In natural convection heat transfer, the correlating parameter is the (A) Graetz number (B) Eckert number (C) Grashoff number (D) Bond number

In natural convection heat transfer, the correlating parameter is the
(A) Graetz number
(B) Eckert number
(C) Grashoff number
(D) Bond number
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(C) Grashoff number
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