Baffles are provided in heat exchangers to increase the________________?

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What is the geometric mean of two heat transfer areas A1 and A2 ?

A. √(A1 . A2) B. √(A1 + A2) C. ½ √(A1 . A2) D. 2 √(A1 . A2)...

A composite wall consists of two plates A and B placed in series normal to the flow of heat. The thermal conductivities are kA and kB and the specific heat capacities are CPA and CPB for plates A and B respectively. Plate B has twice the thickness of plate A. At steady state, the temperature difference across plate A is greater than that across plate B, when_________________?

A. CPA > CPB B. CPA < CPB C. kA < 0.5 kB D. kA >2 kB...

Which of the following parameters of the fluid is not very important, while deciding its route in a shell and tube heat exchanger ?

A. Corrosiveness & fouling characteristics B. Pressure C. Viscosity D. Density...

Pick out the wrong statement ?

A. With change in temperature, the radiant energy emitted by a black body remains unchanged B. Absorptivity of a body approaches unity in case of diffuse reflection C. Absorptivity of a perfectly black body is unity D. Value of Stefan-Boltzmann constant is 4.876 × 10-8 KCal/m2.hr.°K4...

The critical radius ‘r’ of insulation on a pipe is given by____________________?

A. r = 2k/h B. r = k/h C. r = k/2h D. r = h/k...