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6.6.2 Basic Considerations for the Analytical Determination of Heat Flux, Heat
Transfer Coefficient and Nusselt Number
0
m
T
s
T
s
q''
r
r
o
Fig. 6.5
- Need to determine velocity and temperature distribution.
- Assume: fully developed velocity
- Neglect axial conduction
- Section outline:
- Definitions
- Governing equations for determining:
(i) Surface heat flux
(ii) Heat transfer coefficient
(iii) Nusselt number
(1) Fouriers law and Newtons law.
s
q ' - Surface heat flux. Fouriers law gives surface heat flux '
( )
r
T x r
q k
o
s
c
c
' = '
,
(a)
Define dimensionless variables
u
r
v
v
r
=
-
u
v
x
v v
x
=
-

u D
Re
D
=
i s
s
T T
T T

u = ,
Re Pr
x D
D
/
=
r
o
r
, R = , , , (6.21)
Substitute into (a)
( )
R
T T
r
k
q
s i
o
s
c
c
'' =
0( ,1)
( )

(6.22)
- Heat transfer coefficient. Define h
( )
m s
s
T T
q
h

=
"
(6.23)
Combine (6.22) and (6.23)
r R
k
r T T R
k T T
h
o m s o m
s i
c
c
=
c
c

=
( ,1)
( )
( ,1) 1
( )
( )
( )
u
u
u
(6.24)
where is defined as
m
u
i s
m s
m
T T
T T

0 (6.25)
- Nusselt number. Define:
k
h r
k
h D
Nu
o
( ) ( )2
( )

= = (6.26)
(6.24) into (6.26)
R
Nu
m
c
c
=
( ,1)
( )
2
( )
0
0
(6.27)