Question: select the correct answer - The ability of a material to conduct thermal energy is called: A . thermal conductivity B . thermal diffusivity C

select the correct answer
- The ability of a material to conduct thermal energy is called:
A. thermal conductivity
B. thermal diffusivity
C. heat transfer coefficient
D. none of the above
2- For a flat plate in a parallel flow, the velocity of the fluid at the boundary layer edge is equal :
A.0.5 of the free stream velocity
B.0.99 of the free stream velocity
C. zero
D. none of the above
3- Outside the boundary layer, the fluid temperature is:
A. dependent on the horizontal distance from the leading edge of the plate
B. dependent on the vertical distance from the plate
C. constant
D. none of the above
4- To calculate the amount of heat transfer rate through a plane wall using the thermal circuit:
A. only temperatures must be known
B. only thermal resistances must be known
C. temperatures and thermal resistances must be known
D. none of the above
5- In convection heat transfer, thermal resistance can be increased by:
A. increasing the convective heat transfer coefficient
B. decreasing the convective heat transfer coefficient
C. increasing the surface area
D. none of the above
6- The conduction heat transfer is inversely proportional to:
A. temperature difference
B. area
C. thermal conductivity
D. none of the above
7- For flow over a flat plate, if Re > Ree, then the flow is:
A. laminar
B. in transition
C.
turbulent
D. none of the above
8- Velocity gradients and temperature gradients occur:
A. outside the boundary layer
B. inside the boundary layer
C. at the edge of the boundary layer
D. none of the above
select the correct answer - The ability of a

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