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Why is A = pi d L
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Why is A = pi d L

How is the area for the first term in the denominator pi d L and not 2 pi L like the second term. Is the same term for convection on a plane wall and cylindrical pipe used in both cases? I hope that made sense I’m only a day deep into heat transfer.

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