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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

BE - SEMESTER–VII (NEW) EXAMINATION – WINTER 2017
Subject Code: 2170102 Date: 07/11/2017
Subject Name: Theory of Heat Transfer
Time: 10:30 AM TO 01:00 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.

Q.1 (a) Write temperature profile equation and heat transfer equation from fin 03
for 1) Infinite long fin 2) Tip insulated fin 3) Tip non insulated fin
(b) Define and Explain significance of fin effectiveness & fin efficiency. 04
(c) Air at 27°C is flowing across a tube with a velocity of 25 m/s. The tube 07
could be either a square of 5 cm side or circular cylinder of 5 cm
diameter. Compare the rate of heat transfer in each case if the tube
surface is at 127°C. Use the correlation: Nu = C Ren Pr0.33
C = 0.027, n = 0.805 for cylinder
C = 0.102, n = 0.675 for square tube
Use following properties of air
Cp = 1009 J/kg-K k = 3 x 10-2 W/m-K
 = 20.92 x10-6 m2/s Pr = 0.7 ρ= 0.955 kg/m3

Q.2 (a) What is meant by thermal resistance? Explain the electrical analogy for 03
solving heat problems.
(b) What is the “critical radius” of insulation? And derive an expression for 04
the same for cylinders.
(c) The walls of a refrigerated truck consist of 1.2 mm thick steel sheet 07
(k=18 W/m-K) at the outer surface, 22 mm thick cork (k=0.04 W/m-K)
on the inner surface. Consider Heat transfer coefficient of 5 W/m2-K
(between inside air and inside surface) and Heat transfer coefficient of
30 W/m2-K (between outside air and outside surface). The temperatures
at the inside and outside air are 0C & 35respectively.
Calculate (1) heat transfer rate
(2) steel-cork interface temp
OR
(c) A steel fin (k = 54 W/mK) with a cross section of an equilateral triangle, 07
5 mm inside and 80 mm long. It is attached to a plane wall maintained at
400°C. The ambient air temperature is 50°C and convective heat transfer
coefficient at surface is 90 W/m2K. Calculate the heat dissipation rate
from the rod.
Q.3 (a) Define Gr and Nu numbers. Explain its significance in natural 03
convection heat transfer.
(b) Explain lumped heat capacity method of heat transfer and state its 04
assumptions.
(c) Using dimensional analysis, obtain a general form of equation for forced 07
Convective heat transfer.

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Q.3 (a) Distinguish between natural and forced convection heat transfer. 03
(b) Discuss the various regimes in boiling and explain (i) the condition for 04
the growth of bubbles and (ii) effect of bubble size on boiling.
(c) A vertical plate 0.4 m high and 0.41 m wide at 50°C is exposed to steam 07
at 100°C. Calculate the following (i) Film thickness at bottom of the
plate (ii) Maximum velocity at the bottom of the plate (iii) Total heat
transfer rate and heat flux. Assume at mean temperature of 75°C.
ρ = 976 kg/m3, k = 0.668 W/mK, μ=405 x10-6 kg/ms, hfg = 2258 kJ/kg
Q.4 (a) Sketch the temp variations in (i) counter-flow heat exchangers (ii) Boiler 03
(iii) Condensor
(b) Explain the concept of thermal boundary layers. 04
(c) Prove that the effectiveness of parallel flow heat exchanger is given by 07

OR
Q.4 (a) Why is counter-flow Heat Exchanger more effective than a parallel flow 03
heat exchanger.
(b) What are the fouling factors? Explain their effect in Heat Exchanger 04
design.
(c) Hot water at 2.5 kg/s and 100°C enters a concentric tube counter flow 07
heat exchanger having a total area of 23 m2. Cold water at 20°C enters at
5 kg/s and the overall heat transfer coefficient is 1000 W/m2K.
Determine the total heat transfer rate and the outlet temperature of hot
and cold fluids.

Q.5 (a) State & explain Kirchoff’s identity. 03

(b) Explain dropwise and filmwise condensation. 04
(c) A cubical room 4 m × 4 m × 4 m is heated through the ceiling by 07
maintaining it at uniform temperature of 350 K, while walls and the
floor are at 300 K. Assuming that the all surfaces have an emissivity of
0.8, determine the rate of heat loss from ceiling by radiation.
OR
Q.5 (a) What are the radiation surface and space resistances? How are they 03
expressed? For what kind of surface, is radiation surface resistance zero?
(b) What does the view factor represents? When the view factor from a 04
surface to itself not zero? What is radiation shield? Where is it used?
(c) Define total emissive power (Eb) and intensity of radiation (Ib). Show 07
that Eb = π×Ib

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