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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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