External Flow Over Cylinder.xls
Description
Purpose of calculation:
Calculate convective heat transfer for a cylinder in cross flow at various velocities. Input cells in blue.
Calculation Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churchill%E2%80%93Bernstein_equation
Calculation Validation:
Independently checked against a worked example in the following publication.
Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer by Frank Incropera
Air properties from 'DryAir' Worksheet which may be downloaded separately from:
/repository/fluids/properties-of-dry-air.xls/
Problem Parameters: Air Temperature, Kinematic viscosity, Thermal diffusivity, Thermal conductivity, Density, Prandtl number, Air Speed, Diameter, Reynolds Number, Nusselt Number (Churchill & Bernstein), Heat Transfer Coefficient, Length of tube, Area of face, Temperature of tube surface, Time period, Heat lost
Calculation Reference
Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer by Frank Incropera
Fluid Mechanics
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Submitted On:
17 Oct 2010
File Size:
96.00 Kb
Downloads:
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File Version:
1.1
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JohnDoyle[Admin]
12 years ago
The values for the dynamic viscosity and thermal conductivity are high by 10^5 due to a typographical error reported by Joel Pierce. This has been corrected.