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Excel-Template Natural-Convection Sphere Si Units

This document provides calculations to determine the natural convection heat transfer coefficient for an isothermal sphere with the following parameters: - Air at 30°C surrounds a sphere with a surface temperature of 60°C and diameter of 0.7 ft - Key values calculated include the Grashof number of 1.10E+09, Rayleigh number of 7.60E+08, and Nusselt number of 77 - The resulting natural convection heat transfer coefficient is determined to be 2.98 W/m2-K.

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Excel-Template Natural-Convection Sphere Si Units

This document provides calculations to determine the natural convection heat transfer coefficient for an isothermal sphere with the following parameters: - Air at 30°C surrounds a sphere with a surface temperature of 60°C and diameter of 0.7 ft - Key values calculated include the Grashof number of 1.10E+09, Rayleigh number of 7.60E+08, and Nusselt number of 77 - The resulting natural convection heat transfer coefficient is determined to be 2.98 W/m2-K.

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Natural Convection Heat Transfer Coefficient Correlations (S.I.

units)

5. With an isothermal sphere Fluid = air

Inputs Calculations

Fluid Temp, T = 30 o
C Temp Diff, T = 30 C
o

Surface Temp, Tw = 60 o
C Abs. Film Temp, Tf = 318 o
K

Film Temp., Tf = 45 o
C Prandtl Number, Pr = 0.7
[ Tf = (T + Tw)/2 ]

Grashof Number, Gr = 1.10.E+09


Sphere Diam., D = 0.7 ft

Rayleigh No., Ra = 7.60E+08

Fluid Density, * = 1.1 kg/m3

Fluid viscosity, = 0.0000187 N-s/m2


Nu = 77
Fluid Sp. Heat, Cp = 1 J/g-oK
h = 2.98 W/m2-K
Fluid Sp. Heat, Cp = 1000 J/kg-oK

Fluid Thermal

Conductivity, k = 0.027 J/s-m-K

Fluid Thermal
Expans. Coeff, = 0.003143 o
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:

http://www.brighthub.com/engineering/civil/articles/83825.aspx
Equations for Natural Convection - Isothermal Sphere

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