BRANCH : BIO TECHNOLOGY TIME : 1 Hrs.

YEAR/ SEM : II / III DATE :

Answer ALL Questions

PART A (9 x 2 = 18)
1. Define Critical Thickness of Insulation.
2. What is an insulator? Mention different insulating materials.
3. What are Fins? List the types.
4. What is thermal resistance and provide the mathematical statement for thermal resistance for
a composite wall.
5. Differentiate Fin efficiency and Fin effectiveness.
6. Give some Dimensionless groups involved in Forced convection.
7. What is local heat transfer coefficient of a plate thats cooling?
8. List out the types of boiling.
9. What is dropwise and Film wise condensation?

PART B (2 x 16 = 32)
1. (a) Derive expression for temperature distribution, under one dimensional Steady state heat
conduction equation for the following systems a) composite wall b) composite cylinder.
or
(b) Explain the concept of Critical Thickness of Insulation and derive the equation for critical
thickness for a cylinder

2. (a) Explain condensation and its types with neat sketch.

or
(b) Air at 200C at atmospheric pressure flows over a flat plate at a velocity of 3m/s. If the
plate is 1m wide and 80C, Calculate the following at x = 300m.
a. Hydrodynamic boundary layer thickness
b. Thermal boundary layer thickness
c. Local friction co-efficient
d. Average friction co-efficient
e. Local heat transfer co-efficient
f. Average heat transfer co-efficient Heat transfer

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DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT TEST I

SUB : Unit Operations in Process Industries MAX. MARKS : 50

BRANCH : BIO TECHNOLOGY TIME : 1 Hrs.
YEAR/ SEM : II / III DATE :