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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Unit of thermal conductivity in S.I. units is
A. J/m2 sec
B. J/m °K sec
C. W/m °K
D. Option (B) and (C) above
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According to Wien's law, the wavelength corresponding to maximum energy is proportion to
A. Absolute temperature (T)
B. f
C. t
D. None of these
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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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According to Prevost theory of heat exchange
A. It is impossible to transfer heat from low temperature source to high temperature source
B. Heat transfer by radiation requires no medium
C. All bodies above absolute zero emit radiation
D. Heat transfer in most of the cases takes place by combination of conduction, convection and radiation
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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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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 = pv pa
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A composite slab has two layers of different materials with thermal conductivities k1 and k2 . If each layer has the same thickness, then the equivalent thermal conductivity of the slab will be
A. k 1 k 2
B. k 1 + k 2
C. k 1 k 2 k 1 + k 2
D. k 1 + k 2 2 k 1 k 2
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Total emissivity of polished silver compared to black body is
A. Same
B. Higher
C. More or less same
D. Very much lower
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Depending on the radiating properties, a body will be black when (Where a = absorptivity, p = reflectivity, x = transmissivity.)
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
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Heat conducted through per unit area and unit thick face per unit time when temperature difference between opposite faces is unity, is called
A. Thermal resistance
B. Thermal coefficient
C. Temperature gradient
D. Thermal conductivity
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The rate of heat flow through a body is Q = x kA ( T 1 − T 2 ) . The term kA x is known as
A. Thermal coefficient
B. Thermal resistance
C. Thermal conductivity
D. None of these
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Depending on the radiating properties, a body will be white when (Where a = absorptivity, p = reflectivity, x = transmissivity)
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 = 1
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Depending on the radiating properties, body will be transparent when (Where a = absorptivity, p = reflectivity, x = transmissivity)
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
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The expression Q = ρ AT4 is called
A. Fourier equation
B. Stefan-Boltzmann equation
C. Newton Reichmann equation
D. Joseph-Stefan equation
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In heat transfer, conductance equals conductivity (kcal/hr/sq.m/°C/cm) divided by
A. Hr (time)
B. Sq. m (area)
C. °C (temperature)
D. K.cal (heat)
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The time constant of a thermocouple is
A. The time taken to attain the final temperature to be measured
B. The time taken to attain 50% of the value of initial temperature difference
C. The time taken to attain 63.2% of the value of initial temperature difference
D. Determined by the time taken to reach 100°C from 0°C
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The total emissivity power is defined as the total amount of radiation emitted by a black body per unit
A. Temperature
B. Thickness
C. Area
D. Time
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Heat transfer takes place as per
A. Zeroth law of thermodynamics
B. First law of thermodynamic
C. Second law of the thermodynamics
D. Kirchoff's law
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Thermal diffusivity is
A. A dimensionless parameter
B. Function of temperature
C. Used as mathematical model
D. A physical property of the material
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