Question

Which is the best tube arrangement (in a shell and tube heat exchanger) if the fluids are clean and non-fouling ?

a.

Square pitch

b.

Triangular pitch

c.

Diagonal square pitch

d.

None of these

Answer: (b).Triangular pitch

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