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Advanced Multiple Choice Questions on Forced Convection

1. What defines forced convection as opposed to natural convection?

 A) Heat transfer occurs without fluid motion.


 B) Fluid motion is induced by density differences.
 C) External devices like pumps or fans induce fluid motion.
 D) Heat transfer occurs solely through radiation.

ANSWER: C

2. What is the primary assumption about fluid velocity at a solid surface in forced
convection?

 A) Fluid velocity is infinite.


 B) Fluid velocity equals the free stream velocity.
 C) Fluid velocity is zero (no-slip condition).
 D) Fluid velocity is constant along the surface.

ANSWER: C

3. In the context of forced convection, what does the Nusselt number represent?

 A) Ratio of momentum diffusivity to thermal diffusivity.


 B) Enhancement of heat transfer by convection relative to conduction.
 C) Ratio of fluid velocity to the free stream velocity.
 D) Critical value indicating transition to turbulence.

ANSWER: B

4. Which factor primarily influences the convective heat transfer coefficient, h?

 A) Thermal conductivity of the fluid.


 B) Fluid properties, surface roughness, and flow type.
 C) Specific heat of the fluid.
 D) Gravitational acceleration.

ANSWER: B

5. What is the critical Reynolds number for flow over a flat plate?
 A) Re < 1000
 B) Re < 2000
 C) Re ~ 5000
 D) Re ~ 5 × 10^5

ANSWER: D

6. What describes the velocity profile in the turbulent region of a boundary layer?

 A) Linear
 B) Parabolic
 C) Flatter compared to laminar flow.
 D) Uniform across the layer.

ANSWER: C

7. What is the relationship between velocity boundary layer and thermal boundary layer for
low Prandtl number fluids?

 A) Velocity boundary layer is contained within the thermal boundary layer.


 B) Thermal boundary layer is contained within the velocity boundary layer.
 C) Both boundary layers are of equal thickness.
 D) Boundary layers do not interact.

ANSWER: A

8. What happens to inertial and viscous forces as the Reynolds number increases?

 A) Inertial forces increase while viscous forces decrease.


 B) Viscous forces dominate over inertial forces.
 C) Both forces decrease proportionally.
 D) Neither force changes significantly.

ANSWER: A

9. Which boundary layer type develops when a fluid at one temperature flows over a
surface at a different temperature?

 A) Velocity boundary layer


 B) Thermal boundary layer
 C) Laminar boundary layer
 D) Turbulent boundary layer

ANSWER: B

10. What is the primary characteristic of the laminar sublayer in turbulent flow?

 A) Completely turbulent behavior.


 B) Dominated by viscous effects.
 C) Both viscous and turbulent effects coexist.
 D) No heat transfer occurs.

ANSWER: B

11. What effect does a low Prandtl number have on the thermal boundary layer?

 A) It becomes thinner than the velocity boundary layer.


 B) It becomes thicker than the velocity boundary layer.
 C) It remains equal to the velocity boundary layer.
 D) It is independent of the velocity boundary layer.

ANSWER: B

12. What determines the transition from laminar to turbulent flow in a pipe?

 A) Critical Reynolds number


 B) Critical Nusselt number
 C) Critical Prandtl number
 D) Critical Mach number

ANSWER: A

13. For isoflux (constant heat flux) surfaces, how does the Nusselt number for turbulent
flow compare to laminar flow?

 A) 36% lower for turbulent flow.


 B) 4% higher for turbulent flow.
 C) 36% higher for laminar flow.
 D) No difference.

ANSWER: B
14. What is the role of the Prandtl number in forced convection?

 A) It measures the effectiveness of natural convection.


 B) It relates the velocity boundary layer thickness to the thermal boundary layer
thickness.
 C) It predicts the onset of turbulence.
 D) It is used only for laminar flow calculations.

ANSWER: B

15. Which term in the momentum equation accounts for the viscous effects within the
boundary layer?

 A) Convective acceleration
 B) Pressure gradient
 C) Viscous stress terms
 D) Buoyancy forces

ANSWER: C

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