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CHAPTER 5
1946 Guide
D = diameter of pipe or circular duct or height of vertical wall, inches.
(Effect of diameter or height becomes constant at 24 in.)
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7av =* average of wall surface and surrounding air temperature, degrees Fahrenheit absolute.
ta -- tt -- temperature excess between wall, surface and surrounding air, degrees Fahrenheit.
For horizontal cylinders, the value of C = 1.016 has been well estab lished by various investigations. For vertical plates, the value of C = 1.394 has been fairly well established. Suggested values * of C for hori zontal plates warmer than the surrounding air, are 1.79 when facing upward and 0.89 when facing downward.
Table 2. Heat Transmission by Free Convection for Large Vertical Surfaces Expressed in Bin per square foot per hour
Dbg F
0 1
2
3 4 5
6
7 8 9
Temperature Difference between Body and Surrounding Stiu Air at 80 F
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130
0 4.4 10.4 17.4 25.0 33.2 4i.8 50.6 59.9 69.4 79.4 89.2 99.4 0.3 4.9 11.1 18.1 25.8 34.1 42.6 51.5 60.8 70.3 80.4 90.2 100.4 0.6 S.S 11.8 18.9 26.7 34.9 43.5 52.4 61.8 71.3 81.4 91.2 101.5 1.0. 6.0 12.5 19.7 27.5 35.7 44.3 53.4 62.7 72.3 82.4 92.2 102.6 1.4 6.6 13.2 20.5 28.3 36.6 45.2 54.3 .63.7 73.3 83.3 93.3 103.6 1.8 7.3 13.9 21.2 29.2 37.4 46.1 55.2 64.6 74.3 84.2 94.3 104.7 2.3 7.9 14.6 22.0 30.0 38.3 47.0 56.1 65.6 75.3 85.2 95.-3 105.7 2.8 -8.5 .15.3 22.7 30.8 39.1 47.8 57.1 66.5 76.3 86.2 96.3 106.7 3.3 9.1 16.0 23.5 31.6 40.0 48.7 58.0 67.5 77.4 87.2 97.4 107.8 3.8 9.7 16.7 24.3 32.4 40.9 49.7 59.0 68.4 78.4 88.2 98.4 108.8
109.8 110.9 112.0 113.0 114.1 115.2 116.3 117.3 118.4
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The heat transmission by free convection from vertical walls 24 in. or
more in height is given in Table 2 as calculated from Equation 2a for
an ambient air temperature of 80 F. The values in Table 2 are not
changed appreciably by a considerable change in air temperature for a
given temperature excess. For instance, a change in air temperature
from 80 to 40 F will increase the heat transmission given in Table 2
by only 1.3 per cent.
Table 2 can also be used for calculating the free convection rate of transmission for various commercial shapes such as pipes and ducts. . These calculations are simplified by the use of the factors in Tables 3 - and 4. Table 3 gives factors by which the values in Table 2 must be. multiplied to obtain the-free-convective transfer from various shapes whose characteristic dimensions are 24 in. or over, and Table 4 gives the factors to be used in conjunction with the factors in Table 3 for obtaining the free convection from Table 2 for pipes and ducts whose characteristic dimensions are less than 24 in.
For example, the free convection transfer from a 3 in. O.D. horizontal
cylinder .for a temperature difference of 40 F = 25.0 X 0.73 X 1.52 =
27.7 Btu per (square foot) (hour).
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Problems in either forced convection or natural convection may be
, solved by the simple first-power equation if the convection coefficient is
expressed as a unit conductance:
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qc -- he A (/i --. Ij)
(2b).
Fundamentals ofHeat Transfer
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where
qc = heat transmission by convection, Btu per hour.
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A = surface area, square feet.
t, -- t, = temperature difference between the surfaceand the fluid degrees Fahrenheit.
he = unit conductance, from Table 5, Btu per (square foot) (hour) (degree Fahrenheit temperature difference.)
Table 3. Free Convection Factors-for Various Shapes
Shapes
Factor
0.73 0.88 1.00 1.28 0.64 0.64 1.28
Table 4. Free Convection Factors for Various Diameter Pipes or Various Height Plates
Actual O.D., or height, in------- i 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Factor.
-- - - 1.88 1.64 1.52 1.43 1.37 1.32 1.28 1.25
Actual O.D., or height, in...----- 9
10 12 14 16 18 , 20 22 .
Factor
1.22 1.19 1.15 1.11 1.09 1.06 1.04 1.02
Thermal Radiation Equation
The relation shown in Equation 3 is usually applicable to systems in which radiant exchange takes place between the surfaces of solids, as sche-
. ?r = oA.F^Fs (TV - 7Vj
(3)
matically shown in Fig. 3. Gaseous and luminous radiation are not consid ered in this discussion. Equation 3 states that the net radiation current per unit transfer area of surface 1, qT/A Btu per (hour) (square foot), which jeer surface 2 through a non-absorbing medium, is proportional to .the difference of the fourth powers of the absolute surface temperatures (7\4 -- TV). The proportionality factor-(a FaFe) may be conveniently separated into three parts:
o = the Stefan-Boltzmann radiation constant.
= 1730 X 10-" Btu per (hour) (square foot) (degree Fahrenheit absolute temperature to the fourth power).
Fa = the configuration factor is dimensionless and < 1. This factor accounts for the shape and relative position of the two surfaces. The value of-Fa = l'may be used in the cases of large parallel planes, long concentric cylinders or smaller bodies in large enclosures.
,Fb = the emissivity factor is also dimensionless and 1. This factor accounts for the absorption and emission characteristics of the surfaces for the radiation which exists. Individual emissivities (e) should be taken from Table 6 and applied, for either radiation or absorption, as follows: ,,
a. For a small body in a large enclosure, use the emissivity of the small body only: Fs = ii.