Process Equipment and Plant Design Minimum baffle spacing recommended in a shell and tube heat exchanger is equal to 25 cms 40% of the I.D. of the shell I.D. of the shell 5 cms 25 cms 40% of the I.D. of the shell I.D. of the shell 5 cms ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Process Equipment and Plant Design 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. 3.5 to 7.0 1.25 to 3.125 0.3 to 0.8 44055 3.5 to 7.0 1.25 to 3.125 0.3 to 0.8 44055 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Process Equipment and Plant Design Pressure drop due to pipe fittings can be estimated by the equation, ΔP/p = 4f.Le/D.V2/2gc, where, Le = equivalent length of straight pipeline which will incur the same frictional loss as the fitting and D = diameter of the fitting. The value of Le/D (dimensionless) for 45° elbow and 180° close return bends would be respectively around 5 and 10 180 and 300 45 and 75 300 and 500 5 and 10 180 and 300 45 and 75 300 and 500 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Process Equipment and Plant Design A 'rupture disc' is provided in chemical equipments as an accessory meant for Relieving excess pressure Enhancing mixing rate Avoiding vortex formation Creating turbulence Relieving excess pressure Enhancing mixing rate Avoiding vortex formation Creating turbulence ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Process Equipment and Plant Design The clearance between two tubes in a shell and tube heat exchanger is known as 'ligament', whose minimum value is __________ the outside diameter of the tube, but in no case it should be less than 4.5 mm. One fourth Three fourth Equal to Half One fourth Three fourth Equal to Half ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Process Equipment and Plant Design Tube side pressure drop in a 1-2 heat exchanger (for turbulent flow of fluids through the tubes) is about __________ times, that in a 1-1 heat exchanger having the same size & number of tubes and operated at the same liquid flow rate. 8 4 2 1/2 8 4 2 1/2 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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