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Stanton Number Equation and Calculator

Fluids Flow Design and Engineering
Heat Transfer Engineering

Stanton Number Equation and Calculator

The Stanton number is a dimensionless number that measures the ratio of heat transferred into a fluid to the thermal capacity of fluid.

Eq. 1
st = h / ( ρ · µ · cp )

Where:

h = Convective heat transfer coefficient of the fluid (W/(m2 K))
ρ = Density of the fluid (kg/m3)
µ = Velocity of the fluid (m/s)
cp = Specific heat of the fluid (J/kg K)
st = Stanton number (dimensionless)

Bird, R.B., Stewart, W.E. and Lightfoot, E.N. (2002). Transport Phenomena (Second Ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Chapter: 14, Page: 428.

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