Open Journal of Fluid Dynamics
Volume 4, Issue 2 (June 2014)
ISSN Print: 2165-3852 ISSN Online: 2165-3860
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Forced Convection Thermal Boundary Layer Transfer for Non-Isothermal Surfaces Using the Modified Merk Series ()
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The Chao and Fagbenle’s modification of Merk series has been employed for the analysis of forced convection laminar thermal boundary layer transfer for non-isothermal surfaces. In addition to the Prandtl number (Pr) and the pressure gradient (∧), a third parameter (temperature parameter, γ ) was introduced in the analysis. Solutions of the resulting universal functions for the thermal boundary layer have been obtained for Pr of 0.70, 1.0 and 10.0 and for a range of ∧ . The results obtained for the similarity equations agreed with published results within very close limits for all the ∧’s investigated.
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