
First thick layer of ice is formed in minutes on a lake. Time take to form next thick layer will be (Assume temperature of atmosphere to be C)

Important Questions on Heat Transfer




Consider a pair of insulating blocks with thermal resistances , and as shown in the figure. The temperature at the boundary between the two blocks is




Three rods of same dimensions have thermal conductivities and . They are arranged as shown in the figure below. Then in the steady state the temperature of the junction is

Three rods of identical cross-section and length are made of three different materials of thermal conductivity and , respectively. They are joined together at their ends to make a long rod (see figure). One end of the long rod is maintained at and the other at (see figure). If the joints of the rod are at and in steady and there is no loss of energy from the surface of the rod, the correct relationship between and is :


Two rods A and B of different materials are welded together as shown in figure. Their thermal conductivities are and . The thermal conductivity of the composite rod will be


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Consider a ball of mass attached to one end of a spring and immersed in water. Assume the complete system is in thermal equilibrium. The spring is now stretched to and the mass is released so that it vibrates up and down. Estimate the change in temperature of water before the vibrations stop.
(Specific heat of the material of the ball and Specific heat of water )



The temperature at the junction of two insulating sheets, having thermal resistances and as well as top and bottom temperatures and (as shown in figure) is given by :




