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51.

*$_For the transmission of heat from one body to another?

A. Temperature of the two bodies must be different
B. Both bodies must be solids
C. Both bodies must be in contact
D. At least one of the bodies must have some source of heating
Answer» B. Both bodies must be solids
52.

*/*_Which of the following heating methods has maximum power factor??

A. Arc heating
B. Dielectric heating
C. Induction heating
D. Resistance heating
Answer» E.
53.

*/*_Which of the following will happen if the thickness of refractory wall of furnace is increased??

A. Heat loss through furnace wall will increase
B. Temperature inside the furnace will fall
C. Temperature on the outer surface of furnace walls will drop
D. Energy consumption will increase
Answer» D. Energy consumption will increase
54.

*/*_Direct arc furnaces have which of the following power factors??

A. Unity
B. Low, lagging
C. Low, leading
D. Any of the above
Answer» C. Low, leading
55.

*/*_Ajax Wyatt furnace is started when?

A. It is filled below core level
B. It is filled above core level
C. It is fully empty
D. None of the above
Answer» C. It is fully empty
56.

*/*_Which of the following has the highest value of thermal conductivity??

A. Water
B. Steam
C. Solid ice
D. Melting ice
Answer» D. Melting ice
57.

*/*_Hysteresis loss and eddy current loss are used in?

A. Induction heating of steel
B. Dielectric heating
C. Induction heating of brass
D. Resistance heating
Answer» B. Dielectric heating
58.

*/*_In an electric room heat convector the method of heating used is?

A. Arc heating
B. Resistance heating
C. Induction heating
D. Dielectric heating
Answer» C. Induction heating
59.

*/*_The temperature inside a furnace is usually measured by which of the following??

A. Optical pyrometer
B. Mercury thermometer
C. Alcohol thermometer
D. Any of the above
Answer» B. Mercury thermometer
60.

%_In induction heating __________ is abnormally high._%

A. Phase angle
B. Frequency
C. Current
D. Voltage
Answer» C. Current
61.

_ For heating element high resistivity material is chosen to$?

A. Reduce the length of heating element
B. Increase the life of the heating element
C. Reduce the effect of oxidation
D. Produce large amount of heat
Answer» B. Increase the life of the heating element
62.

_ In a domestic cake baking oven the temperature is controlled by$?

A. Voltage variation
B. Thermostat
C. Autotransformer
D. Series-parallel operation
Answer» E.
63.

_ Which of the following devices is necessarily required for automatic temperature control in a furnace?$?

A. Thermostat
B. Thermocouple
C. Autotransformer
D. Heating elements of variable resistance material
Answer» C. Autotransformer
64.

_ The process of heat transfer during the re-entry of satellites and missiles, at very high speeds, into earth?s atmosphere is known as$?

A. Ablation
B. Radiation
C. Viscous dissipation
D. Irradiation
Answer» B. Radiation
65.

_ ________ has the highest value of thermal conductivity.$?

A. Copper
B. Aluminium
C. Brass
D. Steel
Answer» B. Aluminium
66.

_ For radiant heating around 2250°C, the heating elements are made of$?

A. Copper alloy
B. Carbon
C. Tungsten alloy
D. Stainless steel alloy
Answer» D. Stainless steel alloy
67.

_ In electric press, mica is used because it is _______ conductor of heat but/and________ conductor of electricity.$?

A. bad, good
B. bad, bad
C. good, bad
D. good, good
Answer» D. good, good
68.

_ By the use of which of the following, high frequency power supply for induction furnaces can be obtained?$?

A. Coreless transformers
B. Current transformers
C. Motor-generator set
D. Multiphase transformer
Answer» D. Multiphase transformer
69.

_The material of the heating element for a furnace should have$?

A. Lower melting point
B. Higher temperature coefficient
C. High specific resistance
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
70.

A perfect black body is one that$?

A. Transmits all incident radiations
B. Absorbs all incident radiations
C. Reflects all incident radiations
D. Absorbs, reflects and transmits all incident radiations
Answer» C. Reflects all incident radiations
71.

Which of the following is an advantage of heating by electricity?$?

A. Quicker operation
B. Higher efficiency
C. Absence of flue gases
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
72.

________ is used for heating non-conducting materials.$?

A. Eddy current heating
B. Arc heating
C. Induction heating
D. Dielectric heating
Answer» E.
73.

Method has leading power factor$?

A. Resistance heating
B. Dielectric heating
C. Arc heating
D. Induction heating
Answer» C. Arc heating
74.

Induction heating takes place it which of the following?$?

A. Insulating materials
B. Conducting materials which are magnetic
C. Conducting materials which are non-magnetic
D. Conducting materials which may or may not be magnetic
Answer» E.
75.

Heat is transferred simultaneously by condition, convection and radiation$?

A. Inside boiler furnaces
B. During melting of ice
C. Through the surface of the insulted pipe carrying steam
D. From refrigerator coils to freezer of a refrigerator
Answer» B. During melting of ice
76.

Induction heating takes place in which of the following?$?

A. Insulating materials
B. Conducting materials which are magnetic
C. Conducting materials which are nonmagnetic
D. Conducting materials which may or may not be magnetic
Answer» E.
77.

In a resistance furnace the atmosphere is$?

A. Oxidizing
B. Deoxidizing
C. Reducing
D. Neutral
Answer» B. Deoxidizing
78.

Properly of low temperature co-eflficient of heating element is desired due to which of the following reasons??

A. To avoid initial rush of current
B. To avoid change in kW rating with temperature
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. Either (A) or (B)
Answer» D. Either (A) or (B)
79.

Heat transfer by condition will not occur when

A. Bodies are kept in vacuum
B. Bodies are immersed in water
C. Bodies are exposed to thermal radiations
D. Temperatures of the two bodies are identical
Answer» E.
80.

In heating the ferromagnetic material by induction heating, heat is produced due to

A. Induced current flow through the charge
B. Hysteresis loss taking place below Curie temperature
C. Due to hysteresis loss as well as eddy current loss taking place in the charge
D. None of the above factors
Answer» D. None of the above factors
81.

Induction heating process is based on which of the following principles?

A. Thermal ion release principle
B. Nucleate heating principle
C. Resistance heating principle
D. Electromagnetic induction principle
Answer» E.
82.

A non-dimensional number generally associated with natural convection heat transfer is

A. Prandtl number
B. Grashoff number
C. Peclet number
D. Nusselt number
Answer» C. Peclet number
83.

In arc furnace the function of choke is

A. To stabilize the arc
B. To improve power factor
C. To reduce severity of the surge
D. None of the above
Answer» B. To improve power factor
84.

Properly of low temperature coefficient of heating element is desired due to which of the following reasons?

A. To avoid initial rush of current
B. To avoid change in kW rating with temperature
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. Either (A) or (B)
Answer» D. Either (A) or (B)
85.

Induction furnaces are employed for which of the following?

A. Heat treatment of castings
B. Heating of insulators
C. Melting aluminium
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Heating of insulators
86.

In an electric press mica is used

A. As an insulator
B. As a device for power factor improvement
C. For dielectric heating
D. For induction heating
Answer» B. As a device for power factor improvement
87.

Radiations from a black body are proportional to

A. T
B. T2
C. T3
D. T4
Answer» E.
88.

When a body reflects entire radiation incident on it, then it is known as

A. White body
B. Grey body
C. Black body
D. Transparent body
Answer» B. Grey body
89.

Resistance variation method of temperature control is done by connecting resistance elements in

A. Series
B. Parallel
C. Series-parallel connections
D. All of the above ways
Answer» E.
90.

In the indirect resistance heating method, maximum heat-transfer takes place by

A. Radiation
B. Convection
C. Conduction
D. Any of the above
Answer» B. Convection
91.

In resistance heating highest working temperature is obtained from heating elements made of

A. Nickel copper
B. Nichrome
C. Silicon carbide
D. Silver
Answer» D. Silver
92.

Which of the following methods of heating is not dependent on the frequency of supply?

A. Induction heating
B. Dielectric heating
C. Electric resistance heating
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
93.

Which of the following is an advantage of eddy current heating?

A. The amount of heat generated can be controlled accurately
B. Heat at very high rate can be generated
C. The area of the surface over which heat is produced can be accurately controlled
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
94.

Radiant heating is used for which of the following?

A. Annealing of metals
B. Melting of ferrous metals
C. Heating of liquids in electric kettle
D. Drying of paints and varnishes
Answer» E.
95.

The electrode of a direct arc furnace is made of

A. Tungsten
B. Graphite
C. Silver
D. Copper
Answer» C. Silver