Low thermal conductivity of heat insulating materials is due to its_______________?

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1. Low thermal conductivity of heat insulating materials is due to its_________________?

   A. Dense structure
   B. High proportion of air space
   C. High specific heat
   D. None of these

2. The critical radius of insulation for a spherical shell is (where, K = thermal conductivity of insulating material h0 = heat transfer coefficient at the outer surface) ?

   A. K/h0
   B. 2K/h0
   C. h0/K
   D. h0/2K

3. The heat flux (from outside to inside) across an insulating wall with thermal conductivity, K = 0.04 W/m.°K and thickness 0.16m is 10 W/m2. The temperature of the inside wall is – 5°C. The outside wall temperature is___________________?

   A. 25°C
   B. 30°C
   C. 35°C
   D. 40°C

4. The variation of thermal conductivity of a metal with temperature is often correlated using an expression of the form K = K0 + at, where, K is the thermal conductivity and T is the temperature (in °K). The units of ‘a’ in SI system will be________________?

   A. W/m.k
   B. W/m
   C. W/m.k2
   D. None, ‘a’ is just a number

5. For gases, the thermal conductivity increases with temperature rise. For liquids, with increase in concentration, its thermal conductivity generally ?

   A. Decreases
   B. Increases
   C. Remains unchanged
   D. Increases exponentially

6. Thermal conductivity of a conducting solid material depends upon its_______________?

   A. Temperature
   B. Porosity
   C. Both A. & B.
   D. Neither A. nor B.

7. A 10 cm dia steam pipe, carrying steam at 180°C, is covered with an insulation (conductivity = 0.6 W/m.°C). It losses heat to the surroundings at 30°C. Assume a heat transfer co-efficient of 0.8 W/m2.°C for heat transfer from surface to the surroundings. Neglect wall resistance of the pipe and film resistance of steam. If the insulation thickness is 2 cms, the rate of heat loss from this insulated pipe will be__________________?

   A. Greater than that for un-insulated steam pipe
   B. Less than that of the un-insulated steam pipe
   C. Equal to that of the un-insulated steam pipe
   D. Less than the steam pipe with 5 cms insulation

8. The thermal efficiency of a reversible heat engine operating between two given thermal reservoirs is 0.4. The device is used either as a refrigerator or as a heat pump between the same reservoirs. Then the coefficient of performance as a refrigerator (COP)R and the co-efficient of performance as a heat pump (COP)HP are _______________?

   A. (COP)R = (COP)HP = 0.6
   B. (COP)R = 2.5; (COP)HP = 1.5
   C. (COP)R = 1.5; (COP)HP = 2.5
   D. (COP)R = (COP)HP = 2.5

9. Three materials A, B and C of equal thickness and of thermal conductivity of 20, 40 & 60 kcal/hr. m. °C respectively are joined together. The temperature outside of A and C are 30°C and 100°C respectively. The interface between B and C will be at a temperature of ____________ °C?

   A. 40
   B. 95
   C. 70
   D. 50

10. A composite flat wall of a furnace is made of two materials ‘A’ and ‘B’. The thermal conductivity of ‘A’ is twice of that of material ‘B’, while the thickness of layer of ‘A’ is half that of B. If the temperature at the two sides of the wall are 400 and 1200°K, then the temperature drop (in °K) across the layer of material ‘A’ is________________?

    A. 125
    B. 133
    C. 150
    D. 160