The process of heat transfer from one particle of the body to another is called conduction, when the particles of the body
A. Move actually
B. Do not move actually
C. Affect the intervening medium
D. Does not affect the intervening medium
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The thermal diffusivities for solids are generally
A. Less than those for gases
B. Less than those for liquids
C. More than those for liquids and gases
D. More or less same as for liquids and gases
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Heat transfer by radiation mainly depends upon
A. Its temperature
B. Nature of the body
C. Kind and extent of its surface
D. All of the above
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The transfer of heat by molecular collision is known as
A. Conduction
B. Convection
C. Radiation
D. None of these
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According to Kirchoff's law, the ratio of emissive power to absorptivity for all bodies is equal to the emissive power of a
A. Grey body
B. Brilliant white polished body
C. Red hot body
D. Black body
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40% of incident radiant energy on the surface of a thermally transparent body is reflected back. If the transmissivity of the body be 0.15, then the emissivity of surface is
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The heat transfer takes place according to
A. Zeroth law of thermodynamics
B. First law of thermodynamics
C. Second law of thermodynamics
D. Kirchhoff's law
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In case of liquids and gases, the heat transfer takes place according to
A. Conduction
B. Convection
C. Radiation
D. None of these
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Depending on the radiating properties, a body will be opaque when
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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Log mean temperature difference in case of counter flow compared to parallel flow will be
A. Same
B. More
C. Less
D. Depends on other factors
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In convection heat transfer from hot flue gases to water tube, even though flow may be turbulent, a laminar flow region (boundary layer of film) exists close to the tube. The heat transfer through this film takes place by
A. Convection
B. Radiation
C. Conduction
D. Both convection and conduction
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Wien’s law states that the wave length corresponding to ________ is proportional to the absolute temperature.
A. Minimum energy
B. Maximum energy
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of these
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The amount of radiation mainly depends on
A. Nature of body
B. Temperature of body
C. Type of surface of body
D. All of the above
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The heat transfer by conduction through a thick cylinder (Q) is given by (where T1 = Higher temperature, T2 = Lower temperature, r1 = Inside radius, r2 = Outside radius, l = Length of cylinder and k = Thermal conductivity)
A. Q = 2.3 log ( r 1 r 2 ) 2 π l k ( T 1 − T 2 )
B. Q = 2 π l k ( T 1 − T 2 ) 2.3 log ( r 1 r 2 )
C. Q = 2.3 l k log ( r 1 r 2 ) 2 π ( T 1 − T 2 )
D. Q = 2.3 ( T 1 − T 2 ) log ( r 1 r 2 ) 2 π l k
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Thermal diffusivity of a substance is given by (where h = Thermal diffusivity, ρ = Density of substance, S = Specific heat and k = Thermal conductivity)
A. h = ρ S k
B. h = k ρ S
C. h = ρ k S
D. h = S ρ k
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Which of the following is expected to have highest thermal conductivity?
A. Steam
B. Solid ice
C. Melting ice
D. Water
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Which of the following has maximum value of thermal conductivity?
A. Aluminium
B. Steel
C. Brass
D. Copper
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Free convection flow depends on
A. Density
B. Coefficient of viscosity
C. Gravitational force
D. All of these
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The critical thickness of insulation for a sphere is
A. k/h0
B. 2k/h0
C. h0 /k
D. h0 /2k
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Unit of thermal conductivity in M.K.S. units is
A. K cal/kg m2 °C
B. K cal m/hr m2 °C
C. K cal/hr m2 °C
D. K calm/hr °C
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