Question

In a shell and tube heat exchanger, tube side __________ of the mass velocity.

a.

heat transfer co-efficient is proportional to 0.8th power

b.

pressure drop is proportional to the square

c.

both 'a' & 'b'

d.

neither 'a' nor 'b'

Answer: (c).both 'a' & 'b'

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