In free convection heat transfer, the Nusselt number depends on which of the following dimensionless numbers?

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24 Jan 2019
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In free convection, the Nusselt number is primarily influenced by the Grashof and Prandtl numbers, as these represent the buoyancy-driven flow and fluid properties, respectively. Reynolds number is more relevant in forced convection scenarios.

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