SOME PROBLEMS OF FLOW, HEAT TRANSFER, AND DIFFUSION IN THE LAMINAR FLOW ALONG A FLAT PLATE

Abstract

Following closely E. Polhausen's solution for the laminar temperature field at the flat plate in longitudinal flow, formulas are derived which permit calculation of the velocity and temperature field for variable properties by means of an integral equation and an iteration method based on this equation. Accordingly, the following cases were solved: By assuming that only viscosity varies with temperature and that the remaining properties are constant, the velocity and temperature fields were calculated for the Pr numbers 12.5 and 100 (viscous fluids) at heated and cooled plate conditions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 20, 1949
Accession Number
AD0607579

Entities

People

  • H. Schuh

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Boundary Layer Flow
  • Coefficients
  • Differential Equations
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Equations
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • Laminar Boundary Layer
  • Layers
  • Reynolds Number
  • Shear Stresses
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Thermal Conductivity

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  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.