Three identical rods $AB$, $CD$ and $PQ$ are joined as shown. $P$ and $Q$ are mid points of $AB$ and $CD$ respectively. Ends $A, B, C$ and $D$ are maintained at $0^o C, 100^o C, 30^o C$ and $60^o C$ respectively. The direction of heat flow in $PQ$ is

Consider a compound slab consisting of two different materials having equal thickness and thermal conductivities $  K$ and $2K$ respectively. The equivalent thermal conductivity of the slab is

For the shown figure, calculate the equivalent thermal resistance if the bricks made of the same material of conductivity $K$

A brass boiler has a base area of $0.15\; m ^{2}$ and thickness $1.0\; cm .$ It boils water at the rate of $6.0\; kg / min$ when placed on a gas stove. Estimate the temperature (in $^oC$) of the part of the flame in contact with the boiler. Thermal conductivity of brass $=109 \;J s ^{-1} m ^{-1} K ^{-1} ;$ Heat of vaporisation of water $=2256 \times 10^{3}\; J kg ^{-1}$

The coefficient of thermal conductivity depends upon

Two spheres of different materials one with double the radius and one-fourth wall thickness of the other, are filled with ice. If the time taken for complete melting ice in the large radius one is $25$ minutes and that for smaller one is $16$ minutes, the ratio of thermal conductivities of the materials of larger sphere to the smaller sphere is