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  1. Which area is used in case of heat flow by conduction through a cylinder ?

  2. A.
    Logarithmic mean area
    B.
    Arithmetic mean area
    C.
    Geometric mean area
    D.
    None of these

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

  4. A.
    between two bodies in physical contact with each other.
    B.
    between two bodies not in physical contact with each other.
    C.
    from one part of a body to the another part of the same body.
    D.
    both 'b' & 'c'

  5. The dimensionless group in mass transfer that is equivalent to Prandtl number in heat transfer is

  6. A.
    Nusselt number.
    B.
    Sherwood number.
    C.
    Schmidt number.
    D.
    Stanton number.

  7. Finned tube heat exchangers

  8. A.
    give larger area per tube.
    B.
    use metal fins of low thermal conductivity.
    C.
    facilitate very large temperature drop through tube wall.
    D.
    are used for smaller heat load.

  9. The absorptivity of a grey body at a given temperature __________ with increasing wavelength of radiation.

  10. A.
    increases
    B.
    decreases
    C.
    remains constant
    D.
    may increase or decrease ; depends on the material

  11. Which one gives the monochromatic emissive power for black body radiation ?

  12. A.
    Planck's law
    B.
    Kirchhoffs law
    C.
    Wien's law
    D.
    Stefan-Boltzman law

  13. For what value of Prandtl number, St = f/2?

  14. A.
    1.5
    B.
    1
    C.
    > 1
    D.
    < 1

  15. In a shell and tube heat exchanger,

  16. A.
    the temperature drops in the two fluids and the wall are proportional to individual resistances.
    B.
    the temperature drop is inversely proportional to the resistance across which the drop occurs.
    C.
    there is no relationship between temperature drop and resistance.
    D.
    the relationship is not generalised.

  17. Dietus-Boelter equation used for the determination of heat transfer co-efficient is valid

  18. A.
    for fluids in laminar flow.
    B.
    for fluids in tubulent flow.
    C.
    when Grashhoff number is very important.
    D.
    for liquid metals.

  19. The equation, , corrosponds to __________ analogy.

  20. A.
    Von-Karmann
    B.
    Reynolds
    C.
    Colburn
    D.
    Prandtl