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  • The critical thickness of insulation is the ratio of thermal conductivity of the insulating material (k) to the heat transfer coefficient at the outer surface of the insulation (h0).


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  • A. True
  • B. False

  • Correct Answer
  • True 


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    • 1. Upto the critical radius of insulation,

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    • A. added insulation will increase heat loss
    • B. added insulation will decrease heat loss
    • C. convective heat loss will be less than conductive heat loss
    • D. heat flux will decrease
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    • 2. The rato of energy transferred by convection to that by conduction is called

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    • A. Stanton number
    • B. Nusselt number
    • C. Biot number
    • D. Peclet number
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    • 3. The heat transfer by conduction through a thick cylinder(Q) is given by (where T1 = Higher temperature, T2 = Lower temperature, r1 = Inside radius, r2 = Outside radius, l = Length of cylinder, and k = Thermal conductivity)

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    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 4. If the evaporator temperature is kept constant, the coefficient of performance of a refrigeration cycle __________ with the increase in condenser temperature.

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    • A. increases
    • B. decreases
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    • 5. Dehydration is the process of removing water vapour from the surrounding air.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
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    • 6. Pressure of water vapour is given by

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    • A.
    • B.
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    • D. none of these
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    • 7. In counter-current flow heat exchanger, the logarithmic temperature difference between the fluids is __________ as compared to parallel flow heat exchanger.

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    • A. same
    • B. less
    • C. greater
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    • 8. For a given dry bulb temperature, as the relative humidity __________ the wet bulb temperature will increase.

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    • A. increases
    • B. decreases
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    • 9. The drier in a refrigeration system removes moisture in the system.

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    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
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    • 10. Wet bulb temperature indicates the moisture content in air.

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    • A. Agree
    • B. Disagree
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