Heat Transfer

161. Heat flux, as defined in heat flow is analogous to _________ in electricity flow.

  1. Current
  2. Voltage
  3. Resistance
  4. None of these
Correct answer: (A)
Current

162. Heat produced when a steady state current, I passes through an electrical conductor having resistance, 'R' is

  1. IR
  2. I2R
  3. Ir2
  4. I2r2
Correct answer: (B)
I2R

163. Heat sensitive materials can be concentrated in an evaporator employing

  1. Vacuum
  2. High pressure
  3. High residence time
  4. None of these
Correct answer: (A)
Vacuum

164. Heat transfer by _________ may not necessarily require the presence of a medium.

  1. Conduction
  2. Natural convection
  3. Forced convection
  4. Radiation
Correct answer: (D)
Radiation

165. Heat transfer by conduction in the turbulent core of a fluid flowing through a heated pipe is negligible, if the value of Prandtl number is

  1. 0.2
  2. 0.4
  3. 0.6
  4. 0.8
Correct answer: (C)
0.6

166. Heat transfer by conduction results due to the transfer of free electrons, kinetic energy & vibrational energy from one molecule to another. Conduction heat transfer cannot take place

  1. Between two bodies in physical contact with each other
  2. Between two bodies not in physical contact with each other
  3. From one part of a body to the another part of the same body
  4. Both 'b' & 'c'
Correct answer: (B)
Between two bodies not in physical contact with each other

167. Heat transfer by natural convection is enhanced in system with

  1. High viscosity
  2. High co-efficient of thermal expansion
  3. Low temperature gradients
  4. Low density change with temperature
Correct answer: (B)
High co-efficient of thermal expansion

168. Heat transfer by radiation between two bodies at t1 & t2 and in an ambient temperature of Ta°C depends on

  1. t1 - t2
  2. t1 - Ta
  3. t2 - Ta
  4. None of these
Correct answer: (D)
None of these

169. Heat transfer co-efficient (h) for a fluid flowing inside a clean pipe is given by h = 0.023 (K/D) (DVρ/μ)0.8 (CP.μ/k)0.4. This is valid for the value of NRe equal to

  1. < 2100
  2. 2100-4000
  3. > 4000
  4. > 10000
Correct answer: (D)
> 10000

170. Heat transfer co-efficient (h1) for liquids increases with

  1. Increasing temperature
  2. Decreasing temperature
  3. Decreasing Reynolds number
  4. None of these
Correct answer: (A)
Increasing temperature
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