Stantonn.
/ˈstantən/, U.S. /ˈstæn(t)ən/ Stanton number n. a dimensionless measure of heat transfer used in forced convection studies, equivalent to the ratio of the Nusselt number to the product of the Reynolds and Prandtl numbers, viz. h/cpρv, where h is the heat transfer coefficient of the fluid, cp is its heat capacity at constant pressure, ρ is its density, and v is its velocity. Defined as the reciprocal of the Prandtl number in some dictionaries, but no textual evidence for this has been found.
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1942 W. H. McAdams Heat Transmission (ed. 2) iv. 95 Stanton number.
1966 W. M. Kays Convective Heat & Mass Transfer xi. 248 The decrease in Stanton number noted here occurs in what still seems to be essentially a turbulent boundary layer.
1978 Internat. Jrnl. Heat & Mass Transfer 21 282/2 From the results for the Nusselt number, the dimensionless heat transfer, expressed as the Stanton number, can be determined: St = Nu/Re Pr.
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