High pressure fluid in a shell and tube heat exchanger should preferably be routed through the
A. Tubes to avoid the expansion of high pressure shell construction
B. Shell side for smaller total pressure drop
C. Shell side, if the flow is counter-current and tube side if the flow is co-current
D. Shell side for large overall heat transfer co-efficient
Answer: Option A
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Width and depth of grooves in the tube sheet holes normally are __________ inch respectively.
A. $$\frac{1}{8}$$ and $$\frac{1}{{64}}$$
B. $$\frac{1}{{64}}$$ and $$\frac{1}{8}$$
C. $$\frac{1}{2}$$ and 8
D. $$\frac{1}{2}$$ and 5
A. Less than
B. 1.25-1.50 times
C. 2.5 times
D. One-fourth of
Value of Peclet number = 0, is the representative of
A. Laminar flow
B. Complete back mixing
C. Plug flow
D. Eddy diffusivity = 0

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