Heat Transfer
Fin Design and Transient Heat Conduction
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Convection
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Heat Exchangers
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GATE ME 2023
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.33
Consider incompressible laminar flow of a constant property Newtonian fluid in an isothermal circular tube. The flow is steady with fully-developed temperature and velocity profiles. The Nusselt number for this flow depends on
A
neither the Reynolds number nor the Prandtl number
B
both the Reynolds and Prandtl numbers
C
the Reynolds number but not the Prandtl number
D
the Prandtl number but not the Reynolds number
2
GATE ME 2022 Set 2
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.33
Which of the following non-dimensional terms is an estimate of Nusselt number?
A
Ratio of internal thermal resistance of a solid to the boundary layer thermal resistance
B
Ratio of the rate at which internal energy is advected to the rate of conduction heat transfer
C
Non-dimensional temperature gradient 
D
Non-dimensional velocity gradient multiplied by Prandtl number
3
GATE ME 2016 Set 3
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
Grashof number signifies the ratio of
A
inertia force to viscous force
B
buoyancy force to viscous force
C
buoyancy force to inertia force
D
inertial force to surface tension force
4
GATE ME 2015 Set 2
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
In the laminar flow of air $$(Pr=0.7)$$ over a heated plate, if $$\delta $$ and $${\delta _T}$$ denote, respectively the hydrodynamic and thermal boundary layer thickness, then
A
$$\delta = {\delta _t}$$
B
$$\delta > {\delta _t}$$
C
$$\delta < {\delta _t}$$
D
$$\delta = 0$$ but $${\delta _t} \ne 0$$
GATE ME Subjects
Engineering Mechanics
Machine Design
Strength of Materials
Heat Transfer
Production Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Turbo Machinery
Theory of Machines
Engineering Mathematics
Fluid Mechanics
Thermodynamics
General Aptitude