In heat exchangers, degree of approach is defined as the difference between temperatures of
A. Cold water inlet and outlet
B. Hot medium inlet and outlet
C. Hot medium outlet and cold water inlet
D. Hot medium outlet and cold water outlet
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Fouling factor is used
A. In heat exchanger design as a safety factor
B. In case of Newtonian fluids
C. When a liquid exchanges heat with a gas
D. None of the above
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The natural convection air cooled condensers are used in
A. Domestic refrigerators
B. Water coolers
C. Room air conditioners
D. All of these
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The concept of overall coefficient of heat transfer is used in heat transfer problems of
A. Conduction
B. Convection
C. Radiation
D. Conduction and convection
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An electric cable of aluminium conductor (k = 240 W/mK) is to be insulated with rubber (k = 0.15 W/mK). The cable is to be located in air (h = 6 W/m2 ). The critical thickness of insulation will be
A. 25 mm
B. 40 mm
C. 160 mm
D. 800 mm
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The logarithmic mean temperature difference (t m ) is given by (where Δ t 1 and Δ t 2 are temperature differences between the hot and cold fluids at entrance and exit)
A. t m = log e ( Δ t 2 Δ t 1 ) Δ t 1 − Δ t 2
B. t m = Δ t 1 − Δ t 2 log e ( Δ t 2 Δ t 1 )
C. t m = ( Δ t 1 − Δ t 2 ) log e ( Δ t 2 Δ t 1 )
D. t m = Δ t 2 Δ t 1 log e ( Δ t 1 − Δ t 2 )
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Emissivity of a white polished body in comparison to a black body is
A. Higher
B. Lower
C. Same
D. Depends upon the shape of body
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The heat of sun reaches to us according to
A. Conduction
B. Convection
C. Radiation
D. None of these
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Thermal diffusivity of a substance is
A. Directly proportional to the thermal conductivity
B. Inversely proportional to density of substance
C. Inversely proportional to specific heat
D. All of the above
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The insulation ability of an insulator with the presence of moisture would
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remain unaffected
D. May increase/decrease depending on temperature and thickness of insulation
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The transfer of heat by molecular collision is smallest in
A. Solids
B. Liquids
C. Gases
D. None of these
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According to Stefan Boltzmann law, the total radiation from a black body per second per unit area is directly proportional to the
A. Absolute temperature
B. Square of the absolute temperature
C. Cube of the absolute temperature
D. Fourth power of the absolute temperature
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Cork is a good insulator because it has
A. Free electrons
B. Atoms colliding frequency
C. Low density
D. Porous body
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Pick up the wrong case. Heat flowing from one side to other depends directly on
A. Face area
B. Time
C. Thickness
D. Temperature difference
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Thermal conductivity of solid metals with rise in temperature normally
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remain constant
D. May increase or decrease depending on temperature
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The heat transfer by conduction through a thick sphere is given by
A. Q = r 2 − r 1 2 π k r 1 r 2 ( T 1 − T 2 )
B. Q = r 2 − r 1 4 π k r 1 r 2 ( T 1 − T 2 )
C. Q = r 2 − r 1 6 π k r 1 r 2 ( T 1 − T 2 )
D. Q = r 2 − r 1 8 π k r 1 r 2 ( T 1 − T 2 )
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The value of the wave length for maximum emissive power is given by
A. Kirchhoff’s law
B. Stefan’s law
C. Wine’s law
D. Planck’s law
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The value of the wavelength for maximum emissive power is given by
A. Wien’s law
B. Planck's law
C. Stefan's law
D. Fourier's law
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The thickness of thermal and hydrodynamic boundary layer is equal if Prandtl number is
A. Equal to one
B. Greater than one
C. Less than one
D. Equal to Nusselt number
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The emissivity for a black body is
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