case of condensers & evaporators operating under given terminal
conditions, LMTD (logarithmic mean temperature difference) for counter
flow as compared to that for parallel flow is
(A) More
(B) Less
(C) Equal
(D) Much more

1 Answer

Answer :

Option C

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