A. Hold baffle in space
B. Fix the tubes in position
C. Account for thermal strain
D. None of these
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - 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 - 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 - 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. - Tubes are fixed to the tube sheet (a thick circular metallic plate) by the method of tube rolling and brazing (non-removable) or ferrule connection (removable). Thickness of the tube, sheet is normally ____________ the outside diameter of the tube but in no case it should be less than 22 mm (7/8″)?
A. Half
B. Three fourth
C. Equal to
D. 1.5 times - 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 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
