MASS TRANSFER BY DIFFUSION IS ANALOGOUS TO HEAT TRANSFER BY CONDUCT...

4. Mass transfer by diffusion is analogous to heat transfer by

conduction.

Which of the above statements are correct ?

(a) 1, 2 and 3 only

(b) 1, 2 and 4 only

(c) 2, 3 and 4 only

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

IES-2.

If heat and mass transfer take place simultaneously, the ratio of heat

transfer coefficient to the mass transfer coefficient is a function of the

ratio of:

[IES-2000]

(a) Schmidt and Reynolds numbers

(b) Schmidt and Prandtl numbers

(c) Nusselt and Lewis numbers

(d) Reynolds and Lewis numbers

IES-3.

In case of liquids, what is the binary diffusion coefficient proportional

to?

[IES-2006]

(a) Pressure only

(b) Temperature only

(c) Volume only

(d) All the above

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IES-4.

In a mass transfer process of diffusion of hot smoke in cold air in a

power plant, the temperature profile and the concentration profile will

become identical when:

[IES-2005]

(a) Prandtl No. = 1

(b) Nusselt No. = 1

(c) Lewis No. = 1

(d) Schmilt No. = 1

IES-5. Given

that:

[IES-1997]

N

u

= Nusselt number

R

e

= Reynolds number

P

r

= Prandtl number

S

h

= Sherwood number

S

c

= Schmidt number

G

r

= Grashoff number

The functional relationship for free convective mass transfer is given

as:

( )

a N

u

=

f G P

(

r

,

r

) ( )

b S

h

=

f S G

(

c

,

r

)

( )

c N

u

=

f R P

(

r

,

r

) ( )

d S

h

=

f R S

(

e

,

c

)

IES-6.

Schmidt number is ratio of which of the following?

[IES-2008]

(a) Product of mass transfer coefficient and diameter to diffusivity of fluid

(b) Kinematic viscosity to thermal diffusivity of fluid

(c) Kinematic viscosity to diffusion coefficient of fluid

(d) Thermal diffusivity to diffusion coefficient of fluid

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Answers with Explanation (Objective) Previous 20-Years IES Answers

IES-1. Ans. (d)

IES-2. Ans. (b)

Nu

x

=

(

conct

.

) ( )

1

×

Re

0.8

×

( )

Pr

1

3

0.8

1

3

(

) ( )

( )

=

×

×

.

Re

Sh

conct

Se

x

2

1

3

h

conct

.

Pr

(

)

=

h

Se

3

xm

IES-3. Ans. (b)

IES-4. Ans. (c)

IES-5. Ans. (b)

IES-6. Ans. (c) Schmidt number

μ

υ

Momentum diffusivity

Sc

D

=

ρ

=

=

D

Mass diffusivity

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