Heat transfer occurs by natural convection because change in
temperature causes difference in
(A) Viscosity
(B) Density
(C) Thermal conductivity
(D) Heat capacity
Description : Fluid motion in the natural convection heat transfer between a solid surface and a fluid in contact with it, results from the (A) Existence of thermal boundary layer (B) Temperature gradient produced ... difference (C) Buoyancy of the bubbles produced at active nucleation site (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : Heat transfer by natural convection is enhanced in system with (A) High viscosity (B) High co-efficient of thermal expansio
Last Answer : (B) High co-efficient of thermal expansion
Description : Pick out the correct statement. (A) 1 kcal/hr.m.°C is equal to 1 BTU/hr. ft.°F (B) In steady state heat conduction, the only property of the substance which determines the ... in the direction of temperature rise (D) In heat transfer by forced convection, Grashoff number is very important
Last Answer : (B) In steady state heat conduction, the only property of the substance which determines the temperature distribution, is the thermal conductivity
Description : reduction in thermal resistance during heat transfer does not occur in the (A) Convection heat transfer by stirring the fluid and cleaning the heating surface (B) Conduction heat transfer by ... Radiation heat transfer by increasing the temperature and reducing the emissivity (D) None of these
Last Answer : Option C
Description : On a cold day when the room temperature is 15°C, the metallic cap of a pen becomes much colder than its plastic body, though both are at the same temperature of 15°C, because - (1) metals ... metals (3) metals are good conductors of heat (4) plastics have a higher thermal conductivity than metals
Last Answer : (3) metals are good conductors of heat Explanation: On a chilly day, the room temperature is lower than our body temperature. Since metals have a higher coefficient of thermal conductivity than plastic, they ... from our fingers will flow to the metal cap much more quickly than to the plastic body.
Description : On a cold day when the room temperature is 15°C, the metallic cap of a pen becomes much colder than its plastic body, though both are at the same temperature of 15°C, because : (1) metals ... metals (3) metals are good conductors of heat (4) plastics have a higher thermal conductivity than metals
Last Answer : metals are good conductors of heat
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Bubble size increases with the dynamic viscosity of the liquid in case of nucleate pool boiling (B) Thermal conductivity of a dry material is more than ... in kg/hr in an evaporator (D) Vaporisation of organic substances in evaporator mostly causes foam formation
Last Answer : (B) Thermal conductivity of a dry material is more than that of the damp material
Description : The type of liquor circulation system to be ' employed in evaporators (viz. natural or forced circulation) is determined mainly by the __________ of the liquid. (A) Viscosity (B) Density (C) Thermal conductivity (D) Corrosive nature
Last Answer : (A) Viscosity
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Fluid movement under the influence of buoyant forces resulting from change in density takes place in case of natural convection (B) The ratio NNu /NRe . Npr is ... convection to that by conduction (D) The Colburn jH factor for heat transfer is given by Nst Npr
Last Answer : (D) The Colburn jH factor for heat transfer is given by Nst Npr
Description : With increase in temperature, the rate of leaching increases, because the (A) Diffusivity of solute increases (B) Viscosity of solvent decreases (C) Thermal conductivity of solute increases (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Diffusivity of solute increases
Description : Heat transfer rate described by Fourier's law will decrease, if the __________ increases. (A) Thermal conductivity (B) Thickness (C) Temperature difference (D) Heat transfer area
Last Answer : (B) Thickness
Description : Power consumption during turbulent flow in agitation tank is proportional to the __________ of the liquid. (A) Viscosity (B) Thermal conductivity (C) Surface tension (D) Density
Last Answer : (D) Density
Description : Among liquids, water has a comparatively high value of thermal conductivity, due to its (A) Low density (B) High viscosity (C) Partial ionisation (D) Dense structure
Last Answer : (C) Partial ionisation
Description : Boiling point of a solution according to Duhring's rule is a linear function of the __________ of water. (A) Boiling point (at the same pressure) (B) Viscosity (C) Density (D) Thermal conductivity
Last Answer : (A) Boiling point (at the same pressure)
Description : Heat required to raise the temperature of a body by 1 °C is called its (A) Heat capacity (B) Specific heat capacity (C) Thermal conductivity (D) Water equivalent
Last Answer : (A) Heat capacity
Description : ick out the undesirable property for a good refrigerant. (A) High thermal conductivity (B) Low freezing point (C) Large latent heat of vaporisation (D) High viscosity
Last Answer : (D) High viscosity
Description : The left face of a one dimensional slab of thickness 0.2 m is maintained at 80°C and the right face is exposed to air at 30°C. The thermal conductivity of the slab is 1.2 W/m.K and the heat transfer co-efficient from the ... temperature of the right face in °C is (A) 77.2 (B) 71.2 (C) 63.8 (D) 48.7
Last Answer : (D) 48.7
Description : Walls of a cubical oven are of thickness l, and they are made of material of thermal conductivity k. The temperature inside the oven is 100°C and the inside heat transfer co-efficient is 3k/l'. If the wall temperature ... wall temperature in degree centigrade? (A) 35.5 (B) 43.75 (C) 81.25 (D) 48.25
Last Answer : (C) 81.25
Description : Which of the following forced convection heat transfer equation accounts for the liquid viscosity effect for viscous liquids? (A) Dittus-Boelter equation (B) Sieder-Tate equation (C) Nusselt equation (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Sieder-Tate equation
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) In process heat exchangers, saturated steam is preferred over the superheated steam (B) The maximum is the emissive power of a surface at a temperature T1 ... under natural convection conditions, the velocity profile in air, normal to the plate, exhibits a maximum
Last Answer : (B) The maximum is the emissive power of a surface at a temperature T1 occurs at a wavelength of λ1 . If the surface temperature is halved, the maximum in the emissive power would occur at a wavelength of 0.5 λ1
Description : The rate of heat transfer from a vertical plate by natural convection depends upon the temperature differences (ΔT) between wall and outside bulk. The proportionality is given as (A) (ΔT) 1/4 (B) (ΔT) 1/2 (C) (ΔT) 5/4 (D) (ΔT) 3/4
Last Answer : (D) (ΔT) 3/4
Description : In a furnace with heating element temperature at 1700°C, the dominant mechanism of heat transfer will be (A) Conduction (B) Radiation (C) Natural convection (D) Forced convection
Last Answer : (B) Radiation
Description : When the ratio of the Grashoff number and to the square of Reynolds number is one, the dominant mechanism of heat transfer is: (A) Free convection (B) Entry length problem in laminar forced ... (developing thermal boundary layer) (C) Mixed convection (both free and forced) (D) Forced convection
Last Answer : (C) Mixed convection (both free and forced)
Description : Water is normally used as a coolant in the heat exchange equipments mainly because of its (A) Abundance & high heat capacity (B) Low density (C) Low viscosity (D) High fluidity
Last Answer : (A) Abundance & high heat capacity
Description : ideal material for making cooking vessels should have (A) High heat capacity (B) Low heat capacity (C) High thermal conductivity (D) Both (B) and (C)
Last Answer : Option D
Description : Heat flux increases with temperature drop beyond the Leiden frost point in the plot of heat flux vs. temperature drop for a boiling liquid, because (A) Convection becomes important (B) Conduction becomes important (C) Radiation becomes important (D) Sub-cooled boiling occurs
Last Answer : (C) Radiation becomes important
Description : A metal wire of 0.01 m dia and thermal conductivity 200 W/m.K is exposed to a fluid stream with a convective heat transfer coefficient of 100 W/m2 .K. The Biot number is (A) 5.6 (B) 0.025 (C) 3.5 (D) 0.0035
Last Answer : (B) 0.025
Description : The critical radius of insulation for a spherical shell is (where, K = thermal conductivity of insulating material h0 = heat transfer coefficient at the outer surface) (A) K/h0 (B) 2K/h0 (C) h0 /K (D) h0 /2K
Last Answer : (B) 2K/h0
Description : Heat transfer rate per unit area is called (A) Thermal conductivity (B) Heat flux (C) Heat transfer co-efficient (D) Thermal diffusivity
Last Answer : (B) Heat flux
Description : In Fourier's law, the proportionality constant is called the (A) Heat transfer co-efficient (B) Thermal diffusivity (C) Thermal conductivity (D) Stefan-Boltzmann constant
Last Answer : (C) Thermal conductivity
Description : Nusselt number/Biot number varies (A) Inversely with thermal conductivity (B) Directly with heat transfer co-efficient (C) Directly with thermal conductivity (D) Inversely with the dimension of the solid
Last Answer : (A) Inversely with thermal conductivity
Description : What is the critical radius of insulation (cms) for a metallic cylinder, if the convective heat transfer co-efficient with the ambient atmosphere is 5 W/m2. °K? Thermal conductivity of metal and insulation material are 40 and 0.1 W/m.°K respectively. (A) 2 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D) 40
Last Answer : (A) 2
Description : Gibbs phase rule finds application, when heat transfer occurs by (A) Conduction (B) Convection (C) Radiation (D) Condensation
Last Answer : (D) Condensation
Description : Which of the following are methods of heat transfer? (1) Convection (2) Evaporation (3) Revolution (4) Thermal Expansion
Last Answer : (1) Convection Explanation: Convection is the transfer of heat from one place to another by the movement of fluids. It is usually the dominant form of heat transfer (convection) in liquids and ... the combined processes of conduction (heat diffusion) and advection (heat transfer by bulk fluid flow).
Last Answer : Convection
Description : Which of the following best describes heat? a. The capacity to do work b. Forces times distances c. Sum of thermal and chemical energy d. An energy transfer due to temperature difference
Last Answer : An energy transfer due to temperature difference
Description : Which of the following variables affects the furnace capacity? (A) Temperature of flue gas (B) Thermal conductivity of stock (C) Thickness of heating stock (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Dittus-Boelter equation cannot be used for molten metals mainly due to its very low (A) Prandtl number (B) Grashoff number (C) Thermal conductivity (D) Viscosity
Last Answer : (A) Prandtl number
Description : Which solid material has a high heat capacity but low thermal conductivity?
Last Answer : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_barrier_coating
Description : What is a measure of the ability of a material to conduct heat? A. Specific heat capacity B. Coefficient of thermal expansion C. Coefficient of thermal conductivity D. Thermal conductivity
Last Answer : Thermal conductivity
Description : The Fourier number (defined as a.t/L 2 ) is used in the analysis of problem involving heat transfer by (A) Forced convection (B) Natural convection (C) Transient conduction (D) Steady state conduction
Last Answer : (C) Transient conduction
Description : In which mode of heat transfer, the Biot number is important? (A) Transient heat conduction (B) Natural convection (C) Forced convection (D) Radiation
Last Answer : (A) Transient heat conduction
Description : Mode of heat transfer in which the fluid moves under the influence of changes in fluid pressure produced by external work is called (A) Radiation (B) Natural convection (C) Forced convection (D) Conduction
Last Answer : (C) Forced convection
Description : Mode of heat transfer involved in the cooling of air cooled internal combustion engine is (A) Conduction (B) Natural convection (C) Forced convection (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Natural convection
Description : In natural convection heat transfer, the correlating parameter is the (A) Graetz number (B) Eckert number (C) Grashoff number (D) Bond number
Last Answer : (C) Grashoff number
Description : View factor is important in heat transfer by (A) Steady state conduction (B) Natural convection (C) Forced convection (D) Radiation
Last Answer : (D) Radiation
Description : Nusselt number is a function of Prandtl number and __________ number of fluid in natural convection heat transfer. (A) Grashoff (B) Biot (C) Stanton
Last Answer : (A) Grashoff
Description : Heat transfer by __________ may not necessarily require the presence of a medium. (A) Conduction (B) Natural convection (C) Forced convection (D) Radiation
Description : Thermal conductivity of a gas at low density, __________ with increase in temperature. (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Remains unchanged (D) May increase or decrease; depends on the gas
Last Answer : (B) Increases
Description : Calculate the electric field when the conductivity is 20 units, electron density is 2.4 units and the velocity is 10m/s. Assume the conduction and convection current densities are same. a) 2.4 b) 4.8 c) 3.6 d) 1.2
Last Answer : d) 1.2