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Air is to be heated by condensing steam. Two heat exchangers are available (i) a shell and tube heat exchanger and (ii) a finned tube heat exchanger. Tube side heat transfer area are equal in both the cases. The recommended arrangement is
A Finned tube heat exchanger with air inside and steam outside
B Finned tube heat exchanger with air outside and steam inside
C Shell and tube heat exchanger with air inside tubes and steam on shell side
D Shell and tube heat exchanger with air on shell side and steam inside tubes
In most of the shell and tube heat exchangers, the tube pitch is generally __________ the tube diameter.
A Less than
B 1.25-1.50 times
C 2.5 times
D One-fourth of
Minimum tube pitch recommended for shell and tube heat exchangers is about __________ times the outside diameter of the tube.
A 1.25
B 1.75
C 2.5
D 3.5
In a shell and tube heat exchanger, putting a longitudinal baffle across the shell, forces the shell side fluid to pass __________ through the heat exchanger.
A Once
B Twice
C Thrice
D Four times
For the same heat load and mass flow rate in the tube side of a shell and tube heat exchanger, one may use multipass on the tube side, because it
A Decreases the pressure drop
B Decreases the outlet temperature of cooling medium
C Increases the overall heat transfer coefficient
D None of these
In a shell and tube heat exchanger, the tube side heat transfer co-efficient just at the entrance of the tube is
A Infinity
B Zero
C Same as average heat transfer co-efficient for tube side
D None of these
Indirect contact heat exchangers are preferred over direct contact heat exchangers, because
A Heat transfer co-efficient are high
B There is no risk of contamination
C There is no mist formation
D Cost of equipment is lower
Choose the sentence (s) in which the word 'straight means 'honest or frank'. (1) Draw a straight line through the two points. (2) You are not being straight with me, even though you know that I like straight answers. (3) It was a straight choice between taking or leaving the offer of friendship.
A (1)
B (3)
C (1) and (2)
D 1) and (3)
In case of a shell and tube heat exchanger, the minimum shell thickness for carbon steel (inclusive of corrosion allowance) depends on shell diameter and is in the range of __________ mm.
A 3-5
B 5-11
C 8-15
D 12-18
In a multipass shell and tube heat exchanger, the problem of differential expansion between the shell and tube passes is taken care of by using a
A U-bend
B Floating head tube sheet
C Either A or B
D Neither A nor B

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