For flow of a liquid metal through a circular tube, the velocity and temperature profiles are u(r)=2Um[1-(r/ro)2] and T(r) -Ts= C2 [1 – (r/r0)2],respectively, where C2 is constant. What is the value of the Nusseltnumber NuD at this location?

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For flow of a liquid metal through a circular tube, the velocity and temperature profiles are

u(r)=2Um[1-(r/ro)2] and T(r) -Ts= C2 [1 – (r/r0)2],respectively, where C2 is constant.

What is the value of the Nusseltnumber NuD at this location?

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