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Finned circular tubes, surface CF-8.72

 

 

Procedure Compact_HX_ND('fc_tubes_sCF-872', Re: f,j_H) is a non-dimensional procedure that returns the friction factor and the Colburn j factor for external flow through finned circular tubes with surface CF-8.72 given the Reynolds number. The values calculated are based on a best fit curve to experimental data. These data are from Kays and London (1984) p. 264.   

 

Related procedures include:

Geometry-(more info)

CHX_geom_finned_tube('fc_tubes_sCF-872': D_o, fin_pitch, D_h, fin_thk, sigma, alpha, A_fin\A)

Coefficient of heat transfer-(more info)

CHX_h_finned_tube('fc_tubes_sCF-872', m_dot, A_fr, Fluid$,T, P:h)

Pressure drop-(more info)

CHX_DELTAp_finned_tube('fc_tubes_sCF-872', m_dot, A_fr, L, Fluid$, T_i, T_o, P: DELTAp)

 

Additional Information

D_out=9.65e-3 m

Fin pitch=343 per m

Fin thickness (aluminum)=0.46e-3 m

Fin area/total area=0.910

D_h=3.929e-3 m

sigma=0.524

Heat transfer area/total volume (alpha)=535 m^2/m^3

 

 

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