Process Equipment and Plant Design
In a shell and tube heat exchanger, the 'tube pitch' is defined as the

Shortest distance between two adj acent tube holes
Shortest centre to centre distance between adjacent tubes
None of these
O.D. of the tube for square pitch

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Process Equipment and Plant Design
In a shell and tube heat exchanger, the clearance of the tube is generally

Equal to the tube diameter
More than the tube diameter
Not less than one-fourth of the tube diameter or 3/16"
More in case of triangular pitch as compared to the square pitch tube layout

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