For a laminar flow of fluid in a circular tube, h1 is the convective heat transfer co-efficient at velocity V1. If the velocity is reduced by half and assuming the fluid properties are constant, the new convective heat transfer co-efficient is________________?

A. 0.794 h1

B. 1.741 h1

C. 0.574 h1

D. 1.26 h1

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