A. Need not be provided for non-pressure parts like tie rods, spacers, baffles, supports etc.
B. For carbon steel and cast iron pressure parts is 1.5 mm (except for tubes) and for severe
conditions it is 3 mm
C. For internal cover and tube sheet is provided on both the sides
D. All A., B. & C.
Related Mcqs:
- 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, 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 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 - Baffles are provided in a shell and tube heat exchanger to increase the turbulence and velocity of the shell side fluid. Which of the following shaped baffles does not fall in the category of transverse baffle ?
A. Segmental baffle
B. Flat plate extending across the wall
C. Disk type baffle
D. Helical type baffle - 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 shell and tube heat exchanger having triangular pitch, the shell side equivalent diameter is given by________________?
A. 4(0.86P2 – πd2/4)/πd
B. (P2 – πd2/4)/πd
C. 4(0.86P2 – πd2)/πd
D. (4P2 + πd2/4)/πd - Minimum recommended baffle spacing in a shell and tube heat exchanger is about (where, D = shell diameter) ?
A. 0.2 D
B. 0.5 D
C. 0.66 D
D. 0.80 D
