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Brass tubes are used in the manufacture of tubes of evaporators used in sugar and salt industries, mainly because of its
A High co-efficient of thermal expansion
B Low thermal conductivity
C High corrosion resistance
D All of the above
The velocity ratio in case of an inclined plane inclined at angle 'θ' to the horizontal and weight being pulled up the inclined plane by vertical effort is
A sinθ
B cosθ
C tanθ
D cosecθ
In which of the following evaporators, steam is fed inside the tube while the liquor is outside the tube?
A Long tube vertical evaporator
B Short tube vertical evaporator
C Horizontal tube evaporator
D None of these
In a shell and tube heat exchanger for a given heat transfer surface area, smaller diameter tubes are favoured as compared to larger diameter ones ; because the smaller diameter tubes
A Are easier to clean
B Are less prone to fouling
C Can be fitted into a smaller shell diameter hence the cost of the heat exchanger would be less
D None of these
If the direction of projection bisects the angle between the vertical and the inclined plane, then the range of projectile on the inclined plane is
A Zero
B Maximum
C Minimum
D None of these
The direction of projection should bisect the angle between the inclined plane and the vertical for a range of a projectile on inclined plane
A To be zero
B To be maximum
C To be minimum
D None of these
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
For the same diameter and thickness of tube, a water tube boiler has ________ heating surface as compared to fire tube boiler.
A More
B Less
C Equal
D None of these
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
For the same diameter and thickness of tube, a water tube boiler compared to a fire tube boiler has
A More heating surface
B Less heating surface
C Equal heating surface
D Heating surface depends on other parameters

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