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  ThermoFluidCalc — Standalone Fortran Execution Guide
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Calculator : Natural Convection
Category   : Convection

Files Included:
  - natural_convection.f90 (Fortran 90/2008 Source Code)
  - input.txt (Pre-configured Sample Input)

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1. How to Compile
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Make sure you have GNU Fortran (gfortran) or Intel Fortran (ifort) installed.
Run the following compilation command in your terminal:

  gfortran -O3 natural_convection.f90 -o natural_convection

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2. How to Execute
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Run the compiled binary and pipe the input.txt file into stdin:

  natural_convection < input.txt

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3. Input Parameter Sequence
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Geometry (1=Vertical Plate, 2=Horizontal Plate, 3=Vertical Cylinder, 4=Horizontal Cylinder)
Characteristic dimension (Length/Height) [m]
Secondary dimension (Width/Diameter) [m]
Surface Temperature Ts [Â°C]
Ambient Temperature Tinf [Â°C]
Fluid Density [kg/m3]
Dynamic Viscosity [Pa-s]
Thermal Conductivity k [W/m-K]
Prandtl Number Pr
Specific Heat Cp [J/kg-K]
Thermal Expansion Coefficient beta [1/K]

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