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For a given heat flow and for the same thickness, the temperature drop across the material will be
maximum for (a) Copper (b) Steel (c) Glass-wool (d) Refractory brick
2. In descending order of magnitude, the thermal conductivity of
a. Pure iron
b. Liquid water
c. Saturated water vapour
d. Pure aluminium can be arranged as
(a) a b c d (b) b c a d (c) d a b c (d) d c b a
3. A copper block and an air mass block having similar dimensions are subjected to symmetrical heat
transfer from one face of each block. The other face of the block will be reaching to the same
temperature at a rate:
(a) Faster in air block (b) Faster in copper block
(c) Equal in air as well as copper block (d) cannot be predicted with the given information.
dT
4. Consider the following statements: The Fourier heat conduction equation Q=−k . A . presumes
dx
1. Steady-state conditions
2. Constant value of thermal conductivity.
3. Uniform temperatures at the wall surfaces
4. One-dimensional heat flow. Of these statements:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct (b) 1, 2 and 4 are correct
(c) 2, 3 and 4 are correct (d) 1, 3 and 4 are correct
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5. A plane wall is 25 cm thick with an area of 1 m , and has a thermal conductivity of 0.5 W/m.K. If a
temperature difference of 60°C is imposed across it, what is the heat flow?
(a) 120W (b) 140W (c) 160W (d) 180W
6. Thermal diffusivity of a substance is:
(a) Inversely proportional to thermal conductivity
(b) Directly proportional to thermal conductivity
(c) Directly proportional to the square of thermal conductivity
(d) Inversely proportional to the square of thermal conductivity
7. Which one of the following expresses the thermal diffusivity of a substance in terms of thermal
conductivity (k), mass density (ρ) and specific heat (c)?
(a) k2 ρc (b) 1/ρkc (c) k/ρc (d) ρc/k2
8. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
A. Momentum transfer 1. Thermal diffusivity
B. Mass transfer 2. Kinematic viscosity
C. Heat transfer 3. Diffusion coefficient

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