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GATE ME 1994
True or False
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When the fluid velocity is doubled the thermal time constant of a thermometer used for measuring the fluid temperature reduces by a factor of $$2$$
A
TRUE
B
FALSE
2
GATE ME 1994
True or False
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For air near atmospheric condition flowing over a flat plate the laminar thermal boundary layer is thicker than hydrodynamic boundary layer
A
TRUE
B
FALSE
3
GATE ME 1994
Fill in the Blanks
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The shape factors with themselves of two infinitely long black body concentric cylinders with a dia ratio of $$3$$ are ....... For the inner and ..... for the outer
4
GATE ME 1994
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
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The practice to use steam on the shell side and cooling water on the tube side in condensers of steam power plant is because
A
to increase overall heat transfer coefficient water side velocity can be increased if water is on the tube side
B
condenser can act as a storage unit for condensed steam
C
rate of condensation of steam is invariably smaller than the mass flow rate of cooling water
D
it is easier to maintain vacuum on the shell side than on the tube side
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