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water free convection

06/02/2011 12:34 PM

How can I calculate the folowing exemple: there it is a pipe (a circulation pipe)with water at a temperatute t1, which will give heat to a lake (at a temperature t2). beetween the water and the pipe it is forced convection (i know how to calculate the transfer coefficient ), and beetween the pipe and the lake I supposse that it is free convection. How can I calculate the transfer coefficient beetween the pipe and the lake ? Should I used the eqauation for laminar movement, and the velocity to be 0 ?

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Re: water free convection

06/02/2011 2:05 PM

I want to know this transfer coefficient , because I need to find how much heat can be gived to the water lake (I need to cooled to water inside the pipe, to return in the building at a lower temparature, t3<t1)

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Re: water free convection

06/03/2011 2:45 PM

For free convection you should use the specific formula since the specific weight and the density change versus temperature defines the amount of transported heat. There are specific equations and a non -dimensional value ( Grasshoff) you should use.

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