1000+ Heat & Mass Transfer Multiple Choice Question Answer [Solved]

1. The transfer of heat by molecular collision is known as
A. Conduction
B. Convection
C. Radiation
D. None of these
Answer : B

2. Heat transfer takes place as per
A. Zeroth law of thermodynamics
B. First law of thermodynamic
C. Second law of the thermodynamics
D. Kirchoff's law
Answer : C

3. According to Kirchoff's law, the ratio of emissive power to absorptivity for all bodies is equal to the emissive power of a
A. Grey body
B. Brilliant white polished body
C. Red hot body
D. Black body
Answer : D

4. Sensible heat is the heat required to
A. Change vapour into liquid
B. Change liquid into vapour
C. Increase the temperature of a liquid of vapour
D. Convert water into steam and superheat it
Answer : C

5. The process of heat transfer from one particle of the fluid to another by the actual movement of the fluid particles due to difference of density caused by temperature of the particle is known as
A. Conduction
B. Free convection
C. Forced convection
D. Radiation
Answer : B

6. Two balls of same material and finish have their diameters in the ratio of 2: 1 and both are heated to same temperature and allowed to cool by radiation. Rate of cooling by big ball as compared to smaller one will be in the ratio of
A. 1 : 1
B. 2 : 1
C. 1 : 2
D. 4 : 1
Answer : C

7. The transfer of heat by molecular collision is smallest in
A. Solids
B. Liquids
C. Gases
D. None of these
Answer : C

8. The rate of energy emission from unit surface area through unit solid angle, along a normal to the surface, is known as
A. Emissivity
B. Transmissivity
C. Reflectivity
D. Intensity of radiation
Answer : D

9. Unit of thermal conductivity in M.K.S. units is
A. K cal/kg m² °C
B. K cal m/hr m² °C
C. K cal/hr m² °C
D. K calm/hr °C
Answer : B

10. Thermal diffusivity of a substance is given by (where h = Thermal diffusivity, ? = Density of substance, S = Specific heat, and k = Thermal conductivity)
A. h = k/ ?S
B. h = ?S/k
C. h = S/?k
D. h = k?/S
Answer : A

11. In counter current flow heat exchanger, the logarithmic temperature difference between the fluids is ________ as compared to parallel flow heat exchanger.
A. Same
B. Less
C. Greater
D. None of these
Answer : C

12. The critical thickness of insulation for a sphere is
A. k/h?
B. 2k/h?
C. h?/k
D. h?/2k
Answer : B

13. The ratio of the emissive power and absorptive power of all bodies is the same and is equal to the emissive power of a perfectly black body. This statement is known as
A. Kirchoffs law
B. Stefan's law
C. Wien' law
D. Planck's law
Answer : A

14. In regenerator type heat exchanger, heat transfer takes place by
A. Direct mixing of hot and cold fluids
B. A complete separation between hot and cold fluids
C. Flow of hot and cold fluids alternately over a surface
D. Generation of heat again and again
Answer : C

15. Depending on the radiating properties, a body will be black when
A. P = 0, x = 0 and a = 1
B. P= 1, T = 0 and a = 0
C. P = 0, x = 1 and a = 0
D. X = 0, a + p = 0 Where a = absorptivity, p = reflectivity, X = transmissivity.
Answer : A

16. The emissive power of a body depends upon its
A. Temperature
B. Wave length
C. Physical nature
D. All of the above
Answer : D

17. Fourier's law of heat conduction is (where Q = Amount of heat flow through the body in unit time, A = Surface area of heat flow, taken at right angles to the direction of heat flow, dT = Temperature difference on the two faces of the body, dx = Thickness of the body, through which the heat flows, taken along the direction of heat flow, and k = Thermal conductivity of the body)
A. k. A. (dT/dx)
B. k. A. (dx/dT)
C. k. (dT/dx)
D. k. (dx/dT)
Answer : A

18. The heat transfer by conduction through a thick cylinder (Q) is given by (where T? = Higher temperature, T? = Lower temperature, r? = Inside radius, r? = Outside radius, l = Length of cylinder, and k = Thermal conductivity)
A. Q = [2?lk (T? - T?)]/2.3 log (r?/r?)
B. Q = 2.3 log (r?/r?)/[2?lk (T? - T?)]
C. Q = [2? (T? - T?)]/2.3 lk log (r?/r?)
D. Q = = 2?lk/2.3 (T? - T?) log (r?/r?)
Answer : A

19. Thermal conductivity of air with rise in temperature
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remain constant
D. May increase or decrease depending on temperature
Answer : A

20. Conduction is a process of heat transfer
A. From one particle of the body to another without the actual motion of the particles
B. From one particle of the body to another by the actual motion of the heated particles
C. From a hot body to a old body, in a straight line, without affecting the intervening medium
D. None of the above
Answer : A

21. Radiation is the process of heat transfer in which heat flows from a ________, in a straight line, without affecting the intervening medium.
A. Cold body to hot body
B. Hot body to cold body
C. Smaller body to larger body
D. Larger body to smaller body
Answer : B

22. Heat is transferred by all three modes of transfer, viz. conduction, convection and radiation in
A. Electric heater
B. Steam condenser
C. Boiler
D. Refrigerator condenser coils
Answer : C

23. Unit of thermal conductivity in S.I. units is
A. J/m² sec
B. J/m °K sec
C. W/m °K
D. Option (B) and (C) above
Answer : D

24. In convection heat transfer from hot flue gases to water tube, even though flow may be turbulent, a laminar flow region (boundary layer of film) exists close to the tube. The heat transfer through this film takes place by
A. Convection
B. Radiation
C. Conduction
D. Both convection and conduction
Answer : C

25. Thermal conductivity of solid metals with rise in temperature normally
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remain constant
D. May increase or decrease depending on temperature
Answer : B

26. Film coefficient is defined as Inside diameter of tube
A. Equivalent thickness of film
B. Thermal conductivity Equivalent thickness of film Specific heat × Viscosity
C. Thermal conductivity Molecular diffusivity of momentum Thermal diffusivity
D. Film coefficient × Inside diameter Thermal conductivity
Answer : B

27. The value of Prandtl number for air is about
A. 0.1
B. 0.3
C. 0.7
D. 1.7
Answer : C

28. A cube at high temperature is immersed in a constant temperature bath. It loses heat from its top, bottom and side surfaces with heat transfer coefficients of h?, h? and h? respectively. The average heat transfer coefficient for the cube is
A. h? + h? + h?
B. (h?.h?.h?)1/3
C. 1/h? + 1/h? + 1/h?
D. None of these
Answer : D

29. In free convection heat transfer, Nusselt number is function of
A. Grashoff number and Reynold number
B. Grashoff number and Prandtl number
C. Prandtl number and Reynold number
D. Grashoff number, Prandtl number and Reynold number
Answer : B

30. In heat transfer, conductance equals conductivity (kcal/hr/sq.m/ °C/cm) divided by
A. Hr (time)
B. Sq. m (area)
C. °C (temperature)
D. K.cal (heat)
Answer : D

31. Upto the critical radius of insulation,
A. Added insulation will increase heat loss
B. Added insulation will decrease heat loss
C. Convective heat loss will be less than conductive heat loss
D. Heat flux will decrease
Answer : A

32. Which of the following statement is wrong?
A. The heat transfer in liquid and gases takes place according to convection.
B. The amount of heat flow through a body is dependent upon the material of the body.
C. The thermal conductivity of solid metals increases with rise in temperature
D. Logarithmic mean temperature difference is not equal to the arithmetic mean temperature difference.
Answer : C

33. The value of the wave length for maximum emissive power is given by
A. Kirchhoff's law
B. Stefan's law
C. Wines law
D. Planck's law
Answer : C

34. Reynolds number (RN) is given by (where h = Film coefficient, l = Linear dimension, V = Velocity of fluid, k = Thermal conductivity, t = Temperature, ? = Density of fluid, cp = Specific heat at constant pressure, and ? = Coefficient of absolute viscosity)
A. RN = hl/k
B. RN = ? cp/k
C. RN = ? V l /?
D. RN = V²/t.cp
Answer : C

35. Fourier's law of heat conduction gives the heat flow for
A. Irregular surfaces
B. Nonuniform temperature surfaces
C. One dimensional cases only
D. Two dimensional cases only
Answer : C

36. A grey body is one whose absorptivity
A. Varies with temperature
B. Varies with wavelength of the incident ray
C. Is equal to its emissivity
D. Does not vary with temperature and. wavelength of the incident ray
Answer : C

37. A grey body is one whose absorptivity
A. Varies with temperature
B. Varies with the wave length of incident ray
C. Varies with both
D. Does not vary with temperature and wave length of the incident ray
Answer : D

38. The automobile radiator is a heat exchanger of
A. Parallel flow type
B. Counter flow type
C. Cross flow type
D. Regenerator type
Answer : C

39. LMTD in case of counter flow heat exchanger as compared to parallel flow heat exchanger is
A. Higher
B. Lower
C. Same
D. Depends on the area of heat exchanger
Answer : A

40. Thermal diffusivity of a substance is
A. Directly proportional to thermal conductivity
B. Inversely proportional to density of substance
C. Inversely proportional t specific heat
D. All of the above
Answer : D

41. The amount of radiation mainly depends upon the
A. Nature of the body
B. Temperature of the body
C. Type of surface of the body
D. All of these
Answer : D

42. Fouling factor is used
A. In heat exchanger design as a safety factor
B. In case of Newtonian fluids
C. When a liquid exchanges heat with a gas
D. None of the above
Answer : A

43. When absorptivity (?) = 1, reflectivity (?) = 0 and transmissivity (?) = 0, then the body is said to be a
A. Black body
B. Grey body
C. Opaque body
D. White body
Answer : A

44. Thermal conductivity of water ________ with rise in temperature.
A. Remain same
B. Decreases
C. Increases
D. May increase or decrease depending upon temperature
Answer : D

45. Which of the following has maximum value of thermal conductivity?
A. Aluminium
B. Steel
C. Brass
D. Copper
Answer : A

46. The thermal diffusivities for gases are generally
A. More than those for liquids
B. Less than those for liquids
C. More than those for solids
D. Dependent on the viscosity
Answer : A

47. Unit of thermal diffusivity is
A. m²/hr
B. m²/hr °C
C. kcal/m² hr
D. kcal/m. hr °C
Answer : A

48. Log mean temperature difference in case of counter flow compared to parallel flow will be
A. Same
B. More
C. Less
D. Depends on other factors
Answer : B

49. The ratio of the thickness of thermal boundary layer to the thickness of hydrodynamic boundary layer is equal to (Prandtl number) n, where n is equal to
A. -1/3
B. -2/3
C. 1
D. -1
Answer : A

50. Depending on the radiating properties, body will be transparent when
A. P = 0, x = 0 and a = 1
B. P=1, x = 0, and a = 0
C. P = 0, T= 1, and a = 0
D. X = 0, a + p = 1
Answer : C