Heat Transfer MCQ

Q1. What is heat transfer?

Correct Answer: B

Heat transfer is the flow of thermal energy from a high-temperature body to a lower temperature body.

Q2. Which of the following is NOT a method of heat transfer?

Correct Answer: D

Insulation is a prevention method, not a heat transfer method.

Q3. Heat transfer through solids occurs mainly by:

Correct Answer: B

Heat transfer through solids primarily occurs by conduction.

Q4. The rate of heat transfer through conduction is given by:

Correct Answer: A

Conduction heat transfer rate is given by Fourier’s law.

Q5. The unit of thermal conductivity is:

Correct Answer: A

Thermal conductivity is measured in watts per meter kelvin (W/m K).

Q6. Convective heat transfer is produced by:

Correct Answer: B

Convection involves heat transfer due to fluid motion.

Q7. The heat transfer coefficient in convection depends on:

Correct Answer: B

Convective heat transfer coefficient depends on fluid velocity, properties, and surface conditions.

Q8. Which law models the heat radiation from a blackbody?

Correct Answer: C

Stefan-Boltzmann law describes radiation from blackbodies.

Q9. The emissivity of a surface is defined as:

Correct Answer: B

Emissivity is the ratio of radiation emitted by a surface to that emitted by a perfect blackbody.

Q10. Heat transfer by radiation requires:

Correct Answer: C

Radiation can transfer heat through a vacuum without any medium.

Q11. In a composite wall, the overall thermal resistance is:

Correct Answer: A

Thermal resistances in series add up to give overall resistance.

Q12. In heat exchanger design, fouling factor accounts for:

Correct Answer: C

Fouling factor represents thermal resistance from deposits on surfaces.

Q13. The Nusselt number is a dimensionless number representing:

Correct Answer: A

Nusselt number indicates the enhancement of heat transfer by convection compared to conduction.

Q14. In forced convection, heat transfer is enhanced by:

Correct Answer: B

Forced convection uses external force to increase fluid velocity and heat transfer.

Q15. The critical radius of insulation is:

Correct Answer: C

Critical radius is where adding insulation beyond it reduces heat loss.

Q16. The Biot number is used to assess:

Correct Answer: A

Biot number compares internal conduction resistance with surface convection resistance.

Q17. The overall heat transfer coefficient combines:

Correct Answer: A

Overall coefficient accounts for all resistances in series.

Q18. The Prandtl number relates:

Correct Answer: A

Prandtl number is the ratio of momentum to thermal diffusivity.

Q19. Radiation heat transfer between two surfaces depends on:

Correct Answer: A

Radiative heat exchange depends on emissivities and view factors.

Q20. In laminar flow over a flat plate, the thermal boundary layer is:

Correct Answer: A

Thermal boundary layer is thinner in laminar flow.

Q21. In conduction, the temperature distribution in steady state through a plane wall is:

Correct Answer: A

Temperature varies linearly in steady-state conduction.

Q22. The effectiveness of a heat exchanger is defined as:

Correct Answer: A

Effectiveness compares actual to maximum possible heat transfer.

Q23. In boiling heat transfer, the surface is:

Correct Answer: A

Surface temperature exceeds saturation temperature to cause boiling.

Q24. The Rayleigh number relates to:

Correct Answer: A

Rayleigh number quantifies buoyancy driven flow.

Q25. Thermal diffusivity is:

Correct Answer: A

Thermal diffusivity measures heat conduction rate relative to storage.

Q26. The Stefan-Boltzmann constant value is approximately:

Correct Answer: A

Stefan-Boltzmann constant is 5.67e-8 W/mΒ² K^4.

Q27. Fins are used to:

Correct Answer: A

Fins increase the area for heat dissipation.

Q28. The convective heat transfer coefficient, h, increases with:

Correct Answer: A

Higher fluid velocity enhances convective heat transfer.

Q29. The parallel flow heat exchanger has:

Correct Answer: A

In parallel flow, fluids move in same direction.

Q30. In a counterflow heat exchanger, the temperature profile is:

Correct Answer: A

Counterflow heat exchanger achieves better temperature gradients.

Q31. In boiling, the nucleate boiling region is characterized by:

Correct Answer: A

Nucleate boiling features vapor bubble formation.

Q32. The critical heat flux in boiling is:

Correct Answer: A

Critical heat flux is max heat transfer before film boiling.

Q33. The heat exchanger used for condensing steam is called:

Correct Answer: A

Shell and tube condensers are used for steam condensation.

Q34. In steady state conduction, heat transfer through cylindrical wall is given by:

Correct Answer: A

Heat conduction through cylinder follows logarithmic relation.

Q35. LMTD stands for:

Correct Answer: A

LMTD is the log mean temperature difference in heat exchangers.

Q36. The overall heat transfer coefficient is affected by:

Correct Answer: D

Overall heat transfer coefficient depends on multiple factors.

Q37. The main mode of heat transfer in a vacuum flask is:

Correct Answer: C

Vacuum flasks mainly lose heat by radiation.

Q38. Thermal conductivity of gases generally:

Correct Answer: A

Thermal conductivity of gases increases with temperature.

Q39. The effectiveness-NTU method is used for:

Correct Answer: A

Effectiveness-NTU method helps analyze heat exchanger performance.

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