Transport Processes and Separation Process Principles, 5th Edition

Chapter 15. Introduction to Convection

15.0 Chapter Objectives

On completion of this chapter, a student should be able to:

• Distinguish between the two main classifications of convective heat transfer, i.e., natural and forced convection

• Use the Buckingham method to determine the number of dimensionless parameters

• Derive equations that allow prediction of heat-transfer coefficients for a flat plate with laminar flow

• Calculate heat transfer coefficients for situations described in the chapter for forced convection; for example, calculating the heat-transfer coefficient for turbulent flow inside a pipe

• Calculate heat-transfer coefficients for situations described in the chapter for natural convection; for example, calculating the heat-transfer ...