Local nonsimilarity solution for vertical free convection boundary layers.
Laminar free convection boundary layer over a vertical flat plate with an exponential variation of surface temperature in viscous fluids is analyzed using the local nonsimilarity method. The present approach takes into consideration the nonsimilarity terms appearing in the momentum and energy equati...
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| description | Laminar free convection boundary layer over a vertical flat plate with an exponential variation of surface temperature in viscous fluids is analyzed using the local nonsimilarity method. The present approach takes into consideration the nonsimilarity terms appearing in the momentum and energy equations, which have been unaccounted for previously, in for example, the similarity and the local similarity methods. The governing equations are solved numerically using the Keller-box method, an efficient implicit finite difference scheme. Numerical results are presented in the form of heat transfer rates, local wall shear stress, velocity and temperature profiles. The heat transfer rates and local wall shear stress obtained show good agreement with available nonsimilar solutions. The effects of various values of transformed stream-wise coordinate $\xi$ and Prandtl numbers on velocity and temperature profiles are also presented. |
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| spelling | utm-88132010-06-02T01:58:09Z http://eprints.utm.my/8813/ Local nonsimilarity solution for vertical free convection boundary layers. Lok, Yian Yian Amin, Norsarahaida QA Mathematics Laminar free convection boundary layer over a vertical flat plate with an exponential variation of surface temperature in viscous fluids is analyzed using the local nonsimilarity method. The present approach takes into consideration the nonsimilarity terms appearing in the momentum and energy equations, which have been unaccounted for previously, in for example, the similarity and the local similarity methods. The governing equations are solved numerically using the Keller-box method, an efficient implicit finite difference scheme. Numerical results are presented in the form of heat transfer rates, local wall shear stress, velocity and temperature profiles. The heat transfer rates and local wall shear stress obtained show good agreement with available nonsimilar solutions. The effects of various values of transformed stream-wise coordinate $\xi$ and Prandtl numbers on velocity and temperature profiles are also presented. Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science 2002-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/8813/1/LokYianYian2002_LocalNonsimilaritySolutionforVertical.pdf Lok, Yian Yian and Amin, Norsarahaida (2002) Local nonsimilarity solution for vertical free convection boundary layers. Matematika, 18 (1). pp. 21-31. ISSN 0127-8274 http://www.fs.utm.my/matematika/content/view/64/31/ |
| spellingShingle | QA Mathematics Lok, Yian Yian Amin, Norsarahaida Local nonsimilarity solution for vertical free convection boundary layers. |
| title | Local nonsimilarity solution for vertical free convection boundary layers. |
| title_full | Local nonsimilarity solution for vertical free convection boundary layers. |
| title_fullStr | Local nonsimilarity solution for vertical free convection boundary layers. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Local nonsimilarity solution for vertical free convection boundary layers. |
| title_short | Local nonsimilarity solution for vertical free convection boundary layers. |
| title_sort | local nonsimilarity solution for vertical free convection boundary layers. |
| topic | QA Mathematics |
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