Mechanical Engineering MCQs

2075 MCQs  (Page 35 of 208)

Thermal conductivity of solid metals with rise in temperature normally___________________?
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains constant
D. May increase or decrease depending on temperature
Sensible heat is the heat required to __________________?
A. Change vapour into liquid
B. Change liquid into vapour
C. Increase the temperature of a liquid of vapour
D. Convert water into steam and superheat it
Heat transfer in liquid and gases takes place by_____________________?
A. Conduction
B. Convection
C. Radiation
D. Conduction and convection
Which of the following is the case of heat transfer by radiation ___________________?
A. Blast furnace
B. Heating of building
C. Cooling of parts in furnace
D. Heat received by a person from fireplace
Which of the following is a case of steady state heat transfer ___________________?
A. i.c. engine
B. air preheaters
C. heating of building in winter
D. all of the above
Thermal conductivity of water in general with rise in temperature ____________________?
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains constant
D. May increase or decrease depending on temperature
Metals are good conductors of heat because________________?
A. Their atoms collide frequently
B. Their atoms-are relatively far apart
C. They contain free electrons
D. They have high density