If a single tube pass heat exchanger is converted to two passes; for the same flow rate, the pressure drop per unit length in tube side will __________ times.
Options
A. increase by 1.8
B. decrease by 22
C. increase by 21.6
D. none of these
Correct Answer
increase by 21.6
Process Equipment and Plant Design problems
Search Results
1. 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?
Options
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.
4. The equivalent diameter for fluid flow through a channel of constant non-circular cross section of area 'A' is given by (where, P = perimeter of the channel in contact with the fluid)