ACQUIAT, KENNETH A.

BSME 3
HEAT TRANSFER

Quiz No. 2

1. Conduction plus fluid flow in motion is known as

a) Radiation

b) Convection

c) Conduction

d) Heat exchanger

2. Which of the following heat flow situations pertains to free or natural convection?
a) Air conditioning installations and nuclear reactors

b) Flow of water inside the condenser tubes

c) Cooling of internal combustion engine

d) Cooling of billets in atmosphere

3. Mark the system where heat transfer is given by forced convection

a) Chilling effect of cold wind on warm body

b) Fluid passing through the tubes of a condenser and other heat exchange equipment

c) Heat flow from a hot pavement to surrounding atmosphere

d) Heat exchange on the outside of cold and warm pipes

4.  Forced convection in a liquid bath is caused by

a) Intense stirring by an external agency

b) Molecular energy interactions

c) Density difference brought about by temperature gradients

d) Flow of electrons in a random fashion

5. A finned tube hot water radiator with a fan blowing air over it is kept in rooms during winter. The
major portion of the heat transfer from the radiation is due to
a) combined conduction and radiation

b) Radiation to the surroundings

c) Better conduction

d) Convection to the air

6. A body cooling from 80 degree Celsius to 70 degree Celsius takes 10 minutes when left exposed to
environmental conditions. If the body is to cool further from 70 degree Celsius to 60 degree Celsius
under the same external conditions, it will take
a) same time of 10 minutes

b) More than 10 minutes

c) Less than 10 minutes

d) Time will depend upon the environmental conditions

7. On a summer day, a scooter rider feels more comfortable while on the move than while at a stop light
because
a) an object in motion captures less radiation

b) Air has a low specific heat and hence it is cooler

c) More heat is loss by convection and radiation while in motion

d) Air is transparent to radiation and hence it is cooler than the body

8. A sphere, a cube and a thin circular plate, all made of the same material and having the same mass
are initially heated to the temperature of 250 degree Celsius. When left in air at room temperature,
what will be their response to cooling?
a) Cube will cool faster than sphere but slower than the circular plate

b) They will cool at the same rate

c) Sphere will cool faster

d) Circular plate will cool at the slower rate

9. Which quantity signifies the ratio of temperature gradient at the surface to a reference temperature
gradient?
a) Reynolds number

b) Fourier number

c) Nusselt number

d) Stanton number

10. Air at 20 degree Celsius flows over a flat surface maintained at 80 degree Celsius. Estimate the value
of local heat transfer coefficient if the local heat flow at a point was measured as 1250 W/m2. Take
thermal conductivity of air as 0.028 W/m K
a) 23.83 W/m 2 K

b) 21.83 W/m 2 K
c) 22.83 W/m 2 K

d) 20.83 W/m 2 K