Forced Convection Heat Transfer Coefficient Correlations (S.I.

units)
1. Turbulent Flow Inside a Circular Tube
Inputs Calculations
Fluid = water
Reynolds Number, Re =
34,857
Ave. Fluid Temp, T
b
=
30
o
C Prandtl Number, Pr =
5.7
Pipe Diam., D =
50 mm Correlation #1, the Dittus Boelter Correlation
Pipe Diam., D =
0.050 m
T
wall
> T
fluid
: Nu
o
=
198
(calculated)
h
o
=
8275
kJ/hr-m
2
-K
Ave. Velocity, V =
0.55 m/s
T
wall
> T
fluid
: Nu
o
=
188
Fluid Density, r =
995
kg/m
3
h
o
= 7864
kJ/hr-m
2
-K
Fluid viscosity, m =
0.000785
N-s/m
2
f =
0.02280
Fluid Sp. Heat, C
p
= 4.19 kJ/kg-K
Correlation #2:
Fluid Thermal
Conductivity, k =
0.58 W/m-K Nu
o
= 221
Fluid Thermal h
o
= 9221
kJ/hr-m
2
-K
Conductivity, k =
0.00058 kJ/s-m-K
Fluid Thermal Correlation #3:
Conductivity, k =
2.088 kJ/hr-m-K
Nu
o
= 221
Pipe Length, L =
5 m
h
o
= 9222
kJ/hr-m
2
-K
Correction for Temperature Variation: ( h = h
o
(m
b
/m
w
)
0.14
Inputs Calculations
Ave. Fluid Temp, T
b
= 30
o
C
Correlation #1, the Dittus Boelter Correlation
Fluid Visc. at T
b
, m
b
=
0.000785
N-s/m
2
T
wall
> T
fluid
:
h =
8654
kJ/hr-m
2
-K
Ave. Wall Temp, T
w
=
50
o
C
T
wall
> T
fluid
:
h =
8225
kJ/hr-m
2
-K
Fluid Visc. at T
w
, m
w
=
0.00057
N-s/m
2
Correlation #2:
h =
9644
kJ/hr-m
2
-K
Correlation #3:
h =
9644
kJ/hr-m
2
-K
Equations for Forced Convection Flow inside Pipes
Correlation #1, the Dittus Boelter Correlation
Correlation #2, Convection H.T., Turb. Pipe Flow
Correlation #3, Convection H.T., Turb. Pipe Flow