Heat Transfer (3151909) MCQs

MCQs of Convection

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1.

The primary driving force for natural convection is

(a)

Shear stress forces

(b)

Buoyancy forces

(c)

Surface tension forces

(d)

None of them

Answer:

Option (b)

2.

For the fluid flowing over a flat plate with Prandtl number greater than unity, the thermal boundary layer for laminar forced convection

(a)

is thinner than the hydrodynamic boundary layer

(b)

has thickness equal to zero

(c)

is of same thickness as hydrodynamics boundary layer 

(d)

is thicker than the hydrodynamic boundary layer 

Answer:

Option (a)

3.

For flow of fluid over a heated plate, the following fluid properties are known: Viscosity=0.001 Pa/s, Sp. Heat at constant pressure=1 kJ/kgK, Thermal Conductivity=1W/mK; The hydrodynamic boundary layer thickness at a specified location on the plate is 1mm, thermal boundary layer thickness at the same location is 

(a)

0.001mm

(b)

0.01mm

(c)

1mm

(d)

1000mm

Answer:

Option (c)

4.

For laminar forced convection over a flat plate, if the free stream velocity increases by a factor of 2, the average heat transfer coefficient 

(a)

remains same

(b)

decreased by a factor of 20.5

(c)

rises by a factor of 20.5

(d)

rises by a factor of 4

Answer:

Option (c)

5.

Nusselt number is given by

(a)

hl/k

(b)

2hl/k

(c)

3hl/k

(d)

4hl/k

Answer:

Option (a)

6.

The value of convective heat transfer coefficient depends on

(a)

orientation

(b)

surface roughness 

(c)

fluid viscosity

(d)

all of these

Answer:

Option (d)

7.

The value of convective heat transfer coefficient for air in free convection is

(a)

zero

(b)

3 to 7 W/m2

(c)

30 to 300 W/m2

(d)

300 to 3000 W/m2

Answer:

Option (b)

8.

The dimensional formula of coefficient of viscosity is

(a)

[M L T-1

(b)

[M-1 L2 T-2]

(c)

[M L-1T -1]

(d)

none of these

Answer:

Option (c)

9.

The Prandtl number is defined as the ratio of 

(a)

kinematic viscosity to thermal diffusivity

(b)

thermal diffusivity to kinematic viscosity

(c)

dynamic viscosity to thermal diffusivity

(d)

thermal diffusivity to dynamic viscosity

Answer:

Option (a)

10.

For highly viscous oils, the value of Prandtl number is 

(a)

1

(b)

very high

(c)

very low

(d)

0

Answer:

Option (b)

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