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Noise produced by cooling fans (employed in air cooled heat exchangers or cooling tower) is mainly caused due to the turbulence created by blade passage through air. It can be reduced by use of a slower fan
A With greater number of blades
B Of increased diameter
C Both A & B
D Neither A nor B
In an internal combustion engine, the process of removing the burnt gases from the combustion chamber of the engine cylinder is known as
A Scavenging
B Detonation
C Supercharging
D Polymerisation
Minimum temperature upto which water can be theoretically cooled down in the cooling tower by evaporative cooling is equal to the __________ temperature of air.
A Wet bulb
B Dry bulb
C Saturation
D Dew point
The scales form in heat exchanges after a period of operation and provide additional resistance to heat transfer with some heat transfer coefficient . The reciprocal of this scale heat transfer coefficient is called .
A scaling factor
B forming factor
C resisting factor
D fouling factor
Extended heat transfer surface like fins are used to increase the heat transfer rate. Fin efficiency is defined as the ratio of heat transferred across the fin surface to the theoretical heat transfer across an equal area held at the
A Surrounding temperature
B Average temperature of the fin
C Temperature of the fin end
D Constant temperature equal to that of the base
In self cooled motors the cooling time constant is about ______ than the heating time constant because cooling conditions are worse at standstill.
A 2 to 3 times greater
B 3 to 4 times greater
C 4 to 5 times greater
D none of the above
How are the efficiencies of any heat engine (miu) and reversible heat engine (miuR) compared, when both are operating between same heat source and same heat sink?
A miu = miuR
B miu>miuR
C miu
D none of these
The working pressure and temperature inside the cylinder of an internal combustion engine is _________ as compared to a steam engine.
A Low
B Very low
C High
D Very high
Air is to be heated by condensing steam. Two heat exchangers are available (i) a shell and tube heat exchanger and (ii) a finned tube heat exchanger. Tube side heat transfer area are equal in both the cases. The recommended arrangement is
A Finned tube heat exchanger with air inside and steam outside
B Finned tube heat exchanger with air outside and steam inside
C Shell and tube heat exchanger with air inside tubes and steam on shell side
D Shell and tube heat exchanger with air on shell side and steam inside tubes
If the temperature of intake air in internal combustion engine increases, then its efficiency will
A Remain same
B Decrease
C Increase
D None of these

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