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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, 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
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
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
Shell side heat transfer co-efficient in case of square pitch as compared to the triangular pitch under similar condition of fluid flow and tube size is
A More
B Same
C Less
D Twice
The length of each side of square A is increased by 100 percent to make square B. Again the length of each side of square B is increased by 50 percent to make square C. By what percent is the area of square C greater than the sum of the areas of square A and B?
A 75%
B 80%
C 85%
D 90%
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
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 $$\frac{{\pi {\text{d}}}}{{4{{\text{p}}^2}}}$$
Triangular pitch tube layout as compared to square pitch in a shell and tube heat exchanger
A Permits the use of less tubes in a given shell diameter
B Facilitates comparatively easier external cleaning because of large clearance
C Permits the use of more tubes in a given shell diameter
D Both B and C
In a shell and tube heat exchanger, square pitch compared to triangular pitch
A Gives a higher shell side pressure drop
B Gives a lower shell side pressure drop
C Can pack more surface area into a shell of given diameter
D Both (A) and (B)
E Both (A) and (C)

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