Question Bank • QB_DFE_EXP_087 NAT • 2 Marks

Section 7: Dairy and Food Engineering

Heat and Mass Transfer

Subtopic: Steady state heat transfer in conduction, convection and radiation

Question Statement:

Fluid milk flows through a sanitary stainless steel pipe of internal diameter $D = 0.05\text{ m}$. The convective heat transfer coefficient inside the pipe is $h = 1200\text{ W/(m}^2\cdot\text{K)}$ and the thermal conductivity of milk is $k = 0.60\text{ W/(m}\cdot\text{K)}$. Calculate the Nusselt number ($Nu = h D / k$).

Answer Key:

100

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

$Nu = \frac{h D}{k} = \frac{1200 \times 0.05}{0.60} = \frac{60}{0.60} = 100.0$
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