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)
A. $$\frac{{4\left( {{{\text{p}}^2} - \pi {{\text{d}}^2}/4} \right)}}{{\pi {\text{d}}}}$$
B. $$\frac{{{{\text{p}}^2} - \pi {{\text{d}}^2}/4}}{{\pi {\text{d}}}}$$
C. $$\frac{{4{{\text{p}}^2}}}{{\pi {\text{d}}}}$$
D. $$\frac{{\pi {\text{d}}}}{{4{{\text{p}}^2}}}$$
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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