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Dittus-Boelter correlation: a standalone construct

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Heat transfer

empirical power-law equation giving the Nusselt number for fully turbulent flow in a smooth tube from the Reynolds and Prandtl numbers.

In heat transfer, Dittus-Boelter correlation refers to empirical power-law equation giving the Nusselt number for fully turbulent flow in a smooth tube from the Reynolds and Prandtl numbers. This meaning comes from Winterton (1998) in International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.[1]

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References

Winterton, R. H. S. (1998). Where did the Dittus and Boelter equation come from? International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 41(4-5), 809-810. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0017-9310(97)00177-4

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