NU_VCYL_CARNEMORGAN

This function computes vertical-cylinder natural-convection Nusselt number using the Carne-Morgan correlation available in ht. It supports automatic, forced laminar, or forced turbulent branch selection.

The correlation is defined as piecewise power-law behavior in Rayleigh number:

Nu = C\,Ra^n,\qquad Ra = Gr\,Pr

and returns a dimensionless Nusselt number referenced to cylinder height.

Excel Usage

=NU_VCYL_CARNEMORGAN(Pr, Gr, turbulent)

Pr (float, required): Prandtl number of the fluid (dimensionless).
Gr (float, required): Grashof number based on cylinder height (dimensionless).
turbulent (bool, optional, default: null): Whether to force turbulent or laminar regime (dimensionless).

Returns (float): Nusselt number based on cylinder height (dimensionless).

Example 1: Carne Morgan example

Inputs:

Pr	Gr
0.7	200000000

Excel formula:

=NU_VCYL_CARNEMORGAN(0.7, 200000000)

Expected output:

204.315

Example 2: Carne Morgan forced laminar

Inputs:

Pr	Gr	turbulent
0.7	50000000	false

Excel formula:

=NU_VCYL_CARNEMORGAN(0.7, 50000000, FALSE)

Expected output:

138.587

Example 3: Carne Morgan forced turbulent

Inputs:

Pr	Gr	turbulent
0.7	5000000000	true

Excel formula:

=NU_VCYL_CARNEMORGAN(0.7, 5000000000, TRUE)

Expected output:

643.561

Example 4: Carne Morgan mid range

Inputs:

Pr	Gr
1.1	800000000

Excel formula:

=NU_VCYL_CARNEMORGAN(1.1, 800000000)

Expected output:

380.844

Python Code

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from ht.conv_free_immersed import Nu_vertical_cylinder_Carne_Morgan as ht_Nu_vertical_cylinder_Carne_Morgan

def Nu_vcyl_CarneMorgan(Pr, Gr, turbulent=None):
    """
    Calculate the Nusselt number for a vertical cylinder using Carne-Morgan.

    See: https://ht.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ht.conv_free_immersed.html

    This example function is provided as-is without any representation of accuracy.

    Args:
        Pr (float): Prandtl number of the fluid (dimensionless).
        Gr (float): Grashof number based on cylinder height (dimensionless).
        turbulent (bool, optional): Whether to force turbulent or laminar regime (dimensionless). Default is None.

    Returns:
        float: Nusselt number based on cylinder height (dimensionless).
    """
    try:
        result = ht_Nu_vertical_cylinder_Carne_Morgan(Pr, Gr, turbulent=turbulent)
        if result is None:
            return "Error: Result is None"
        return float(result)
    except Exception as e:
        return f"Error: {str(e)}"

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Pr *

Prandtl number of the fluid (dimensionless).

Gr *

Grashof number based on cylinder height (dimensionless).

turbulent

Whether to force turbulent or laminar regime (dimensionless).