Process Equipment and Plant Design
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?

Segmental baffle
Disk type baffle
Helical type baffle
Flat plate extending across the wall

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Process Equipment and Plant Design
Generally, elliptical dished heads

All of these
Are approximately as strong as seamless cylindrical shell having the corresponding I.D and O.D
Resist half the pressure rating compared to hemi spherical head provided on the cylindrical shell of the same thickness and diameter
Are manufactured on 2:1 ratio of major to minor axis and is recommended to be used for pressure vessels operating above a pressure of 1.5 MN/m²

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Process Equipment and Plant Design
Pick out the wrong statement about routing of fluids in a shell and tube heat exchanger.

The corrosive and fouling fluid should be preferably routed through the tubes
Higher pressure fluid stream should be routed through the shell side
Lower flow rate fluid should be routed through the shell side
The viscous fluid should be routed through the shell side

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