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Dimensionless quantity characterising the development of Natural Thermal Convection:

(1) \mbox{Gr} = \frac{g \, \beta \, \Delta T \, L^3}{\nu^2}

where

\Delta T

temperature gradient

\beta

Thermal expansion coefficient

L

characteristic length

\nu

Kinematic viscosity

g

Standard gravity constant


See also


Physics / Thermodynamics / Heat Transfer

Dimensionless Heat Transfer Numbers ]

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