0.4
c) 0.7
d) 1.1
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Explanation: It is about 0.7. It is indicative of the relative ability of the fluid to diffuse momentum and internal energy by molecular mechanisms.
3 - Question
Let us say Mach number (greater than one), the flow is
a) Sonic
b) Subsonic
c) Supersonic
d) No flow
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Explanation: Compressibility effects are important for supersonic aircraft, and shock waves are generated by the surface of the object. It is supersonic.
4 - Question
Free convection heat flow does not depend on
a) Density
b) Coefficient of viscosity
c) Gravitational force
d) Velocity
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Explanation: It does not depend on coefficient of viscosity.
5 - Question
Which dimensionless number has a significant role in forced convection?
a) Prandtl number
b) Peclet number
c) Mach number
d) Reynolds number
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Explanation: It is indicative of the relative importance of inertial and viscous effects in a fluid motion. Reynolds number is important in forced convection.
6 - Question
The non-dimensional parameter known as Stanton number is used in
a) Forced convection heat transfer
b) Condensation heat transfer
c) Natural convection heat transfer
d) Unsteady state heat transfer
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Explanation: It is the ratio of heat transfer coefficient to the flow of heat per unit temperature rise due to velocity of the fluid. It is used only in forced convection heat transfer.
7 - Question
The Prandtl number will be lowest for
a) Water
b) Liquid metal
c) Lube oil
d) Aqueous solution
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Explanation: It is minimum in case of liquid meta
8 - Question
The dimensionless parameter l 3 p 2 β g d t/µ 2 is referred to as
a) Stanton number
b) Schmidt number
c) Grashof number
d) Peclet number
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Explanation: It indicates the relative strength of the buoyant to viscous forces. It is the Schmidt number
9 - Question
Figure depicts the variation of which two numbers?
a) Nusselt number and Reynolds number
b) Stanton number and Reynolds number
c) Peclet number and Grashof number
d) Nusselt number and Stanton number
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Explanation: It depicts variation of Nusselt number and Reynolds number for flow of air over a pipe of 25 mm outside diameter. This correlation curve permits the evaluation of Nusselt number for air flow over any size of pipe as long as Reynolds number of that arrangement lies within the range.
10 - Question
Heat is loss from a 100 mm diameter steam pipe placed horizontally in ambient air at 30 degree Celsius. If the Nusselt number is 25 W/m2 K and thermal conductivity of the air is 0.03 W/m K, then heat transfer coefficient will be
a) 7.5 W/m2 K
b) 16.5 W/m2 K
c) 25 W/m2 K
d) 30 W/m2 K
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Explanation: N = h d/k. So, h = N k/d = 7.5 W/m2 K