Chemical Engineering - Heat Transfer - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Heat Transfer - Section 1 (Q.No. 9)
9.
With increase in temperature, the thermal conductivity of non-metallic amorphous solids
decreases
increases
remains constant
first decreases upto certain temperature and then increases
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Shikhar Nigam said:   6 years ago
In non-metals, the primary reason for hear flow is lattice vibration (not free electrons). Hence on increasing temp, vibrations also increase thus increasing K.
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Gowtham Nanda said:   4 years ago
According to Fourier's law of heat conduction, the thermal conductivity of a solid is inversely proportional to temperature.

Q=kAT/x.
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Siddharth P. said:   7 years ago
Non-metals are generally referred as insulators or poor conductors of heat; so their resistance decreases with increase in temperature and hence the conductivity increases as they are inversely proportional.
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Meena said:   5 years ago
basically non metal heat flow is driven by vibration not free electron as told by @nigam
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Karthikayini said:   1 decade ago
The most common example of pure conduction is heat flow in opaque solids such as the brick wall of a furnace.

Babu said:   1 decade ago
With increase in temperature free electron movement will be promoted in amorphous solids there by k increases.

Sarfu said:   10 years ago
T increase K will increase.

Akhilesh said:   9 years ago
Not understanding. Explain it.

Omprakash nipane said:   9 years ago
But in amorphous solid, there are weak bonding, so that no chance of free electron movement, then how it is increasing?

Riddhi said:   8 years ago
Please anyone explain it?


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