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The total radiation from a black body per second per unit area is ________ fourth power of the absolute temperature. This statement is known as Stefan Boltzmann law.

A. Equal to

B. Directly proportional to

C. Inversely proportional to

D. None of these

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B. Directly proportional to


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Film coefficient is defined as the ratio of

A. Thermal conductivity to the equivalent thickness of the film of fluid

B. Temperature drop through the films of fluids to the thickness of film of fluids

C. Thickness of film of fluid to the thermal conductivity

D. Thickness of film of fluid to the temperature drop through the films of fluids

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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

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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 transfer of heat by molecular collision is smallest in

A. Solids

B. Liquids

C. Gases

D. None of these

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Unit of thermal diffusivity is

A. m²/hr

B. m²/hr °C

C. kcal/m² hr

D. kcal/m. hr °C

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The unit of overall coefficient of heat transfer is

A. kcal/m²

B. kcal/hr °C

C. kcal/m² hr °C

D. kcal/m hr °C

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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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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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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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Which of the following has least value of conductivity?

A. Glass

B. Water

C. Plastic

D. Air

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Heat is closely related with

A. Liquids

B. Energy

C. Temperature

D. Entropy

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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 caused by some mechanical means, is known as

A. Conduction

B. Free convection

C. Forced convection

D. Radiation

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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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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 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 unit of Stefan-Boltzmann constant is

A. Watt/mK

B. Watt/m²K²

C. Watt/m²K4

D. Watt/mK²

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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 h₁, h₂ and h₃ respectively. The average heat transfer coefficient for the cube is

A. h₁ + h₂ + h₃

B. (h₁.h₂.h₃)1/3

C. 1/h₁ + 1/h₂ + 1/h₃

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 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 logarithmic mean temperature difference (tm) is given by (where Δt1 and Δt2 are temperature differences between the hot and cold fluids at entrance and exit)

A. tm = (Δt1 - Δt2)/ loge (Δt1/Δt2)

B. tm = loge (Δt1/Δt2)/ (Δt1 - Δt2)

C. tm = tm = (Δt1 - Δt2) loge (Δt1/Δt2)

D. tm = loge (Δt1 - Δt2)/ Δt1/Δt2

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

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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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Free convection flow depends on

A. Density

B. Coefficient of viscosity

C. Gravitational force

D. All 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