A. Equal to
B. Twice
C. Four times
D. Half
Related Mcqs:
- Tube wall thickness depends on the corrosiveness of the fluids and their operating pressure & temperature and is specified by Birmingham wire gauge (B.W.G)-a number which varies from 8 to 18 with the numbers 14 and 16 being more commonly used. Outside diameter of tubes varies from about 15 to 50 mm; however a tube of less than _____________ mm outside diameter is generally not recommended for fouling fluids ?
A. 16
B. 19
C. 28
D. 38 - 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 - The centre to centre distance between two consecutive baffles in a shell and tube heat exchanger is called the baffle pitch or baffle spacing, which is more than 1/5th the I.D. of the shell. Which of the following is not a function of the baffles ?
A. To increase the residence time of shell side fluid
B. To provide support to the tube bundle
C. To reduce the induced vibration in the tubes
D. To increase the tube side heat transfer co-efficient by inducing turbulence - Generally, no corrosion allowance in wall thickness of a part is required, if the thickness is more than ______________ mm?
A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 5 - 25 per cent cut segmental baffle means that the baffle__________________?
A. Height is 75% of the I.D. of the shell
B. Height is 25% of the I.D. of the shell
C. Spacing is 75% of its height
D. Width is 25% of its height - 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 - Large process vessels operating under extreme temperature and pressure conditions are normally clad/ lined with materials like stainless steel, aluminium, nickel & its alloys, copper & its alloys and titanium. The cladding thickness is generally about ______________ percent of the total thickness?
A. 1 to 5
B. 10 to 20
C. 30 to 40
D. 40 to 50 - The thickness of heat transfer plates used in the plate type heat exchanger ranges from _____________ mm, pressed in a single piece provided with grooves & corrugations?
A. 0.3 to 0.8
B. 1.25 to 3.125
C. 3.5 to 7.0
D. 8 to12 - 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
