AGNEL CHARITIES’

FR. C. RODRIGUES INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,

VASHI

SEM : V DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Time: 30 minutes

SUBJECT : HT MCQ (SH – 2018) Total Marks: 30

1) Which of the following condition is correct for fluid

natural convection?
a. (Gr / Re2) = 1 a. q = h P k A (Ts – T∞)
b. (Gr / Re2) << 1 b. q = √(h P k A (Ts – T∞))
c. (Gr / Re2) >> 1 c. q = √(hPkA) (Ts – T∞)
d. none of the above d. none of the above

2) What is the correct formula for The Biot 6) What is the correct formula for the
number? temperature distribution in infinitely long fin?
a. hl/k Where,
b. k/hl m = √(hP/kA)
c. l/hk h = convective heat transfer coefficient
d. hk/l P = perimeter of the fin
k = thermal conductivity of fin
3) If the body or element does not produce heat, A = cross-sectional area of the fin
then the general heat conduction equation T = Temperature of the fin at the
which gives the temperature distribution and distance x from the base of fine
conduction heat flow in an isotropic solid and the constants C1 and C2 depend on the
reduces to(∂T/∂x2) + (∂T/∂y2) + (∂T/∂z2) = boundary conditions
(1/α)(∂T/∂t)this equation is known as Ts = Base temperature of the fin
a. Laplace equation T∞ = Temperature of surrounding fluid
b. Fourier equation
c. Poisson equation a. (Ts – T∞) / (T – T∞) = C2emx
d. none of the above b. (Ts – T∞) / (T – T∞) = C2e– mx
c. (T – T∞) / (Ts – T∞) = C2emx
4) What is the general heat conduction equation d. (T – T∞) / (Ts – T∞) = C2e– mx
which gives the temperature distribution and
conduction heat flow in an isotropic solid? 7) The arithmetic mean temperature difference
Where, for parallel flow heat exchanger is given as
q̇ = rate of heat generation a. ΔTam = (ΔTi– ΔTe)
k = thermal conductivity b. ΔTam = (ΔTi+ ΔTe)
α = (k/ρc) thermal diffusivity c. ΔTam = (ΔTi– ΔTe) / 2
ρ = density of the element d. ΔTam = (ΔTi+ ΔTe) / 2
c = specific heat of the element
8) How is the effective surface area of finned
a. (∂T/∂x2) + (∂T/∂y2) + (∂T/∂z2) = (∂T/∂t) tube surface calculated?
b. (∂T/∂x2) + (∂T/∂y2) + (∂T/∂z2) = (1/α)(∂T/∂t) Where,
c. (∂T/∂x2) + (∂T/∂y2) + (∂T/∂z2) + (q̇ /k) = (∂T/∂t) Afin = the area of tube surface on which fines
d. (∂T/∂x2) + (∂T/∂y2) + (∂T/∂z2) + (q̇ /k) = (1/α)(∂T/∂t) are provided
Aunfinned = the area of tube surface on which
5) How is the rate of heat transfer from the fin fines are not provided
given? ηfin = fin efficiency
h = convective heat transfer coefficient a. A = Aunfinned + Afin
P = perimeter of the fin b. A = ηfin (Aunfinned + Afin)
k = thermal conductivity of fin c. A = Aunfinned + (ηfin x Afin)
A = cross-sectional area of the fin d. A = (ηfin x Afin)
Ts= Base temperature of the fin
T∞ = Temperature of surrounding

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9) How can the total thermal resistance of a heat
exchanger, in which two fluids are separated
by a plane wall of surface area A, thickness t
and thermal conductivity k, be calculated?
h1 and h2 are the convection heat transfer
coefficients on each side of wall.
a. (t / h1 A) + (t / h2 A)
b. (1 / h1 A) + (1 / h2 A)
c. (1 / h1 A) + (1 / h2 A) + (1 / k A)
d. (1 / h1 A) + (1 / h2 A) + (t / k A)
10) Consider that heat transfer is taking place
through a fin having circular cross-sectional
area, one dimensionally as shown in figure.
The rate of heat transfer by conduction into a
section at x is equal to
a. sum of rate of heat transfer by convection
out of the element (x+dx) and heat transfer
by convection from the surface between x to
(x+dx)
b. sum of rate of heat transfer by conduction
out of the element (x+dx) and heat transfer
by conduction from the surface between x
to (x+dx)
c. sum of rate of heat transfer by conduction
out of the element (x+dx) and heat transfer
by convection from the surface between x to
(x+dx)
d. none of the above
11) What is the formula for maximum
temperature (Tmax) at the center of a long and
solid cylindrical electric wire of radius r?
Where,
q̇ is rate of heat generation into the electric
wire
k is thermal conductivity of the electric wire
and To is the surface temperature of the wire
a. (Tmax) = (To) +(q̇ r2/2k)
b. (Tmax) = (To) +(q̇ r2/4k)
c. (Tmax) = (q̇ r2/2k)
d. Tmax) = (To) +(4q̇ r2/k)
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12) The maximum temperature difference
between heat generation temperature (T) and
the temperature of outer surface (To) of a
plane wall of thickness 2l is given by
Consider,
Heat is generated at the rate of q̇ at the centre
of wall being both the outer surfaces are at
distance l from the heat generation point k is
thermal conductivity of the wall
a. (T – To)max = q̇ l2 / k
b. (T – To)max = 2q̇ l2 / k
c. (T – To)max = 4q̇ l2 / k
d. (T – To)max = q̇ l2 / 2k
13) What is the formula of the thermal resistance
for convection at the outer surface of
spherical shell of inner and outer radii as
ri and ro respectively? Taking ho as convection
heat transfer coefficient of outer fluid.
a. Rc = 4 π ho ro2
b. Rc = 1 / 4 π ho ro2
c. Rc = 4 π ho ro
d. Rc = 1 / 4 π ho ro
14) What is the correct formula for thermal
resistance (Rk) of a spherical shell of inner
and outer radii as ri and ro respectively
and k being the thermal conductivity?
a. Rk = (ri – ro ) / 4 π ri ro k
b. Rk = 4 π ri ro k / (ri – ro )
c. Rk = (ri – ro ) / 4 π k
d. Rk = ri ro / 4 π k (ri – ro )
15) If ri and ro are the inner and outer radii of the
the cylinder with insulating layer of some
thickness and k is the thermal conductivity of
the insulating material and hi and ho are the
convective heat transfer coefficients of inside
and outside fluids respectively. What is the
formula for critical radius of insulation (rc)?
a. rc = (ro – ri) / k
b. rc = k / (ro – ri)
c. rc = k / hi
d. rc = k / ho
16) What is the relation between absorptivity (α),
reflectivity (ρ) and transmissivity (τ) for gray
body?
a. ρ + α + τ =1
b. α + τ =1
c. ρ + τ =1
d. ρ + α =1
17) What is the formula for the analogous
resistance for radiant heat exchange between
 two black bodies? 22) What is the formula for thermal resistance for
a. 1 / (A1F21) convection at the outer surface of hollow
b. 1 / (A1F12) cylinder?
c. both a. and b. Where,
d. none of the above h = convection heat transfer coefficient
l = length of hollow cylinder
18) Which parameter in the radiant heat exchange r = outer radius of the cylinder
between two black bodies is analogous to the
voltage in electrical system? a. Rc = 1 / h r l
a. Difference in areas of the two black bodies b. Rc = 2 π h r l
(A1–A2) c. Rc = 1 / 2 π h r l
b. Difference in two shape factors (F12 – F21) d. none of the above
c. Difference in emissive powers of the two
black bodies (Eb1 – Eb2)
d. none of the above 23) For the composite cylinder as shown in figure,
the thermal resistances of every layer from
19) When F12 is the shape factor of A1with respect inside to outside of the cylinder are given as
to A2 and F21 is the shape factor of A2 with follows,
respect to A1 and A1= A2, then what is the R1 = ln (r1 / ri) / 2πk1l
relation between F12 and F21? R1 = ln (ro / r1) / 2πk2l
a. F12 > F21 What will be the total thermal resistance of
b. F12 < F21 the composite cylinder?
c. F12 = F21
d. none of the above

20) When two bodies of areas A1and A2 are

exchanging radiant heat energy, F12 is the
shape factor of A1with respect to A2 and F21 is
the shape factor of A2 with respect to A1, then
what is the correct relation for reciprocating
theorem? Assuming A1> A2
a. A1F12 > A2 F21
b. A1F12 < A2 F21
c. A1F12 = A2 F21
d. none of the above
21) Consider the flow of fluid in a boundary layer.
Take a control volume which has a shape of a
parallelopiped with dimensions (dx x dy x 1)
u = velocity of the fluid entering the control
volume
v = velocity of the fluid leaving the control
volume
Considering above condition, the equation
(∂u / ∂x) + (∂v / ∂y) = 0
is known as
a. continuity equation for incompressible,
steady, two dimensional flow
b. continuity equation for compressible,
steady, two dimensional flow
c. continuity equation for incompressible,
unsteady, two dimensional flow
d. continuity equation for incompressible,
steady, three dimensional flow
a. R = R1 + R2
b. R = R1R2 / (R1 + R2)
c. R = R1 / (R1 + R2)
d. R = R2 / (R1 + R2)
24) What is the formula for the thermal
resistance (R) of a hollow cylinder of internal
radius Ri, outer radius Ro and the length l ?
Thermal conductivity of the cylinder material
is k. The heat flows from inner side to outer
side.
a. R = ln (Ro / Ri) / 2πkl
b. R = ln (Ri / Ro) / 2πkl
c. R = (Ro + Ri) / 2πkl
d. R = (RoRi) / 2πkl
25) Assume that two black bodies of areas A1 and
A2 are placed as shown in figure. dA1 and
dA2 are the small area elements of the black
bodies. The distance between them is r and

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 the angles made by the normals of the
surfaces with the joining line are Φ1 and
Φ2 respectively. What is the formula for net
heat exchange (Q12)net between A1and A2?
Given that
A1F12 = A2 F21
for the shape factors F12 and F21
28) When a composite wall of three layers in
series having thermal resistances R1, R2 and R3
respectively, the heat transfer takes place
normal to the surface of the layers. How is the
total thermal resistance of the composite
system calculated?
a. 1 / (R1 + R2 + R3)
b. [(1 / R1) + (1 / R2) + (1 / R3)]
c. (R1 + R2 + R3)
d. none of the above

29) What will be the simple correct formula for

the rate of heat flow (q) through a wall of
surface area A and thickness of t ?
The two surfaces of the wall are at
temperatures T1 and T2 (T1>T2). Consider
thermal resistance for the heat transfer
a. (Q12)net = A1F12 σ (T14 – T24) system as Rh.
b. (Q12)net = A1F12 A2 F21 σ (T14 – T24) a. q = Rh (T1 – T2)
c. (Q12)net = F12 F21 σ (T14 – T24) b. q = Rh A (T1 – T2)
d. none of the above c. q = (T1 – T2) / Rh
d. q = Rh A [(T1 – T2) / t]
26) What is the correct formula for the intensity
of the emitted radiation of a black body (I) in 30) The solid angle subtended by the complete
terms of its emissive power (Eb)? hemisphere is
a. I = (Eb)
a. 2𝜋
b. I = π (Eb)
b. 3𝜋
c. I = 2 π (Eb)
c. 4𝜋
d. I = (1/π) (Eb) 𝜋
d.
2
27) [M L– 1 T–2 ] is the dimensional formula for
a. power
b. force
c. pressure
d. heat

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