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Nusselt number

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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. SymbolizedNum;NNum. Also known as Sherwood number (NSh).
(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. SymbolizedNNu.


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