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Heat Transfer
Convection & Radiation
GATE 2021
Easy

In forced convective heat transfer, Stanton number (St), Nusselt number (Nu), Reynolds number (Re) and Prandtl number (Pr) are related as

  • St = Nu/(Re Pr)
  • BSt = Nu Pr/Re
  • CSt = Nu Pr Re
  • DSt = Nu Re/Pr

Explanation

By definition, St = Nu/(Re·Pr) — a standard dimensionless-group identity relating heat-transfer coefficient, Reynolds number, and Prandtl number in forced convection.

Source: GATE ME 2021 Session 2 (ME-2) (2021)

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