Which dimensionless number indicates the relative strength of buoyant to viscous force?

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  1. Stanton Number
  2. Nusselt Number
  3. Grashoff Number
  4. None of the above

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Option 3 : Grashoff Number
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Concept:

The dimensionless parameter which represents the natural convection effects and is called the Grashof number.

Grashof number, Gr, is the ratio between the buoyancy force and the viscous force:

\(Gr = \frac{{g\beta \left( {{T_s} - {T_\infty }} \right)L_c^3}}{{{\nu ^2}}}\)

Nusselt number is a function of the Grashof number and the Prandtl number alone. Nu = f (Gr, Pr)

Additional Information

Important Non-dimensional numbers:

  • Biot number  → Ratio of internal thermal resistance to boundary layer thermal resistance
  • Grashof number  → Ratio of buoyancy to viscous force
  • Prandtl number  → Ratio of momentum to thermal diffusivities
  • Reynolds number  → Ratio of inertia force to viscous force
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