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  1. The process of heat transfer from one particle of the fluid to another by the actual movement of the fluid particles caused by some mechanical means, is known as

  2. A.

     Conduction

    B.

     Free convection

    C.

     Forced convection

    D.

     Radiation


  3. Joule sec is the unit of

  4. A.

     Universal gas constant

    B.

     Kinematic viscosity

    C.

     Thermal conductivity

    D.

     Planck's constant


  5. Which of the following statement is correct?

  6. A.

     A grey body is one which absorbs all radiations incident on it.

    B.

     At thermal equilibrium, the emissivity and absorptivity are same.

    C.

     The energy absorbed by a body to the total energy falling on it, is called emissivity.

    D.

     A perfect body is one which is black in colour.


  7. The ratio of the emissive power and absorptive power of all bodies is the same and is equal to the emissive power of a perfectly black body. This statement is known as

  8. A.

     Wien's law

    B.

     Stefan's law

    C.

     Kirchhoff's law

    D.

     Planck's law


  9. In free convection heat transfer, Nusselt number is function of

  10. A.

     Grashoff number and Reynold number

    B.

     Grashoff number and Prandtl number

    C.

     Prandtl number and Reynold number

    D.

     Grashoff number, Prandtl number and Reynold number


  11. In regenerator type heat exchanger, heat transfer takes place by

  12. A.

     Direct mixing of hot and cold fluids

    B.

     A complete separation between hot and cold fluids

    C.

     Flow of hot and cold fluids alternately over a surface

    D.

     Generation of heat again and again


  13. Heat flows from one body to other when they have

  14. A.

     Different heat contents

    B.

     Different specific heat

    C.

     Different atomic structure

    D.

     Different temperatures


  15. The ratio of the thickness of thermal boundary layer to the thickness of hydrodynamic boundary layer is equal to (Prandtl number) n, where n is equal to

  16. A.

     -1/3

    B.

     -2/3

    C.

     1

    D.

     -1


  17. Which of the following would lead to a reduction in thermal resistance?

  18. A.

     In conduction, reduction in the thickness of the material and an increase in thermal conductivity.

    B.

     In convection, stirring of the fluid and cleaning the heating surface.

    C.

     In radiation, increasing the temperature and reducing the emissivity.

    D.

     All of the above


  19. Heat transfer in liquid and gases takes place by

  20. A.

     Conduction

    B.

     Convection

    C.

     Radiation

    D.

     Conduction and convection