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McAdams-1954-Simplified-1E-2-1E12 — Horizontal Cylinder

Geometry
Horizontal Cylinder
Correlation Id
McAdams (1954) SIMPLIFIED#1E-2-1E12
Nu Correlation Text
Nu = 0.53*Ra^(1/4)
Pr Range Max (dimensionless)
0.7
Pr Range Min (dimensionless)
0.7
Ra Max (dimensionless)
1,000,000,000,000
Ra Min (dimensionless)
0.01
Characteristic Length Definition
L = D; Simplified Single-Range Power Law for Air
Fluid Assumption
Air
Orientation
Horizontal
horizontal_cylinder — correlation id McAdams (1954) simplified#1e-2-1e12 · Ra min 0.01 dimensionless · Ra max 1000000000000 dimensionless | Natural Convection Correlations | Engineering Database