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If the energy radiated per second per sq. cm. of the surface for wave lengths lying between λ, and λ + dλ is represented by (eλ.dλ), then eλ is called

A. Absorptive power

B. Emissive power

C. Emissivity

D. None of these

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B. Emissive power


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In case of liquids and gases, the heat transfer takes place according to

A. Conduction

B. Convection

C. Radiation

D. None of these

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Two plates spaced 150 mm apart are maintained at 1000°C and 70°C. The heat transfer will take place mainly by

A. Convection

B. Radiation

C. Forced convection

D. Free convection

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The process of heat transfer from one particle of the body to another by the actual motion of the heated particles, is called

A. Conduction

B. Convection

C. Radiation

D. None of these

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Which of the following is expected to have highest thermal conductivity?

A. Steam

B. Solid ice

C. Melting ice

D. Water

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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

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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

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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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40% of incident radiant energy on the surface of a thermally transparent body is reflected back. If the transmissivity of the body be 0.15, then the emissivity of surface is

A. 0.45

B. 0.55

C. 0.40

D. 0.75

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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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A heat exchanger with heat transfer surface area A and overall heat transfer coefficient U handles two fluids of heat capacities Cmax and Cmin. The number of transfer units (NTU) used in the analysis of heat exchanger is specified as

A. A.Cmin/U

B. U/A.Cmin

C. A.U.Cmin

D. A.U/Cmin

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Which of the following is the case of heat transfer by radiation?

A. Blast furnace

B. Heating of building

C. Cooling of parts in furnace

D. Heat received by a person from fireplace

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A perfect black body is one which

A. Is black in colour

B. Reflects all heat

C. Transmits all heat radiations

D. Absorbs heat radiations of all wave lengths falling on it

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Reynolds number (RN) is given by (where h = Film coefficient, l = Linear dimension, V = Velocity of fluid, k = Thermal conductivity, t = Temperature, ρ = Density of fluid, cp = Specific heat at constant pressure, and μ = Coefficient of absolute viscosity)

A. RN = hl/k

B. RN = μ cp/k

C. RN = ρ V l /μ

D. RN = V²/t.cp

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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.

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The insulation ability of an insulator with the presence of moisture would

A. Increase

B. Decrease

C. Remain unaffected

D. May increase/decrease depending on temperature and thickness of insulation

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The heat transfer takes place according to

A. Zeroth law of thermodynamics

B. First law of thermodynamics

C. Second law of thermodynamics

D. Kirchhoff's law

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When heat is transferred from hot body to cold body, in a straight line, without affecting the intervening medium, it is referred as heat transfer by

A. Conduction

B. Convection

C. Radiation

D. Conduction and convection

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The transfer of heat by molecular collision is smallest in

A. Solids

B. Liquids

C. Gases

D. None of these

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The thermal diffusivities for solids are generally

A. Less than those for gases

B. Less than those for liquids

C. More than those for liquids and gases

D. More or less same as for liquids and gases

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Thermal conductivity of non-metallic amorphous solids with decrease in temperature

A. Increases

B. Decreases

C. Remain constant

D. May increase or decrease depending on temperature

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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

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The heat of sun reaches to us according to

A. Conduction

B. Convection

C. Radiation

D. None of these

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The emissive power of a body depends upon its

A. Temperature

B. Wave length

C. Physical nature

D. All of the above

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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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The expression Q = ρ AT4 is called

A. Fourier equation

B. Stefan-Boltzmann equation

C. Newton Reichmann equation

D. Joseph-Stefan equation

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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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Thermal diffusivity is

A. A dimensionless parameter

B. Function of temperature

C. Used as mathematical model

D. A physical property of the material

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The concept of overall coefficient of heat transfer is used in heat transfer problems of

A. Conduction

B. Convection

C. Radiation

D. Conduction and convection

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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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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