Which of the following statement regarding overall heat transfer coefficient is wrong? select one: o a. it cannot be applied to heat transfer involving convection o b. it is the reciprocate of rtotal a o c. it is related to total thermal resistance o d. it takes into account all of the individual thermal resistance

Option (a) is the correct answer.

Explanation:

Heat transfer in terms of convection means that heat is transferring due to the   motion of mass of an object or substance.

As convection is related to fluids, that is, only liquids and gases.

Now, relation between heat transfer and is as follows.

              q = ........ (1)

Also,        q = ......... (2)

where,     U = overall coefficient

                A = surface area of substance

Hence, equating both equations (1) and (2) we get the following.

                U =

So, it means that overall heat transfer coefficient is the reciprocate of   and also it is related to thermal resistance.

Thus, we can conclude that out of the given options, the statement it cannot be applied to heat transfer involving convection, is wrong.

conduction is the transfer of thermal energy (heat in transfer) due to collisions between the molecules in the object. collisions between adjacent atoms and molecules transfer kinetic energy from the warmer to the cooler object. the objects must be in physical contact.