The process of heat transfer from one particle of the fluid to another by the actual movement of the fluid particles caused by some mechanical means, is known as
A. Conduction
B. Free convection
C. Forced convection
D. Radiation
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Joule sec is the unit of
A. Universal gas constant
B. Kinematic viscosity
C. Thermal conductivity
D. Planck's constant
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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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The ratio of the emissive power and absorptive power of all bodies is the same and is equal to the emissive power of a perfectly black body. This statement is known as
A. Wien's law
B. Stefan's law
C. Kirchhoff's law
D. Planck's law
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In free convection heat transfer, Nusselt number is function of
A. Grashoff number and Reynold number
B. Grashoff number and Prandtl number
C. Prandtl number and Reynold number
D. Grashoff number, Prandtl number and Reynold number
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In regenerator type heat exchanger, heat transfer takes place by
A. Direct mixing of hot and cold fluids
B. A complete separation between hot and cold fluids
C. Flow of hot and cold fluids alternately over a surface
D. Generation of heat again and again
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Heat flows from one body to other when they have
A. Different heat contents
B. Different specific heat
C. Different atomic structure
D. Different temperatures
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The ratio of the thickness of thermal boundary layer to the thickness of hydrodynamic boundary layer is equal to (Prandtl number) n, where n is equal to
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Which of the following would lead to a reduction in thermal resistance?
A. In conduction, reduction in the thickness of the material and an increase in thermal conductivity.
B. In convection, stirring of the fluid and cleaning the heating surface.
C. In radiation, increasing the temperature and reducing the emissivity.
D. All of the above
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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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According of Kirchhoff's law
A. Radiant heat is proportional to fourth power of absolute temperature
B. Emissive power depends on temperature
C. Emissive power and absorptivity are constant for all bodies
D. Ratio of emissive power to absorptive power for all bodies is same and is equal to the emissive power of a perfectly black body
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Thermal conductivity of wood depends on
A. Moisture
B. Density
C. Temperature
D. All of the above
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The rate of energy emission from unit surface area through unit solid angle, along a normal to the surface, is known as
A. Emissivity
B. Transmissivity
C. Reflectivity
D. Intensity of radiation
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Which of the following is the case of heat transfer by radiation?
A. Blast furnace
B. Heating of building
C. Cooling of parts in furnace
D. Heat received by a person from fireplace
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The ratio of the energy absorbed by the body to total energy falling on it is called
A. Absorptive power
B. Emissive power
C. Absorptivity
D. Emissivity
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Sensible heat factor is given by (where SHR = Sensible Heat Ratio and LHR = Latent Heat Ratio)
A. SHR + LHR SHR
B. SHR SHR + LHR
C. SHR LHR − SHR
D. LHR − SHR SHR
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LMTD in case of counter flow heat exchanger as compared to parallel flow heat exchanger is
A. Higher
B. Lower
C. Same
D. Depends on the area of heat exchanger
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The automobile radiator is a heat exchanger of
A. Parallel flow type
B. Counter flow type
C. Cross flow type
D. Regenerator type
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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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In free convection heat transfer transition from laminar to turbulent flow is governed by the critical value of the
A. Reynold's number
B. Grashoff's number
C. Reynold's number, Grashoff's number
D. Prandtl number, Grashoff's number
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