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Heat Transfer

The amount of heat flow through a body by conduction is_______________?

The amount of heat flow through a body by conduction is_______________?

A. directly proportional to the surface area of the body
B. directly proportional to the temperature difference on the two faces of the body
C. dependent upon the material of the body
D. inversely proportional to the thickness of the body
E. all of the above

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Heat Transfer

According to Prevost theory of heat exchange ___________________?

According to Prevost theory of heat exchange ___________________?

A. it is impossible to transfer heat from low temperature source to t high temperature source
B. heat transfer by radiation requires no medium
C. all bodies above absolute zero emit radiation
D. heat transfer in most of the cases takes place by combination of conduction, convection and radiation
E. rate of heat transfer depends on thermal conductivity and temperature difference

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Thermal conductivity of a material may be defined as the________________?

Thermal conductivity of a material may be defined as the________________?

A. quantity of heat flowing in one second through one cm cube of material when opposite faces ^re maintained at a temperature difference of 1°C
B. quantity of heat flowing in one second through a slab of the material of area one cm square, thickness 1 cm when its faces differ in temperature by 1°C
C. heat conducted in unit time across unit area through unit thickness when a temperature difference of unity is maintained between opposite faces
D. all of the above
E. none of the above

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Heat Transfer