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Nusselt number. This may be applied when the ratio of D / H is large enough and the<br />

wall curvature will not significantly influence its convection boundary layer [51, 52]:<br />

35<br />

D / H (3.22)<br />

1<br />

4 Gr<br />

Where D is the diameter of the vertical cylindrical surface (the rim of the heating plate)<br />

and H is its height. For this rim, the average Grashof number is 2765 and the criterion is<br />

satisfied. Therefore the rim can be considered as flat vertical plate for Nusselt number<br />

calculation. The Prandtl number of the air is taken as a constant of 0.711 over the<br />

working temperature range of the CPAP machine [50]. The average Rayleigh number<br />

for the rim is about 2000, hence:<br />

is chosen [47]. The resistance on it can be calculated by:<br />

R<br />

Hp<br />

<br />

48<br />

1 4<br />

Nu 0.59Ra<br />

(3.23)<br />

1<br />

A kma 0.59 Ra<br />

<br />

1 4<br />

(3.24)<br />

Where the characteristic length is the rim height 0.009 m and kma is thermal<br />

conductivity of moist air.<br />

Now, Eq.(3.20) leads to:<br />

Therefore:<br />

T<br />

THE THp THp Tw THp T<br />

(3.25)<br />

R R R<br />

HS Hpw Hp<br />

1 1 1<br />

T T T<br />

1 HE w <br />

Hp ( ) ( ) (3.26)<br />

RHS RHpw RHp RHS RHpw RHp<br />

THp will be used in calculating RBwn as well as the heat from heating plate to the<br />

water Bw Q .

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