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2. Simple geometries. Internal forced convection
In a tube, the settling length (dynamic or thermal) is the distance from the inlet at which the shape of the velocity (or temperature) profile no longer depends on the x-axis.
2.1 Circular tube
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Simple geometries. Internal forced convection