Energy Management Quiz -2

1. In reheating furnace, at high temperature the mode of heat transfer is by

Select one:

a. Gas convection

b. Conduction

c. Wall radiation

d. Gas radiation

2. Heat balance of a furnace helps to evaluate the

Select one:

a. Thermal efficiency of the process

b. Net work done

c. Temperature of the process

d. Heat transfer fluid properties

3. Power factor is the ratio of

Select one:

a. Reactive power to the true power

b. Apparent power to the true power

c. True power to the apparent power

d. True power to the reactive power

4. Moment of inertia-to-torque ratio for a hydraulic motor is nearly equal to

Select one:

a. 1

b. 25

c. 100

d. 50

5. If the tube wall thickness is negligible, whether the approximation of h = hi = ho for the convection
heat transfer coefficient in a heat exchanger is reasonable?
Select one:

a. No.

b. Yes.

c. Probably yes.

d. None of the given options.

6. If the inlet temperature of an air compressor increases, it results in
Select one:

a. Decrease of pressure ratio required to achieve the equivalent output

b. Increase in the energy consumption required to achieve the equivalent output

c. Enhancement of pressure ratio required to achieve the equivalent output

d. Enhancement of temperature ratio required to achieve the equivalent output

7. Main challenge encountered in a parallel flow heat exchanger is that, the

Select one:

a. Exit temperatures of the hot and cold fluids are same

b. Exit temperature of the hot fluid can never be higher the cold fluid exit temperature

c. Exit temperature of the hot fluid never be accounted for design of heat exchanger

d. Exit temperature of the hot fluid can never be below the cold fluid exit temperature

In Parallel flow heat exchangers, the outlet temperature of the "cold" fluid can never exceed the outlet
temperature of the "hot" fluid.

8. Low power factor could be a resultant of using

Select one:

a. Hydraulic motors

b. Non-induction motors

c. Induction motors

d. Electric motors

9. Percent of initial light output from lamps decreases with time due to
Select one:

a. Lack of maintenance

b. Environment conditions

c. Dirt depositions

d. All the given options

10. Latent heat of condensation of water in the combustion products is included into the
Select one:

a. Gross and net calorific values of fuel

b. Net calorific value of fuel

c. Gross calorific value of fuel

d. Latent heat of fusion of water

11. The ratio of the heat transfer surface area to the volume of a heat exchanger is
Select one:

a. Surface density

b. Area density

c. Pressure density

d. Volume density

12. A shell-and-tube process heater is to be selected to heat water from 20 °C to 85 °C by steam

flowing on the shell side. The heat transfer load of the heater is 500 kW. If the inner diameter of the
tubes is 1 cm, density of water is 1000 kg/m3 specific heat of water is 4.19 kJ/kg °C and the velocity of
water is not to exceed 2.5 m/s, determine how many tubes need to be used in the heat exchanger.
Select one:

a. 10

b. 8.5

c. 9.5

d. 9

13. Power factor if it is low, then

Select one:

a. Current drawn is low with smaller size of infrastructure required

b. Current drawn is low with greater size of infrastructure required

c. Current drawn is high with smaller size of infrastructure required

d. Current drawn is high with greater size of infrastructure required

14. Maintenance factor helps in

Select one:

a. Enhancing the load on the luminaire

b. Reducing the luminaire output

c. Compensating the drop in luminaire output

d. Increasing the probability of luminaire failure

15. From the following, identify the suitable type of furnace used for calcination process:
Select one:

a. Multiple hearth furnace

b. Fluid bed roaster

c. Rotary Kiln
d. Sintering furnace

16. Losses due to radiation for a fully adiabatic boiler for a wind velocity of 10 km per hour is
Select one:

a. One half that for still air

b. One quarter that for still air

c. Double that for still air

d. Three and a half that for still air

17. For specified inlet and outlet temperatures, for what kind of heat exchanger will the LMTD be
greatest?
Select one:

a. Double-pipe counter-flow heat exchangers

b. Multipass shell-and-tube heat exchanger

c. Parallel-flow heat exchanger

d. Cross-flow heat exchanger

18. In heat exchangers, the effects due to thermal and structural stresses are normally not considered
at
Select one:

a. Pressures above 20 bar

b. Pressures below 15 atm

c. Temperatures between 500 °C and 600 °C

d. Temperatures above 150°C

19. The temperature rise of the cold fluid in a heat exchanger will be equal to the temperature drop of
the hot fluid, when the
Select one:

a. Fouling resistance is negligible

b. Heat capacity rates of the cold and hot fluids are identical

c. Thermal conductivity of the tube wall is negligible

d. Temperature of hot fluid is much greater than that of the cold fluid

20. Thermal efficiency of a furnace largely depends on the

Select one:

a. Design, operating method and duty

b. Fuel characteristics

c. Thermal insulation
d. Heat loss factors

21. Day lighting control helps in

Select one:

a. Reducing the reliance on artificial lighting

b. Enhance the lighting energy consumption

c. Ensure the utilization of lamps and bulbs to their fullest possible extent

d. Increasing the reliance on artificial lighting

22. Heat exchangers for airplanes should preferably be selected based on their
Select one:

a. Smaller size and less weight

b. Heavier and robust construction

c. Lift and drag force effects

d. Effective heat loss abilities

23. Effective light output from any luminaire

Select one:

a. Increases with load

b. Decreases with load

c. Increases with time

d. Decreases with time

24. The increase in the system resistance for a fluid flowing through a pipe or duct leads to
Select one:

a. Reduced friction losses

b. Increased energy loss

c. Reduced energy consumption

d. Increased flow conditions

25. CHP can be viewed primarily as a source of

Select one:

a. Heat with electricity as a by-product

b. Heat with no by-product

c. Electricity with no by-product

d. Electricity with heat as a by-product