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According to Stefan's law, the total radiation from a black body per second per unit area is proportional to

A. Absolute temperature

B.

C. T⁵

D. T

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D. T


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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

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The value of Prandtl number for air is about

A. 0.1

B. 0.3

C. 0.7

D. 1.7

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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.

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According to Stefan's law, the total radiation from a black body per second per unit area is proportional to

A. Absolute temperature

B.

C. T⁵

D. T

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Metals are good conductors of heat because

A. Their atoms collide frequently

B. Their atoms are relatively far apart

C. They contain free electrons

D. They have high density

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Thermal diffusivity is a

A. Function of temperature

B. Physical property of a substance

C. Dimensionless parameter

D. All of these

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The emissivity for a black body is

A. 0

B. 0.5

C. 0.75

D. 1

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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

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When absorptivity (α) = 1, reflectivity (ρ) = 0 and transmissivity (τ) = 0, then the body is said to be a

A. Black body

B. Grey body

C. Opaque body

D. White body

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A composite slab has two layers of different materials with thermal conductivities k₁ and k₂. If each layer has the same thickness, then the equivalent thermal conductivity of the slab will be

A. k₁ k₂

B. (k₁ + k₂)

C. (k₁ + k₂)/ k₁ k₂

D. 2 k₁ k₂/ (k₁ + k₂)

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The automobile radiator is a heat exchanger of

A. Parallel flow type

B. Counter flow type

C. Cross flow type

D. Regenerator type

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The ratio of the energy absorbed by the body to total energy falling on it is called

A. Absorptive power

B. Emissive power

C. Absorptivity

D. Emissivity

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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

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The value of the wavelength for maximum emissive power is given by

A. Wien's law

B. Planck's law

C. Stefan's law

D. Fourier's law

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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

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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

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The unit of Stefan-Boltzmann constant is

A. Watt/mK

B. Watt/m²K²

C. Watt/m²K4

D. Watt/mK²

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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

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The rate of heat flow through a body is Q = [kA (T₁ - T₂)]/x. The term x/kA is known as

A. Thermal coefficient

B. Thermal resistance

C. Thermal conductivity

D. None of these

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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

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In heat exchangers, degree of approach is defined as the difference between temperatures of

A. Cold water inlet and outlet

B. Hot medium inlet and outlet

C. Hot medium outlet and cold water inlet

D. Hot medium outlet and cold water outlet

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The ratio of Nusselt number and the product of Reynold's number and Prandtl number is equal to

A. Stanton number

B. Biot number

C. Peclet number

D. Grashoff number

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In free convection heat transfer transition from laminar to turbulent flow is governed by the critical value of the

A. Reynold's number

B. Grashoff's number

C. Reynold's number, Grashoff's number

D. Prandtl number, Grashoff's number

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Which of the following has maximum value of thermal conductivity?

A. Aluminium

B. Steel

C. Brass

D. Copper

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Planck's law holds good for

A. Black bodies

B. Polished bodies

C. All coloured bodies

D. All of the above

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Pick up the wrong case. Heat flowing from one side to other depends directly on

A. Face area

B. Time

C. Thickness

D. Temperature difference

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According to Dalton's law of partial pressures, (where pb = Barometric pressure, pa = Partial pressure of dry air, and pv = Partial pressure of water vapour)

A. Pb = pa - pv

B. Pb = pa + pv

C. Pb = pa × pv

D. Pb = pa/pv

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The heat transfer by conduction through a thick cylinder (Q) is given by (where T₁ = Higher temperature, T₂ = Lower temperature, r₁ = Inside radius, r₂ = Outside radius, l = Length of cylinder, and k = Thermal conductivity)

A. Q = [2πlk (T₁ - T₂)]/2.3 log (r₂/r₁)

B. Q = 2.3 log (r₂/r₁)/[2πlk (T₁ - T₂)]

C. Q = [2π (T₁ - T₂)]/2.3 lk log (r₂/r₁)

D. Q = = 2πlk/2.3 (T₁ - T₂) log (r₂/r₁)

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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

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An electric cable of aluminium conductor (k = 240 W/mK) is to be insulated with rubber (k = 0.15 W/mK). The cable is to be located in air (h = 6 W/m²). The critical thickness of insulation will be

A. 25 mm

B. 40 mm

C. 160 mm

D. 800 mm