$A$ cylindrical rod has temperatures $\theta_1$ and $\theta_2$ at its ends. The rate of heat flow is $Q \ J s^{-1}$. All the linear dimensions of the rod are doubled while keeping the temperatures constant. What is the new rate of flow of heat?

Two concentric spheres of radii $r_1$ and $r_2$ are maintained at temperatures $T_1$ and $T_2$ respectively. The rate of radial heat flow between the two concentric spheres is proportional to:

Three rods of the same dimensions have thermal conductivities $3k, 2k$ and $k$. They are arranged as shown,with their ends at $100\,^{\circ}C, 50\,^{\circ}C$ and $0\,^{\circ}C$. The temperature of their junction is

Mud houses are cooler in summer and warmer in winter because

One end of a copper rod of uniform cross-section and of length $3.1 \ m$ is kept in contact with ice at $0^{\circ}C$ and the other end with water at $100^{\circ}C$. At what point along its length should a temperature of $200^{\circ}C$ be maintained so that in steady state,the mass of ice melting is equal to the mass of steam produced in the same interval of time? Assume that the whole system is insulated from the surroundings. Latent heat of fusion of ice and vaporisation of water are $80 \ cal/g$ and $540 \ cal/g$ respectively.

The water in a lake starts freezing at a temperature of $0^{\circ}C$. If it takes $7$ hours to form $1 \ cm$ of ice when the atmospheric temperature is $-10^{\circ}C$, how much additional time will it take to increase the thickness of the ice from $1 \ cm$ to $2 \ cm$ (in $hours$)?