Nusselt Number

Nusselt number

[′nu̇s·əlt ‚nəm·bər] (physics) A dimensionless number used in the study of mass transfer, equal to the mass-transfer coefficient times the thickness of a layer through which mass transfer is taking place divided by the moleculor diffusivity. Symbolized Nu_m; N_{Nu _m}. Also known as Sherwood number (N_Sh). (thermodynamics) A dimensionless number used in the study of forced convection which gives a measure of the ratio of the total heat transfer to conductive heat transfer, and is equal to the heat-transfer coefficient times a characteristic length divided by the thermal conductivity. Symbolized N_Nu.

Nusselt Number

a dimensionless parameter that characterizes the intensity of convective heat exchange between the surface of a body and a flow of gas (or liquid). It is named after the German physicist W. Nusselt (1882–1957). The Nusselt number Nu = αl/λ, where α = Q/(S · ΔT) is the heat-exchange coefficient, Q is the heat transfer across the surface of the body per unit time, ΔT > O is the difference of temperature between the surface of the body and the gas (or liquid) measured outside the boundary layer, S is the area of the surface, l is a characteristic dimension, and λ is the coefficient of thermal conductivity of the gas.

单词	nusselt number
释义	Nusselt Number Nusselt number [′nu̇s·əlt ‚nəm·bər] (physics) A dimensionless number used in the study of mass transfer, equal to the mass-transfer coefficient times the thickness of a layer through which mass transfer is taking place divided by the moleculor diffusivity. Symbolized Nu_m; N_{Nu _m}. Also known as Sherwood number (N_Sh). (thermodynamics) A dimensionless number used in the study of forced convection which gives a measure of the ratio of the total heat transfer to conductive heat transfer, and is equal to the heat-transfer coefficient times a characteristic length divided by the thermal conductivity. Symbolized N_Nu. Nusselt Number a dimensionless parameter that characterizes the intensity of convective heat exchange between the surface of a body and a flow of gas (or liquid). It is named after the German physicist W. Nusselt (1882–1957). The Nusselt number Nu = αl/λ, where α = Q/(S · ΔT) is the heat-exchange coefficient, Q is the heat transfer across the surface of the body per unit time, ΔT > O is the difference of temperature between the surface of the body and the gas (or liquid) measured outside the boundary layer, S is the area of the surface, l is a characteristic dimension, and λ is the coefficient of thermal conductivity of the gas. AcronymsSeeNU
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