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Forced convection, internal flow in ducts

, and . Handbook of Heat Transfer, chapter 5, McGraw-Hill, New York, Third edition, (1998)

Abstract

This chapter deals with internal flow and heat transfer in ducts such as circular pipes, rect- angular pipes, and other pipes with irregular cross sections. The scope of the chapter is restricted to the study of the steady, incompressible flow of newtonian fluids. The effects of natural convection, phase change, mass transfer, and chemical reactions have been ignored. This chapter is organized according to duct geometry. Hydrodynamics and heat transfer char- acteristics will be presented for each duct in terms of mathematical expressions, tables, and graphs in the corresponding sections. To the authors' knowledge, the most accurate and updated correlations and data for the friction factor and Nusselt number are provided for use in practical calculations.

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