Buoyancy Effects on Thermal Boundary Layer Over a Vertical Plate With a Convective Surface Boundary Condition

makinde, O.D. and Olanrewaju, P. O. (2010) Buoyancy Effects on Thermal Boundary Layer Over a Vertical Plate With a Convective Surface Boundary Condition. Journal of Fluids Engineering, 132. 044502-1-044502-4. ISSN [DOI: 10.1115/1.4001386]

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Abstract

This study aims to analyze the effects of thermal buoyancy on the laminar boundary layer about a vertical plate in a uniform stream of fluid under a convective surface boundary condition. Using a similarity variable, the governing nonlinear partial differential equations have been transformed into a set of coupled nonlinear ordinary differential equations, which are solved numerically by applying shooting iteration technique together with fourth-order Runge–Kutta integration scheme. The variations in dimensionless surface temperature and fluid-solid interface characteristics for different values of Prandtl number (Pr), local Grashof number Grx, and local convective heat transfer parameter Bix are graphed and tabulated. A comparison with previously published results on special case of the problem shows excellent agreement.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	vertical plate, boundary layer flow, heat transfer, local Grashof number, convective parameter
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Engineering Sciences
Depositing User:	Dr Philip Oladapo Olanrewaju
Date Deposited:	23 Jun 2011 12:08
Last Modified:	13 Dec 2011 21:13
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/237

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