Analysis of heat-transfer from a vertical plane surface by turbulent natural convection

1976 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 1215-1216 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.J. Le Fevre
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Plane Surface ◽  
Vertical Plane ◽  
Turbulent Natural Convection

THE COEFFICIENT OF HEAT TRANSFER FOR VERTICAL SURFACES IN STILL AIR

1937 ◽  
Vol 15a (7) ◽  
pp. 109-117
Author(s):  
R. Ruedy
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Heat Loss ◽  
Temperature Difference ◽  
Plane Surface ◽  
Vertical Plane ◽  
Black Body ◽  
Average Temperature ◽  
Fourth Root

For a vertical plane surface in still air the coefficient of heat transfer, valid within the range of temperatures occurring in buildings, depends on the temperature and the height of the surface. If black body conditions are assumed for the heat lost by radiation, the coefficient is equal to 1.39, 1.50, 1.62, and 1.73 B.t.u. per sq. ft. per ° F. at 32°, 50°, 68°, and 86° F. respectively, the height of the heated surfaces being 100 cm. Convection is responsible for about one-third, and radiation, mainly in the region of 10 microns, for about two-thirds of the heat loss. Convection currents depend on the temperature difference, while radiation depends on the average temperature. When attempts are made to stop convection currents by placing obstacles across the surface, the loss of heat due to natural convection varies inversely as the fourth root of the height, providing that the nature of the flow of air remains unchanged.

scholarly journals Turbulent Natural Convection from a Vertical Plane Surface

1968 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Cheesewright
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Vertical Plane ◽  
Local Heat Transfer ◽  
Local Heat ◽  
Convection Boundary Layer ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Turbulent Natural Convection ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients

The paper reports the results of an experimental investigation which was intended to clarify the present uncertain position with regard to the distributions of mean temperature and mean velocity in a turbulent natural-convection boundary layer. Data reported for the turbulent boundary layer for Grashof numbers between 1010 and 1011 include local heat transfer coefficients as well as temperatures and velocities. Local heat transfer coefficients and temperature distributions are also reported for the laminar and transitional boundary-layer regions. Results are compared with other experimental data and with theoretical predictions.

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