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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. Wien's law

B. Stefan's law

C. Kirchhoff's law

D. Planck's law

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C. Kirchhoff's law


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Heat transfer by radiation mainly depends upon

A. Its temperature

B. Nature of the body

C. Kind and extent of its surface

D. All of the above

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Joule sec is the unit of

A. Universal gas constant

B. Kinematic viscosity

C. Thermal conductivity

D. Planck's constant

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Thermal diffusivity of a substance is given by (where h = Thermal diffusivity, ρ = Density of substance, S = Specific heat, and k = Thermal conductivity)

A. h = k/ ρS

B. h = ρS/k

C. h = S/ρk

D. h = kρ/S

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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

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The heat transfer from a hot body to a cold body is directly proportional to the surface area and difference of temperatures between the two bodies. This statement is called

A. First law of thermodynamics

B. Newton's law of cooling

C. Newton's law of heating

D. Stefan's law

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The total emissivity power is .defined as the total amount of radiation emitted by a black body per unit

A. Temperature

B. Thickness

C. Area

D. Time

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Heat transfer in liquid and gases takes place by

A. Conduction

B. Convection

C. Radiation

D. Conduction and convection

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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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Heat flows from one body to other when they have

A. Different heat contents

B. Different specific heat

C. Different atomic structure

D. Different temperatures

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Depending on the radiating properties, a body will be white 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 = 1 Where a = absorptivity, p = reflectivity, x = transmissivity

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Absorptivity of a body will be equal to its emissivity

A. At all temperatures

B. At one particular temperature

C. When system is under thermal equilibrium

D. At critical temperature

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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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Stefan Boltzmann law is applicable for heat transfer by

A. Conduction

B. Convection

C. Radiation

D. Conduction and radiation combined

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If the temperature of a solid surface changes from 27°C to 627°C, then its emissive power changes in the ratio of

A. 6

B. 9

C. 27

D. 81

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A non-dimensional number generally associated with natural convection heat transfer is

A. Grashoff number

B. Nusselt number

C. Weber number

D. Prandtl number

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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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Which of the following has maximum value of thermal conductivity?

A. Aluminium

B. Steel

C. Brass

D. Copper

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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 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

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Thermal conductivity of air at room temperature in kcal/m hr °C is of the order of

A. 0.002

B. 0.02

C. 0.01

D. 0.1

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When heat is transferred from one particle of hot body to another by actual motion of the heated particles, it is referred to as heat transfer by

A. Conduction

B. Convection

C. Radiation

D. Conduction and convection

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Depending on the radiating properties, a body will be opaque when

A. P = 0, x = 0 and a = 1

B. P=1, x = 0 and a = 0

C. P = 0, x = 1 and a = 0

D. X = 0, a + p = 1 Where a = absorptivity, p = reflectivity, X = transmissivity.

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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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Reynolds number is the ratio of

A. Energy transferred by convection to that by conduction

B. Kinematic viscosity to thermal diffusivity

C. Inertia force to viscous force

D. None of the above

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Moisture would find its way into insulation by vapour pressure unless it is prevented by

A. High thickness of insulation

B. High vapour pressure

C. Less thermal conductivity insulator

D. A vapour seal

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Wiens law states that the wave length corresponding to ________ is proportional to the absolute temperature.

A. Minimum energy

B. Maximum energy

C. Both (A) and (B)

D. None of these

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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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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

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In counter flow heat exchangers

A. Both the fluids at inlet (of heat exchanger where hot fluid enters) are in their coldest state

B. Both the fluids at inlet are in their hottest state

C. Both the fluids at exit are in their hottest state

D. One fluid is in hottest state and other in coldest state at inlet

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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