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Mechanical Engineering · Q49

Heat And Mass Transfer

Engineering and GATE · Mechanical Engineering · question 49

Q49

Thermal conductivity of a material may be defined as the

A.
Quantity of heat flowing in one second through one cm cube of material when opposite faces are maintained at a temperature difference of 1°C
B.
Quantity of heat flowing in one second through a slab of the material of area one cm square, thickness 1 cm when its faces differ in temperature by 1°C
C.
Heat conducted in unit time across unit area through unit thickness when a temperature difference of unity is maintained between opposite faces
D.
All of the above
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Thermal conductivity of a material may be defined as the:
- Quantity of heat flowing in one second through one cm cube of material when opposite faces are maintained at a temperature difference of 1°C.
- Quantity of heat flowing in one second through a slab of the material of area one cm square, thickness 1 cm when its faces differ in temperature by 1°C.
- Heat conducted in unit time across unit area through unit thickness when a temperature difference of unity is maintained between opposite faces.