Heat Transfer

RADIATION

1) Define following terms:-

(a) Absorptivity
(b) Reflectivity
(c) Transmissivity.
(d) Emissivity
(e) Radiosity
(f) Intensity of Radiation
(g) Gray Body
(h) Irradiation
(i) Solid angle
(j) Total Emissive Power
(k) Monochromatic emissive power

2) Define radiation heat transfer?

3) What are the basic theories to explain the mechanism of radiation heat transfer?
4) What is black body? Does a blackbody actually exist? How does it differ from gray
body?
5) Explain phenomenon of radiation heat transfer.
6) State Kirchhoff’s law of Radiation
7) Explain Max-Planck law for spectral emissive power.
8) State Stefan Boltzmann law
9) State and explain Wien's displacement law.
10) Define Lambert Cosine law
11) What is Provost theory of exchange?
12) Consider two identical bodies, one at 1000 K and the other at 1500 K. Which body emits
more radiation in the shorter-wavelength region? Which body emits more radiation at a
wavelength of 20 μm?
13)
 14) Define Shape factor.
15) Explain the configuration factor relations?
(a) The Reciprocity Relation
(b) The Summation Rule
(c) The Superposition Rule
(d) The Symmetry Rule
11. What is the equation for radiation between two gray bodies?
12. Write down the heat transfer equation for Radiant exchange between infinite parallel gray
planes
13.

PART – B
01. Liquid Helium at 4.2 K is stored in a dewar flask of inner diameter = 0.48 m and outer
diameter = 0.5 m. The dewar flask can be treated as a spherical vessel. The outer surface of the
inner vessel and the inner surface of the outer vessel are well polished and the emissivity of these
surfaces is 0.05. The space between the two vessels is thoroughly evacuated. The inner surface of
the dewar flask is at 4.2 K while the outer surface is at 300 K. Estimate the rate of heat transfer
between the surfaces. (16)
02. A thin aluminium sheet with an emissivity of 0.1 on both sides is placed between two very
large parallel plates that are maintained at uniform temperatures Tl = 800 K and T2 = 500 K and
have emissivities £"1 = 0.2 and £"2 = 0.7 respectively. Determine the net rate of radiation heat
transfer between the two plates per unit surface area of the plates and compare the result to that
without shield. (16)
03.(i) Discuss how the radiation from gases differ from that of solids. (6)
(ii) Two very large parallel plates with emissivities 0.5 exchange heat. Determine the percentage
reduction in the heat transfer rate if a polished aluminium radiation shield of c = 0.04 is placed in
between the plates. (10)
04. (i) Define emissivity, absorptivity and reflectivity (06)
(ii) Describe the phenomenon of radiation from real surfaces. (10)
05. (i) What are the radiation view factors and why they are used?(04)
(ii) determine the view factor (F1-4) for the figure shown below. (12)
06. (i) State and prove the following laws: (1) Kirchoffs law of radiation
(2) Stefan - Boltzmann law (8)
(ii} Show-from energy-balance consideration that the radiation heat transfer from a plane
composite surface area A4 and made up of plane surface areas A2 and A3 to a plane surface area
Al is given by: A4F41=A3F31+A2F21 & F14=F12+F13 (8)
07. (i) Using the definition of radiosity and irradiation prove that the radiation heat exchange
between two grey bodies is given by the relation: (8)

(ii) A surface at lOOK with emissivity of 0.10 is protected from a radiation flux of 1250 W/m2
by a shield with emissivity of 0.05. Determine the percentage cut off and the shield temperature.
Assume shape factor as 1. (8)
08. Explain briefly the following: (i) Specular and diffuse reflection

(ii) reflectivity and transmissivity

(iii) reciprocity rule and summation rule

09. (i) Two parallel, infinite grey surface are maintained at temperature
of 127C and 227Crespectively. If the temperature of the hot surface is increased to 327°C, by
what factor is the net radiation exchange per unit area increased? Assume the emissivities of cold
and hot surface to be 0.9 and 0.7 respectively. (8)
(ii) Two equal and parallel discs of diameter 25 cm are separated by a distance of 50 cm. If the
discs are maintained at 600°C and 250°C. Calculate the radiation heat exchange between them.
(8)
10. Two large parallel planes with emissivities 0.35 and 0.85 exchange heat by radiation. The
planes are respectively 1073K and 773K . A radiation shield having the emissivity of 0.04 is
placed between them. Find the percentage reduction in radiation heat exchange and temperature
of the shield. (16)

GATE
For the circular tube of equal length and diameter shown below, the view factor is 0.17. The
view factor in this case will be

What is the value of the view factor for two inclined flat plates having common edge of equal
width, and with an angle of 20 degrees?

A plate having 10 area each side is hanging in the middle of a room of 100 total
surface area. The plate temperature and emissivity are respectively 800 K and 0.6. The
temperature and emissivity values for the surfaces of the room are 300 K and 0.3 respectively.
Boltzmann’s constant . The total heat loss from the two surfaces of
the plate is

A solar collector receiving solar radiation at the rate of 0.6 transforms it to the internal
energy of a fluid at an overall efficiency of 50 %. The fluid heated to 350 K is used to run a heat
engine which rejects heat at 313 K. if the heat engine is to deliver 2.5 kW power, then minimum
area of the solar collector required would be

A solid cylinder (surface 2) is located at the centre of a hollow sphere (surface 1). The diameter
of the sphere is 1 m, while the cylinder has a diameter and length of 0.5 m each. The radiation
configuration factor is
he following figure was generated from experimental data relating spectral black body emissive
power to wave length at three temperatures .

The conclusion is that the measurements are

A hollow enclosure is formed between two infinitely long concentric cylinders of radii 1m and
2m, respectively. Radiative heat exchange takes place between the inner surface of the larger
cylinder (surface-2) and the outer surface of the smaller cylinder (surface-1). The radiating
surfaces are diffuse and the medium in the enclosure is non-participating. The fraction of the
thermal radiation leaving the larger surface and striking itself is

If plate 1 is also a diffuse and gray surface with an emissivity value of 0.8, the net radiation heat
exchange ( ) between plate 1 and plate 2 is…….
For an opaque surface, the absorptivity ( ) transmissivity ( ) and reflectivity ( ) are related by
the equation:

Two large diffuse gray parallel plates separated by a small distance, have surface temperature of
400 K and 300 K. If the emissivities of the surfaces are 0.8 and the Stefan-Boltzmann constant is
5.67 , the net radiation heat exchange rate in between the two plates
is
 Heat Transfer
Question Bank
Unit-V
1) Discuss free convective heat transfer from the surface of heated
vertical plate.
2) Explain the difference between filmwise and dropwise
condensation.
3) What is Pool Boiling? Draw a typical boiling curve for saturated
water at one atmosphere and explain the different regimes of
pool boiling.
4) What is Condensation? Why it is difficult to achieve and maintain
the dropwise condensation?
5) Which type of condensation has the highest heat transfer
coefficient and explain why this is so.
 6) What is free convection? How does it differ from forced
convection? What forces causes natural convection current? Give
some examples of natural convection heat transfer.

Heat Transfer
Question Bank
Unit-VI

1) How are the heat exchanger classified?

2) Explain shell and tube type of heat exchanger. Why baffles are used?
3) Derive expression for LMTD for counter flow heat exchanger.
4) Derive expression for LMTD for parallel flow heat exchanger.
5) What are the applications of heat pipe?
6) Draw temperature distributions for a condenser and evaporator.
7) What is direct contact type heat exchanger? Give some examples.
8) What are fouling factors? Explain their role in heat exchanger
design.
9) What is compact type heat exchanger? Give some examples.
10) Explain the construction and working of heat pipe with wick and
without wick.
1. What is a Heat Exchanger1
2. How heat exchangers are classified?
3. Give examples of non mixing type heat exchangers.
4. Sketch temperature distribution graph for condensers &
evaporators.
5. What is overall heat transfer coefficient in a heat exchanger?
6. What is LMTD?
7. What is effectiveness of a heat exchanger?
8. Discuss the advantage of NTU method over the LMTD method.
9. What are the assumptions made during LMTD analysis?
10. What are the factors are involved in designing a heat
exchangers?
11. , In what way Boiling & Condensation differs from other types
of heat exchange?
12. What is Excess temperature in boiling?
13. What is meant by sub cooled or local boiling?
14. What is Nucleate boiling?
15. Give expression for heat transfer coefficient in Nucleate boiling.
16. What is flow boiling? .
17. What is meant by condensation?
18. Draw heat flux curve for various regions of flow boiling.
19. Define Film wise condensation.
20. Define Drop wise condensation.
21. How is the Reynolds number in condensation defined?
PART – B
01. A tube of 2 m length and 25 mm outer diameter is to be used to
condense saturated steam at 100°C while the tube surface is
maintained at 92°C. Estimate the average heat transfer coefficient
and the rate of condensation of steam if the tube is kept horizontal.
The steam condenses on the outside of the tube. (16)
02. 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
temperatures of cooling water flowing inside the tubes are 25°C and
60°C respectively. If the flow rate is 1.1 kg/s, calculate
(i) The rate of condensation of steam
(ii) The number of transfer units
(iii) The effectiveness of the condenser. (16)
03. (i) It is desired to boil water at atmospheric pressure on a copper
surface which electrically heated. Estimate the heat flux from the
surface to the water, if the surface is maintained at no°c and also the
peak heat flux. (8)
(ii) A tube of 2 m length and 25 mm OD is to be used to condense
saturated steam at 100°C while the tube surface is maintained at
92°C. Estimate the average heat transfer coefficient and the rate of
condensation of steam if the tube is kept horizontal. The steam
condenses on the outside ofthe tube.
04. (i) Give the classification of heat exchangers. (4)
(ii) It is desired to use a double pipe counter flow heat exchanger to
cool 3 kg/s of oil (Cp = 2.1 kJ/kgK) from 120°C. Cooling water at
20°C enters the heat exchanger at a rate of 10 kg/so The overall heat
transfer coefficient of the heat exchanger is 600 W/m2Kand the heat
transfer area is 6 m2• Calculate the exit temperatures of oil and
water. (12)
05. (i) Discuss the general arrangement of parallel flow, counter
flow and cross flow heat exchangers. (6)
(ii) In a Double pipe counter flow heat exchanger 10000 kg/h of an
oil having a specific heat of 2095 J/kgK is cooled from 80°C to
50°C by 8000 kg/h of water entering at 25°C. Determine the heat
exchanger area for an overall heat transfer coefficient of 300
W/m2K. Take Cp for water as 4180 J/kgK (10)
06. (i) Discuss the various regimes of pool boiling heat transfer. (8)
(ii) Dry saturated steam at a pressure of 2.45 bar condenses on the
surface of a vertical tube of height 1 m. The tube surface
temperature is kept at 117°C. Estimate the thickness of the
condensate film and the local heat transfer coefficient at a distance
of 0.2m from the upper end of the tube. (8)
07. (i) With a neat and labeled sketch explain the various regimes in
boiling heat transfer. (8)
(ii) A vertical plate 0.5 m2 in area at temperature of 92°C is exposed
to steam at atmospheric pressure. If the steam is dry and saturated
estimate the heat transfer rate and condensate mass per hour. The
vertical length of the plate is 0.5 m. Properties of water at film
temperatures of 96°C can be obtained from tables. (8)
08. (i) Compare LMTD and NTU method of heat exchanger
analysis. (6)
(ii) Hot exhaust gases which enters a finned tube cross flow heat
exchanger at 300°C and leave at 100°c, are used to heat pressurized
water at a flow rate of 1 kg/s from 35 to 125°C. The exhaust gas
specific heat is approximately 1000 J/kg.K, and the overall heat
transfer co-efficient based on the gas side surface area is Uh =
100W/m2K. Determine the required gas side surface area Ah using
the NTU method.
Take Cp,c at Tc = 80°C is 4197 J/kg.K and Cp,h = 1000 J/kg.K .
(10)
09. Water is to be boiled at atmospheric pressure in a mechanically
polished stainless steel pan placed on top of a heating unit. The
inner surface of the bottom of the pan is maintained at lO8°C. The
diameter of the bottom of the pan is 30 cm. Assuming Csf = 0.0130.
calculate (i) the rate of heat transfer to the water and ii) the rate of
evaporation of water. (16)
10. Define effectiveness of a heat exchanger. Derive an expression
for the effectiveness of a double pipe parallel flow heat exchanger.
State the assumptions made. (16)
11. Water enters a cross flow Heat exchanger (both fluids unmixed)
at 5°C and flows at the rate of 4600 kg/h to cool 4000 kg/h of air
that is initially at 40°C. Assume the over all heat transfer coefficient
value to be 150 W/m2K For an exchanger surface area of 25m2,
Calculate the exit temperature of air and water. (16)
12. (i) Describe the principle of parallel flow and counter flow heat
exchangers showing the axial temperature distribution. (8)
(ii) A parallel flow heat exchanger has hot and cold water stream
running through it, the flow rates are 10 and 25 kg/min respectively.
Inlet temperatures are 75° C and 25° C on hot and cold sides. The
exit temperature on the hot side should not exceed 50° C. Assume hi
= ho= 600W/m K.Calculate the area of heat exchanger using E -
NTU approach. (8)
 Different types of reflection from a surface:

(a) actual or irregular reflection (b) diffuse reflection

(c) specular or mirrorlike reflection

Shape Factor / Configuration factor / view factor:

.
Two concentric spheres, the view factor F 1- 2 = 1 since the entire radiation leaving the surface of the smaller sphere
is intercepted by the larger sphere

Electrical analogy of surface resistance to radiation.

1. Radiation Heat Transfer to or from a Surface

2. Radiation Heat Transfer in Two-Surface Enclosures

 3. Radiation Heat Transfer in Three-Surface Enclosures

Interesting facts about radiation:

1. What is an electromagnetic wave? How does it differ from a sound wave?

Electromagnetic waves are caused by accelerated charges or changing electric currents giving rise to electric and
magnetic fields. Sound waves are caused by disturbances. Electromagnetic waves can travel in vacuum, sound
waves cannot.
 2. By what properties is an electromagnetic wave characterized? How are these properties related to each other?

Electromagnetic waves are characterized by their frequency v and wavelength λ. These two properties in a medium
are related by λ = c / v where c is the speed of light in that medium.

3. What is visible light? How does it differ from the other forms of electromagnetic radiation?

Visible light is a kind of electromagnetic wave whose wavelength is between 0.40 and 0.76 μm. It differs from the
other forms of electromagnetic radiation in that it triggers the sensation of seeing in the human eye.

4. How do ultraviolet and infrared radiation differ? Do you think your body emits any radiation in the ultraviolet
range? Explain.

Infrared radiation lies between 0.76 and 100 μm whereas ultraviolet radiation lies between the wavelengths 0.01 and
0.40 μm. The human body does not emit any radiation in the ultraviolet region since bodies at room temperature
emit radiation in the infrared region only.

5. What is thermal radiation? How does it differ from the other forms of electromagnetic radiation?

Thermal radiation is the radiation emitted as a result of vibrational and rotational motions of molecules, atoms and
electrons of a substance, and it extends from about 0.1 to 100 μm in wavelength. Unlike the other forms of
electromagnetic radiation, thermal radiation is emitted by bodies because of their temperature.

6. Why do some objects appear blue to the eye while others appear red? Is the color of a surface at room
temperature related to the radiation it emits?

The color of a surface depends on its ability to reflect certain wavelength. For example, a surface that reflects
radiation in the wavelength range 0.63-0.76 μm while absorbing the rest appears red to the eye. A surface that
reflects all the light appears white while a surface that absorbs the entire light incident on it appears black. The color
of a surface at room temperature is not related to the radiation it emits.

7. Why is radiation usually treated as a surface phenomenon?

Radiation in opaque solids is considered surface phenomena since only radiation emitted by the molecules in a very
thin layer of a body at the surface can escape the solid.

8. Why do skiers get sunburned so easily?

Because the snow reflects almost all of the visible and ultraviolet radiation, and the skin is exposed to radiation both
from the sun and from the snow.

Important question and answers

What is a blackbody? Does a blackbody actually

exist?
A blackbody is a perfect emitter and absorber of radiation. A blackbody does not actually exist. It
is an idealized body that emits the maximum amount of radiation that can be emitted by a surface at a given
temperature.
Define the total and spectral blackbody emissive
powers. How are they related to each other? How do they differ?
Spectral blackbody emissive power is the amount of radiation energy emitted by a blackbody at an
absolute temperature T per unit time, per unit surface area and per unit wavelength about wavelength λ .
The integration of the spectral blackbody emissive power over the entire wavelength spectrum gives the
total blackbody emissive power,

The spectral blackbody emissive power varies with wavelength, the total blackbody emissive power does
not.

Consider two identical bodies, one at 1000 K and

the other at 1500 K. Which body emits more radiation in the
shorter-wavelength region? Which body emits more radiation
at a wavelength of 20 μm?
The larger the temperature of a body , the larger the fraction of the radiation emitted in shorter
wavelengths. Therefore, the body at 1500 K will emit more radiation in the shorter wavelength region. The
body at 1000 K emits more radiation at 20 μm than the body at 1500 K since λT = constant.

Consider a 20cm × 20cm× 20cm cubical body

at 750 K suspended in the air. Assuming the body closely
approximates a blackbody, determine (a) the rate at which the
cube emits radiation energy, in W and (b) the spectral blackbody
emissive power at a wavelength of 4 μm.

What is a graybody? How does it differ from a

blackbody? What is a diffuse gray surface?

Define the properties emissivity and absorptivity.

When are these two properties equal to each other?
Define the properties reflectivity and transmissivity
and discuss the different forms of reflection.
What does the view factor represent? When is the
view factor from a surface to itself not zero?

Consider an enclosure consisting of six surfaces. How many view factors does this geometry involve? How many
of these view factors can be determined by the application of the reciprocity and the summation rules?
Consider an enclosure consisting of five surfaces. How many view factors does this geometry involve? How many
of these view factors can be determined by the application of the reciprocity and summation rules?

Consider an enclosure consisting of 12 surfaces. How many view factors does this geometry involve? How many of
these view factors can be determined by the application of the reciprocity and the summation rules?