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Description: Heat transfer coefficient for pool boiling.

Reference: Ribatski, G., Jabardo, J.M.S. Experimental study of nucleate boiling of halocarbon refrigerants on cylindrical surfaces .International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 46 4439-4451 (2003).
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Reference: Cooper, M.G. Saturation and Nucleate Pool Boiling--A Simple Correlation, Inst. Chem. Eng. Symp. Ser. (86/2): 785, (1984).
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Calculate:
Insert saturation temperature (T_sat), heat flux (q), material coefficient (C, fw), surface roughness (Rp, Ra) and press'Calculate'.

Fluid: R134a Water T_sat (K): q (W/m²):
C (-): Rp (μm):
fw (-): Ra (μm):

Fluid properties: pcrit=4,059,000.00 Pa psat=745,498.30 Pa M=102.032000000 kg/kmol	Dimensionless numbers pr=0.1837	Heat transfer coefficient h_ribatski2003 =2,788.26 W/(m2.K) h_cooper1984 =2,517.12 W/(m2.K)

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