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Conclusions
Questions
Introduction
What
Why
is convection?
study convection?
Flat Plate:
Finned Plate
(Resistances in
Parallel):
q ho Ao h f A f f Ts Tb
tanh L Tm
f
L
Ts
dqconvection = hf *P dx * (T fin @ x - T8 )
t
z
dx
hf P
Ak
Situation:
H
u8
T8
dx
dq w kdx
Solving
dT
dy
x y
Continuity Equation u
u
Momentum Balance u x y
T
T
Thermal Balance
u x y
2u
y 2
2T
y 2
Dimensionless Parameters
Reynolds:
Re x
Prandtl:
Pr
ux
CP
Nusselt:
Flat Plate:
Nu
hL
.664 Pr1/ 3 Re x1/ 2
k
for Re 5 1010
Situation:
= fucn(y)
U = func(y)
T8
Ts
u
u
2u
g (T T ) 2
x
y
y
Correlation:
g (Ts T ) L uo L
g (Ts T ) L3
u0 2
2
Grashoff:
GrL
Rayleigh:
g (Ts T ) L3
RaL GrL Pr
Correlation:
.670 Ra1/L 4
Nu L .68
.492
Pr
9 /16
4/9
RaL 109
Chimney
Heated Surface
Viewing Window
Anemo meter
20 watts
Power Supply
Mix
u8
T8
A8
u8
Duct Wall
New Correlation -
Nu
hL
1.169 Pr1/ 3 Re x1/ 2
k
u8
Plate: Laminar
Mix
u8
T8
A8
u8
New Correlation -
Nu
hL
.90 Pr1/ 3 Re x1/ 2
k
of Fin Addition
Conclusions Significance?
Aid
Confidence
of Predictive Equations
Questions?