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Natural Convection – Example – Problem with Solution. Determine the Nusselt number for natural convection using the simple correlation for a vertical flat plate. Thermal Engineering

Example: Natural Convection – Flat Plate

A 10cm high vertical plate is maintained at 261°C in 260°C compressed water (16MPa). Determine the Nusselt number using the simple correlation for a vertical flat plate.

example - free convection - equation

To calculate the Rayleigh number, we have to know:

  • the coefficient of thermal expansion, which is: β = 0.0022
  • the Prandtl number (for 260°C), which is: Pr = 0.87
  • the kinematic viscosity (for 260°C), which is ν = 0.13 x 10-6 (note that, this value is significantly lower than that for 20°C)

The resulting Rayleigh number is:

example - natural convection - flow regime

The resulting Nusselt number, which represents the enhancement of heat transfer through a fluid layer as a result of convection relative to conduction across the same fluid layer is:

example - natural convection - solution

 
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Heat Transfer:
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See also:

Natural Convection

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