1 With rise in temperature, conductivity of solid metals

(a) increases
(b) decreases
(C) remains the same
(d) first increases and then decreases
Ans – b

2 Heat transfer takes place according to which of the following law?

a) Newton’s second law of motion
b) First law of thermodynamics
c) Newton’s law of cooling
d) Second law of thermodynamics

Answer: d

3 Which of the following is the rate of heat transfer unit?

a) Watt
b) Pascal
c) Joule
d) Newton

Answer: a

4 The rate of heat transfer for a plane wall of homogenous material with constant thermal
conductivity is given by which of the following equation?
a) Q = 2k/δ x
b) Q = 2kAδx
c) Q = kA (t1-t2)/δ
d) Q = 2kAx/ δ

Answer: c
5 The appropriate rate equation for convective heat transfer between a surface and adjacent
fluid is prescribed by which law?
a) Newton’s law of cooling
b) Kirchhoff’s law
c) Newton’s first law
d) Wein’s displacement law

Answer: a

6 Which of the following is the unit of coefficient of radiant heat transfer?

a) W/m2
b) W/m K
c) W/m2 K
d) W/K

Answer: c

7 Which of the following statement is incorrect according to heat transfer?

a) Heat flow doesn’t depend on temperature
b) A material medium is not necessary for heat transmission
c) The process of heat transfer is an irreversible process
d) For heat exchange, a temperature gradient must exist

Answer: a

8 The radial heat transfer rate through hollow cylinder increases as the ratio of outer radius to
inner radius
(a) decreases
(b) increases
(c) constant
(d) none of the above
Ans a

9 The rate of energy transferred by convection to that by conduction is called

(A) Stanton number
(B) Nusselt number
(C) Biot number
(D) Peclet number
Ans – b

10Thermal conductivity of wood depends on

(A) Moisture
(B) Density
(C) Temperature
(D) All of the above

Ans – d

11A designer chooses the values of fluid flow rates and specific heats in such a manner that
the heat capacities of the two fluids are equal. A hot fluid enters the counter flow heat
exchanger at 100°C and leaves at 60°C. A cold fluid enters the heat exchanger at 40°C. The
mean temperature difference between the two fluids is
(A) 20°C
(B) 40°C
(C) 60°C
(D) 66.7°C

Ans a

12 LMTD in case of counter flow heat exchanger as compared to parallel flow heat
exchanger is
(A) Higher
(B) Lower
(C) Same
(D) Depends on the area of heat exchanger
Answer: Option A

13 The transfer of heat by molecular collision is smallest in

(A) Solids
(B) Liquids
(C) Gases
(D) None of these

Answer: Option C

14 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 these

Answer: Option D

15 Joule sec is the unit of

(A) Universal gas constant
(B) Kinematic viscosity
(C) Thermal conductivity
(D) Planck's constant

Answer: Option D
16 Fourier's law of heat conduction gives the heat flow for
(A) Irregular surfaces
(B) Nonuniform temperature surfaces
(C) One dimensional cases only
(D) Two dimensional cases only

Answer: Option C

17 The product of Reynolds number and Prandtl number is known as

(A) Stanton number
(B) Biot number
(C) Peclet number
(D) Grashof number

Answer: Option C

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

(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

Answer: Option D
19 Heat transfer in liquid and gases takes place by
(A) Conduction
(B) Convection
(C) Radiation
(D) Conduction and convection

Answer: Option B

20 Temperature of steam at around 540°C can be measured by

(A) Thermometer
(B) Thermistor
(C) Thermocouple
(D) None of these

Answer: Option C

21. Which way is heat transfer believed to take place in a long, hollow cylinder that is kept at
consistent but varied temperatures on its inner and outer surfaces?
a) Unpredictable
b) Radial only
c) No heat transfer takes place
d) Axial only
Answer: Option B

22. Consider system A at uniform temperature t and system B at another uniform temperature
T (t > T). Let the two systems be brought into contact and be thermally insulated from their
surroundings but not from each other. Energy will flow from system A to system B because
of
Energy will flow from system A to system B because of temperature difference
a) Temperature difference
b) Energy difference
c) Mass difference
d) Volumetric difference

Answer: a

23. How many types of convection process are there?

a) One
b) Three
c) Four
d) Two

Answer: b

24. Which statement is true regarding steady state condition?

a) There is a variation in temperature in the course of time
b) Heat exchange is constant
c) It is a function of space and time coordinates
d) Internal energy of the system changes

Answer: b

25. Heat transfer takes place in liquids and gases is essentially due to
a) Radiation
b) Conduction
c) Convection
d) Conduction as well as convection

Answer: c

26. Identify the wrong statement

a) The process of heat transfer is an irreversible process
b) For heat exchange, a temperature gradient must exist
c) A material medium is not necessary for heat transmission
d) Heat flow doesn’t depend on temperature

Answer: d

27.Thermal Diffusivity is a
a) function of temperature
b) physical property of a substance
c) dimensionless parameter
d) all of these
Answer : b

28. As the temperature increases the thermal conductivity of the gas

a) increase
b) decrease
c) remains constant
d) increases and then decreases

Answer: a

29. Here are some assumptions that are made for Fourier law. Identify the wrong one
a) No internal heat generation
b) Steady state heat conduction
c) Non- linear temperature profile
d) Isotropic and homogenous material

Answer: c

30. Negative sign in Fourier heat conduction equation indicates

a) Heat always flow is in the direction of positive temperature gradient
b) Heat always flow in the direction of negative temperature gradient
c) No heat flow is there
d) Data is insufficient

Answer: b

31. Which of the following is the unit of thermal resistance?

a) degree/kcal
b) hour degree
c) s degree/kcal
d) degree/W

Answer: d

32. Which one of the following forms of water have the highest value of thermal
conductivity?
a) Boiling water
b) Steam
c) Solid ice
d) Melting ice

Answer: c

33.Choose the false statement

a) For pure metal thermal conductivity is more
b) Thermal conductivity decreases with increase in the density of the substance
c) Thermal conductivity of dry material is lower than that of damp material
d) Heat treatment causes variation in thermal conductivity
Answer: b

34. The relation Ϫ2 t =0 is referred to as

a) Poisson’s equation
b) Fourier heat conduction equation
c) Solution for transient conduction
d) Laplace equation

Answer: d

35. Let us assume two walls of same thickness and cross-sectional area having thermal
conductivities in the ratio 1/2. Let us say there is same temperature difference across the wall
faces, the ratio of heat flow will be
a) 1
b) 1/2
c) 2
d) 4

Answer: b
36. A rod of 3 cm diameter and 20 cm length is maintained at 100 degree Celsius at one end
and 10 degree Celsius at the other end. These temperature conditions are attained when there
is heat flow rate of 6 W. If cylindrical surface of the rod is completely insulated, determine
the thermal conductivity of the rod material
a) 21.87 W/m degree
b) 20.87 W/m degree
c) 19.87 W/m degree
d) 18.87 W/m degree

Answer: d

37. Three metal walls of the same thickness and cross sectional area have thermal
conductivities k, 2k and 3k respectively. The temperature drop across the walls (for same heat
transfer) will be in the ratio
a) 3:2:1
b) 1:1:1
c) 1:2:3
d) Given data is insufficient

Answer: a

38. Pick up the wrong case. Heat flowing from one side to other depends directly on
(a) face area
(b) time
(c) thickness
(d) temperature difference
(e) thermal conductivity.

Ans: c
39. The concept of overall coefficient of heat transfer is used in heat transfer problems of
(a) conduction
(b) convection
(c) radiation

(d) all the three combined

(e) conduction and convection.

Ans: e

40. Which one is having the highest thermal conductivity?

a) Silver
b) Copper
c) Glass
d) Earth

answer: a