CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER IN THE ENTRANCE REGION BETWEEN PARALLEL PLATES.
Abstract
The hydrodynamic and convective heat transfer characteristics of laminar flow in the entrance region between infinite flat plates are investigated. The equation governing the motion of the fluid, the Navier-Stokes equation, is written in terms of the stream function, using the von Mises transformation, and solved numerically on a digital computer. The velocity and pressure gradient distributions obtained compare favorably with existing results. The energy equation is solved in a similar manner for four different physical conditions: both walls at a uniform temperature, one wall at a uniform temperature and the other thermally insulated, both walls with a uniform heat flux, and one wall with a uniform heat flux and the other thermally insulated. The temperature profiles and Nusselt numbers are determined for each case, and the results presented in graphic and tabular form. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0604826
Entities
People
- William M. Pearce Jr.
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology