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Dimensionless parameter among the following options is

  • A.heat exchanger effectiveness
  • B.humid heat of air-water vapour mixture
  • C.humid volume of air-water vapour mixture
  • D.overall heat transfer coefficient

Answer: A

The dimensionless one is heat exchanger effectiveness.

Effectiveness is the actual heat transfer rate divided by the maximum possible rate for the same inlet conditions, \(\varepsilon = q/q_{max}\). Both are in watts, so the ratio has no unit and lies between 0 and 1.

The others all carry units. Humid heat is the heat needed to warm 1 kg of dry air and its vapour by 1 K, in kJ.kg−1.K−1. Humid volume is the volume of moist air per kg of dry air, in m3.kg−1. The overall heat transfer coefficient is in W.m−2.K−1.

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