Why baffle plates are used in heat exchanger?

Why baffle plates are used in heat exchanger? 
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Baffle plates are used in heat exchanger so that the maximum heat can be transferred and to avoid tube sagging.  
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If the baffle spacing in a shell and tube heat exchanger increases, then the Reynolds number of the shell side fluid (A) Remains unchanged (B) Increases (C) Increases or decreases depending on number of shell passes (D) Decreases

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Shell side pressure drop in a shell and tube heat exchanger does not depend upon the (A) Baffle spacing & shell diameter (B) Tube diameter & pitch (C) Viscosity, density & mass velocity of shell side fluid (D) None of these

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In case of a shell and tube heat exchanger, the minimum and maximum baffle spacing is respectively (where, D = inside diameter of the shell) (A) D/5 and D (B) D/2 and 2 D (C) D/4 and 2 D (D) D and 2 D

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Extremely large or small volumes of fluids are generally best routed through the shell side of a shell and tube heat exchanger, because of the (A) Less corrosion problems (B) Flexibility possible in the baffle arrangement (C) Low pressure drop (D) High heat transfer co-efficient

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