Natural Convection Heat Transfer Coefficient Correlations (S.I.

units)
4. With an isothermal horizontal cylinder
Inputs
30

Surface Temp, Tw =

60

Film Temp., Tf =
[ Tf = (T + Tw)/2 ]

45

0.7

Temp Diff, T =

30

Abs. Film Temp, Tf =

318

Prandtl Number, Pr =

0.7

Grashof Number, Gr =

1.10.E+09

Rayleigh No., Ra =

7.60E+08

1.1

kg/m3

Fluid viscosity, =

0.0000187

N-s/m2

Fluid Sp. Heat, Cp =

Nu =

106

h =

4.08

1000

J/kg-oK

0.027

J/s-m-K

Fluid Thermal
Expans. Coeff, =

0.003143

J/g-oK

Fluid Thermal
Conductivity, k =

Fluid Density, * =

Fluid Sp. Heat, Cp =

air

Calculations

Fluid Temp, T =

Cylinder Diam., D =

Fluid =

K-1

* For an Excel spreadsheet that can be downloaded to calculate the density of a gas
with known molecular weight and specified temperature and pressure, see:
"Excel Templates for Venturi and Orifice Flow Meter Calculations," at:
http://www.brighthub.com/engineering/civil/articles/83825.aspx

W/m2-K

Equations for Natural Convection - Isothermal Horizontal Cylinder