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Chapter 1 Problem 1.21

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An electric resistance heater is embedded in a longcylinder of diameter 30 mm. When water with a tem-perature of 25C and velocity of 1 m/s flows crosswiseover the cylinder, the power per unit length required tomaintain the surface at a uniform temperature of 90C is 28 kW/m. When air, also at 25C, but with a velocityof 10 m/s is flowing, the power per unit length requiredto maintain the same surface temperature is 400 W/m.Calculate and compare the convection coefficients forthe flows of water and air.

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Title Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer 7 
Author Theodore L. Bergman; Adrienne S. Lavine; Frank P. Incropera; David P. DeWitt
ISBN 9780470501979

An electric resistance heater is embedded in a

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