Practice - Free Convection (Vertical Plate, Laminar)
Practice Questions
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Define free convection in your own words.
💡 Hint: Think about how heat causes fluid to move without mechanical assistance.
Explain the significance of the Nusselt number in heat transfer.
💡 Hint: Consider how heat moves differently by conduction and convection.
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What is the main driving force for free convection?
💡 Hint: Think about how hot air behaves relative to cold air.
True or False: The Rayleigh number is a measure of both buoyancy effects and viscous effects.
💡 Hint: Recall the components contributing to the Rayleigh number.
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A vertical plate experiences a temperature difference of 40°C with the surrounding fluid. Calculate the Rayleigh number given the fluid properties: g = 9.81 m/s², β = 0.0034 1/°C, L = 1 m, ν = 0.00089 m²/s.
💡 Hint: Review the equation and identify each variable from the parameters given.
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