Question

Consider incompressible laminar flow of a constant property Newtonian fluid in an isothermal circular tube. The flow is steady with fully-developed temperature and velocity profiles. The Nusselt number for this flow depends on

Options :

  1. neither the Reynolds number nor the Prandtl number

  2. both the Reynolds and Prandtl numbers

  3. the Reynolds number but not the Prandtl number

  4. the Prandtl number but not the Reynolds number

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Answer :

neither the Reynolds number nor the Prandtl number

Solution :

  • Nusselt no. for convection with uniform temperature circular tubes.  NuD = 3.66
  • Convection with uniform heat flux for circular tubes. NuD = 4.36
  • Dittus-Boelter equation is an explicit function for calculating the nusselt number for rough tubes

               NuD = 0.023ReD4/5 Prn

  • Flat plate in laminar flow

      Nux = 0.332Rex1/2Pr1/3 (Pr > 0.6)




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