Log mean temperature difference (LMTD) cannot be used, if

(A) Heat transfer co-efficient over the entire heat exchanger is not constant

(B) There exists an unsteady state

(C) The heat capacity is not constant and there is a phase change

(D) None of these

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Answer :

(D) None of these

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