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Which of the following is a case of steady state heat transfer?

A. I.C. engine

B. Air preheaters

C. Heating of building in winter

D. None of the above

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D. None of the above


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

A. Absolute temperature

B. Square of the absolute temperature

C. Cube of the absolute temperature

D. Fourth power of the absolute temperature

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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 use of heat exchangers is made in

A. Radiators in automobile

B. Condensers and boilers in steam plants

C. Condensers and evaporators in refrigeration and air conditioning units

D. All of the above

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Thermal diffusivity of a substance is

A. Directly proportional to the thermal conductivity

B. Inversely proportional to density of substance

C. Inversely proportional to specific heat

D. All of the above

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Temperature of steam at around 540°C can be measured by

A. Thermometer

B. Thermistor

C. Thermocouple

D. None of these

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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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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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In a heat exchanger with one fluid evaporating or condensing, the surface area required is least in

A. Parallel flow

B. Counter flow

C. Cross flow

D. All of these

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The thickness of thermal and hydrodynamic boundary layer is equal if Prandtl number is

A. Equal to one

B. Greater than one

C. Less than one

D. Equal to Nusselt number

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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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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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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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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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Heat transfer in liquid and gases takes place by

A. Conduction

B. Convection

C. Radiation

D. Conduction and convection

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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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Thermal conductivity of water in general with rise in temperature

A. Increases

B. Decreases

C. Remain constant

D. May increase or decrease depending on temperature

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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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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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When heat is transferred by molecular collision, it is referred to as heat transfer by

A. Conduction

B. Convection

C. Radiation

D. Scattering

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The critical thickness of insulation for a sphere is

A. k/h₀

B. 2k/h₀

C. h₀/k

D. h₀/2k

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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 amount of radiation mainly depends on

A. Nature of body

B. Temperature of body

C. Type of surface of body

D. All of the above

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Film coefficient is defined as Inside diameter of tube

A. Equivalent thickness of film

B. Thermal conductivity Equivalent thickness of film Specific heat × Viscosity

C. Thermal conductivity Molecular diffusivity of momentum Thermal diffusivity

D. Film coefficient × Inside diameter Thermal conductivity

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A grey body is one whose absorptivity

A. Varies with temperature

B. Varies with the wave length of incident ray

C. Varies with both

D. Does not vary with temperature and wave length of the incident ray

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Cork is a good insulator because it has

A. Free electrons

B. Atoms colliding frequency

C. Low density

D. Porous body

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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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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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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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Unit of thermal conductivity in M.K.S. units is

A. K cal/kg m² °C

B. K cal m/hr m² °C

C. K cal/hr m² °C

D. K calm/hr °C