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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 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
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 shell and tube heat exchanger, triangular pitch arrangement as compared to square pitch arrangement
A Results in higher shell side pressure drop
B Can accomodate less number of tubes for a given shell diameter
C Facilitates easier shell side cleaning; hence is more suitable for handling high dirt factor shell side fluid
D Creates relatively lower turbulence on the shell side resulting in lower shell side heat transfer co-efficient
A concentric double pipe heat exchanger as compared to the shell and tube heat exchanger for the same heat load requires
A Less heating surface
B More space
C Lower maintenance cost
D None of these
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
Which is the best tube arrangement (in a shell and tube heat exchanger) if the fluids are clean and non-fouling?
A Square pitch
B Triangular pitch
C Diagonal square pitch
D None of these
In a shell and tube heat exchanger having square pitch, the shell side equivalent diameter is given by (where, P = pitch, d = outside diameter of the tube)
A $$\frac{{4\left( {{{\text{p}}^2} - \pi {{\text{d}}^2}/4} \right)}}{{\pi {\text{d}}}}$$
B $$\frac{{{{\text{p}}^2} - \pi {{\text{d}}^2}/4}}{{\pi {\text{d}}}}$$
C $$\frac{{4{{\text{p}}^2}}}{{\pi {\text{d}}}}$$
D $$\frac{{\pi {\text{d}}}}{{4{{\text{p}}^2}}}$$
Ratio of tube length to shell diameter for a shell and tube heat exchanger is
A 8 : 1 to 12 : 1 for both liquid-liquid and gas-gas heat exchangers
B 4 : 1 to 8 : 1 for liquid-liquid exchanger
C Both B & C
The ratio of tube length to shell diameter in case of liquid shell and tube heat exchanger ranges from
A 2 to 3
B 3 to 5
C 4 to 8
D 6 to 12

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