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VJENG

VJENG

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Sep 16, 2018
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Hello All.

How do I solve the power of e , I circled in image below? what is Xdx?

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Thank you.
 
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Sorry I meant Ddx (not Xdx)
 
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I dare say dx=x

Looks like the temperature of a gas in a long pipe that's being cooled or heated along its length.





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Greg Locock


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The "…al Profile" in the top LH corner of your image is consistent with Greg's impression of what the formula is for.[ ] However several things about that formula seem a bit odd, not just the dx.[ ] Could you please give us an explanation of what it is supposed to be for, and where it comes from.[ ] Plus full definitions of all the terms, and the units in which the terms are to be expressed.
 
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This formula is for steady state thermal profile of a subsea pipe. I know the units are mismatch.I was looking to understand dx to solve the exponential value but I only had pipe length and no other varying parameter for x. But I believe GregLocock is right and I will proceed on my calcs with that. Thank you so much.
 
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The fact that the exponent is not non-dimensional is what I was hinting at with my "several things about that formula seem a bit odd".[ ] "A bit odd" is a massive understatement:[ ] be VERY careful if you intend to proceed without digging further into the formula's provenance.
 
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Looks like a really good problem for SMath... units and derivative... maybe try coding it up...

Dik
 
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Not really, the exponent needs to be dimensionless, in the end, since exp doesn't take units in any universe.

Again, OP, what do you mean by "solve the exponential value?"

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Actually the units look ok to me assuming (dx) has units of length (maybe it is shorthand for a small delta-X as opposed to a calculus symbol which would not be properly applied without another differential or integral symbol somewhere). I don't know what the physical problem is - I'm just looking at the units.

The numerator and denominator of the exponential argument both have units of watts per degrees Kelvin (W/K), so the argument ends up dimensionless.
Numerator = U D dx = (W/m^2*k) * (m) *(m) = W / K
Denominator = m-dot * cp = (kg/sec) * (Joule/[kg*K]) = Joule / [sec*K]) = W / K


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(2B)+(2B)' ?
 
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So Cp is not a dimensionless coefficient (despite being presented as such in the hand annotations)?
 
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Oh, I see what you're saying. Yes, the handwriter apparently forgot to label those units. I missed that he missed that. That's a good thing to question / clarify.

Cp is apparently referring to specific heat capacity (at a constant pressure) which would have SI units J/[kg*K] (I don't know what specific units were intended to accompany the value listed 1800)


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(2B)+(2B)' ?
 
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