Practice - Natural (Free) Convection
Practice Questions
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Define natural convection in your own words.
💡 Hint: Think about how fluids react to heating.
What is the Grashof number?
💡 Hint: Consider how it relates to fluid movement.
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Interactive Quizzes
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Which of the following best describes natural convection?
💡 Hint: Think about how temperature affects buoyancy.
True or False: The Grashof number is used to describe forced convection.
💡 Hint: Recall the function of the Grashof number.
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Challenge Problems
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Calculate the Grashof number for a vertical plate with a surface temperature of 60°C, ambient temperature of 20°C, a characteristic length of 0.5 m, and a kinematic viscosity of 1.0 x 10^-6 m²/s.
💡 Hint: Don’t forget to find β for the specific fluid.
Discuss how you would design a system to enhance natural convection in an insulated home.
💡 Hint: Think about how maximizing surface contact with air would help.
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