High pressure fluid in a shell and tube heat exchanger should preferably be routed through the________________?
Correct answer: A. Tubes to avoid the expansion of high pressure shell construction
- 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
Explanation
Routing the high-pressure fluid through the tubes reduces the required thickness and cost of the pressure-containing shell, while tube replacement is also easier. The shell side is normally reserved for the lower-pressure stream unless other design constraints dominate.
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