Process Equipment and Plant Design
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.

None of these
Increase by 21.6
Increase by 1.8
Decrease by 22

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Process Equipment and Plant Design
Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to the design of the distillation column.

None of these
The purpose of the slot is to disperse the gas into the liquid in the form of small bubbles
If sufficient slot area is not provided, the gas may pass through the skirt clearance
Generally, a skirt clerance of 0.5" to 1.5' is recommended to prevent plugging of the slots by residue build up

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Process Equipment and Plant Design
Vertical condenser is advantageous to the horizontal condenser from operation point of view, when

Hydrostatic head is required for refluxing the condensate
Only the function of condensation is to be carried out
Both the functions of condensation & sub cooling are carried out in a single unit
Sub cooling of condensate is desired

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Process Equipment and Plant Design
In the design of a shell and tube heat exchanger, the corrosion allowance

For carbon steel and cast iron pressure parts is 1.5 mm (except for tubes) and for severe conditions it is 3 mm
All of these
Need not be provided for non-pressure parts like tie rods, spacers, baffles, supports etc
For internal cover and tube sheet is provided on both the sides

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