Synergy Institute of Technology

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Heat transfer (5th Sem)

Multiple choice Questions

1. The literature of heat transfer generally recognizes distinct modes of heat transfer.
How many modes are there?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four
2. An oil cooler in a high performance engine has an outside surface area 0.12 m2 and a
surface temperature of 65 degree Celsius. At any intermediate time air moves over
the surface of the cooler at a temperature of 30 degree Celsius and gives rise to a
surface coefficient equal to 45.4 W/ m 2 K. Find out the heat transfer rate?
a) 238.43 W
b) 190.68 W
c) 543.67 W
d) 675.98 W
3. Unit of the rate of heat transfer is
a) Joule
b) Newton
c) Pascal
d) Watt
4. Convective heat transfer coefficient doesn’t depend on
a) Surface area
b) Space
c) Time
d) Orientation of solid surface
5. The rate equation used to describe the mechanism of convection is called Newton’s
law of cooling. So rate of heat flow by convection doesn’t depend on
a) Convective heat transfer coefficient
b) Surface area through which heat flows
c) Time
d) Temperature potential difference
6. How many types of convection process are there?
a) One
b) Three
c) Four
d) Two
7. Thermal conductivity is maximum for which substance
a) Silver
b) Ice
c) Aluminum
d) Diamond
8. Which of the following is an example of forced convection?
a) Chilling effect of cold wind on a warm body
b) Flow of water in condenser tubes
c) Cooling of billets in the atmosphere
d) Heat exchange on cold and warm pipes
9. In parallel flow heat exchangers,

a. the exit temperature of hot fluid is always equal to the exit temperature of cold fluid
b. the exit temperature of hot fluid is always less than the exit temperature of cold fluid
c. the exit temperature of hot fluid is always more than the exit temperature of cold fluid
d. we cannot predict comparison between exit temperatures of hot fluid and cold fluid

10. The Stefan Boltzman law states that

(A) E α T

(B) E α T2
(C) E α T3
(D) E α T4
11. The body which absorbs all radiations incident upon it, is called as
(A) Black body

(B) White body

(C) Opaque body

(D) Transparent body

12. If the body is at thermal equilibrium, then the

(A) Emissivity = absorptivity

(B) Emissivity ˃ absorp vity

(C) Emissivity ˂ absorp vity

 (D) None of the above

13. Heat transfer takes place according to

(A) First Law of Thermodynamics

(B) Second Law of Thermodynamics

(C) Third Law of Thermodynamics

(D) Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics

14. The ratio of energy transferred by convection to that by conduction is called

(A) Stanton number

(B) Nusselt number

(C) Biot number

(D) Preclet number

15. In heat exchangers, the value of logarithmic mean temperature difference should be
(A) maximum possible,

(B) minimum possible,

(C) zero;

(D) constant

16. Air at 20° C blows over a plate of 50 cm x 75 cm maintained at 250° C. If the convection
heat transfer coefficient is 25 W/m2 °C, the heat transfer rate is
(A) 215.6 kW

(B) 2156 kW

(C) 2.156 kW

(D) 21.56 Kw

17. The process of heat transfer from one particle of the body to another without
actual motion of the particle is called
(A) Radiation

(B) Conduction

(C) Convection

(D) None of these

18. Fourier law of heat conduction is based on the assumption that
(A) Heat flow through a solid is one dimensional

(B) Heat flow is in steady state

(C) Both (A) and (B)

(D) None of the options

19. Heat is mainly transferred by conduction, convection and radiation in

(A) insulated pipes carrying hot water

(B) refrigerator freezer coil

(C) boiler furnaces

(D) condensation of steam in a condenser

20. In radiative heat transfer, a gray surface is one

(A) which appears gray to the eye

(B) whose emissivity is independent of wavelength

(C) which has reflectivity equal to zero

(D) which appears equally bright from all directions

21. The body which absorbs all radiations incident upon it, is called as
(A) Black body

(B) White body

(C) Opaque body

(D) Transparent body

22. Unit of thermal conductivity in M.K.S. units is

a) A kcal/kg m2 °C
b) B kcal-m/hr m2 °C
c) C kcal/hr m2 °C
d) D kcal-m/hr °C
23. Thermal conductivity of solid metals with rise in temperature normally

a) A Increases
b) B Decreases
c) C Remains Constant
 d) D May Increase Or Decrease Depending On Temperature
24. When heat is transferred by molecular collision, it is referred to as heat transfer by

a) A Conduction
b) B Convection
c) C Radiation
d) D Scattering
25. Which of the following is a case of steady state heat transfer

a) A I.C. Engine
b) B Air Preheaters
c) C Heating Of Building In Winter
d) D None Of The Above
26. The rate of energy emission from unit surface area through unit solid angle, along a
normal to the surface, is known as

a) A Emissivity
b) B Transmissivity
c) C Reflectivity
d) D Intensity Of Radiation
27. Emissivity of a white polished body in comparison to a black body is

a) A higher
b) B Lower
c) C Same
d) D Depends Upon The Shape Of Body
28. A non-dimensional number generally associated with natural convection heat transfer is

a) A Grashoff number
b) B Nusselt number
c) C Weber number
d) D Prandtl number
29. All radiations in a black body are

a) A Reflected
b) B Refracted
c) C Transmitted
d) D Absorbed
30. The unit of overall coefficient of heat transfer is

a) A kcal/m2
 b) B kcal/hr °C
c) C kcal/m2 hr °C
d) D kacl/m hr °C
31. Joule sec is the unit of

a) A universal gas constant

b) B kinematic viscosity
c) C thermal conductivity
d) D Planck’s constant
32. The value of the wavelength for maximum emissive power is given by —

a) A Wien’s law
b) B Planck’s law
c) C Stefan’s law
d) D Fourier’s law
33. Which of the following property of air does not increase with rise in temperature

a) A Thermal Conductivity
b) B Thermal Diffusivity
c) C Density
d) D Dynamic Viscosity
34. The thermal diffusivities for gases are generally

a) A more than those for liquids

b) B less than those for liquids
c) C more than those for solids
d) D dependent on the viscosity
35. Absorptivity of a body will be equal to its emissivity

a) A at all temperatures
b) B at one particular temperature
c) C when system is under thermal equi-librium
d) D at critical temperature
36. Planck’s law holds good for

a) A Black Bodies
b) B Polished Bodies
c) C All Coloured Bodies
d) D All Of The Above
37. A grey body is one whose absorptivity
 a) A varies with temperature
b) B varies with the wave length of incident ray
c) C varies with both
d) D does not vary with temperature and wave length of the incident ray
38. The concept of overall coefficient of heat transfer is used in heat transfer problems of

a) A conduction
b) B convection
c) C radiation
d) D Non of the above
39. Thermal diffusivity of a substance is .

a) A proportional of thermal conductivity

b) B inversely proportional to k
c) C proportional to (k)
d) D inversely proportional to k2
40. In heat exchangers, degree of approach is defined as the difference between
temperatures of

a) A cold water inlet and outlet

b) B hot medium inlet and outlet
c) C hot medium outlet and cold water inlet
d) D hot medium outlet and cold water outlet
41. According of Kirchhoff’s law,

a) A radiant heat is proportional to fourth power of absolute temperature

b) B emissive power depends on temperature
c) C emissive power and absorptivity are constant for all bodies
d) D ratio of emissive power to absorptive power for all bodies is same and is equal to the
emissive power of a perfectly black body.

42. The value of Prandtl number for air is about

a) 0.1
b) B 0.3
c) 0.7
d) 1.7

43. Log mean temperature difference in case of counter flow compared to parallel flow
will be
a) A same
b) more
c) less
 d) depends on other factors
44. Stefan Boltzmann law is applicable for heat transfer by
a. conduction
b. B convection
c. radiation
d. conduction and radiation combined
45. The total emissivity power is .defined as the total amount of radiation emitted by a
black body per unit
a) A Temperature
b) Thickness
c) Area
d) Time

46. The amount of radiation mainly depends on

a) A nature of body
b) temperature of body
c) type of surface of body
d) All Of The Above

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

a) 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
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48. In a shell and tube heat exchanger, baffles are provided on the shell side to
a) Improve heat transfer
b) Provide support for tubes
c) Prevent stagnation of shell side fluid
d) All of the above

49. The product of Reynolds number and Prandtl number is known as

a) Stanton Number
b) Grashoff Number
c) Peclet Number
d) Biot Number
50. Temperature of steam at around 540°C can be measured by
a) Thermocouple
b) Thermometer
c) Thermistor
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