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Mechanical Engineering · Q20

Heat And Mass Transfer

Engineering and GATE · Mechanical Engineering · question 20

Q20

A non-dimensional number generally associated with natural convection heat transfer is

A.
Grashoff number
Answer
B.
Nusselt number
C.
Weber number
D.
Prandtl number

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Grashof number (Gr) is a dimensionless number in fluid dynamics and heat transfer which approximates the ratio of the buoyancy to the viscous force acting on a fluid. It frequently arises in the study of situations involving natural convection and is analogous to the Reynolds number.