Heat Transfer MCQ (Multiple Choice

Questions)
Here are 1000 MCQs on Heat Transfer (Chapterwise).

1. What is heat transfer?

a) Flow of thermal energy from low-temperature reservoir to high-temperature reservoir
b) Flow of energy in the form of heat from high-temperature reservoir to low-temperature
reservoir
c) Flow of thermal energy irrespective of reservoir temperature
d) None of the above

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2. Which of the following is a method of heat transfer?

a) Convection
b) Radiation
c) Conduction
d) All of the mentioned

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3. 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

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4. Which of the following is the rate of heat transfer unit?

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

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5. Which of the following is an example of steady-state heat transfer?

a) Electric bulb cools down by the surrounding atmosphere
b) Chilling e!ect of cold wind on a warm body
c) Boilers and turbines
d) Cooling of I.C engine

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6. 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

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7. Which of the following is correct regarding one dimensional heat transfer?

a) Steady – f (x, y, t), Unsteady – f (x)
b) Steady – f (y, z), Unsteady – f (y)
c) Steady – f (x, t), Unsteady – f (x)
d) Steady – f (x), Unsteady – f (x, t)

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8. A person prefers to sit by a fire during the cold winter months. Which of the following
heat transfer types gives him with the most heat?
a) Convection and radiation together
b) Radiation will provide quick warmth
c) If it is near the fire, convection sounds good
d) Conduction from the fire

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9. On which of the following does convective heat transfer coe!cient doesn’t depend?
a) Orientation of solid surface
b) Time
c) Surface area
d) Space

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10. In liquids and gases, heat transmission is primarily caused by

a) Convection
b) Radiation
c) Conduction
d) Conduction as well as convection

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11. For conduction heat transfer, the heat energy propagation will be minimal for
__________
a) Copper
b) Air
c) Water
d) Lead

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12. A 25 mm diameter egg roll (k = 1 W/m degree) is roasted with the help of microwave
heating. For good quality roasting, it is desired that temperature at the center of roll is
maintained at 100 degree Celsius when the surrounding temperature is 25 degree Celsius.
What should be the heating capacity in W/m 3 of the microwave if the heat transfer
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a) 613.31 k W/m3
b) 93.31 k W/m3
c) 6713.31 k W/m3
d) 213.31 k W/m3

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13. 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

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14. 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) Kirchho"’s law
c) Newton’s first law
d) Wein’s displacement law

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15. A wire of radius 3 mm and 1.25 m length is to be maintained at 60 degree Celsius by
insulating it by a material of thermal conductivity 0.175 W/m K. The temperature of
surrounding is 20 degree Celsius with heat transfer coe!cient 8.5 W/ m2 K. Find
percentage increase in heat loss due to insulation?
a) 124.23 %
b) 100.00 %
c) 12.55 %
d) 134.46 %

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16. Why fins are provided on a heat transfer surface?

a) Pressure drop of the fluid should be minimized
b) Increase turbulence in flow for enhancing heat transfer
c) Surface area is maximum to promote the rate of heat transfer
d) Increase temperature gradient so as to enhance heat transfer

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17. A heating unit is made in the form of a vertical tube of 50 mm outside diameter and 1.2
m height. The tube is fitted with 20 steel fins of rectangular section with height 40 mm and
thickness 2.5 mm. The temperature at the base of fin is 75 degree Celsius, the surrounding
air temperature is 20 degree Celsius and the heat transfer coe!cient between the fin as
well as the tube surface and the surrounding air is 9.5 W/m2 K. If thermal conductivity of
the fin material is 55 W/m K, find the amount of heat transferred from the tube without fin
a) 118.44 W
b) 98.44 W
c) 8.44 W
d) 908.44 W

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18. What is the rate of heat transfer from the fin in case of fin insulated at the tip?
a) (h P k)1/2 (t 0 – t a) tan h ml
b) (h P A)1/2 (t 0 – t a) tan h ml
c) (h P k A)1/2 (t 0 – t a) tan h ml
d) (h k A)1/2 (t 0 – t a) tan h ml

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19. Consider the following statements pertaining to heat transfer through fins
(i) They must be arranged at right angles to the direction of flow of working fluid
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(ii) The temperature along the fin is variable and accordingly heat transfer rate varies along
the fin elements
(iii) Fins are equally e"ective irrespective whether they are on the hot side or cold side of
the fluid
(iv) Fins are made of materials that have thermal conductivity higher than that of wall
Identify the correct statements
a) i and ii
b) iii and iv
c) i and iv
d) ii and iii

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20. In which of the following cases provision of fins on a given heat transfer surface will be
more e"ective?
a) Fewer but thin fins
b) Large number of thin fins
c) Large number of thick fins
d) Fewer but thick fins

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21. What are the relevant boundary conditions in case of heat transfer from a bar
connected to two heat sources at di"erent temperatures?
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a) α = α 1 at x = 1 and α = α 2 at x = 2L
b) α = α 1 at x = 0 and α = α 2 at x = infinity
c) α = α 1 at x = 0 and α = α 2 at x = L
d) α = α 1 at x = infinity and α = α 2 at x = 1

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22. Radiation heat transfer is characterized by

a) Movement of discrete packets of energy as electromagnetic waves
b) Due to bulk fluid motion, there is a transport of energy
c) There is the circulation of fluid by buoyancy e"ects
d) Thermal energy transfer as vibrational energy in the lattice structure of the material

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23. A thin metal plate of 4 cm diameter is suspended in atmospheric air whose

temperature is 290 K. This plate attains a temperature of 295 K when one of its faces
receives radiant energy from a heat source at the rate of 2 W. If heat transfer coe!cient
on both surfaces of the plate is stated to be 87.5 W/m 2 K, workout the reflectivity of the
plate.
a) 0.15
b) 0.55
c) 0.25
d) 0.45

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24. Which of the following is the unit of coe!cient of radiant heat transfer?
a) W/m2
b) W/m K
c) W/m2 K
d) W/K

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25. The radiant heat transfer from a plate of 2.5 cm2 area at 1250 K to a very cold
enclosure is 5.0 W. Determine the emissivity of the plate at this temperature
a) 0.544
b) 0.144
c) 0.044
d) 0.244

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26. The calculation of heat transmission by convection is based on the determination of a
Nusselt number or convective film coe!cient. To that goal, which of the following
strategies have been proposed
(i) Non-dimensional analysis and experimental correlations
(ii) Hydrodynamic concept of velocity boundary layer
(iii) Reynolds similarity between the mechanism of fluid friction in the boundary layer and
the transfer of heat by convection
Identify the correct one
a) ii and iii
b) i and iii
c) i, ii, and iii
d) i and ii

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27. The non-dimensional parameter known as Stanton number is used in which of the
following heat transfer?
a) Natural convection heat transfer
b) Unsteady state heat transfer
c) Condensation heat transfer
d) Forced convection heat transfer

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28. The convective heat transfer coe!cient in the laminar flow over a flat plate __________
a) Decreases with increase in free stream velocity
b) Increases if a denser fluid is used
c) Increases with distance
d) Increases if a higher viscosity fluid is used

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29. Maximum heat transfer rate in a modern boiler is about

a) 4 * 10 5 W/m2
b) 5 * 10 5 W/m2
c) 3 * 10 5 W/m2
d) 2 * 10 5 W/m2

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30. In spite of the large heat transfer coe!cient in boiling liquids, fins are used
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advantageously when the entire surface is exposed to
a) Nucleate boiling
b) Film boiling
c) Transition boiling
d) All modes of boiling

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31. The condensate film runs down a vertical flat surface where saturated steam is allowed
to condense. Condensation’s local coe!cient of heat transfer
a) Increases with increasing thickness of film
b) Increases with increasing temperature di"erential between the surface and vapour
c) Decreases with increasing distance from the top of the surface
d) Remains constant at all heights of the surface

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32. A steam condenser is transferring 250 k W of thermal energy at a condensing

temperature of 65 degree Celsius. The cooling water enters the condenser at 20 degree
Celsius with a flow rate of 7500 kg/hr. If overall heat transfer coe!cient for the condenser
surface is 1250 W/m2 K, what surface area is required to handle this load?
a) 7.08 m2
b) 5.08 m2
c) 4.08 m2
d) 1.08 m2

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33. What is the value of overall heat transfer coe!cient ammonia condensers?
a) 200-750 W/m2 K
b) 250-2500 W/m2 K
c) 1500-1750 W/m2 K
d) 800-1400 W/m2 K

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34. Which of the following is having highest value of overall heat transfer coe!cient?
a) Steam
b) Steam condensers
c) Feed water heaters
d) Alcohol condensers

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35. For laminar film condensation on a vertical plate, the local heat transfer coe!cient at
the lower edge of the plate is given by
a) [k 3 p 2 g h f g /4 δ l (t sat – t s)] 0.125
b) [k 3 p 2 g h f g /4 δ l (t sat – t s)] 0.1
c) [k 3 p 2 g h f g /4 δ l (t sat – t s)] 0.25
d) [k 3 p 2 g h f g /4 δ l (t sat – t s)] 0.5

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36. The outer surface of a vertical tube is 1.25 m long and outer diameter is 50 mm is
exposed to saturated steam at atmospheric pressure. If the tube surface is maintained at
80 degree Celsius by the flow of cooling water through it, determine the rate of heat
transfer to the coolant
a) 32397 W
b) 19879 W
c) 48476 W
d) 25234 W

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37. What is the value of the overall heat transfer coe!cient for air to heavy tars and liquid?
a) As low as 25 W/m2 K
b) As low as 15 W/m2 K
c) As low as 45 W/m2 K
d) As low as 55 W/m2 K

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38. Exhaust gases (c P = 1.12 k J/kg K) flowing through a tubular heat exchanger at the rate
of 1200 kg/hr are cooled from 400 degree Celsius to 120 degree Celsius. This cooling is
a"ected by water (c P = 4.18 k J/kg K) that enters the system at 10 degree Celsius at the rate
of 1500 kg/hr. If the overall heat transfer coe!cient is 500 k J/m2 hr degree, what heat
exchanger area is required to handle the load for counter flow arrangement?
a) 1.758 m2
b) 6.758 m2
c) 8.758 m2
d) 3.758 m2

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39. What is the value of the overall heat transfer coe!cient for air condensers?
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a) 250-900 W/m2 K
b) 200-1950 W/m2 K
c) 350-780 W/m2 K
d) 200-350 W/m2 K

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40. Heat transfer coe!cients for natural convection across the surface of a vertical pipe
and a vertical flat plate at the same height. What could be the cause(s) of this?
(i) Same height
(ii) Both vertical
(iii) Same fluid
(iv) Same fluid flow pattern
Select the correct answer
a) iii and iv
b) iv
c) i and ii
d) i

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41. Which of the following is having the lowest value of overall heat transfer coe!cient?
a) Feed water heaters
b) Air condensers
c) Air to low viscosity liquids
d) Steam condensers

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42. A cross-flow type air heater has an area of 50 cm2. The overall heat transfer coe!cient
is 100 W/m2 K and the heat capacity of both hot and cold streams is 1000 W/m K. The value
of NTU is
a) 0.2
b) 6
c) 1000
d) 5

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43. An oil cooler in a high-performance engine has an outside surface area 0.12 m2 and a
surface temperature of 65 degree Celsius. At any intermediate time air moves over the
surface of the cooler at a temperature of 30 degree Celsius and gives rise to a surface

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coe!cient equal to 45.4 W/ m 2 K. Find out the heat transfer rate?
a) 564.98 W
b) 324.67 W
c) 190.68 W
d) 768.43 W

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44. 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

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45. Consider a convective heat flow to water at 75 degree Celsius from a cylindrical nuclear
reactor fuel rod of 50 mm diameter. The rate of heat generatioN is 50000000 W/m3 and
convective heat transfer coe!cient is I kW/m2 K. The outer surface temperature of the fuel
element would be
a) 400 degree Celsius
b) 625 degree Celsius
c) 700 degree Celsius
d) 550 degree Celsius

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46. For a cylindrical rod with uniformly distributed heat sources, the thermal gradient at
half the radius location will be
a) One half
b) One fourth
c) Four times
d) Twice

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47. Water (specific heat = 4 k J/kg K) enters a cross flow exchanger (both fluids unmixed) at
15 degree Celsius and flows at the rate of 7.5 kg/s. It cools air (C P = 1 k J/kg K) flowing at
the rate of 10 kg/s from an inlet temperature of 120 degree Celsius. For an overall heat
transfer coe!cient of 780 k J/m2 hr degree and the surface area is 240 m2, determine the
NTU
a) 1.2
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b) 8.2
c) 6.2
d) 5.2

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48. A heat exchanger to preheat oil for a furnace was designed without considering the
possibility of scale formation, and the overall heat transfer coe!cient based on the fuel oil
side was 3200 k J/m2 hr degree. What would be the corrected coe!cient of heat transfer if
a fouling factor of 0.00025 m2 hr degree/k J for the fuel oil is taken into account?
a) 1222.78 k J/m2 hr degree
b) 1555.78 k J/m2 hr degree
c) 1777.78 k J/m2 hr degree
d) 1233.78 k J/m2 hr degree

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49. Which of the following is the value of fouling factor for engine exhaust?
a) 0.001 m2 K/W
b) 0.002 m2 K/W
c) 0.003 m2 K/W
d) 0.004 m2 K/W

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50. The value of fouling factor for industrial liquids is ______

a) 0.0002 m2 K/W
b) 0.0001 m2 K/W
c) 0.0003 m2 K/W
d) 0.0004 m2 K/W

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51. Which of the following is the value of overall heat transfer coe!cient for steam
condensers?
a) 2000-9500 W/m2 K
b) 1500-5000 W/m2 K
c) 200-9000 W/m2 K
d) 3000-5500 W/m2 K

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52. The value of overall heat transfer coe!cient for air to low viscosity liquid _______
a) As high as 700 W/m2 K
b) As high as 900 W/m2 K
c) As high as 600 W/m2 K
d) As high as 800 W/m2 K

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53. Mark the system where heat transfer is given by forced convection
a) Heat flow from hot pavement to the surrounding atmosphere
b) Heat exchange on the outside of cold and warm pipes
c) Chilling e"ect of cold wind on a warm body
d) Fluid passing through the tubes of a condenser and other heat exchange equipment

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Chapterwise Multiple Choice Questions on Heat Transfer

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1. Definitions and Basic Concepts

2. Fourier Equation and Thermal Conductivity

3. Steady State Conduction

4. Conduction with Heat Generation

5. Heat Transfer from Extended Surfaces

6. Transient (Unsteady State Heat Conduction)

7. Radiation : Processes and Properties

8. Radiation : Exchange between Surfaces

9. Convection : Processes and Properties

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10. Dimensional Analysis

11. Empirical Correlations for Free and Forced convection

12. Condensation and Boiling

13. Hydrodynamic and Thermal Boundary Layers

14. Heat Exchangers and Mass Transfer

1. MCQ on Definitions and Basic Concepts Heat Transfer

The section contains multiple choice questions and answers on steady and unsteady types
of heat transfer and various heat transfer modes.

Modes of Heat Transfer Steady and Unsteady Heat Transfer

2. Heat Transfer Multiple Choice Questions on Fourier Equation

and Thermal Conductivity

The section contains questions and answers on various properties of fourier equation and
thermal conductivity which include fourier equation, heat conduction equation and
thermal conductivity of di"erent materials.

Fourier Equation General Heat Conduction Equation

Thermal Conductivity of Materials Thermal Conductivity of Di"erent

Materials

3. Heat Transfer MCQ on Steady State Conduction

The section contains MCQs on conduction through various mechanisms which include
plane wall, composite wall, cylindrical wall and a sphere. It also contains questions and
answers on shape factor, variable conductivity e"ect and critical thickness of insulation.

Conduction Through a Plane Wall Shape Factor

Conduction Through a Composite Wall E"ect of Variable Conductivity

Conduction Through a Cylindrical Wall Critical Thickness of Insulation

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 Conduction Through a Sphere

4. Heat Transfer Multiple Choice Questions on Conduction with

Heat Generation

The section contains multiple choice questions and answers on heat generations through
various mechanisms which include plane wall, cylinder and a sphere. Additionally, the
section also contains questions on dielectric e"ect.

Heat Generation Through Plane Wall Heat Generation Through Cylinder

Dielectric Heating Heat Generation Through Sphere

5. Multiple Choice Questions on Heat Transfer from Extended

Surfaces

The section contains questions and answers on concepts of fins, steady heat flow along a
rod, performance of fin, design consideration for fins, thermometric well properties and
heat dissipation from a long fin and a fin which is insulated at the tip.

Fins Fin Performance

Steady Flow of Heat Along a Rod Design Considerations for Fins

Heat Dissipation from an Infinitely Long Heat Flow Through Triangular and
Fin Parabolic Fins

Heat Dissipation from a Fin Insulated at Thermometric Well

the Tip

6. Heat Transfer MCQ on Transient (Unsteady State Heat

Conduction)

The section contains MCQs on thermocouple response, time constant, heat conduction in
solids using various mechanisms like infinite thermal conductivity, finite conduction and
infinite thick solids. The section also contains questions and answers on biot number and
periodic variation.
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 Time Constant Biot Number

Response of a Thermocouple Lump System Analysis

Transient Heat with Infinite Conductivity Transient Heat Conduction in Infinite

Thick Solids
Transient Heat with Finite Conductivity
Periodic Variation

7. Heat Transfer MCQ on Radiation : Processes and Properties

The section contains multiple choice questions and answers on various concepts which
include transmissivity, absorptivity, reflectivity, black body concepts, planck’s law, stefan-
boltzman’s law, wein’s law, kircho"’s law, radiation intensity and solar radiations.

Transmissivity Wein’s Displacement Law

Reflectivity Kircho"’s Law

Absorptivity Gray Body and Selective Emitters

Black Body Intensity of Radiations

Spectral And Spatial Energy Distribution Solar Radiations

Planck’s Law Solar Absorptivity

Stefan- Boltzman Law

8. Heat Transfer Multiple Choice Questions on Radiation :

Exchange between Surfaces

The section contains questions and answers on Black body heat exchange, shape factor
concepts, Non black body heat exchange, radiation shield, gaseous radiation, fouling
factor, physical and geometrical property symbols, adiabatic surface, reradiating surface
and other network approaches.

Heat Exchange Between Black Bodies Adiabatic and Reradiating Surfaces

Shape Factor Gaseous Radiations

Heat Exchange Between Non Black Fouling Factor

Bodies
Geomertical and Thermo Physical
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Radiations Shields

9. Heat Transfer MCQ on Convection : Processes and Properties

The section contains MCQs on flow types, convection types, nusselt number, reynolds
number and newton rikhman law.

Types of Flow Nusselt Number

Reynolds Number Newton- Rikhman Law

Types of Convection

10. Heat Transfer Multiple Choice Questions on Dimensional

Analysis

The section contains multiple choice questions and answers on Dimensional System and
Homogeneity, rayleigh and buckhingam methods, model simulation and studies,
dimensionless group importance and advantages and disadvantages of dimensional
analysis.

System of dimensions Model Studies and Similitude

Dimensional Homogeneity Dimensional Analysis – Pros and Cons

Rayleigh’s Method Significance of Dimensionless Groups

Buckingham’s Pi- Method

11. Heat Transfer MCQ on Empirical Correlations for Free and

Forced convection

The section contains questions and answers on laminar flow, turbulent flow and various
correlations for forced convection.

Correlations for Forced Convection Turbulent Flow

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12. Heat Transfer Multiple Choice Questions on Condensation

and Boiling

The section contains MCQs on boiling, nucleate boiling, free convection boiling,
condensation concepts and bubble growth.

Boiling Condensation

Bubble Growth Laminar Film Condensation

Nucleate Boiling Turbulent Film Condensation

Free Convection Boiling

13. Heat Transfer MCQ on Hydrodynamic and Thermal Boundary

Layers

The section contains multiple choice questions and answers on reynolds analogy,
pohlhausen equation, thermal boundary layer, hydrodynamic boundary layer and von-
karmal equation.

Thermal Boundary Layer Hydrodynamic Boundary Layer

Pohlhausen Equation Von- Karmal Equation

Reynolds Analogy

14. Multiple Choice Questions on Heat Exchangers and Mass

Transfer

The section contains questions and answers on heat exchanger classification, mean
temperature di"erence, discrete time system implementation, specific heat, heat transfer
coe!cient, transfer units number and heat exchanger e"ectiveness.

Classification of Heat Exchanger Heat Transfer Coe!cient

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Plate
Mean Temperature Di"erence
Heat Exchanger E"ectiveness
Specific Heat
Number of Transfer Units

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