Thermal conductivity of a conducting solid material depends upon its
(A) Temperature
(B) Porosity
(C) Both (A) & (B)
(D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : With increase in porosity, the thermal conductivity of a solid substance (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remains unchanged (D) May increase or decrease; depends on the solid
Last Answer : (B) Decreases
Description : Diffusion co-efficient of a metal in a solid solution depends upon its (A) Composition (B) Temperature (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) & (B)
Description : The field capacity of a soil depends upon a. Capillary tension in soil b. Porosity of soil c. Both (a) and (b) d. Neither (a) nor (b)
Last Answer : c. Both (a) and (b)
Description : Width and speed of a conveyor belt depends upon the __________ of the material. (A) Lump size (B) Bulk density (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B
Description : The uniformity of a gas fluidised bed depends upon the __________ of the solid particles. (A) Size (B) Surface properties (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) and (B)
Description : For a solid catalysed chemical reaction, the effectiveness of solid catalyst depends upon the __________ adsorption. (A) Physical (B) Chemical (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (B) Chemical
Description : Natural draft created by the chimney depends upon (A) Temperature of the flue gas (B) Its height (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : Entropy of an ideal gas depends upon its (A) Pressure (B) Temperature (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : The internal energy of an incompressible fluid depends upon its (A) Pressure (B) Temperature (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (B) Temperature
Description : Thickness of stock does not affect the fuel economy of furnaces, if thematerial to be heated is of (A) Low emissivity (B) High thermal conductivity (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : Filtration capacity of a rotary drum vacuum filter depends upon the (A) Cake thickness (B) Characteristics of the feed slurry (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : Thermal conductivity of a material does not depend upon its (A) Mass (B) Volume (C) Surface area (D) All 'a', 'b' & 'c'
Last Answer : (D) All 'a', 'b' & 'c'
Description : Fluid resistance to shear depends upon its (A) Rate of transfer of molecular momentum (B) Cohesion (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : The constants (Kb, Kr and Kk) used in the laws of crushing (i.e., Bond's law, Rittinger's law and Kick's law) depend upon the (A) Feed material (B) Type of crushing machine (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : Economy of a multiple effect evaporator depends upon the (A) Heat balance consideration (B) Rate of heat transfer (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B
Last Answer : (A) Heat balance consideration
Description : Natural draught produced by a chimney depends upon the (A) Density of the chimney gases (B) Height of the chimney (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : The main factor on which the behaviour of a mass of fluidised solid depends mainly is the (A) Fluid characteristics (B) Particle size (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : The heating capacity of muffle furnace depends on the (A) Surface area & emissivity of the stock (B) Properties of the muffle wall (temperature, area, and emissivity) (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : Joule-Thomson co-efficient depends on the (A) Pressure (B) Temperature (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : The heat capacities for the ideal gas state depend upon the (A) Pressure (B) Temperature (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : Quality of transmission depends upon (1) Nature of signal only (2) Nature of medium only (3) Both (1) and (2) (4) Neither A nor B
Last Answer : (3) Both (1) and (2) Explanation: Quality of transmission is governed both by nature of signal and nature of communication channel/medium.
Description : . In magnetic flow meters, voltage generation is (A) Due to the motion of conducting fluid through an externally generated uniform field (B) Proportional to the fluid velocity (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : With increase in temperature, the thermal conductivity of fresh lubricating oil (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remains unchanged (D) May increase or decrease; depends on its composition
Description : In a furnace, the heat taken by the charge/stock and the heat lost to the furnace structure & flue gases depends on the (A) Rate of firing and emissivity of flame (B) Thermal conductivity of the charge & ... (C) Nature of process; whether batch, continuous or intermittent (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
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 : __________ equation relates the thermal conductivity of a solid to its temperature. (A) Antoine (B) Kopp's (C) Lee's (D) Kistyakowsky
Last Answer : (C) Lee's
Description : Diffusion co-efficient generally depends upon the temperature, pressure & the nature of the components of the system. Its dimension is not the same as that of the (A) Mass transfer co-efficient (B) Thermal diffusivity (C) Kinematic viscosity (D) Volumetric diffusivity
Last Answer : (A) Mass transfer co-efficient
Description : Isothermal turbulent flow of a fluid results in decrease of its pressure, which depends on the (A) Wall roughness (B) Reynolds number (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : A bolometer is (A) Used for the measurement of thermal radiation (B) An element which senses optical input and delivers thermal output (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : Which solid material has a high heat capacity but low thermal conductivity?
Last Answer : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_barrier_coating
Description : A wall has two layers of materials A and B; each made of a different material. Both the layers have the same thickness. The thermal conductivity of material A is twice that of B. Under the equilibrium, the temperature ... difference across the layer A is __________ °C. (A) 6 (B) 12 (C) 18 (D) 24
Last Answer : (B) 12
Description : The effect of solid boundary on the fluid flow is confined to the boundary layer, except for fluids (A) Having high viscosities (B) Moving at low velocities (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : For __________ drying, the effects of velocity, temperature and humidity of the gas and the thickness of the solid are the same. (A) Unsaturated surface (B) Constant rate (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : Velocity of sound waves through any material depends on A. the material's density ‘d’ only B. the material's density ‘d’ as well as its modulus of elasticity ‘E’ C. the material's modulus of elasticity ‘E’ only D. neither the material's density ‘d’ nor its modulus of elasticity ‘E’
Last Answer : the material's density ‘d’ as well as its modulus of elasticity ‘E’
Description : Thermal efficiency of a Carnot engine can approach 100%, only when the temperature of the (A) Cold reservoir approaches zero (B) Hot reservoir approaches infinity (C) Either (A) or (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : C) Either (A) or (B)
Description : If the thermal conductivity of a wall material is independent of temperature, the steady state temperature distribution in the very large thin plane wall having steady, uniform surface temperature follows __________ ... (A) Hyperbolic (B) Parabolic (C) Linear (D) Logarithmic
Last Answer : (C) Linear
Description : A composite flat wall of a furnace is made of two materials 'A' and 'B'. The thermal conductivity of 'A' is twice of that of material 'B', while the thickness of layer of 'A' is half that of B. If the temperature ... drop (in °K) across the layer of material 'A' is (A) 125 (B) 133 (C) 150 (D) 160
Last Answer : (D) 160
Description : If the thermal conductivity of a wall material is independent of temperature, the steady state temperature distribution in the very large thin plane wall having steady, uniform surface temperature follows __________ law. (A) Parabolic (B) Hyperbolic (C) Linear (D) Logarithmic
Last Answer : (A) Parabolic
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 : 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 : The angle of contact in case of a liquid depends upon (A) The nature of the liquid and the solid (B) The material which exists above the free surface of the liquid (C) Both of die above (D) Any one of the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Visco-elastic behaviour exhibited by plastics is a __________ like behaviour. (A) Solid (B) Liquid (C) Combination of solid & liquid (D) Neither solid nor liquid
Last Answer : (C) Combination of solid & liquid
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 : Capacity of a rotary dryer depends on its (A) rpm (B) Inclination with ground surface (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : Head developed by a centrifugal pump depends on its (A) Speed (B) Impeller diameter (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : C) Both (A) and (B)
Description : Starting material for the production of SBR is (A) Ethyl alcohol (B) Ethylene (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : Starting material for the production of styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) is (A) Ethyl alcohol (B) Ethylene (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : Plutonium (A) Is recovered from spent fuel from thermal nuclear reactor (B) Has much lower melting point (640°C ) compared to thorium (1690°C) (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) and (B
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Pure rubber is as useless as pure gold as a material of construction (B) Thermal conductivity of aluminium is higher than that of copper; henceit is ... has poor weldability (D) Reinforced plastics are made from both thermoplastic as well as thermosetting plastics
Last Answer : (B) Thermal conductivity of aluminium is higher than that of copper; henceit is increasingly used for utensil making
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