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Calculation of the mean convective heat transfer coefficient kc for a laminar or turbulent fluid flow over an even surface.
There are basically three differences:
This heat transfer function enables a calculation of heat transfer coefficient for laminar and turbulent flow regime. The geometry, constant and fluid parameters of the function are the same as for kc_laminar and kc_turbulent.
The calculation conditions for laminar and turbulent flow is equal to the calculation in kc_laminar and kc_turbulent. A smooth transition between both functions is carried out between 1e5 ≤ Re ≤ 5e5 (see figure below).
The mean Nusselt number Nu = sqrt(Nu_lam^2 + Nu_turb^2) representing the mean convective heat transfer coefficient kc for Prandtl numbers of different fluids is shown in the figure below.