III B.

Tech II Semester Regular/Supple, Examinations

Sub Code: R20ME3202 Subject Name: HEAT TRANSFER
(ME)
MODEL PAPER-I
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70M
Note: Answer All FIVE Questions.
All Questions Carry Equal Marks (5 X 14 = 70M)

Q.No. Questions KL CO Marks

Unit-I
i) Explain three different modes of heat transfer and its mechanisms
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a along with its governing equations.
1 ii) A furnace wall is made of 25 cm fire brick, 20 cm common brick, 6
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cm of magnesia and 4mm of steel plate on the outside. The inside and
the outside surface temperatures are 1200 ºC and 100 ºC respectively.
Calculate the temperature between layers and rate of heat transfer.
Assume the thermal conductivities of fire brick, common brick
Magnesia and steel are 1.2 W/m-K, 0.75 W/m-K, 0.07 W/m-K and 71
W/m-K respectively.
OR
i) Derive starting from fundamentals, general conduction equation in
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b Cartesian co-ordinates and deduce it to one dimensional steady state
condition with no internal heat generation.
Unit-II
i) An exterior wall of a house may be approximated by a 100 mm K5 CO2 [7M]
layer of common brick (k = 0.7 W/mK) followed by 50 mm of
a gypsum plaster (k = 0.48 W/mK). What thickness of loosely packed
rock-wool insulation (k = 0.065 W/mK) should be added to reduce the
heat loss (or gain) through the wall by 80 percent.
2 ii) A longitudinal copper fin (k=3.5 W/m-K), 6 cm long and 5 mm in K5 CO2 [7M]
diameter is exposed to air stream at 20 ºC. The connective heat
transfer coefficient is 20 w/m2-K. If the fin has the base temperature
of 150 ºC, calculate the heat transfer by the fin and fin efficiency.
OR
i) Consider two long, slender rods of the same diameter but different
materials. One end of each rod is attached to a base surface
b maintained at 100o C, while the surfaces of the rods are exposed to
ambient air at 20o C. By traversing the length of each rod with a K4 CO2 [14M]
thermocouple, it was observed that the temperature of the rods were
equal at the positions XA = 0.15 m and XB = 0.075 m, where x is
measured from the base surface. If the thermal conductivity of rod A
is known to be KA = 70 W/mK, determine the value of KB for rod B.
Unit-III
a i) Bring out the essential differences between forced convection and K3 CO3 [7M]
free convection heat transfer. Give various examples of forced and
3 free convective heat transfer in industry.
ii) State and explain Buckingham π theorem. K5 CO3 [7M]
OR
 i) Air at 200C and at a pressure of 1 bar is flowing over a flat plate
b at a velocity of 3 m/s. if the plate is 280mm wide and at 560C,
calculate the following quantities at X=280mm. (a)Boundary layer
thickness (b)Local friction coefficient (c) Average friction
coefficient,(D) Shear stress due to friction, (e)Thickness thermal K4 CO3 [7M]
boundary layer(f) Local convective heat transfer coefficient, (g)
Average convective heat transfer coefficient, (h) rate of heat transfer
by convection, (i) Total drag force on the plate and (J) Total mass
flow rate through the boundary.
ii) Water flows in a duct having a cross section 5 X 10 mm with a
mean bulk temperature of 20 ºC. If the duct wall temperature is
constant at 60 ºC and fully developed laminar flow is experienced, K5 CO3 [7M]
calculate the heat transfer per unit length.
Unit-IV
i) Air at 15 ºC and at a pressure of 1 atm is flowing along a flat plate K5 CO4 [7M]
a at a velocity of 4.75 km/sec. If the plate is one meter wide and at 70
ºC, find the quantities given below at x=1m.
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(i) Hydrodynamic Boundary layer thickness.
(ii) Local friction factor
(iii) Average friction
(iv) Local heat transfer co-efficient
(v) Rate of heat transfer
ii) A flat plate having dimensions 50 cm X 20 cm and at a uniform K5 CO4 [7M]
temperature of 100 ºC is kept in air stream at temperature 20 ºC. The
velocity of air is 3 m/sec. Find out the rate of heat loss from the plate
when the flow is (i) parallel to 50 cm (ii) parallel to 20 cm side. The
Nusselt number for laminar and turbulent flows are given as
Nu=0.664 Pr 1/3 Re1/2 and Nu=0.037 Re0.8Pr 1/3.
OR
b i) Derive the expression for LMTD of Counter flow heat exchanger K5 CO4 [7M]

ii) In a double pipe heat exchanger oil flows through the annulus with a K3 CO4 [7M]
convective heat transfer coefficient of 1500 W/m2K which is heated by
using hot water flowing through the Cu tube (K=300W/mK) of inside
diameter 2cm and outer diameter 2.54 cm having convective heat transfer
coefficient of 2500 W/m2K. The fouling factor on water side is 0.0004
m2 0C/W and the fouling factor on oil side is 0.0009 m2 0C/W. (a)
Determine the overall heat transfer coefficient based on outside area per
meter length. (b) Also find the overall heat transfer coefficient neglecting
fouling resistances on both sides.
Unit-V
i) Show the various regimes in Pool Boiling and discuss the heat transfer K5 CO5 [7M]
mechanisms in each region in detail.
a ii) Derive the thermal efficiency of an ideal gas turbine power plant. K3 CO5 [7M]

OR
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i) Two circular disc of diameter 20cm each are placed 2m apart. Calculate K4 CO5 [7M]
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b the radiant heat exchange for these plates if these are maintained at 800 C
0
and 300 C respectively and their corresponding emissivity values are 0.3
and 0.5..
ii) Two large parallel plates having emissivity of 0.5 and 0.6 are maintained K4 CO5 [7M]
at 1000 K and 500 K respectively. A radiation shield having an emissivity of
0.03 on both sides is placed between the plates. Calculate:
(i) Heat transfer per unit area without shield.
(ii) Find out the temperature of the shield and heat transfer per unit area with
shield.
 III B.Tech II Semester Regular/Supple, Examinations
Sub Code: R20ME3202 Subject Name: HEAT TRANSFER
(ME)
MODEL PAPER-II
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70M
Note: Answer All FIVE Questions.
All Questions Carry Equal Marks (5 X 14 = 70M)

Q.No. Questions KL CO Mar

ks
Unit-I
i) Derive a three dimensional generalized heat conduction equation in
cylindrical co-ordinates. K3 CO1 [7M]

1 a ii) A furnace wall is made of 25 cm fire brick, 20 cm common brick, 6 cm of

magnesia and 4mm of steel plate on the outside. The inside and the outside K3 CO1 [7M]
surface temperatures are 1200 ºC and 100 ºC respectively. Calculate the
temperature between layers and rate of heat transfer. Assume the thermal
conductivities of fire brick, common brick, Magnesia and steel are 1.2 W/m-K,
0.75 W/m-K, 0.07 W/m-K and 71 W/m-K respectively.
OR
A 1.0 mm diameter wire is maintained at a temperature of 400 0C and
b exposed to a convective environment at 40 0C with h=50W/m2K. Calculate K3 CO1 [7M]
thermal conductivity which just causes an insulation thickness of 0.2 mm
produce a critical radius. How much of this insulation must be added to reduce
the heat transfer by 75% from that which would be experienced by ban wire?
Unit-II
i) A longitudinal copper fin (k=3.5 W/m-K), 6 cm long and 5 mm in diameter is K3 CO2 [7M]
exposed to air stream at 20 ºC. The connective heat transfer coefficient is 20
a w/m2-K. If the fin has the base temperature of 150 ºC, calculate the heat
transfer by the fin and fin efficiency
ii) A 1.0 mm diameter wire is maintained at a temperature of 400 0C and K3 CO2 [7M]
2 exposed to a convective environment at 40 0C with h=50W/m2K. Calculate
thermal conductivity which just causes an insulation thickness of 0.2 mm
produce a critical radius. How much of this insulation must be added to reduce
the heat transfer by 75% from that which would be experienced by ban wire?
OR
i) Calculate the height of chimney required to produce a draught equivalent to K4 CO2 [7M]
1.8 cm of water if the flue gas temperature is 2500C and ambient temperature is
b 250C and minimum amount of air per kg of fuel is 20 kg.
ii) Differentiate the induced and forced draught. K4 CO2 [7M]
Unit-III
a i State and explain Buckingham π theorem. K3 CO3 [7M]
ii) Show by dimensional analysis that data for forced convection may be K4 CO3 [7M]
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correlated by an equation of the form Nu=f(Re, Pr).
OR
Water flows in a duct having a cross section 5 X 10 mm with a mean bulk
b temperature of 20 ºC. If the duct wall temperature is constant at 60 ºC and fully
developed laminar flow is experienced, calculate the heat transfer per unit K4 CO3 [14M]
length

Unit-IV
 i) Air at 15 ºC and at a pressure of 1 atm is flowing along a flat plate at a K3 CO4 [7M]
a velocity of 4.75 km/sec. If the plate is one meter wide and at 70 ºC, find the
quantities given below at x=1m.
4 (i) Hydrodynamic Boundary layer thickness.
(ii) Local friction factor
(iii) Average friction
(iv) Local heat transfer co-efficient
(v) Rate of heat transfer
ii) A flat plate having dimensions 50 cm X 20 cm and at a uniform temperature K4 CO4 [7M]
of 100 ºC is kept in air stream at temperature 20 ºC. The velocity of air is 3
m/sec. Find out the rate of heat loss from the plate when the flow is (i) parallel
to 50 cm (ii) parallel to
20 cm side. The Nusselt number for laminar and turbulent flows are given as
Nu=0.664 Pr 1/3 Re1/2 and Nu=0.037 Re0.8Pr 1/3
OR
b Explain the regimes of pool boiling. K4 CO4 [14M]

Unit-V

i) Two large parallel plates having emissivity of 0.5 and 0.6 are K3 CO5 [7M]
maintained at 1000 K and 500 K respectively. A radiation shield having
a an emissivity of 0.03 on both sides is placed between the plates.
Calculate
(i) Heat transfer per unit area without shield.
5 (ii) Find out the temperature of the shield and heat transfer per unit area
with shield
ii) Assuming the sun to be a black body having a surface temperature of 5800 K3 CO5 [7M]
K. Calculate:
(i) the total emissive power
(ii) the wave length at which the maximum spectral intensity occurs,
(iii) the maximum value of Eb and
(iv) the total amount of radiant energy emitted by the sun per unit time if its
diameter can be assumed to be 1.391x109 m.
OR
i) Two circular disc of diameter 20cm each are placed 2m apart. Calculate the K2 CO5 [7M]
0
b radiant heat exchange for these plates if these are maintained at 800 C and 300
0
C respectively and their corresponding emissivity values are 0.4 and 0.5.
ii) Two large parallel plates having emissivity of 0.5 and 0.6 are maintained at K3 CO5 [7M]
1100 K and 500 K respectively. A radiation shield having an emissivity of 0.03
on both sides is placed between the plates. Calculate:
(i) Heat transfer per unit area without shield.
(ii) Find out the temperature of the shield and heat transfer per unit area with
shield.