Process Equipment and Plant Design Triangular pitch tube layout as compared to square pitch in a shell and tube heat exchanger Permits the use of more tubes in a given shell diameter Facilitates comparatively easier external cleaning because of large clearance Permits the use of less tubes in a given shell diameter Both B and C Permits the use of more tubes in a given shell diameter Facilitates comparatively easier external cleaning because of large clearance Permits the use of less tubes in a given shell diameter Both B and C ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Process Equipment and Plant Design In a shell and tube heat exchanger having square pitch, the shell side equivalent diameter is given by (where, P = pitch, d = outside diameter of the tube) (P² - πd²/4)/πd 4(P² - πd²/4)/πd Πd/4P² 4P²/πd (P² - πd²/4)/πd 4(P² - πd²/4)/πd Πd/4P² 4P²/πd ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Process Equipment and Plant Design Elastic failure of a material occurs, when the tensile stress equals yield strength, yield point or the elastic limit. Also, the elastic failure occurs according to maximum strain theory, when the maximum tensile strain equals (where, σ = yield strength and E = modulus of elasticity) E E/σ Σ/E Σ E E/σ Σ/E Σ ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Process Equipment and Plant Design In case of a shell and tube heat exchanger, the effect of L/D on inside film heat transfer co-efficient (hi) vanishes after a Reynold number of 5000 10000 1000 3000 5000 10000 1000 3000 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Process Equipment and Plant Design Cooling water fouling factors vary in the range of 0.001 to 0.003 (W/m².°K)⁻¹ (kcal/hr. m. °C)⁻¹ (kcal/hr.m² .°C)⁻¹ (BTU/hr.ft² . °F)⁻¹ (W/m².°K)⁻¹ (kcal/hr. m. °C)⁻¹ (kcal/hr.m² .°C)⁻¹ (BTU/hr.ft² . °F)⁻¹ ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Process Equipment and Plant Design In a continuous distillation column, the optimum reflux ratio ranges from __________ times the minimum reflux ratio. 1.6 to 2 2.2 to 2.6 2.7 to 3 1.1 to 1.5 1.6 to 2 2.2 to 2.6 2.7 to 3 1.1 to 1.5 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP