TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING

MID-SEMESTER EXAMINATION

APE 142 HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER 2+1

Total marks : 40
Time : 1 hour
10.04.2002
PART A

* Answer any EIGHT only 8 x 0.5 =4

Give the units for the following in SI units (1 to 5)

1. Thermal conductivity
2. Film Coefficient of Heat Transfer
3. Thermal resistance
4. Specific heat
5. Kinematic Viscosity

Define the following (6 to 10)

6. Reynolds number
7. Heat exchanger
8. Forced Convection
9. Newton Rickman Law
10.Effective thermal conductivity

PART B
Answer any SIX questions 6x1=6

1. What is Logarithmic Mean Temperature Difference

2. What is good conductor. Give two examples
3. What are the modes of heat transfer. Explain.
4. Mention the applications of heat exchangers
5. Explain the working principles of a heat exchanger.
6. Differentiate between the Film coefficient of heat transfer and overall heat transfer
coefficient.
7. Explain shape factor
8. Differentiate between forced convection and free convection.
PART C
Answer any FIVE questions 5x2=
10

1. Derive an equation for determining the film heat transfer coefficient in forced convection
by dimensional analysis.

2. Derive the relationship for the estimation of heat transfer rate in a composite cylinder of
three layers.

3. Prove that the heat loss per square metre of outside surface of a hollow sphere heated from
inner sphere is equal to 2 K (t1 - t2) / (D2-D1) (D2/D1) Where t1and t2 are temperatures and
D1 and D2 are inner and outer diameters.

4. Exhaust gases flowing through the tubular heat exchanger at the rate of 20 kg/min are
cooled from 450oC to 150oC by water initially at 20oC. The specific heat of gases may be
taken as 1.13 kJ/kg oK, and overall heat transfer co-efficient may be taken as 140 W/m2.
Calculate the surface area needed if the water flow is 25 kg/min for (a) parallel flow (b)
counter-flow.

5. A hollow steel sphere of radii 24 cm and 32 cm contains 100 watts electrical heating
element. The inner and outer surface film coefficient of heat transfer are 30 and 10 W/moK.
Neglecting the thermal resistance of the metal and assuming a steady state, determine the
internal temperature, if the outside temperature is 22oC.

6. Derive the relationship for the determination of heat transfer rate in a hollow sphere heated
internally. Use usual notations.