Format For Course File

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Institute of Engineering & Technology
Course File
Subject Name & Code: Heat & Mass Transfer & RME502
Faculty Name: Dr. Arun Kumar Tiwari
Course: B. Tech
Year: 3rd Semester: 5th Session: 2018-2019
L T P CT TA Total ESE Subject Total Credit
3 1 0 30 20 50 100 150 4
Course File
Heat & Mass Transfer (RME502)
Index
S.No. Topics
1. Mission, Vision and PEOs of the Department
2. Academic Calendar
3. Syllabus
4. Lecture Plan
5. Teacher’s Timetable
6. Student List
7. Assignments/Quiz
8. Tutorial (Unit Wise Question Bank)
9. CT Question Papers
10. ESE Question Papers
11. CO Attainment
12. PO and PSO Attainment

Course File
Mission, Vision and PEOs of the Department

Course File
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow
Vision, Mission & PEOs of the Department

Vision of the Department:
To produce world class mechanical engineers, researches and good human beings, to contribute towards
socio economic, environment and technological development of the Nation.
Mission of the Department:
To make the department of Mechanical Engineering as one of the best in the region through
1. Producing technically sound Mechanical Engineers and researchers. (DM1)
2. Developing entrepreneurial capabilities so that they may contribute towards socio economic
development. (DM2)
3. Including the good human values. (DM3)
Program Educational Objectives (PEOs):
1. To improve quality education. (PEO1)

2. To develop Mechanical Engineers in accordance with industrial and social needs of the country
and for international market. (PEO2)
3. To provide opportunities for ethical, intellectual and professional development. (PEO3)

Course File
Academic Calendar

Course File
Academic Calendar

Course File
Syllabus

Course File
Syllabus
RME 502: HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER
Credits: 04 Semester: V L–T–P

3–1–0
Module Teaching
Content
No. Hours
Introduction to Heat Transfer:
Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer. Modes of Heat Transfer:
Conduction, convection and radiation. Effect of temperature on
thermal conductivity of materials; Introduction to combined heat
transfer mechanism.
Conduction:
General differential heat conduction equation in the rectangular,
I cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems. Initial and boundary 8
conditions.
Steady State one-dimensional Heat conduction:

Simple and Composite Systems in rectangular, cylindrical and
spherical coordinates with and without energy generation; Concept
of thermal resistance. Analogy between heat and electricity flow;
Thermal contact resistance and over all heat transfer coefficient;
Critical radius of insulation.
Fins:
Heat transfer from extended surfaces, Fins of uniform cross-sectional
area; Errors of measurement of temperature in thermometer wells.
II 8
Transient Conduction:
Transient heat conduction; Lumped capacitance method; Time
constant; Unsteady state heat conduction in one dimension only,
Heisler charts.
Forced Convection:
Basic concepts; Hydrodynamic boundary layer; Thermal boundary
layer; Approximate integral boundary layer analysis; Analogy
between momentum and heat transfer in turbulent flow over a flat
surface; Mixed boundary layer; Flow over a flat plate; Flow across a
single cylinder and a sphere; Flow inside ducts; Thermal entrance
region, Empirical heat transfer relations; Relation between fluid
III 8
friction and heat transfer; Liquid metal heat transfer.
Natural Convection:
Physical mechanism of natural convection; Buoyant force; Empirical
heat transfer relations for natural convection over vertical planes and
cylinders, horizontal plates and cylinders, and sphere, combined free
and forced convection.

Course File
Thermal Radiation:
Basic radiation concepts; Radiation properties of surfaces; Black
body radiation Planck’s law, Wein’s displacement law, Stefan
Boltzmann law, Kirchhoff’s law; ; Gray body; Shape factor; Black-
IV 8
body radiation; Radiation exchange between diffuse non-black
bodies in an enclosure; Radiation shields; Radiation combined with
conduction and convection; Absorption and emission in gaseous
medium; Solar radiation; Greenhouse effect.
Heat Exchanger:
Types of heat exchangers; Fouling factors; Overall heat transfer
coefficient; Logarithmic mean temperature difference (LMTD)
method; Effectiveness-NTU method; Compact heat exchangers.
Condensation and Boiling:

Introduction to condensation phenomena; Heat transfer relations for
V laminar film condensation on vertical surfaces and on outside & 8
inside of a horizontal tube; Effect of non-condensable gases;
Dropwise condensation; Heat pipes; Boiling modes, pool boiling;
Hysteresis in boiling curve; Forced convection boiling.
Introduction to Mass Transfer:

Introduction; Fick's law of diffusion; Steady state equimolar counter
diffusion; Steady state diffusion though a stagnant gas film.
Text Books:
 Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer, by Incroperra& DeWitt, John Wiley and Sons.
 Heat and Mass Transfer by Cengel, McGraw-Hill.
 Heat Transfer by J.P. Holman, McGraw-Hill.
 Heat and Mass Transfer by Rudramoorthy and Mayilsamy, Pearson Education.
 Heat Transfer by Ghoshdastidar, Oxford University Press.
 A text book on Heat Transfer, by Sukhatme, University Press.
 Heat Transfer by Venkateshan, Ane Books Pvt Ltd.
 Heat and Mass Transfer by R Yadav, Central Publishing House.
 Schaum's outline of Heat Transfer by Pitts & Sisson McGraw-Hill.

Course File
Lecture Plan

Course File
Lecture Delivery Plan (LDP)

Lecture Delivery Plan (Blow Up)
Course: B. Tech (ME) Year: III Semester: V
Subject Name & Code: Heat & Mass Transfer (RME502) Session: 2018 – 19
Name of Faculty: Dr. Arun Kumar Tiwari
Modul Lec. Topic Sub Topics Ref. Page No.
e No No. No.
1 Basic Concepts Temperature, heat and thermal R1 1-41
equilibrium, basic law
governing heat transfer, Modes
of heat transfer
2 Fourier Equation, Thermal R1 68 – 81
Resistance, Thermal
Conductivity of material
3 Introduction to General heat conduction R1 82 – 86
Conduction equation in Cartesian
coordinate
4 General heat conduction R1 86 – 90
equation to Cylindrical
coordinate
5 General heat conduction R2 35 – 38
1 equation to spherical
coordinate, Initial & boundary
condition
6 Conduction through, R1 112-117
conduction through a
One composite wall, thermal
Dimensional resistance
7 Steady State Contact resistance, conduction R2 73 – 94
Conduction through cylinder, conduction
through composite cylinder
8 Conduction through sphere, R2 103-110
conduction through composite
sphere, Critical thickness of
insulation
9 Plane wall & cylinder with R2 172 -200
Conduction with uniform heat generation
10 heat generation Sphere with uniform heat R2 207
generation -209
11 Heat Transfer Fins of uniform cross – R1 158 -166
from Extended sectional area
12 Surface Errors of measurement of R1 167-172
temperature in thermometer
wells.
13 Lumped Capacitance Method R1 281-290
14 Transient Time constant and response of R3 216-220
Conduction a thermocouple

Course File
15 Transient heat conduction in R2 216-223

one dimension, Heisler charts
16 Physical mechanism of free R2 428 -437
and forced convection
17 Introduction to hydrodynamics, R2 428 -437
Convection Empirical correlations for free
convection
18 Empirical correlations for R2 478-486
forced convection
19 Hydrodynamic boundary layer: R2 503-505
Flat plate
20 Hydrodynamic Differential equation for R2 505-515
& Thermal hydrodynamic boundary layer
21 Boundary Layer Thermal boundary layer, R2 523-528
2 energy equation for thermal
boundary layer
22 Flow across single cylinder and R2 529-533
a sphere, flow inside ducts
23 Empirical heat transfer R2 533-537
relations
24 Fick’s law of diffusion, steady R1 934-936
state equimolar counter
diffusion
25 Mass Transfer Steady state diffusion through R3 723-728
a stagnant gas film
26 Radiation: Sailent features and R3 575-582
Process & characterstics of radiation ,
Properties Plnck’s law, Stefan boltzman
law
27 Weins law, Kirchoff’s law, gray R2 318-325
body
28 Intensity of radiation, Shape R2 326-330
factor
29 Heat exchange between non- R2 355-360
black bodies
30 Electrical network approach R2 371-374
Radiation for radiation heat exchange
31 Exchange Radiation shields, adiabatic R2 376-380
between surface
32 Surfaces Heat exchange between two R2 390-398
black surfaces enclosed by an
insulated surface
33 Solar Radiation, Greenhouse R2 400-403
effect
34 Fouling factors, over all heat R3 667-670
transfer coefficient
3 35 Heat Exchanger Analysis of heat exchanger R3 670-675
(LMTD)
36 Effectiveness- NTU Method R3 675-685

Course File
37 Condensation & Boiling heat transfer, pool R3 516-530

boiling boiling, flow boiling,
Condensation heat transfer,
film condensation, film
condensation inside horizontal
tube
38 Drop wise condensation, heat R3 532-545
pipe
References
1. 1. Principle of Heat & Mass Transfer, Frank P Incopera, Willey Publication, 7th Edition
2. 2. Heat & Mass Transfer, Dr. D. S. Kumar, Katson books, 9th edition
3. 3. Heat Transfer a Practical Approach, Yunus A Cengel, McGraw Hill, 2nd Edition
4. Holman J.P., “Heat Transfer”, McGraw-Hill International edition.

Course File
Lecture Delivery Status (LDS)

Course: B. Tech (ME) Year/Semester: 3rd/5th Session: 2018-2019
Subject Name & Code: Heat & Mass Transfer & RME502
Name of Faculty: Dr. Arun Kumar Tiwari
S.No. Date Topic Subtopic Remarks

1 Leacture-1 Basic Temperature, heat and thermal Completed
Concepts equilibrium, basic law governing
heat transfer, Modes of heat
transfer
2 Leacture-2 Fourier Equation, Thermal Completed
Resistance, Thermal Conductivity
of material
3 Leacture-3 Introduction to General heat conduction equation Completed
Conduction in Cartesian coordinate
4 Leacture-4 General heat conduction equation Completed
to Cylindrical coordinate
5 Leacture-5 General heat conduction equation Completed
to spherical coordinate, Initial &
boundary condition
6 Leacture-6 Conduction through, conduction Completed
One through a composite wall, thermal
Dimensional resistance
7 Leacture-7 Steady State Contact resistance, conduction Completed
Conduction through cylinder, conduction
through composite cylinder
8 Leacture-8 Conduction through sphere, Completed
conduction through composite
sphere, Critical thickness of
insulation
9 Leacture-9 Conduction Plane wall & cylinder with uniform Completed
with heat heat generation
10 Leacture-10 generation Sphere with uniform heat Completed
generation
11 Leacture-11 Heat Transfer Fins of uniform cross – sectional Completed
from Extended area
12 Leacture-12 Surface Error of measurement of Completed
temperature in thermometer wells
13 Leacture-13 Lumped Capacitance Method Completed
14 Leacture-14 Transient Time constant and response of a Completed
Conduction thermocouple
15 Leacture-15 Transient heat conduction in one Completed
dimension, Heisler charts

Course File
16 Leacture-16 Physical mechanism of free and Completed

forced convection
17 Leacture-17 Introduction to hydrodynamics, Completed
Convection Empirical correlations for free
convection
18 Leacture-18 Empirical correlations for forced Completed
convection
19 Leacture-19 Hydrodynamic boundary layer: Completed
Hydrodynamic Flat plate
20 Leacture-20 & Thermal Differential equation for Completed
Boundary hydrodynamic boundary layer
21 Leacture-21 Layer Thermal boundary layer, energy Completed
equation for thermal boundary
layer
22 Leacture-22 Flow across single cylinder and a Completed
sphere, flow inside ducts
23 Leacture-23 Empirical heat transfer relations Completed
24 Leacture-24 Fick’s law of diffusion, steady state Completed
equimolar counter diffusion
25 Leacture-25 Mass Transfer Steady state diffusion through a Completed
stagnant gas film
26 Leacture-26 Salient features and characteristics Completed
Radiation: of radiation, Plnck’s law, Stefan
Process & boltzman law
27 Leacture-27 Properties Weins law, Kirchoff;s law, gray Completed
body
28 Leacture-28 Intensity of radiation, Shape factor Completed
29 Leacture-29 Heat exchange between non-black Completed
Radiation bodies
30 Leacture-30 Exchange Electrical network approach for Completed
between radiation heat exchange
31 Leacture-31 Surfaces Radiation shields, adiabatic surface Completed
32 Leacture-32 Heat exchange between two black Completed
surfaces enclosed by an insulated
surface
33 Leacture-33 Solar Radiation, Greenhouse effect Completed
34 Leacture-34 Fouling factors, over all heat Completed
Heat transfer coefficient
35 Leacture-35 Exchanger Analysis of heat exchanger Completed
(LMTD)
36 Leacture-36 Effectiveness- NTU Method Completed
37 Leacture-37 Boiling heat transfer, pool boiling, Completed
flow boiling, Condensation heat
Condensation transfer, film condensation, film
& boiling condensation inside horizontal tube
38 Leacture-38 Drop wise condensation, heat pipe Completed

Course File
Teacher’s Timetable

Course File
Student List

Course File
Roll List of Third Year Students -2018-2019

S. No Roll Number Students Name
1 1605240001 AARADHYA SINGH CHAUHAN
2 1605240002 ABHINAV YADAV
3 1605240003 ABHISHEK SHARMA
4 1605240004 ABHISHEK VERMA
5 1605240005 ADARSH SINGH
6 1605240006 AKANKSHA SINGH
7 1605240007 AKANSHA AGARWAL
8 1605240008 AKHIL TIWARI
9 1605240009 AKHILESH YADAV
10 1605240010 ALOK TRIPATHI
11 1605240012 AMIT KUMAR
12 1605240013 ANAND MOHAN
13 1605240014 ANJALI JAISWAL
14 1605240015 ANKIT PATEL
15 1605240016 ANUSTHA SINGH
16 1605240017 ARMAN SHEKHAR
17 1605240018 ASHWANI MISHRA
18 1605240019 ATUL MISHRA
19 1605240020 AVIRAL SINGH
20 1605240021 AYUSH GOYAL
21 1605240022 BIRENDRA KUMAR MISHRA
22 1605240023 DEVANSH SINGH
23 1605240024 GAURAV KUMAR DHAMA
24 1605240025 HARI DARSHAN
25 1605240026 JAI OM UPADHYAY
26 1605240027 KIRTI GUPTA
27 1605240028 MANISH TIWARI
28 1605240029 MAYANK KANNOJIA
29 1605240030 MRITYUNJAY PANDEY
30 1605240031 NARENDRA YADAV
31 1605240032 NAVEEN PANDEY
32 1605240033 NIHARIKA SINGH
33 1605240034 NITIN YADAV
34 1605240035 OWAIS YAQOOB SHEIKH
35 1605240036 PAWAN KUMAR RAI
36 1605240037 PIYUSH BANSAL
37 1605240038 PRANJAL SINGH
38 1605240039 PUJA SACHAN
39 1605240041 RISHABH SHUKLA
Course File
40 1605240043 SACHIN RAJPUT

41 1605240044 SAGITYA KUMAR
42 1605240046 SANDEEP KUMAR SAROJ
43 1605240047 SANGAM PATEL
44 1605240048 SARANJEET SINGH
45 1605240049 SATYAM DWIVEDI
46 1605240050 SHANTANU SRIVASTAVA
47 1605240052 SHEWTANK RAI
48 1605240053 SHIVAM G GAUTAM
49 1605240054 SIDDHARTH SINGH
50 1605240055 SUBHAM KUMAR
51 1605240056 SUGAM KUMAR
52 1605240057 SUNIL VERMA
53 1605240059 UJJAWAL PRATAP SINGH
54 1605240060 VAIBHAV BAJPAI
55 1605240061 VICKY SONI
56 1605240062 VISHAL PRATAP SINGH CHANDEL
57 1605240063 VISHESH SINGH
58 1605240064 VIVEK GUPTA
59 1705240901 KM AFREEN
60 1705240902 ALOK KUMAR GUPTA
61 1705240903 AMIT KUMAR
62 1705240904 AMRESH KUMAR YADAV
63 1705240906 DHARM DAS
64 1705240908 KM ARCHANA
65 1705240909 MOHAN VISHWAKARMA
66 1705240910 SAURABH SINGH
67 1705240911 SURAJ KUMAR
68 1705240912 SWARN SINGH
69 1705240913 YASHWANT KUMAR RAI

Course File
Assignments/Quiz

Course File
Assignment Sheet - I
Subject Name & Code: Heat & Mass Transfer (RME502)
[1] How does transient heat transfer differ from steady heat transfer?
[2] Is heat transfer a scalar or vector quantity? Explain. Answer the same question for temperature.
[3] Does a heat flux vector at a point P on an isothermal surface of a medium have to be
perpendicular to the surface at that point? Explain.
[4] From a heat transfer point of view, what is the difference between isotropic and unisotropic
materials?
[5] What is heat generation in a solid? Give examples.
[6] Heat generation is also referred to as energy generation or thermal energy generation. What do
you think of these phrases?
[7] Write down the one-dimensional transient heat conduction equation for a plane wall with
constant thermal conductivity and heat generation in its simplest form, and indicate what each
variable represents.
[8] Write down the one-dimensional transient heat conduction equation for a long cylinder with
constant thermal conductivity and heat generation, and indicate what each variable represents.
[9] It is claimed that the temperature profile in a medium must be perpendicular to an insulated
surface. Is this a valid claim? Explain.
[10] Why do we try to avoid the radiation boundary conditions in heat transfer analysis?
[11] A container consists of two spherical layers, A and B, that are in perfect contact. If the radius
of the interface is ro, express the boundary conditions at the interface.
[12] An iron is left unattended and its base temperature rises as a result of resistance heating inside.
When will the rate of heat generation inside the iron be equal to the rate of heat loss from the
iron?
[13] When the thermal conductivity of a medium varies linearly with temperature, is the average
thermal conductivity always equivalent to the conductivity value at the average temperature?
[14] Explain how the thermal contact resistance can be minimized.
[15] Can we define the convection resistance per unit surface area as the inverse of the convection
heat transfer coefficient?
[16] Consider two cold canned drinks, one wrapped in a blanket and the other placed on a table in
the same room. Which drink will warm up faster?

Course File
Assignment Sheet - II
1. Nusselt number for a pipe flow heat transfer coefficient is given by the equation NuD = 4.36.
Which one of the following combinations of conditions does exactly apply for use of this
equation? [IES-2004]
(a) Laminar flow and constant wall temperature (b) Turbulent flow and constant wall heat flux
(c) Turbulent flow and constant wall temperature (d) Laminar flow and constant wall heat flux
2. Which one of the following numbers represents the ratio of kinematic viscosity to the thermal
diffusivity? [IES-2005]
(a) Grashoff number (b) Prandtl number (c) Mach number (d) Nusselt number
3. In free convection heat transfer transition from laminar to turbulent flow is governed by the
critical value of the [IES-1992]
(a) Reynolds number (b) Grashoff's number

(c) Reynolds number, Grashoff number (d) Prandtl number, Grashoff number
4. Heat is lost from a 100 mm diameter steam pipe placed horizontally in ambient at 30°C. If the
Nusselt number is 25 and thermal conductivity of air is 0.03 W/m K, then the heat transfer co-
efficient will be: [IES-1999]
(a) 7.5 W/m2K (b) 16.2 W/m2K (c) 25.2 W/m2 K (d) 30 W/m2K
5. The Nusselt number is related to Reynolds number in laminar and turbulent flows respectively as
[IES-2000]
(a) Re-1/2 and Re0.8 (b) Re1/2 and Re0.8 (c) Re-1/2 and Re-0.8 (d) Re1/2 and Re-0.8
6. Air at 20°C blows over a hot plate of 50 × 60 cm made of carbon steel maintained at 220°C. The
convective heat transfer coefficient is 25 W/m2K. What will be the heat loss from the plate?
[IES-2009]
(a) 1500W (b) 2500 W (c) 3000 W (d) 4000 W
7. What is the physical significance of following numbers & What is Fick’s law?
(a) Nusselt Number (b) Prandtl Number (c) Grashof Number (d) Reynolds Number
8. Differentiate the following:
(a) Biot Number & Nusselt Number (b) Reynolds Number & Grashof Number

Course File
9. Water (Prandtl=6) flows over a flat plate which is heated over the entire length. Which one of the
following relationship between the hydrodynamic boundary layer thickness (δ) and the thermal
boundary layer thickness (δt) is true? [GATE-2001]
(a) δt > δ (b) δt < δ (c) δt = δ (d) can not be predicted
10. Schmidt number is ratio of which of the following? [IES-2008]
(a) Product of mass transfer coefficient and diameter to diffusivity of fluid

(b) Kinematic viscosity to thermal diffusivity of fluid
(c) Kinematic viscosity to diffusion coefficient of fluid
(d) Thermal diffusivity to diffusion coefficient of fluid
11. In case of liquids, what is the binary diffusion coefficient proportional to? [IES-2006]
(a) Pressure only (b) Temperature only
(c) Volume only (d) All the above

Course File
Assignment Sheet - III

1. For the same heat transfer Q and same overall heat transfer coefficient Uo, surface area required for
cross flow operation is always
a. less than LMTD for parallel flow.
b. more than LMTD for parallel flow.
c. same as LMTD for parallel flow.
d. unpredictable.
2. Which of the following temperature difference is safer than other to consider in designing of heat
exchangers?
a. Arithmetic Mean Temperature Difference (ΔTam).
b. Logarithmic Mean Temperature Difference (LMTD).
c. Both have nothing to do with safety.
d. Other.
3. Fouling factor of a heat exchanger can be calculated by

a. [Thermal resistance of heat exchanger without scaling] – [Thermal resistance of heat exchanger with
scaling].
b. [Thermal resistance of heat exchanger with scaling] – [Thermal resistance of heat exchanger without
scaling].
c. [Thermal resistance of heat exchanger without scaling] x [Thermal resistance of heat exchanger with
scaling].
d. none of the above.
4. What is the purpose of using baffles in shell-and-tube heat exchangers?

a. to maintain uniform spacing between tubes.
b. to enhance heat transfer.
c. both a. and b.
5. In desert areas, there is large difference between day and night temperatures mainly because of
a. presence of carbon dioxide in air as it acts as barrier for emanating infrared radiation from the earth
surface.
b. presence of water vapour in air as it acts as barrier for emanating infrared radiation from the earth
surface.
c. absence of carbon dioxide in air as it acts as barrier for emanating infrared radiation from the earth
surface.
d. absence of water vapour in air as it acts as barrier for emanating infrared radiation from the earth
surface.
6. 90% of the incident radiation on glass in the visible range is

a. absorbed.
b. reflected.
c. transmitted.
Course File
7. Which of the following can be considered as more compact efficient heat exchanger?
a. Car radiators.
b. Stirling engine regenerator.
c. Ceramic regenerator in gas turbine.
8. Which object can be used as a radiation shield?

a. polished transparent glass.
b. mirror.
c. rubber.
d. all of the above.
9. Which surface can be best described as a radiation shield?

a. the surface which has very high absorptivity.
b. the surface which has very high transmissivity.
c. the surface which has very high reflectivity.
10. Shape factor is also called as

a. view factor.
b. geometry factor.
c. configuration factor.
d. all of the above.
11. As a radiator, the black body emits the maximum possible thermal radiation
a. at a constant single wavelength.
b. at the maximum wavelength.
c. at all wavelengths.
12. Derive the shape factor derivation.

13. Derive the LMTD relation for counter-flow heat exchanger.
14. Describe film wise condensation & forced convection boiling.
Institute of Engineering & Technology

Course File
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Quiz Test
Subject: Heat & Mass Transfer Sub Code: RME502 Branch: ME

Year: 3 Sem: VI Session: 2018-19
Time: 30 min Max Marks: 10
Name...................................... Roll Number...................................
Attempt All Questions. (objective type)

1. Up to the critical radius of insulation
(a) Added insulation will increase heat loss
(b) Added insulation will decrease heat loss
(c) Convective heat loss will be less than conductive heat loss
(d) Heat flux will decrease
2. Unit of thermal diffusivity is
(a) m²/hr
(b) m²/hr °C
(c) kcal/m² hr
(d) kcal/m. hr °C
3. The rate of energy transferred by convection to that by conduction is called
(a) Stanton number
(b) Nusselt number
(c) Biot number
(d) Peclet number
4. The unit of overall coefficient of heat transfer is
(a) W/m²K
(b) W/m²
(c) W/mK
(d) W/m
5. The transfer of heat by molecular collision is smallest in
(a) Solids
(b) Liquids
(c) Gases
(d) None of these
6. Fourier's law of heat conduction gives the heat flow for

(a) Irregular surfaces
(b) Non uniform temperature surfaces
(c) One dimensional case only
(d) Two dimensional cases only
7. The value of Prandtl number for air is about
(a) 0.1

Course File
(b) 0.3
(c) 0.7
(d) 1.7
8. The product of Reynolds number and Prandtl number is known as
(a) Stanton number
(b) Biot number
(c) Peclet number
(d) Grashoff number
9. Unit of thermal conductivity in M.K.S. units is
(a) K cal/kg m² °C
(b) K cal m/hr m² °C
(c) K cal/hr m² °C
(d) K calm/hr °C
10. Thermal diffusivity is a
(a) Function of temperature
(b) Physical property of a substance
(c) Dimensionless parameter
(d) All of these
Tutorial (Unit Wise Question Bank)

Course File
Tutorial Sheet - I
1. The roof of an electrically heated home is 6 m long, 8 m wide, and 0.25 m thick, and is made of a flat
layer of concrete whose thermal conductivity is k =0.8 W/m°C. The temperatures of the inner and the
outer surfaces of the roof one night are measured to be 15°C and 4°C, respectively, for a period of 10
hours.
Determine (a) the rate of heat loss through the roof that night and (b) the cost of that heat loss to the
home owner if the cost of electricity is Rs 0.08/kWh.

Course File
2. In a certain experiment, cylindrical samples of diameter 5 cm and length 10 cm are used. The two
thermocouples in each sample are placed 3 cm apart. After initial transients, the electric heater is
observed to draw 0.4 A at 110 V, and both differential thermometers read a temperature difference of
15°C. Determine the thermal conductivity of the sample.
3. A 2-m-long, 0.3-cm-diameter electrical wire extends across a room at 15°C. Heat is generated in the
wire as a result of resistance heating, and the surface temperature of the wire is measured to be 152°C in
steady operation. Also, the voltage drop and electric current through the wire are measured to be 60 V
and 1.5 A, respectively. Disregarding any heat transfer by radiation. Determine the convection heat
transfer coefficient for heat transfer between the outer surface of the wire and the air in the room.
4. Consider a person standing in a room maintained at 22°C at all times. The inner surfaces of the walls,
floors, and the ceiling of the house are observed to be at an average temperature of 10°C in winter and
25°C in summer. Determine the rate of radiation heat transfer between this person and the surrounding
surfaces if the exposed surface area and the average outer surface temperature of the person is 1.4 m 2
and 30°C, respectively. (emissivity=0.95).
5. Consider a person standing in a breezy room at 20°C. Determine the total rate
of heat transfer from this person if the exposed surface area and the average outer surface temperature of
the person are 1.6 m2 and 29°C, respectively, and the convection heat transfer coefficient is 6 W/m2°C.
Course File
6. Consider steady heat transfer between two large parallel plates at constant temperatures of T1= 300 K
and T2=200 K that are L=1 cm apart. Assuming the surfaces to be black (emissivity=1). Determine the
rate of heat transfer between the plates per unit surface area assuming the gap between the plates is (a)
filled with atmospheric air, (b) evacuated, (c) filled with urethane insulation, and (d) filled with super
insulation that has an apparent thermal conductivity of 0.00002 W/m°C. The thermal conductivity at the
average temperature of 250 K is K= 0.0219 W/m°C for air 0.026 W/m°C for urethane insulation, and
0.00002 W/m°C for the super insulation.
Tutorial Sheet - II
1. Air at 250 C approaches a 0.9 m long by 0.6 m wade flat plate with an approach velocity 4.5 m/s.
The plate is heated to a surface temperature of 135 0 C. Make calculations for: (a) local heat
transfer coefficient at a distance of 0.5 m from the leading edge (b) total rate of heat transfer
from the plate to the air. Ans: (a) 5.83 W/m2K (b) 516.78 W
2. Atmospheric air at 300 C temperature and free stream velocity of 2.5 m/s flows along the length
of a flat plate maintained at a uniform surface temperature of 90 0 C. The length, width and
thickness of the plate is 100 cm, 50 cm and 2.5 cm. If the thermal conductivity of the plate

Course File
material is 25 W/m 0C, make calculations for (a) heat lost by the plate (b) temperature of bottom
surface of the plate for steady state conditions. Ans (a) 185.88 W (b) 90.372oC
3. Air at 1 atm and 200 C flows across a flat plate maintained at 100 0 C. The plate measures 20 cm
long x 10 cm wide and when the flow is along the 20 cm side, the flow Reynolds number is
40000. Make calculations for the heat transfer from the plate to the air. How this heat flow will
be affected is the flow velocity is doubled and the pressure is increased to 4 atm?
Ans: Q = 54.56 W, Percentage change in heat transfer = 182.84%
4. Ambient air at 200C flows past a flat plate with a sharp leading edge at 3 m/s. The plate is heated
uniformly throughout its entire length and is maintained at a surface temperature of 40 0 C.
Calculate the distance from the leading edge at which the flow in the boundary layer changes
from laminar to turbulent conditions. Assume that transition occur at a critical Reynolds number
of 5x105. Make calculations for the following parameters at the locations determined above: (a)
thickness of hydrodynamic & thermal boundary layer (b) local and average convective heat
transfer coefficients (c) convective heat flow from the plate to ambient air (d) mass entrainment
in the boundary layer (Consider unit width of the plate
5. A thin flat plate of length 1 m and breadth 0.45 m is exposed to a flow of air parallel to its
surface. The velocity and temperature of the free stream flow of air are respectively 2.5 m/s and
250 C. If temperature at surface of the plate is 95 0 C, estimate the heat loss from 50 cm length of
plate measured from trailing edge. Ans: 56.93 W
6. A flat plate, 50 cm long x 75 cm wide and at 90 0 C is located in water stream having a free
stream velocity of 5 m/s and at 30 0C. The transition from laminar to turbulent boundary layer
flow occurs at Reynolds number 4 x 10 5. If flow is parallel to 50 cm side, calculate the Nusselt
number for the plate. At the mean temperature of 60 0 C, the thermo physical properties of water
are: density = 1000 kg/m3, specific heat = 4200 J/kgK, Pr = 13.7, k = 0.55 W/m 0C, viscosity =
1780 x 10-6 kg/ms. Ans: 5459
7. A spherical heater of 20 cm diameter and at 600C is immersed in a tank of water at 20 0C.

Determine the value of convective heat transfer coefficient. Ans: 458.32 W/m2-0C
8. A steam pipe of 50 mm diameter and 2.5 m long has been placed horizontally and exposed to
still air at 250C. If the pipe wall temperature is 2950C, determine the rate of heat loss. At the
mean temperature of 1600C, the thermo – physical properties of air are: k= 3.64 x 10-2 W/m0C,
kinematic viscosity = 30.09 x10-6 m2/s, Pr = 0.682
9. A nuclear reactor with its core constructed of parallel vertical plates 2.25 m high and 1.5 m wide
has been designed on free convection heating of liquid bismuth. Metallurgical consideration
limits the maximum surface temperature of the plate to 975 0C and lowest allowable temperature
of bismuth is 3250C. Estimate the maximum possible heat dissipation from both side of each
plate. The appropriate correlation for the convection coefficient is
Nu = 0.13 (Gr Pr)1/3

Course File
Where the different parameters are evaluated as the mean film temperature. The thermo physical
properties of bismuth at mean film temperature are µ=3.12 kg/m –hr, ρ=10 4 kg/m3, Cp = 150.7
J/kg0C, k = 13.02 W/m0C.
10. A vertical cylinder 1.5 m high and 180 mm in diameter is maintained at 100 0 C in an atmosphere
environment of 200 C. Calculate heat loss by free convection from the surface of the cylinder.
Assume properties of air at mean temperature as υ = 18.97 x 10-6 m2/s, ρ=1.06 kg/m3, Cp = 1.004
kJ/kg0C, k = 0.1042 kJ/mh0C.
Tutorial Sheet - III

1. In a parallel flow double pipe heat exchanger water flows through the inner pipe and is heated
from 200 C to 700 C. Oil flowing through the annulus is cooled from 200 0 C to 1000 C. It is
desired to cool the oil to a lower exit temperature by increasing the length of the heat exchanger.
Determine the minimum temperature to which oil may be cooled.
2. The flow rates of hot and cold-water streams running through a parallel flow heat exchanger are
0.2 kg/s and 0.5 kg/s respectively. The inlet temperatures on the hot and cold sides are 75 0 C and
200 C respectively. The exit temperature of hot water is 450 C. If the individual heat transfer
coefficients on both sides are 650 W/m2oC, calculate the area of heat exchanger.

Course File
3. A hot fluid at 2000 C enters a heat exchanger at a mass flow rate of 10 4 kg/h. its specific heat is
2000 J/kg K. It is to be cooled by another fluid entering at 25 oC with a mass flow rate 2500 kg/h
and specific heat 400 J/kg K. The overall heat transfer coefficient based on outside area of 20 m 2
is 250 W/m2K. Find the exit temperature of the hot fluid when the fluids are in parallel flow.
4. In a certain double pipe heat exchanger hot water flows at a rate of 50000 kg/h and gets cooled
from 950 C to 650 C. At the same time 50000 kg/hr of cooling water at 30 0 C enters the heat
exchanger. The flow conditions are such that the overall heat transfer coefficient remains
constant at 2270 W/m2K. Determine the heat transfer area required and the effectiveness,
assuming two streams are in parallel flow. Assume for both the streams cp = 4.2 kJ/kgK.
5. In a counter flow double pipe heat exchanger water is heated from 25 0 C to 650 C by an oil with
a specific heat of 1.45 kJ/kgK and mass flow rate of 0.9 kg/s. The oil is cooled from 230 0 C to
1600 C. If the overall heat transfer coefficient is 420 W/m 2 oC, Calculate (a) the rate of heat
transfer (b) the mass flow rate of water (c) the surface area of heat exchanger.
6. An oil cooler for a lubrication system has to cool 1000 kg/hr of oil (c p= 2.09 kJ/kgK) from 800C
to 400C using a cooling water flow of 1000 kg/hr at 300C. Give your choice for a parallel flow or
counter flow heat exchanger, with reason. Calculate the surface area of heat exchanger, if the
overall heat transfer coefficient is 24 W/m2oC.
7. Steam at atmospheric pressure enters the shell of a surface condenser in which the water flows
through a bundle of tubes of diameter 25 mm at the rate of 0.05 kg/s. the inlet and outlet
temperature of water are 150C and 700C respectively. The condensation of steam takes place on
the outside surface of the tube. If the overall heat transfer coefficient is 230 W/m 20C, calculate
the following using NTU method (a) the effectiveness of heat exchanger (b) the length of the
tube (c) the rate of steam condensation, take the latent heat of vaporization at 100oC = 2257
kJ/kg.
8. Steam condenses at atmospheric pressure on the external surface of the tubes of a steam
condenser. The tubes are 12 in number and each is 30 mm in diameter and 10 m long. The inlet
and outlet temperature of cooling water flowing inside the tubes are 25 0C and 600C respectively.
If the flow rate is 1.1 kg/s, calculate the following: (a) the rate of condensation of steam (b) the
mean overall heat transfer coefficient based on the inner surface area (c) the number of transfer
units (d) the effectiveness of condenser.
9. A counter flow heat exchanger is employed to cool 0.55 kg/s (Cp = 2.45 kJ/kg0C) of oil from
1150C to 400C by the use of water. The inlet and outlet temperature of cooling water are 15 0C
and 750C respectively. The overall heat transfer coefficient is expected to be 1450 W/m 20C. using
NTU method calculate the following (a) the mass flow rate of water (b) the effectiveness of heat
exchanger (c) the surface area required.
10. 16.5 kg/s of the product at 650 0C (cp =3.55 kJ/kg0C), in a chemical plant, are to be used to heat
20.5 kg/s of the incoming fluid from 1000C (Cp = 4.2 kJ/kg0C). if the overall heat transfer
coefficient is 0.95 kW/m2oC and the installed heat transfer surface is 44 m 2, calculate the fluid
outlet temperature for the counter flow and parallel flow arrangement.
Course File
11. A small sphere (outside diameter = 60 mm) with a surface temperature of 300 0 C is located at the
geometric centre of a large sphere (inside diameter = 360 mm) with an inner surface temperature
of 150 C. Calculate how much emission from the inner surface of the large sphere is incident
upon the outer surface of the small sphere; assume both side approach black body behaviour.
What is the net interchange of heat between the two surfaces?
12. A 70 mm thick metal plate with a circular hole of 35 mm diameter along the thickness is
maintained at a uniform temperature 2500 C. find the loss of energy to the surrounding at 27 0 C,
assuming the two ends of the hole to be as parallel disc and metallic surfaces and surrounding
have black body characteristics.
13. Calculate the net radiant heat exchange per m2 area for two large parallel plates at temperature of
4270 C and 270 C respectively. Emissivity of hot plate and cold plate are 0.9 and 0.6 respectively.
If a polished aluminium shield is placed between them. Find the percentage reduction in heat
transfer and temperature of the shield. Emissivity of shield is 0.4.

Course File
CT Question Papers
Department of mechanical engineering

Institute of engineering &Technology
Heat and Mass transfer (RME502)

Class Test-I
Time: 1 Hour Maximum Marks: 20

Note: Attempt all questions. Assume missing data suitable, if any.
Q. No. Question Marks
The top surface area of a heating element is 100 cm 2. Its resistance is 15 ohms and
its emissivity are 0.85. The convective heat transfer coefficient from the top of the
1. element is 21 W/m2K. If the voltage drop across the element is 30V, how hot will it [5]
become in the steady state? Assume that all the heat is dissipated by convection
and radiation form the top of the element and that the room is at 21oC.

Course File
2. Derive general heat conduction equation in spherical coordinates? [5]
A pipe having an outer diameter of 300 mm is insulated by a material of thermal

conductivity of 0.45 W/moC. The insulation of outer diameter 600 mm due to
3. restriction of space, is placed with an eccentricity of 50 mm. Determine the head [5]
loss for a length of 1 m if the inner and outer surfaces are at temperatures of 270 oC
and 40oC, respectively.
Two large parallel plates of 1mx1m spaced 0.5m apart in a very large room whose
4. walls are at 27°C. The plates are at 900°C and 400°C with emissivity 0.2 and 0.5 [5]
respectively. Find the net heat transfer to each plate and to the room.
Department of mechanical engineering

Institute of engineering &Technology
Heat and Mass transfer (RME502)

Class Test-II
Time: 1 Hour Maximum Marks: 20

Note: Attempt all questions. Assume missing data suitable, if any.
Q. No. Question Marks

Course File
A reactor core uses enriched uranium plate 6 mm thick (k = 35 W/m K) and they
are subjected to an internal heat generation rate of 8.3 x 10 8 W/m3 due to the
fission process. One of these plates is near the edge of the core and the coolant
1. [5]
maintains one side of the plate at 315oC and the other side at 372oC. Calculate (a)
The maximum temperature in the plate under these conditions, and (b) The heat
flux at the two surfaces.
2. Derive the expression of efficiency for infinite long fin? [5]
A composite fin is made form two materials. The inner material of 10 mm diameter
has a thermal conductivity of 16 W/moC while the outer material of 25 mm outside
3. diameter has a thermal conductivity of 52 W/moC. The convective coefficient is 15 [5]
W/m2oC and the fin length is 160 mm. Determine the fin efficiency assuming
adiabatic fin tip.
A solid steel sphere of 10 mm radius and a solid steel cylinder of 5 mm radius and
10 mm length, both initially at a temperature of 100oC, are immersed in a large
reservoir of cold water at 20oC. After 1 minute, the sphere is at a temperature of
4. [5]
50oC. Estimate the temperature of the cylinder after 1 minute. The thermal
conductivity, specific heat and density of the steel are 13.4 W/m K are 0.468 kJ/Kg
K and 8238 kg/m3.

Course File
ESE Question Papers

Course File
CO Attainment

Course File
PO and PSO Attainment

Format For Course File

Caricato da

Informazioni sul documento

Titolo originale

Copyright

Formati disponibili

Condividi questo documento

Condividi o incorpora il documento

Opzioni di condivisione

Hai trovato utile questo documento?

Questo contenuto è inappropriato?

Copyright:

Formati disponibili

Format For Course File

Caricato da

Copyright:

Formati disponibili

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Institute of Engineering & Technology

Faculty Name: Dr. Arun Kumar Tiwari

1. Mission, Vision and PEOs of the Department

8. Tutorial (Unit Wise Question Bank)

10. ESE Question Papers

12. PO and PSO Attainment

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Mission, Vision and PEOs of the Department

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Vision, Mission & PEOs of the Department

Mission of the Department:

Program Educational Objectives (PEOs):

1. To improve quality education. (PEO1)

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

RME 502: HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Credits: 04 Semester: V L–T–P

Steady State one-dimensional Heat conduction:

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Condensation and Boiling:

Introduction to Mass Transfer:

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Lecture Delivery Plan (LDP)

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

15 Transient heat conduction in R2 216-223

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

37 Condensation & Boiling heat transfer, pool R3 516-530

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Lecture Delivery Status (LDS)

S.No. Date Topic Subtopic Remarks

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

16 Leacture-16 Physical mechanism of free and Completed

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Roll List of Third Year Students -2018-2019

40 1605240043 SACHIN RAJPUT

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

(a) Reynolds number (b) Grashoff's number

(a) 1500W (b) 2500 W (c) 3000 W (d) 4000 W

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

10. Schmidt number is ratio of which of the following? [IES-2008]

(a) Product of mass transfer coefficient and diameter to diffusivity of fluid

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Assignment Sheet - III

3. Fouling factor of a heat exchanger can be calculated by

4. What is the purpose of using baffles in shell-and-tube heat exchangers?

6. 90% of the incident radiation on glass in the visible range is

8. Which object can be used as a radiation shield?

9. Which surface can be best described as a radiation shield?

10. Shape factor is also called as

12. Derive the shape factor derivation.

Institute of Engineering & Technology

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Subject: Heat & Mass Transfer Sub Code: RME502 Branch: ME