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Fluid =
air
Calculations
C C Temp Diff, DT = Abs. Film Temp, Tf = Prandtl Number, Pr = 30 318
o
C K
45
0.7
Grashof Number, Gr = Sphere Diam., D = 0.7 ft Rayleigh No., Ra = Fluid Density, r* = 1.1 kg/m3
9.43.E+09
6.53E+09
Fluid viscosity, m =
0.0000187
J/g- K h = 5.05
1000
J/kg-oK
0.027
J/s-m-K
K-1
* For an Excel spreadsheet that can be downloaded to calculate the density of a gas with known molecular weight and specified temperature and pressure, see: "Excel Templates for Venturi and Orifice Flow Meter Calculations," at:
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