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NATURAL CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFER

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Natural convection heat transfer takesplace when a vertical hot plate comesin contact with a quiescent colderuid.

Fluid layer in contact with the hot platehaving lower density ows upwardand the space is lled up by theheavier colder uid coming from thebulk.

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Energy e"uation

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THE ,O,ENTU, AN ENER./E0UATION ARE COUPLE 1/RE,OVIN. ENSIT/ AN

INTROUCIN. TE,PERATURE%

The 'un$tiona 'or! o' heattrans'er $oe2$ient his gi(en by3

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NON-I,ENSIONAL FOR, OF .OVERNIN.E0UATION

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LCIS CHARACTERISTIC LEN.THV IS CHARACTERISTIC VELOCIT/

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.RASHOF NU,1ER

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ANAL/SIS OF NATURAL CONVECTION

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