Explore topic-wise MCQs in Heat Transfer.

This section includes 12 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.

A mercury thermometer with bulb idealized as a sphere of 1 mm radius is used for measuring the temperature of fluid whose temperature is varying at a fast rate. For mercury If the time for the temperature change of the fluid is 3 second, what should be the radius of thermocouple to read the temperature of the fluid?For the thermocouple materialk = 100 W/m Kα = 0.0012 m2/sh = 18 W/m2 K

A. .864 mm
B. .764 mm
C. .664 mm
D. .564 mmView Answer
Answer» B. .764 mm
2.

An iron billet (k = 65 W/m K) measuring 20 * 15 * 80 cm is exposed to a convective flow resulting in convection coefficient of 11.5 W/m2 K. Determine the Biot number

A. 0.02376
B. 0.008974
C. 0.004563
D. 0.006846
Answer» E.
3.

“Thermal radiation suffers no attenuation in a vacuum”.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
4.

A low value of time constant can be achieved for a thermocouple by(i) Increasing the wire diameter(ii) Increasing the value heat transfer coefficient(iii) Use light metals of low density and low specific heat

A. ii and iii
B. i and iii
C. i and ii
D. i, ii and iii
Answer» B. i and iii
5.

A thermocouple junction of spherical form is to be used to measure the temperature of the gas stream. The junction is at 20 degree Celsius and is placed in a gas stream which is at 200 degree Celsius. Make calculations for junction diameter needed for the thermocouple to have thermal time constant of one second. Assume the thermos-physical properties as given belowk = 20 W/ m Kh = 350 W/m2 Kc = 0.4 k J/kg Kp = 8000 kg/m3

A. 0.556 mm
B. 0.656 mm
C. 0.756 mm
D. 0.856 mm
Answer» C. 0.756 mm
6.

An iron billet (k = 65 W/m K) measuring 20 * 15 * 80 cm is exposed to a convective flow resulting in convection coefficient of 11.5 W/m2 K. Determine the Biot numbe?

A. 0.02376
B. 0.008974
C. 0.004563
D. 0.006846
Answer» E.
7.

The lumped parameter solution for transient conduction can be conveniently stated as

A. t – t <sub>a</sub>/t<sub> I</sub> – t<sub> a</sub> = 2 exponential (- B <sub>I</sub> F<sub> 0</sub>)
B. t – t <sub>a</sub>/t<sub> I</sub> – t<sub> a</sub> = exponential (- B <sub>I</sub> F<sub> 0</sub>)
C. t – t <sub>a</sub>/t<sub> I</sub> – t<sub> a</sub> = 3 exponential (- B <sub>I</sub> F<sub> 0</sub>)
D. t – t <sub>a</sub>/t<sub> I</sub> – t<sub> a</sub> = 6 exponential (- B <sub>I</sub> F<sub> 0</sub>)
Answer» C. t ‚Äö√Ñ√∂‚àö√ë‚àö¬® t <sub>a</sub>/t<sub> I</sub> ‚Äö√Ñ√∂‚àö√ë‚àö¬® t<sub> a</sub> = 3 exponential (- B <sub>I</sub> F<sub> 0</sub>)
8.

How does the body temperature falls or rises with time?

A. Logarithmic
B. Parabolic
C. Linear
D. Exponentially
Answer» E.
9.

“Thermal radiation suffers no attenuation in a vacuum”.$

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
10.

Which of the following has units of time constant? (Where, P is density, A is area, c is specific heat and V is volume)

A. p V/h A
B. p c/h A
C. p V c/h A
D. V c/h A
Answer» D. V c/h A
11.

A low value of time constant can be achieved for a thermocouple by

A. Increasing the wire diameter
B. Increasing the value heat transfer coefficient
C. Use light metals of low density and low specific heat
D. ii and iii
Answer» B. Increasing the value heat transfer coefficient
12.

The time constant of a thermocouple is the time taken to

A. Minimum time taken to record a temperature reading
B. Attain 50% of initial temperature difference
C. Attain the final value to be measured
D. Attain 63.2% of the value of the initial temperature difference
Answer» E.