Gujarat Technological UniversitySummer 2026 examination

GTU 2151909 Heat Transfer Summer 2026 Question Paper & PDF

B.E. · Mechanical Engineering · Semester 5 · Subject code 2151909
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Total
70 marks
To pass
23 marks (33%)
Duration
2.5 Hours 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Questions
5 with internal choice
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Q.1

14 Marks
(a)
3 marksAsked in 2 of 2 papers
Explain conduction, convection and radiation with suitable example.

Also asked in Summer 2025 Q3b

(b)
4 marks
Define boiling. Explain different regimes of boiling.
(c)
7 marks

What is composite wall? Derive equation of overall heat transfer coefficient for composite cylindrical wall separating two fluids without heat generation for steady state condition.

Q.2

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Explain thermal conductivity and factors affecting it.
(b)
4 marks

Define fin efficiency and fin effectiveness. Explain why it is better to provide fin on gas side compared to liquid side.

(c)
7 marks

Define critical Radius of insulation and derive its expression for cylindrical geometry.

(c)
7 marks

A potato having mean diameter of 40 mm and initially at 25°C is placed in boiling water for 4 minutes and found to be boiled to the desired level. For how long should a similar potato should be boiled in the same environment and for the same level when taken from the cold storage at 10°C. Take the following properties for potato K=10 W/m oC, ρ = 1200 kg/m³, c = 2000 J/kg oC, h = 100 W/m²°C with usual notations and Use Lump Theory.

Q.3

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Define: Nusselt Number, Reynolds number and Grashoff Number
(b)
4 marks

Discuss how hydrodynamic and thermal boundary layers are developed over a flat plate.

(c)
7 marks

By dimensional analysis, show that for free convection Nusselt Number is a function of Grashoff Number and Prandtl Number.

(a)
3 marks
Explain Mean film temperature and bulk mean temperature.
(b)
4 marks

Define Prandtl number. What is its physical significance? Show how its value affects thickness of hydraulic and thermal boundary layers.

(c)
7 marks

Air stream at 25 oC is flowing at 0.4 m/s across a 100 W bulb having surface temperature 130 oC. if the bulb is approximated as by a 65 mm diameter sphere, Calculate

i)heat transfer rate from bulb
ii)percentage of power loss by convection. Use following correlation Nu = 0.37 (Re)0.6 . Properties of air at mean film temperature are: k = 0.03 W/moC, υ = 2.08 x 10-5 m2/s, Pr = 0.697.

Q.4

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Define: Emissivity, Black Body and Gray body
(b)
4 marks
Discuss spectral distribution of black body emissive power.
(c)
7 marks

Define intensity of radiation and show that for a unit surface the intensity of normal radiation is 1/π times the total emissive power.

(a)
3 marksAsked in 2 of 2 papers
What is shape factor? Discuss salient features of shape factor.

Also asked in Summer 2025 Q4b

(b)
4 marks
State and derive Kirchof’s law of radiation
(c)
7 marksAsked in 2 of 2 papers

Discuss the electrical analogy for radiant heat transfer. Using electrical analogy derive equation of net radiation heat transfer between two non-black infinite parallel plates.

Also asked in Summer 2025 Q3c OR

Q.5

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Explain the following with reference to a heat exchanger:
1Fouling factor
2Capacity ratio
3Number of transfer unit
(b)
4 marks
Classify Heat exchangers.
(c)
7 marks
Derive LMTD formula for parallel flow heat exchanger.
(a)
3 marks
Compare film-wise and drop-wise condensations.
(b)
4 marks

Draw the temperature variations of hot and cold fluids along length of counter flow heat exchanger, evaporator and condenser. Discuss how heat capacity affects temperature variations.

(c)
7 marks
Derive the equation of effectiveness (ε) for the counter flow heat exchanger

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Official Gujarat Technological University (GTU) examination paper for Heat Transfer (Summer 2026, B.E. · Mechanical Engineering, Sem 5). 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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