Unsteady State

The value of Biot number is very small (less

than 0.01) when

(a) The convective resistance of the fluid is negligible

(b) The conductive resistance of the fluid is negligible

(c) The conductive resistance of the solid is negligible

(d) None of these

Answer
(c)
The ratio of Internal conduction resistance to
Surface convection resistance is known as

(a) Grashoff number

(b) Biot number
(c) Stanton number
(b) Prandtl number
Answer
(b)
Heisler charts are used to determine transient heat
flow rate and temperature distribution when:

(a) Solids possess infinitely large thermal conductivity

(b) Internal conduction resistance is small and
convective resistance is large
(c) Internal conduction resistance is large and the
convective resistance is small
(d) Both conduction and convention resistance are
almost of equal significance
Answer
(d)
Assertion (A): During the temperature measurement
of hot gas in a duct that has relatively cool walls, the
temperature indicated by the thermometer will be
lower than the true hot gas temperature.
Reason(R): The sensing tip of thermometer receives
energy from the hot gas and loses heat to the duct
walls.
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the
correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the
correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer
(a)
Which one of the following statements is correct?
The curve for unsteady state cooling or heating of
bodies

(a) Parabolic curve asymptotic to time axis

(b) Exponential curve asymptotic to time axis
(c) Exponential curve asymptotic both to time and
temperature axis.
(d) Hyperbolic curve asymptotic both to time and
temperature axis
Answer
(b)
Assertion (A): In lumped heat capacity systems the
temperature gradient within the system is negligible

Reason (R): In analysis of lumped capacity systems the

thermal conductivity of the system material is
considered very high irrespective of the size of the
system
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the
correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the
correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer
(a)
Assertion (A): Lumped capacity analysis of
unsteady heat conduction assumes a constant
uniform temperature throughout a solid body.

Reason (R): The surface convection resistance is

very large compared with the internal
conduction resistance.
Answer
(a)