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Horizontal Plate Isothermal Heated Natural Convection Equation and Calculator
Average heat transfer coefficient and plate temperature for an isothermal (constant temperature) heated horizontal flat plate's lower surface or a cooled plate's upper surface in a natural convection environment.
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Calculations is based on Nusselt number correlations.
q = h · A · ( Tp - Ta )
Film Temperature
Tf = ( Tp - Ta )
Fluid density at the film temperature is automatically calculated from the following relationship based on the perfect gas law:
ρ = ρref (Tref + 273) / (Tf + 273)
Prandtl Number
Pr = v / α
α = k / (ρ · Cp)
v = μ / ρ
Grashof Number
Gr = g · cte · ( Tp - Ta ) · ( A / (2W + 2L) )3 / v2
Rayleigh Number
Ra = Gr · Pr
The Nusselt number is calculated as:
For Ra values between 105 and 1011
Nu = 0.27 (Gr · Pr) 0.25
h is Average heat transfer coefficient
h = Nu · k / ( A / (2W + 2L) )
Convective Heat Transfer
qconv = h ·A · ( Tp - Ta )
Radiative heat transfer
qrad = σ · A e · ( Tp4 - Ta4 )
Total Heat Transfer
qtot = qconv + qrad
Where:
Tf = Film temperature °C
Tp = Plate temperature °C
Ta = Ambient Temperature °C
Tref = Reference Temperature °C
Cp = Specific Heat J/kg- °C
cte = Coefficient of thermal expansion (1/K)
k = Thermal Conductivity (W/m - °C)
μ = Dynamic Viscosity ( kg/m-s )
ρ = Density (kg/m3)
ρref = Density (kg/m3)
Nu = Nusselt Number
W = Width of Plate (m)
L = Length of Plate (m)
a = Area of plate (m2 )
e = Emissivity
Pr = Prandtl number
Ra = Raleigh number - for a fluid is a dimensionless number associated with buoyancy-driven flow, also known as free convection or natural convection.
h = Average heat transfer coefficient (W/m2 - °C)
g = 9.81 (m/s2)
h = Average Heat Transfer (W/m2 - °C )
σ = .00000005678 0r 5.678 x 10-8
qconv = Convective Heat Transfer (W)
qrad = Radiative Heat Transfer (W)
qtot = Total uniform heat load on plates (W)
References
Hatfield, D. W. and D. K. Edwards, Edge and Aspect Ratio Effects on Natural Convection from the Horizontal Heated Plate Facing Downwards , Int. J. Heat Transfer, vol. 24, p. 1019, 1981.
Fujii, T. and H. Imura, Natural Convection Heat Transfer from a Plate with Arbitrary Inclination , Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, vol. 15, p. 755, 1972.
Clifton, J. V. and A. J. Chapman, Natural Convection on a Finite-Size Horizontal Plate , Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, vol. 12, p. 1573, 1969.
Holman, J.P., Heat Transfer , 7th ed., McGraw Hill Book Company, New York, 1990. p. 333 - 352
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