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Churchill-Chu-1975-1E-5-1E12 — Horizontal Cylinder

Name: Natural Convection Correlations — horizontal_cylinder: correlation id Churchill & Chu (1975)#1e-5-1e12 · Ra min 1e-05 dimensionless · Ra max 1000000000000 dimensionless
Creator: Engineering Database

Geometry: Horizontal Cylinder
Correlation Id: Churchill & Chu (1975)#1E-5-1E12
Nu Correlation Text: Nu = [0.60 + 0.387*Ra^(1/6) / (1+(0.559/Pr)^(9/16))^(8/27)]^2
Pr Range Max (dimensionless): 100,000
Pr Range Min (dimensionless): 0.7
Ra Max (dimensionless): 1,000,000,000,000
Ra Min (dimensionless): 0.00001
Characteristic Length Definition: L = D (cylinder diameter)
Fluid Assumption: Any Fluid
Orientation: Horizontal

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