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Model Question Paper-1 with effect from 2022-23 (CBCS Scheme)

USN

Sixth Semester B.E. Degree Examination

HEAT TRANSFER
TIME: 03 Hours Max. Marks: 100
Note: 01.Answer any FIVE full questions, choosing at least ONE question from each MODULE.
02. M: Marks, L: Blooms Level, C: Course outcomes
03. Use of Heat Transfer Data Hand Book, Thermodynamics Data Hand Book and Steam Tables are
permitted.
04. Assume missing data suitably

Module-1 M L C

Q.01 a Explain the different modes of heat transfer with examples 6 L2 CO1
b Explain the concept of thermal contact resistance
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c A composite slab made of three layers 15 cm, 10 cm and 12 cm thickness. The
first layer is of material with k=2.5 W/mK, and occupies 60% of area and the
rest is of k=1.45 W/mK. The second layer is made of material 12.5 W/mK for
50% area and remaining is of material with k=18.5 W/mK. The third layer is
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of single material with k=0.76 W/mK. The slab is exposed to warm air at 26oC
and cold air is -20oC on the outer side. The convective coefficients are 15 and
20 W/m2 K on the inside and outside respectively. Estimate heat flow and
interface temperatures.
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Q.02 a Derive the expression for critical radius of insulation of cylinder 6 L3 CO1
b Explain the experimental method of determining the thermal conductivity of a
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metal rod.
c A 1 mm diameter electric wire is covered with 2 mm thick layer of insulation
(k=0.5 W/mK). Air surrounding the wire at 25oC and h=25 W/m2 K, the wire
temperature is 100oC. Find:
(i) The rate of heat dissipation forms the wire per unit length with and 8 L3 CO1
without insulation.
(ii) The critical radius of insulation
(iii) The maximum value of heat dissipation.
Module-2
Q.03 a Derive an expression for the temperature distribution for a long fin of uniform
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cross section with insulated tip.
b A copper fin (k=396 W/mK) 0.25 cm in diameter protrudes from a wall at
95oC into ambient air at 25oC. The heat transfer coefficient by free convection
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is equal to 10 W/m2K. Find the heat loss if (a) the fin is infinitely long, (b) the
fin is 2.5 cm long and the coefficient at the end is the same as around the

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circumference
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Q.04 a Define Biot number and Fourier number and explain their significance in
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transient heat conduction
b An ordinary egg can be approximately as sphere of 5 cm diameter. The initial
temperature of egg is 5oC before it is dropped into 95oC water with convective
heat transfer coefficient of 1200 W/m2 oC/. Assume the egg properties to be 12 L3 CO2
same as that of water and evaluate the time required for the centre of egg to
attain a temperature of 70oC.
Module-3
Q.05 a Explain the finite difference formulation of differential equation of 1-D steady
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heat conduction
b What are the limitations of analytical solution used in the engineering
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problem? Discuss the advantages of numerical method over analytical method.
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Q.06 a Write a brief note on the concept of black body 4 L2 CO3
b State and explain
(i) Kirchhoff’s Law
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(ii) Planks law
(iii) Stefan-Boltzmann law
c A long steel rod 20 mm in diameter is to be heated from 427 oC to 538oC. It is
placed concentrically in a long cylinder furnace which has an inside diameter
of 160 mm. the inner surface of the furnace is at a temperature of 1093 oC and
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has an emissivity of 0.85. If the surface of the rod has an emissivity of 0.6,
estimate the time required for the heating operation. Take the density of steel
as 7800 kg/m3 and its specific heat is 0.67 kJ/kg K
Module - 4
Q. 07 a Explain the development of boundary layer over a flat plate with different
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zones
b Atmospheric air at 100oC enters a 0.04 m diameter, 2m long tube with a
velocity of 9 m/s. A 1 kW electric heater wound on the outer surface of the
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tube provide a uniform heat flux to the tube. Find (i). the mass flow rate of air.
(ii). Exit temperature of air. (iii). The temperature of the tube at outlet
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Q.08 a Define the following non dimensional numbers and explain their significance:
(i) Reynolds number
(ii) Prandtl number
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(iii) Nusselt number
(iv) Grashoff’s number
(v) Stanton number
b A sheet metal air duct carries air-conditioned air at an average temperature
of 10oC. the duct size is 320 mm x 200 mm and length of the duct exposed to
the surrounding air at 30oC is 15 m long. Find the heat gain by the air in the
duct. Assume 200 mm side is vertical and top surface of the duct is
insulated. Use the following properties.
Nu = 0.6(Gr.Pr)0.25 for vertical properties
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Nu = 0.27 (Gr.Pr)0.25 for horizontal surface
Take the properties of the air at mean temperature of (30+10)/2= 20oC as
given below; Cp = 100 J/kg K; ρ = 1.204 kg/m3, μ = 18.2 × 10−6 N − s2 /m,
ν = 15.1 × 10−6 m2 /s k = 0.256 W/mK, Pr = 0.71

Module-5
Q.09 a Discuss the regimes of pool boiling curve 10 L2 CO5
b The outer surface of a vertical cylinder drum of 350 mm diameter is exposed
to saturated steam at 20 bar for condensation. If the surface temperature of the
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drum is maintained at 80oC, calculate (i) the length of the drum and (ii) the
thickness of the condensate layer to condense 70 kg/h of steam
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Q.10 a Derive the equations for LMTD for a parallel flow heat exchangers 10 L3 CO5
b A 4 kg/s product stream from a distillation column is to be cooled by a
3 kg/s water stream in a counter flow heat exchanger. The hot and cold
stream inlet temperatures are 400 K and 300 K respectively and the area of
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the exchangers is 30 m2. If the overall heat transfer coefficient is estimated to
be 820 W/m2K, determine the product stream outlet temperature if its
specific heat is 2500 J/kg K and the coolant outlet temperature

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Model Question Paper-2 with effect from 2022-23 (CBCS Scheme)
USN

Sixth Semester B.E. Degree Examination

HEAT TRANSFER
TIME: 03 Hours Max. Marks: 100
Note: 01.Answer any FIVE full questions, choosing at least ONE question from each MODULE.
02. M: Marks, L: Blooms Level, C: Course outcomes
03. Use of Heat Transfer Data Hand Book, Thermodynamics Data Hand Book and Steam Tables are
permitted.
04. Assume missing data suitably

Module-1 M L C

Q.01 a Derive the general three dimensional Heat Conduction Equation in Cartesian
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coordinates and state the assumptions made.
b A composite wall is made up of external thickness of brick work 110 mm
thick and inside layer of fibre glass of 75mm thick. The fibre glass is covered
internally by an insulating board 25mm thick. The coefficient of thermal
conductivity for three materials are as follows: Brick work=1.15W/mK, fibre
glass=0.04W/mK, insulating board=0.06W/mK. Surface heat transfer
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coefficient of inside wall is 2.5W/m2 K while that of outside wall is 3.1W/m2 K. CO1
Determine the overall heat transfer coefficient for the wall and using the same
determine the heat loss per hour through such a wall. The wall is 4m high &
10m long. Take inside wall temperature as 27ºC & external ambient
temperature 10ºC.
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Q.02 a Explain the Boundary Conditions of 1st, 2nd and 3rd kind. 6 L2 CO1
b Derive an expression for temperature distribution and rate of heat transfer for a
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hollow cylinder.
c A 100mm diameter steam pipe is covered by layers of lagging. The
inside layer is 40mm thick and has thermal conductivity of 0.07W/m-K. The
outside layer is 25mm thick and has K2=0.1W/m-K. The pipe conveys
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steam at a temperature of 130ºC. The outside temperature of lagging is 24ºC.
If the steam pipe is 20m long, determine the heat lost per hour, interface
temperature of lagging neglecting the resistance of steam pipe.
Module-2
Q.03 a Derive the one dimensional fin equation for a fin of uniform cross section. By
integrating the fin equation, obtain the expression for the temperature variation 10 L3 CO2
in a long fin.
b A 1 m long, 5 cm diameter cylinder placed in an atmosphere of 40 0C is
provided with 12 longitudinal straight fins (k= 75 W/mK), 0.75 mm thick. The
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fin protrudes 2.5 cm from the cylinder surface. The heat transfer coefficient is
23.3 W/m2 K. Calculate the rate of heat transfer if the surface temperature of
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the cylinder is 150 C.
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Q.04 a Obtain an expression for instantaneous heat transfer and total heat transfer for
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lumped heat analysis treatment of heat conduction problems.
b An iron sphere of diameter 5cm is initially at uniform temperature of 2250C. It
is suddenly exposed to an ambient at 25⁰C with convection coefficient of
500W/m2K
1. Calculate the centre temperature 2 min after the start of exposure
2. Calculate the temperature at a depth of 1cm from the surface after 2min 10 L3 CO2
of exposure
3. Calculate the energy removed from sphere during this period.
Take thermo physical properties of iron plate as k=60W/m-K, ρ=7850
kg/m3, CP=460J/kg-K, α=1.6X10-5m2/s.
Module-3
Q.05 a Differentiate between the experimental, analytical and numerical methods of
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determining the solution of a heat transfer problem.
b Explain how the numerical solution is obtained for an one dimensional
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transient heat transfer problem using finite difference method.
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Q.06 a State and Explain the following laws of radiation:
(i) Steafan Boltzmann Law
(ii) Kirchoff’s law
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(iii) Planck’s law
(iv) Wein’s displacement law
(v) Lambert’s Cosine law.
b Two large parallel plates with emissivities 0.5 and 0.8 are maintained at 800 K
and 600 K respectively. A radiation shield having an emissivity of 0.1 on one
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side and 0.05 on the other side is placed in between. Calculate the heat transfer
per unit area with and without the radiation shield.
Module - 4
Q. 07 a Differentiate between Free and Forced Convection. 4 L2 CO4
b With respect to fluid flow over a flat plate, explain the following: (i) Velocity
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Boundry layer (ii) Thermal Boundry layer.
c Air at 20ºC and at atmospheric pressure flows at a velocity of 4.5m/s over a
flat plate with sharp leading edge. The Entire plate surface is maintained
at a temperature of 60ºC. Assuming that the transition rate occurs at a
critical Reynolds number of 5x105, find the distance from the leading edge
at which the flow in the boundary layer changes from laminar to
turbulent. At this location, calculate the following: 10 L3 CO4
(i) Thickness of hydrodynamics boundary layer
(ii) Thickness of thermal boundary layer
(iii) Local & average heat transfer coefficient
(iv) Heat transfer rate from both sides for unit width of the Plate
(v) Skin friction coefficient.
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Q.08 a Explain the experimental method of determining the heat transfer coefficient
using Natural convection method when the air follows over a (i) horizontal 10 L2 CO4
cylinder and (ii) Vertical cylinder.
b Calculate the heat transfer from a 60W incandescent bulb at 125ºC to
ambient air at 25ºC. Assume the bulb as a sphere of 50mm diameter. 10 L3 CO4
Also find the percentage of power lost by free convection; Nu=0.6(GrPr)1/4.
Module-5
Q.09 a Differentiate between the mechanism of filmwise and dropwise condensation.
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Explain why dropwise condensation is preferred over filmwise condensation.
b List the assumptions made in the Nusselts Condensation theory. 6 L2 CO5
c A steam condenser consists of a square array of 400 tubes each 6mm in
diameter. The tubes are exposed to saturated steam at a pressure of 0.15bar.
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The tube surface is maintained at a temperature of 25⁰C. Calculate the
condensation rate per unit length of the tube.
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Q.10 a Derive an expression for effectiveness in terms of NTU for a parallel flow heat
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exchanger.
b A cross flow heat exchanger with both fluids unmixed is used to heat
water flowing at the rate of 20kg/s from 25ºC to 75ºC using gases available
at 300ºC to be cooled to 180ºC the overall heat transfer coefficient is 95 10 L3 CO5
W/m2K. Using LMTD method only, determine the area of heat exchanger
required for heat transfer. Take CP for gases=1005J/kg-K.

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