Nine configurations for forced and natural convection, jet impingement, and spray quenching. Select a configuration, enter the inputs, and calculate h. SI and IP units.
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at standard conditions
Ref: Trinks, Vol I, 5th ed., p.32
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Ref: ASHRAE Fundamentals, p.3.12
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Ref: ASHRAE Fundamentals, p.3.12
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Temperature difference above set point
Ref: Mawhinney, Heat Transfer in Industrial Furnaces, 1956, p.4
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Minimum temperature difference at outlet
Enter 0 if radiation only
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Length (vert.) or diameter (horiz. cyl.)
Ref: ASHRAE Fundamentals, p.3.12
Inputs
Valid range: 150 - 900 °C (300 - 1650 °F)
Ref: Handbook of Quenchants and Quenching Technology, p.254, eq. 7.11
Pipe Temperatures
Geometry and Flow
Ref: ASHRAE Fundamentals, p.3.14
Air Conditions
Jet Geometry
Ref: Handbook of Heat Transfer, p.18.20, eq. 18.35
Results
References:
Configurations 1: Trinks, Vol I, 5th ed., p.32 ·
Configurations 2, 3, 6: ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals, p.3.12 ·
Configuration 4: Mawhinney, Heat Transfer in Industrial Furnaces, 1956, p.4 ·
Configuration 7: Handbook of Quenchants and Quenching Technology, p.254, eq. 7.11 ·
Configuration 8: ASHRAE Fundamentals, p.3.14 ·
Configuration 9: Handbook of Heat Transfer, p.18.20, eq. 18.35
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