The function compares the Grashof and Reynolds numbers to determine whether convection is free or forced (Gates 1980) .

free_or_forced_convection(Gr, Re)

Arguments

Gr

numeric Grashof Number (dimensionless).

Re

numeric Reynolds Number (dimensionless).

Value

character

"free", "forced", or "intermediate".

References

Gates DM (1980). Biophysical Ecology. Springer-Verlag, New York, NY, USA.

Examples

  free_or_forced_convection(Gr = 100,
                            Re = 5)
#> [1] "intermediate condition, mixed convection based on Nusselt numbers is appropriate"