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Mechanical Engineering · Q131

Heat And Mass Transfer

Engineering and GATE · Mechanical Engineering · question 131

Q131

Thermal conductivity of air with rise in temperature

A.
Increases
Answer
B.
Decreases
C.
Remain constant
D.
May increase or decrease depending on temperature

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
As the temperature of air increases the molecular diffusion also gets increases and in case of air,
Thermal conductivity is directly proportional to the lattice vibration and molecular diffusion and hence as the temperature increases the thermal conductivity of air increases.