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Dimensionless quantity calculated
as the ratio of as the ratio of momentum diffusivity (kinematic viscosity) 

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body\nu
 to thermal diffusivity 
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bodya
:

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{\rm Pr} = \frac{\nu}{a} 

For most gases over a wide range of temperature and pressure, Prandtl number is approximately constant at around
It is dynamic property of the substance at a given pressure and temperature: 

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body--uriencoded--%7B\rm Pr%7D = %7B\rm Pr%7D(p, T)
.

High values mean that heat convection dominates heat conduction.


Material

Prandtl number  

Conditions
Air0.71STP
Oxygen0.

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body--uriencoded--%7B\rm Pr%7D = 7.56

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63STP
Natural gas0.70 ÷ 0.72wide range of temperature and pressure
Water7.56STP
Light oil600STP


See also

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Physics / Thermodynamics Heat Transfer

Dimensionless Heat Transfer Numbers ]