Natural Convection Example Problem - Vertical vs Horizontal Surfaces

Heat Transfer Natural Convection example problem comparing free convection off a vertical surface, natural convection off the horizontal upper surface of a hot plate, and natural convection from the horizontal lower surface of a hot plate.

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This will be found in your textbook in sections named Natural Convection in Single Phase Fluids, Laminar Natural Convection on a Vertical Isothermal Surface, Physical Mechanism of Natural Convection, Natural Convection Over Surfaces, Free Convection, Laminar Free Convection on a Vertical Surface.

Along the way you'll need to use the Rayleigh Number, Grashof Number, Nusselt Number, Film Temperature, and Coefficient of Thermal Expansion.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Natural Convection Equations are Wrong!
2:10 Grashof Number and Rayleigh Number
4:35 Film Temperature and Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
5:56 Rayleigh Number Characteristic Length
8:25 Natural Convection Vertical Plate
13:57 Natural Convection Horizontal Plate