Practice Free Convection (Vertical Plate, Laminar) - 6.3 | Convection Heat Transfer | Heat Transfer & Thermal Machines
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

Define free convection in your own words.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how heat causes fluid to move without mechanical assistance.

Question 2

Easy

Explain the significance of the Nusselt number in heat transfer.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how heat moves differently by conduction and convection.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is the main driving force for free convection?

  • A) Mechanical force
  • B) Buoyancy
  • C) Gravity

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how hot air behaves relative to cold air.

Question 2

True or False: The Rayleigh number is a measure of both buoyancy effects and viscous effects.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Recall the components contributing to the Rayleigh number.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

A vertical plate experiences a temperature difference of 40Β°C with the surrounding fluid. Calculate the Rayleigh number given the fluid properties: g = 9.81 m/sΒ², Ξ² = 0.0034 1/Β°C, L = 1 m, Ξ½ = 0.00089 mΒ²/s.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Review the equation and identify each variable from the parameters given.

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