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1) In a composite rod made of two different materials in series, the overall thermal 2 points
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resistance is:
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a. The sum of the thermal resistances of each material
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b. The product of the thermal resistances of each material

Week 0 () c. The average of the thermal resistances of each material

d. The difference between the thermal resistances of each material
Week 1 ()
2) What is the steady-state condition in heat conduction? 2 points
Week 2 ()
a. When temperature changes with time
Week 3 () b. When temperature does not change with time
c. When heat transfer coefficient is zero
Week 4 () d. When thermal conductivity is infinite

Week 5 () 3) Which of the following materials typically has the highest thermal conductivity? 1 point

Week 6 () a. Water
b. Glass
Week 7 ()
c. Copper

Week 8 () d. Wood

Lecture 36 : 4) What signifies the thermal conductivity of a material? 1 point

LAB 06 -
Analysis of a. The ability of a material to store thermal energy

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Steady-state b. The ability of a material to resist heat transfer

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Heat submitted.
X Conduction in
c. The rate at which heat passes through a material
a 1-D rod d. The temperature at which a material melt
Problem
definition and 5) The thermal diffusivity of a material is defined as: 2 points
analysis (unit?
unit=24&lesso
a.
n=118) b.

Lecture 37 : c.
LAB 06 - d.
Analysis of
Steady-state
Heat
Where k is the thermal conductivity, 𝜌 is the density & Cp is the specific heat capacity at
Conduction in constant pressure.
a 1-D rod
Theory and 6) For a rod with constant thermal conductivity, what is the temperature distribution 2 points
Solution along the rod in steady-state conduction?
Strategy (unit?
unit=24&lesso a. Linear
n=114)
b. Quadratic
Lecture 38 : c. Exponential
LAB 06 -
d. Logarithmic
Analysis of
steady-state
Heat 7) A copper rod of length 2 m and diameter 0.02 m has one end maintained at 1500C 3 points
Conduction in and the other end at 300C. The thermal conductivity of copper is 400 W/m.K. What is the heat
a 1-D rod transfer rate through the rod?
Solution of the
Problem under a. 9.2 W
Various b. 5.8 W
Conditions
c. 7.5 W
(unit?
unit=24&lesso d. 6.1 W
n=115)
8) In the context of heat conduction, what does Fourier's law state? 1 point
Lecture 39 :
LAB 06 -
a. Heat flux is proportional to the temperature difference
Analysis of
steady-state b. Heat flux is inversely proportional to the thermal conductivity
Heat c. Heat flux occurs in the direction of decreasing temperature
Conduction in
d. Heat flux is proportional to the product of temperature and area
a 1-D rod
Solution of the
Problem under 9) In the case of convective boundary conditions, the heat flux at the surface of a rod 1 point
Various is proportional to:
Conditions
(Contd.) (unit? a. The temperature difference between the surface and the surrounding fluid
unit=24&lesso b. The thermal conductivity of the rod
n=116)
c. The heat capacity of the rod
Lecture 40 : d. The density of the rod
LAB 06 -
Analysis of
10) In the context of heat conduction, what is meant by 'thermal resistance'? 1 point
steady-state
Heat
a. A measure of the heat flow rate through a material

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Conduction in b. The temperature difference across a material

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a 1-Dsubmitted.
rod
X Presentation
c. The opposition to heat flow through a material
and d. The product of thermal conductivity and area
Interpretation
of Results 11) What is the boundary condition at an insulated end of a rod? 2 points
(unit?
unit=24&lesso
a. The temperature is zero
n=117) b. The heat flux is zero

Lecture
c. The temperature gradient is zero
Material (unit? d. The thermal conductivity is zero
unit=24&lesso
n=49) 12) In steady-state heat conduction, if the temperature at one end of a rod is T1 and at 2 points
Quiz: Week the other end is T2, what is the temperature gradient along the rod? Assuming 𝑇 2 > 𝑇 1.
08:
Assignment a. (T1 − T2)/L
08 b. (T2 − T1)/L
(assessment?
c. (T1 + T2)/L
name=171)
d. 2 (T1 − T2)/L
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