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Radiation

GATE Mechanical Engineering · 21 questions across 18 years (1988-2023) · 45% recurrence rate

Recurrence sparkline

19882023
198820062023

Difficulty mix

easy 48%
med 48%
hard 5%

Question types

MCQ13
NAT7
OTHER1

All 21 questions on Radiation

2023 PYQ

A cylindrical rod of length ℎ and diameter 𝑑 is placed inside a cubic enclosure of side length 𝐿. 𝑆 denotes the inner surface of the cube. The view-factor F S-S is

Med
2022 PYQ

A flat plate made of cast iron is exposed to a solar flux of 600 W/m 2 at an ambient temperature of 25 °C. Assume that the entire solar flux is absorbed by the plate. Cast iron has a low-temperature absorptivity of 0.21....

Med
2016 PYQ

Two large parallel plates having a gap of $$10$$ $$mm$$ in between them are maintained at temperatures $${T_1} = 1000\,\,K$$ and $${T_2} = 400\,\,K$$ Given emissivity values, $${\varepsilon _1} = 0.5,\,\,{\varepsilon _2}...

Easy
2016 PYQ

Consider the radiation heat exchange inside an annulus between two very long concentric cylinders. The radius of the outer cylinder is $${R_0}$$ and that of the inner cylinder is $${R_i}$$ . The radiation view factor of...

Easy
2015 PYQ

The total emissive power of a surface is $$500$$ $$W/{m^2}$$ at a temperature $${T_1}$$ and $$1200$$ $$W/{m^2}$$ at a temperature $${T_2}$$, where the temperatures are in Kelvin. Assuming the emissivity of the surface to...

Easy
2014 PYQ

Two infinite parallel plates are placed at a certain distance apart. An infinite radiation shield is inserted between the plates without touching any of them to reduce heat exchange between the plates. Assume that the em...

Easy
2014 PYQ

A hemispherical furnace of $$1$$ $$m$$ radius has the inner surface (emissivity, $$\varepsilon = 1$$) of its roof maintained at $$800K,$$ while its floor $$\left( {\varepsilon = 0.5} \right)$$ is kept at $$600K$$. Stefan...

Med
2013 PYQ

Two large diffuse gray parallel plates, separated by a small distance, have surface temperatures of $$400$$ $$K$$ and $$300$$ $$K.$$ If the emissivities of the surfaces are $$0.8$$ and the Stefan-Boltzmann constant is $$...

Easy
2012 PYQ

For an opaque surface, the absorptivity $$\left( \alpha \right),$$ transmissivity $$\left( \tau \right)$$ and reflectivity $$\left( \rho \right)$$ are related by the equation:

Easy
2008 PYQ

A hollow enclosure is formed between two infinitely concentric cylinders of radii $$1m$$ and $$2m$$ respectively. Radiative heat exchange takes place between the inner surface of the larger cylinder (surface $$-2$$) and...

Easy
2005 PYQ

A solid cylinder (surface $$2$$) is located at the center of a hollow sphere (surface $$1$$). The diameter of the sphere is $$1m,$$ while the cylinder has a diameter and length of $$0.5m$$ each. The radiation configurati...

Med
2003 PYQ

A plate having $$10\,\,c{m^2}$$ area each side is hanging in the middle of a room of $$100\,\,{m^2}$$ total surface area. The plate temperature and emissivity are respectively $$800$$ $$K$$ and $$0.6.$$ The temperature a...

Med
2002 PYQ

What is the value of the view factor for two inclined flat plates having common edge of equal width, and with an angle of $$20$$ degrees?

Med
2000 PYQ

A thin metal plate is exposed to solar radiation. The air and the surroundings are at $${30^ \circ }C\,.$$ The heat transfer coefficient by free convection from the upper surface of the plate is $$17.4$$ $$\,W/{m^2}K$$....

Med
1995 PYQ

Consider two large parallel plates, one at $${T_1} = {727^ \circ }C$$ with emissivity $${\varepsilon _1} = 0.8$$ and the other at $${T_2} = {227^ \circ }C\,$$ with emissivity $${\varepsilon _2} = 0.4.$$ An aluminium radi...

Med
1994 PYQ

The shape factors with themselves of two infinitely long black body concentric cylinders with a dia ratio of $$3$$ are ....... For the inner and ..... for the outer

Easy
1993 PYQ

The radiative heat transfer rate per unit area $$\left( {W/{m^2}} \right)$$ between two plane parallel gray surfaces (emissivity $$=0.9$$) maintained at $$400K$$ and $$300K$$ is ($${{\sigma _b} = }$$ Stephen Boltzmann co...

Med
1991 PYQ

A diffuse radiation surface has

Easy
1991 PYQ

An object has the shape of cubical box of side $$10cm,$$ with no top cover. The box is placed inside a room whose dimensions are much larger than those of the box. All the five surfaces of box are at a temp of $${500^ \c...

Hard
1989 PYQ

Two black plates, each one meter square, are placed parallel to each other in such a way that the radiation shape factor for the system is $$0.4.$$ If the plates are maintained at $${800^ \circ }C$$ and $${400^ \circ }C$...

Med
1988 PYQ

For a glass plate transitivity and reflectivity are specified as $$0.86$$ and $$0.08$$ respectively, the absorptivity of the glass plate is

Easy