A. The minimum value of baffle spacing is 50 mm
B. The maximum value of baffle spacing is equal to the I.D. of the shell
C. The maximum unsupported tube span is generally about 75 times tube diameter, but is reduced to about 60 times for aluminium, copper & alloys of these
D. Disk and doughnut baffle is the most commonly used baffle
Related Mcqs:
- Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to shell and tube heat exchanger_______________?
A. Clearance between shell & baffles and between tube & baffles should be minimum to avoid
by-passing of the fluid, but it should be enough to permit the removal of tube bundle
B. Baffles are supported independently of the tubes by tie rods and positioned by spacers
C. Tie rods are fixed at one end in the tube sheet by making blind holes and the minimum
number of tie rods is 4 with at least 10 mm diameter
D. Bracket supports are used for horizontal shell, while saddle support is used for vertical shell - In a shell and tube heat exchanger, the overall heat transfer co-efficient is proportional to the tube side (volumetric flow rate)0.8. This is valid, only when the ratio of the tube side film resistance to the total resistance is almost equal to____________________?
A. ∞
B. 1
C. 20.8
D. 2 - 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 - Pick out the wrong statement about routing of fluids in a shell and tube heat exchanger ?
A. The corrosive and fouling fluid should be preferably routed through the tubes
B. The viscous fluid should be routed through the shell side
C. Lower flow rate fluid should be routed through the shell side
D. Higher pressure fluid stream should be routed through the shell side - 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. 4(P2 – πd2/4)/πd
B. (P2 – rd2/4)/rd
C. 4P2/πd
D. πd/4P2 - 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 - 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. < 4 : 1 for gas-gas exchangers
D. Both B. & C. - If ‘D’ is the inside diameter of the shell of a shell and tube heat exchanger, then the baffle spacing is usually in the range of__________________?
A. D/2 or minimum 2″ to 5D
B. D/5 or minimum 2″ to 5D
C. D/5 or minimum 2″ to D
D. None of these - In a multipass shell and tube heat exchanger, the baffles on shell side is primarily provided for______________?
A. Reducing scale deposition
B. Increasing pressure drop
C. Fixing the tubes
D. Creating turbulence - In a multipass shell and tube heat exchanger, the shell side cross flow area does not depend upon______________________?
A. Baffle spacing
B. Clearance
C. Pitch
D. None of these
