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In case of a vertical tube evaporator, with increase in the liquor level, the __________ is increased.
A Velocity of circulation
B Liquor-film co-efficient
C Both A and B
D Neither A and B
In case of a vertical tube evaporator, with increase in the liquor level, the
A Capacity of the evaporator is decreased
B Capacity of the evaporator is increased
C True temperature drop increases
D Both B and C
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
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
__________ liquor is best handled in a long tube vertical evaporator.
A Foamy
B Scaling
C Viscous
D Salting
A forced circulation long tube vertical evaporator as compared to the natural circulation evaporator
A Is economical in operation
B Employs high velocity, high heat transfer rate and less heating surface requirement
C Employs a centrifugal pump placed between external downtake from vapor drum and inlet to tube bundle
D Both B & C
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 a shell and tube heat exchanger, the tube side heat transfer co-efficient just at the entrance of the tube is
A Infinity
B Zero
C Same as average heat transfer co-efficient for tube side
D None of these
The concept of overall coefficient of heat transfer is used in case of heat transfer by
A Conduction
B Convection
C Radiation
D Conduction and convection
In convection heat transfer from hot flue gases to water tube, even though flow may be turbulent, a laminar flow region (boundary layer of film) exists close to the tube. The heat transfer through this film takes place by
A Convection
B Radiation
C Conduction
D Both convection and conduction

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