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Incropera-DeWitt-2011-Upper-1E4-1E9 — Inclined Plate

Geometry
Inclined Plate
Correlation Id
Incropera & DeWitt (2011) UPPER#1E4-1E9
C Coefficient (dimensionless)
0.59
Nu Correlation Text
Nu = C*(Ra*cos(theta))^n
Pr Range Max (dimensionless)
0.7
Pr Range Min (dimensionless)
0.7
Ra Max (dimensionless)
1,000,000,000
Ra Min (dimensionless)
10,000
Characteristic Length Definition
L = Plate Length Along incline; Theta = Angle From vertical; Upper Heated surface: Replace G with g*cos(theta)
Fluid Assumption
Air
N Exponent (dimensionless)
0.25
Orientation
Inclined Upper Heated Surface
inclined_plate — correlation id Incropera & DeWitt (2011) upper#1e4-1e9 · characteristic length definition L = plate length along incline; theta = angle from vertical; upper heated… · Nu correlation text Nu = C*(Ra*cos(theta))^n · orientation inclined upper heated surface · Ra max 1000000000 dimensionless | Natural Convection Correlations | Engineering Database