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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 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
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
Overall rate of reaction in a heterogenous catalytic reaction depends upon the mass and energy transfer from the fluid to solid surface and its rate of reaction is usually __________ the concentration of catalyst, if it does not entail a chain mechanism.
A Proportional to
B Independent of
C Inversely proportional to
D Proportional to the square of
A reaction in which one of the products of reaction acts as a catalyst is called a/an __________ reaction.
A Catalytic
B Autocatalytic
C Photochemical
D None of these
The reaction in which one of the products of reaction acts as a catalyst is called a/an __________ reaction.
A Biochemical
B Photochemical
C Catalytic
D Autocatalytic
In a heating process, a heat flow diagram in which the quantities of heat in the various items of a heat balance are represented by the width of a band is called the
A Ostwald chart
B Cox chart
C Sankey diagram
D None of these
A concentric double pipe heat exchanger as compared to the shell and tube heat exchanger for the same heat load requires
A Less heating surface
B More space
C Lower maintenance cost
D None of these
For shell and tube heat exchanger, with increasing heat transfer area, the purchased cost per unit heat transfer area
A Increases
B Decreases
C Remains constant
D Passes through a maxima

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