Concerning the baffles of a shell-and-tube...

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Concerning the baffles of a shell-and-tube heat exchanger, what statement is true?

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Concerning the baffles of a shell-and-tube heat exchanger, what statement is true?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Shell-side vs tube-side flow in a shell-and-tube heat exchanger • Main functions of baffles: tube support and flow direction • How changing flow path length and restriction affects fluid velocity and heat transfer

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: Do baffles mainly affect the fluid flowing inside the tubes, or the fluid flowing around the outside of the tubes in the shell? • If you make the flow path more restricted and tortuous, what usually happens to velocity and heat transfer? • Which option correctly matches: (1) tube support, (2) flow guidance, and (3) the direction of velocity change for the fluid affected by the baffles?

✅ Before You Answer

• Be clear on which side the baffles are physically installed on (shell side or tube side). • Check which choices correctly identify the location of velocity change: in the shell or in the tubes. • Verify whether better heat transfer usually requires higher or lower fluid velocity past the tube surfaces.

Question 1 of 27070

Concerning the baffles of a shell-and-tube heat exchanger, what statement is true?

The baffles are used to support the tubes, guide flow, and decrease the velocity of the fluid flowing through the shell.

The baffles are used to support the tubes, guide flow, and increase the velocity of the fluid flowing through the tubes.

The baffles are used to support the tubes, guide flow, and increase the velocity of the fluid flowing through the shell.

The baffles are used to support the tubes, guide flow, and decrease the velocity of the fluid flowing through the tubes.

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Concerning the baffles of a shell-and-tube heat exchanger, what statement is true?

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Concerning the baffles of a shell-and-tube heat exchanger, what statement is true?