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The radiation emitted by a black body is known as

A. Black radiation

B. Full radiation

C. Total radiation

D. All of these

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D. All of these


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The natural convection air cooled condensers are used in

A. Domestic refrigerators

B. Water coolers

C. Room air conditioners

D. All of these

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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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The critical radius is the insulation radius at which the resistance to heat flow is

A. Maximum

B. Minimum

C. Zero

D. None of these

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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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According to Stefan Boltzmann law, ideal radiators emit radiant energy at a rate proportional to

A. Absolute temperature

B. Square of temperature

C. Fourth power of absolute temperature

D. Fourth power of temperature

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Total heat is the heat required to

A. Change vapour into liquid

B. Change liquid into vapour

C. Increase the temperature of a liquid or vapour

D. Convert water into steam and superheat 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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When α is absorptivity, ρ is reflectivity and τ is transmissivity, then for a diathermanous body,

A. α = 1, ρ = 0 and τ = 0

B. α = 0, ρ = 1 and τ = 0

C. α = 0, ρ = 0 and τ = 1

D. α + ρ = 1 and τ = 0

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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

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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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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 cold body, in a straight line, without affecting the intervening medium

D. None of the above

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Thermal conductivity of air with rise in temperature

A. Increases

B. Decreases

C. Remain constant

D. May increase or decrease depending on temperature

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Thermal conductivity of glass wool varies from sample to sample because of variation in

A. Composition

B. Density

C. Porosity

D. All of the above

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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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An ordinary passenger aircraft requires a cooling system of capacity.

A. 2 TR

B. 4 TR

C. 8 TR

D. 10 TR

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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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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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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

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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 energy distribution of an ideal reflector at higher temperatures is largely in the range of

A. Shorter wavelength

B. Longer wavelength

C. Remain same at all wavelengths

D. Wavelength has nothing to do with it

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Which of the following property of air does not increase with rise in temperature?

A. Thermal conductivity

B. Thermal diffusivity

C. Density

D. Dynamic viscosity

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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

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A steam pipe is to be insulated by two insulating materials put over each other. For best results

A. Better insulation should be put over pipe and better one over it

B. Inferior insulation should be put over pipe and better one over it

C. Both may be put in any order

D. Whether to put inferior OIL over pipe or the better one would depend on steam temperature

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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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The amount of heat flow through a body by conduction is

A. Directly proportional to the surface area of the body

B. Directly proportional to the temperature difference on the two faces of the body

C. Dependent upon the material of the body

D. All of the above

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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

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Fourier's law of heat conduction is valid for

A. One dimensional cases only

B. Two dimensional cases only

C. Three dimensional cases only

D. Regular surfaces having non-uniform temperature gradients

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Which of the following statement is correct?

A. A grey body is one which absorbs all radiations incident on it.

B. At thermal equilibrium, the emissivity and absorptivity are same.

C. The energy absorbed by a body to the total energy falling on it, is called emissivity.

D. A perfect body is one which is black in colour.

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Two long parallel surfaces each of emissivity 0.7 are maintained at different temperatures and accordingly have radiation heat exchange between them. It is desired to reduce 75% of the radiant heat transfer by inserting thin parallel shields of emissivity 1 on both sides. The number of shields should be

A. One

B. Two

C. Three

D. Four

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The emissivity for a black body is

A. 0

B. 0.5

C. 0.75

D. 1