Gujarat Technological UniversitySummer 2026 examination

GTU BE04005021 Heat Transfer Summer 2026 Question Paper & PDF

B.E. · Chemical Engineering · Semester 4 · Subject code BE04005021
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Total
70 marks
To pass
23 marks (33%)
Duration
2.5 Hours 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Questions
5 with internal choice
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Q.1

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Explain different modes of heat transfer along with their basic laws.
(b)
4 marks

Explain how does thermal conductivity of gases, liquid and solids depend upon temperature?

(c)
7 marks

Write Fourier’s law of conduction and derive equation for steady state heat conduction through composite wall.

Q.2

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Write the expression for critical radius of insulated pipe. Explain its significance.
(b)
4 marks
Discuss Efficiency and effectiveness of Fins.
(c)
7 marks

Calculate the critical radius of insulation for asbestos with k=0.17 W/m oC surrounding a pipe and exposed to room air at 30°C with h=3 W/m² oC. Calculate the heat loss from a 210°C, 5 cm diameter pipe when covered with the critical radius of insulation and without insulation.

(c)
7 marks

A furnace wall is made up of 23 cm of fire brick, 7.5 cm of insulating brick and 8.9 cm of red brick. The temperature at the inner surface of wall is 8000°C and that of the outer surface is 600°C. Average thermal conductivity values of the three types of bricks, i.e. fire brick, insulating brick and red brick are 1.04, 0.104 and 0.744 W/m K respectively. Neglecting resistance of points, calculate the rate of heat flow and temperature at the interfaces between different kinds of bricks.

Q.3

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Explain Reynolds analogy along with the significance.
(b)
4 marks
Define convection and write down difference between free and forced convection.
(c)
7 marks

Determine the conductivity of a test panel 15 cm by 16 cm and 1.25 cm thick, if during a two hour test 8.35 KJ heat is conducted through the panel having temperature of 35°C and 25°C at the two faces.

(a)
3 marks
Write significance of Prandtl, Nusselt and Grashof numbers.
(b)
4 marks
Using Dimension analysis derive expression for forced convection.
(c)
7 marks

Find the overall coefficient of heat transfer between water and oil if the water flows through a copper pipe 1.8 cm ID and 2.1 cm OD while the oil flows through the annulus between this pipe and a steel pipe. The water and oil side film coefficients are 4650 and 1280 W/m K. the fouling factors on the water and oil sides may be taken to be 0.000344 and 0.00086 respectively. The thermal conductivity of the tube wall is 349 W/m K.

Q.4

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Define: Black body, White body, Grey body
(b)
4 marks
State laws of radiation. Explain Black body.
(c)
7 marks
Describe Regimes of Pool Boiling.
(a)
3 marks
Determine the thermal radiation exchanged between black bodies at 150°C and 1500°C
(b)
4 marks
Discuss Stefan-Boltzmann law of radiation.
(c)
7 marks
Discuss Planck’s law of radiation.

Q.5

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Discuss the classification of heat exchanger briefly.
(b)
4 marks
Draw the sketch of various methods of feeding the multiple effect evaporators.
(c)
7 marks

Listing the assumption derive the equation for logarithmic mean temperature difference (LMTD) for counter flow heat transfer.

(a)
3 marks
Define capacity and economy of evaporator.
(b)
4 marks
Explain Boiling Point Elevation (BPE).
(c)
7 marks

Water flowing at rate 0.15 Kg/sec is heated from 40°C to 80°C in a counter current double pipe heat exchanger. The hot fluid is oil and enters exchanger at 105°C and leaves at 70°C. Calculate heat transfer area if overall heat transfer coefficient is 300 w/m² oC. Sp. heat of water is 4.186 kJ/kg k.

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Official Gujarat Technological University (GTU) examination paper for Heat Transfer (Summer 2026, B.E. · Chemical Engineering, Sem 4). Features complete 70-mark regular & remedial examination pattern, official marking distribution across all 5 questions, and direct 1-click official PDF download.

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