NATURAL CONVECTION FROM A HORIZONTAL CYLINDER AT MODERATE GRASHOF NUMBERS,

Abstract

At moderate Grashof numbers, significant departures from the predictions of boundary-layer analysis are found in the flow and heat transfer from a heated horizontal cylinder. The departures can be analyzed if the full Navier-Stokes equations are used in the formulation of the problem. A set of solutions is presented for the basic pair of simultaneous differential equations for natural convection on a horizontal cylinder for a Prandtl number of 0.72. The solution is compared with experiments for a Grashof number of about 1000, and found to be in good agreement. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0666433

Entities

People

  • J. A. Peterka
  • P. D. Richardson

Organizations

  • Brown University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Convection
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Heat Transfer
  • Layers
  • Mathematics
  • Navier Stokes Equations
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Prandtl Number

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.