What are Baffles?

What are Baffles?

• A. Valves
• B. Pumps
• C. Plates installed to change the flow of fluids
• D. Gaskets

Answer: (C)

Baffles are plates installed inside vessels or along flow paths to direct or modify the way a fluid moves. By forcing the liquid to follow a longer or more turbulent route, they improve heat transfer in heat exchangers and help distribute liquid more evenly in tanks, reducing dead zones and sloshing. They don’t introduce movement (that’s the job of pumps), nor do they seal joints (that’s the role of gaskets), and they aren’t valves that regulate flow. So the correct choice describes baffles as plates that change the flow of fluids.

Baffles are plates installed inside vessels or along flow paths to direct or modify the way a fluid moves. By forcing the liquid to follow a longer or more turbulent route, they improve heat transfer in heat exchangers and help distribute liquid more evenly in tanks, reducing dead zones and sloshing. They don’t introduce movement (that’s the job of pumps), nor do they seal joints (that’s the role of gaskets), and they aren’t valves that regulate flow. So the correct choice describes baffles as plates that change the flow of fluids.