Review Activity on Heat and Mass Transfer.

LINKAGE PROBLEM Nos. 1 & 2:

A furnace wall is made up of three layer of thickness 25 cm, 10 cm and 15 cm with thermal
conductivities of 1.65 W/m.K and 9.2 W/m.K respectively. The inside is exposed to gases at
1250 degg. c with a convection coefficient of 25 W/m2 K and the inside surface is at 1100
deg. c , the outside surface is exposed to air at 250C with convection coefficient of 12
W/m2.K.
1. Calculate the unknown thermal conductivity.
a. 2.50 b. 2.82 c. 4.56 d. 3.57
2. Calculate the overall heat transfer coefficient.
a. 3.06 b. 1.14 c. 0.33 d. 3.60
LINKAGE PROBLEM Nos. 3 & 4:
A furnace wall consists of 200mm layer of refractory bricks, 6 mm layer of steel plate and a
100mm layer of insulation bricks. The maximum temperature of the wall is 1150 on the
furnace side and the minimum temperature is 40 on the outermost side of the wall. An
accurate energy balance over the furnace shows that the heat loss from the wall is
400W/m2. It is known that there is a thin layer of air between the layers of refractory bricks
and steel plate. Thermal conductivities for the three layers are 1.52, 45 and 0.138 W/m
respectively.
3. Calculate how many millimeters of insulation bricks is the air layer equivalent.
a. 420.0 mm b. 277.5 mm c. 250.5 mm d. 266.5 mm
4. Calculate the temperature of the outer surface of the steel plate.
a. 329.8 K b. 399.8°C c. 329.8°C d. none of the choices
5. Detemine the steady state heat transfer per unit area through a 1.5 inch thick
homogenous slab with its two faces maintained at uniform temperatures of 100°F and 70°F.
The thermal conductivity of the material is 0.11 BTU/hr-ft-°F.
a. 56.4 BTU/hr-ft2 b. 13.4 BTU/hr-ft2 c. 26.40 BTU/hr-ft2 d. 21.70 BTU/hr-ft2
6. A 6 inch thick wall is 12 ft. high and 16 ft.long. One face is at 1500°F and the other at 300°F.
The total heat loss in BTU/hr is (k=0.15 BTU/hr-ft-°F).
a. 69,120 BTU/hr b. 69,900 BTU/hr c. 12,120 BTU/hr d. 91,260 BTU/hr
7. Assuming Reynolds analogy applies, estimate the heat transfer coefficient in BTU/hr-ft2-°F,
for water flowing inside a 2.0 in. ID smooth horizontal straight pipe at a velocity of 4 fps and
an average temperature of 78°F.
a. 2240 b. 2910
c. 2000 d. 1790
8. A furnace wall is constructed of firebrick 6 in.thick. The temperature of the inside of the
wall is 1300°F, and the temperature of the outside of the wall is 175°F. If the mean thermal
conductivity under these conditions is 0.17 BTU/hr-ft-°F. What is the rate of heat loss through
a 10 sq.ft.of wall surface?
a. 5700 BTU/hr b. 1070 BTU/hr
c. 3825 BTU/hr d. 2354 BTU/hr
LINKAGE PROBLEM Nos. 9,10 & 11:
Air is cooled in a double pipe counter current heat exchanger from 120°F to 100°F with water
entering at 60°F and leaving at 75°F.
9. Calculate the largest temperature range in the heat exchanger.
a. 20°F b. 15°F c. 40°F d. 42.5°F
10. The smallest temperature approach in the heat exchanger in problem no. 9 is

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 a. 40°F b. 15°F c. 20°F d. 42.5°F
11. The LMTD for the heat exchanger of problem no.9 is
a. 40°F b. 15°F c. 20°F d. 42.5°F
12. The view factor F21 of a sphere(1) of diameter D inside a cubical box (2) of length L=D is
a. 2 b. 3.14
c. 1 d. 1.57
13. The diffusivity of benzene in air at 0°C and 1 atm is 0.299 ft 2/hr. The diffusivity of benzene
in air at 22°C and 1 atm is
a. 0.0772 cm2/s b. 0.200 ft2/hr c. 0.089 cm2/s d. 0.0772 ft2/hr
14. Estimate the appropriate analogy, estimate the MTC in ft/hr for NH3-air-water system in a
wetted wall column where NRe=25,000, NSc= 1.8 and the velocity of the gas is 1.2 ft/s.
a. 8.76 ft/hr b. 6.8 c. 5.6 d. 0.578
15. A sphere of naphthalene having a radius of 2 mm is suspended in a large volume of still
air at 318K and 1 atm. The surface temperature of the naphthalene can be assumed to be
318K. The diffusivity at 318K and 1 atm is 6.92 x 10-6 m2/s and its vapor pressure at 318K is 0.555
mmHg. The rate of evaporation of naphthalene in g-mole/s is
a. 4.9 x 10-9 b. 9.68 x 10-5 c. 4.5 x 10-9 d. 9.7 x 10-5
16. The time it will take to evaporate a 10 mm unknown liquid at 25°C (density=40 lb/ft 3,
MW=60) in a 5-m diameter circular tank is ___ hr. The vapour pressure at 25°C is 180 mmHg,
pressure is atmospheric and Dv=0.0329 ft2/hr. Stagnant air film is 10 mm.
a. 22 hr b. 31.6 hr c. 45.3 hr d. 5.2 hr
17. For the absorption of a certain gas from air stream into water, the overall maa transfer
coefficient in the gas phase, KG= 10 -4 kmol/(m2.s.kPa) and 25% of the total resistance lies in
the liquid phase. Given that T=300 K, MW of gas= 36, the Henry`s law constant, H=0.4
kPa.m3/kmol. What is the value of the liquid phase mass transfer coefficient?
a. 1.6 x 10-4 b. 6.82 x 10-4 c. 5.23 x 10-4 d. 7.50 x 10-4
LINKAGE PROBLEM Nos. 18 & 19:
An evaporator is fed at a rate of 10000 kg/hr of weak liquor containing 4% caustic soda.
Thick liquor leaving the evaporator contains 25% caustic soda.
18. How much thick liquor is produced?
a. 1600 kg/hr b. 8400 kg/hr c. 4600 kg/hr d. 5500 kg/hr
19. The capacity of the evaporator is
a. 1600 kg/hr b. 8400 kg/hr c. 4600 kg/hr d. 5500 kg/hr
LINKAGE PROBLEM Nos. 20-22:
One thousand kilograms of a saturated solution of saltpeter at 30°C enters an adiabatic
crystallizer and exits at 10°C.
20. What is the solubility at 30°C per 100g H2O?
a. 47 b. 36 c. 10 d. 5
21. What is the mass fraction of solute in the mother liquor?
a. 0.19 b. 0.76 c. 0.65 d. 0.1597
22. What is the mass of mother liquor produced? kg
a. 250.1234 b. 809.5238 c. 423.7781 d. 895.7656
LINKAGE PROBLEM Nos. 23-26:
A 0.0254-meter solid benzene sphere is being dissolved in carbon tetrachloride flowing at
1m/s. The ambient temperature is 25°C and its diffusivity of benzene in the liquid is 1.53 x 10 -
9 m2/s. Assume uni-component diffusion such that drift is accounted. The properties are

given:

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 Benzene Carbon
tetrachloride
Density, g/cm3 0.8765 1.5867
Viscosity , cP 0.6076 1.6024

23. What is the Reynold’s number?

a. 2.65 b. 14,591.169 c. 25, 151.1358 d. 830, 123.4532
24. What is the Schmidt number?
a. 660.0619 b. 178.0917 c. 231.1450 d. 275.7648
25. What is the Sherwood number?
a. 1616.3549 b. 1781.0917 c. 2314.1450 d. 2750.7648
26. Estimate the mass transfer coefficient (m/s)
a. 1.0045 x 10-3 b. 9.7363 x 10-5 c. 8.5844 x 10-5 d. 9.6464 x 10-4
27. An equipment that converts latent or sensible heat of one fluid to the latent heat of
vaporization of another is called
a. Heat exchanger b. Boiler c.Condenser d. Regenerator
28. It is the ratio of the actual rate of heat transfer to the maximum possible amount if an
infinite heat transfer area were available
a. Economy b. Effectiveness
c. Heat Transfer Units d. Conductivity
29. Heat of solution is numerically equivalent to _____________ but of opposite sign
a. Heat of Deposition b. Latent heat of fusion
c. Heat of crystallization d. Enthalpy of solution
30. It is the of the amount of water vaporized to the amount of steam used
a. Economy b. Effectiveness
c. Heat Transfer Units d. Conductivity
31. The saturated solution resulting from crystallization process
a. Magma b. Mother Liqour
c. Moist Liquor d. Steam
32. A necessary process in order to furnish energy for vaporization
a. Mass Transfer b. Diffusion
c. Heat Transfer d. Advection
33. Hot substances diffuse faster due to
a. Increased density b. Increased kinetic energy
c. Ease of flow c. Temperature Gradient
34. Fick’s law defines the rate of mass transfer by molecular motion, also known as
a. Conveyance b. Diffusion Velocity
c. Convection d. Diffusion Flux
35. Mass transfer is enhanced by the bulk motion of the fluid as
a. Conveyance b. Diffusion Velocity
c. Convection d. Diffusion Flux
36. A process of vaporizing a portion of solvent produce a more concentrated solution
a. Drying b. Evaporation c. Crystallization d. Dehumidification
37. An operation whereby mixed liquid feed is separated into more volatile components
and less volatile components
a. Drying b. Evaporation c. Crystallization d. Distillation

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 38. Multiple-effect evaporators have economies _______
a. =1 b. less than 1 c. greater than 1 d. =0
39. Fick’s law defines the rate of mass transfer by molecular motion, also known as _____
a. Conveyance b. Diffusion Velocity
c. Convection d. Diffusion Flux
40. This accounts for the convection effects observed in turbulent diffusion
a. Mass diffusivity b. Eddy diffusivity
c. Modified Mass Transfer Coefficient d. Reynolds Number
41. A process stream of dilute aqueous solution flowing at 10 kg/s is to be heated by steam
condensate at 95°C flowing at the same rate. A 1-1 heat exchanger is available. The best
arrangement is
a. Counter flow with process stream on shell side
b. Counter flow with process stream on tube side
c. Parallel flow with process stream on shell side
d. Parallel flow with process stream on tube side
42 . For the evaporation of naphthalene sphere in air, the equation is simplified by assuming
that r2 approaches
a. 0 b.1 c. -1 d. ∞
43. Heat transfer by __________ may not necessarily require the presence of a medium
a. conduction b. natural convection c. forced convection d. radiation
44. It is the standard fraction occupied by the baffle window in shell-and-tube heat
exchangers
a. 20 % b. 25 %
c. 30 % d. 35 %
45. BPE can be estimated empirically by
a. Duhring`s Line b. Steam Tables
c. Talmadge and Fitch d. McCabe and Thiele
46. The temperature profile in steady state heat transfer is
a. Hyperbolic
b. Linear
c. Parabolic
d. Logarithmic
47. Heat and mass transfer rates vary largely with
a. Fluid Characteristic
b. Geometry
c. Nature of medium
d. All of the above
48. Also known as Oslo crystallizer
a. Krystal
b. Vacuum
c. Agitated tank
d. Draft-tube
49. In the Sieder-Tate equation for forced convection, the fluid properties are evaluated at
a. LMTD b. Bulk Mean Temperature
c. Inlet Temperature d. exit temperature
50. In forced convection, heat transfer depends on
a. Re, Pr b. Re, Gr c. Re only d. Pr, Gr
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