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qid 11490 · engineering
Question: Water at a temperature of 350°K moves at 2.5 × 10^-4m^3/sec through a (1/2) in. schedule 80 pipe. Calculate the heat transfer coefficient within the pipe.
- 11,000 W/m^2-K
- 9,450 W/m^2-K
- 10,300 W/m^2-K
- 10,060 W/m^2-K
- 9,900 W/m^2-K
- 10,500 W/m^2-K
- 9,750 W/m^2-K
- 9,600 W/m^2-K
- 10,150 W/m^2-K
- 10,200 W/m^2-K
Our answer: D. 10,060 W/m^2-K Source quote machine-checked (exact quote)
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nuclear-power.com, "Dittus-Boelter Equation"
“The convective heat transfer coefficient, h, is given directly by the definition of Nusselt number:”
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