Explore topic-wise MCQs in Heat Transfer.

This section includes 8 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Heat Transfer knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Heat is loss from a 100 mm diameter steam pipe placed horizontally in ambient air at 30 degree Celsius. If the Nusselt number is 25 W/m2 K and thermal conductivity of the air is 0.03 W/m K, then heat transfer coefficient will be

A. 7.5 W/m<sup>2</sup> K
B. 16.5 W/m<sup>2</sup> K
C. 25 W/m<sup>2</sup> K
D. 30 W/m<sup>2</sup> K
Answer» B. 16.5 W/m<sup>2</sup> K
2.

The dimensionless parameter l 3 p 2 g d t/ 2 is referred to as

A. Stanton number
B. Schmidt number
C. Grashof number
D. Peclet number
Answer» D. Peclet number
3.

The Prandtl number will be lowest for

A. Water
B. Liquid metal
C. Lube oil
D. Aqueous solution
Answer» C. Lube oil
4.

The non-dimensional parameter known as Stanton number is used in

A. Forced convection heat transfer
B. Condensation heat transfer
C. Natural convection heat transfer
D. Unsteady state heat transfer
Answer» B. Condensation heat transfer
5.

Which dimensionless number has a significant role in forced convection?

A. Prandtl number
B. Peclet number
C. Mach number
D. Reynolds number
Answer» E.
6.

Free convection heat flow does not depend on

A. Density
B. Coefficient of viscosity
C. Gravitational force
D. Velocity
Answer» C. Gravitational force
7.

Let us say Mach number (greater than one), the flow is

A. Sonic
B. Subsonic
C. Supersonic
D. No flow
Answer» D. No flow
8.

Ratio of actual velocity to sonic velocity is known as

A. Mach number
B. Peclet number
C. Reynolds number
D. Grashof number
Answer» B. Peclet number