Multiple choice

Newton's law of cooling is applicable to

  1. only convection losses

  2. only natural convection losses

  3. both natural and forced convection losses

  4. none of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Newton's Law of Cooling states that the rate of change of temperature of an object is proportional to the difference between its own temperature and the surrounding temperature. It is an empirical law applicable to both natural and forced convection for small temperature differences.

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