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An oil is in laminar flow in a ½ in ID tube at 6 gal/min. The oil viscosity is 300 centipoise, and its density is 60 lb/ft³. Calculate the velocity at the center of the tube in ft/s

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Chapter5: Analysis Of Convection Heat Transfer

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Problem 5.1P: Evaluate the Reynolds number for flow over a tube from the following data: D=6cm,U=1.0m/s,...

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An oil is in laminar flow in a ½ in ID tube at 6 gal/min. The oil viscosity is 300 centipoise, and its density is 60 lb/ft³. Calculate the velocity at the center of the tube in ft/s
A. 5.4
B. 12.5
C. 19.6
D. 9.8

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