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Mechanical Engineering · Q14

Heat And Mass Transfer

Engineering and GATE · Mechanical Engineering · question 14

Q14

Sensible heat is the heat required to

A.
Change vapour into liquid
B.
Change liquid into vapour
C.
Increase the temperature of a liquid of vapour
Answer
D.
Convert water into steam and superheat it

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Sensible heat is the energy required to change the temperature of a substance with no phase change. The temperature change can come from the absorption of sunlight by the soil or the air itself.