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The Relationship between Reynolds Number and Heat Transfer Coefficient

The relationship should be of the form h=C Re 0.8


In an experiment velocity u is varied and h is measured,
results are tabulated and graphs plotted.
u ms-1
Density
Viscosity
Diameter
C

1273
1.00E-03
40
6.00E-04

kg/m
Ns/m2
mm
-1
Wm K

h (measured) Wm-1K Re = ud / h theoretical Wm-1K


0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1
1.1
1.2

180
250
310
450
532
551
658
714
835
846
985
980

5092000
10184000
15276000
20368000
25460000
30552000
35644000
40736000
45828000
50920000
56012000
61104000

139.21
242.37
335.24
422.00
504.47
583.69
660.30
734.74
807.34
878.34
947.93
1016.26

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