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===Behavior=== The [[Grashof number]] can be formulated for natural convection occurring due to a [[concentration gradient]], sometimes termed thermo-solutal convection. In this case, a concentration of hot fluid diffuses into a cold fluid, in much the same way that ink poured into a container of water diffuses to dye the entire space. Then: :<math> Gr= \frac{g \beta \Delta C L^3}{\nu^2} </math> Natural convection is highly dependent on the geometry of the hot surface, various correlations exist in order to determine the heat transfer coefficient. A general correlation that applies for a variety of geometries is : <math>Nu = \left[Nu_0^\frac{1}{2} + Ra^ \frac{1}{6} \left(\frac {f_4\left(Pr\right)}{300}\right)^\frac{1}{6} \right]^2 </math> The value of f<sub>4</sub>(Pr) is calculated using the following formula : <math>f_4(Pr)= \left[1+ \left ( \frac {0.5}{Pr} \right )^\frac{9}{16} \right]^\frac{-16}{9}</math> Nu is the [[Nusselt number]] and the values of Nu<sub>0</sub> and the characteristic length used to calculate Re are listed below (see also Discussion): {| class="wikitable" |- ! '''Geometry''' ! '''Characteristic length''' ! '''Nu<sub>0</sub>''' |- | Inclined plane | x (Distance along plane) | 0.68 |- | Inclined disk | 9D/11 (D = diameter) | 0.56 |- | Vertical cylinder | x (height of cylinder) | 0.68 |- | Cone | 4x/5 (x = distance along sloping surface) | 0.54 |- | Horizontal cylinder | <math>\pi D/2</math> (D = diameter of cylinder) | 0.36<math>\pi</math> |} '''Warning''': The values indicated for the '''Horizontal cylinder''' are '''wrong'''; see discussion.
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